The PlantFiles Newsletter

Covering the events of November 12, 2005, on which 113 members joined.
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Gardening Quote of the Day

"The clock of life is wound but once, And no man has the power To tell just where the hands will stop At late or early hour. To lose one's wealth is sad indeed: To lose one's health is more: To lose one's soul is such a loss As no man can restore. The present only is our own, Live, Love, toil with a will -- Place no faith in 'tomorrow' -- For the clock may then be still."

(Unknown)

The PlantFiles Photo of the Day

Pony Tail Palm, Bottle Palm
Beaucarnea recurvata
By Floridian

PF Photo of the Day

Activity Report:

123 new plants were added to the database.
33 new descriptions were added.
59 new images were added.
2672 new options were checked off.

Comments

Member Addition Description
Farmerdill Neutral CommentSweet Corn (SH2) 'Saturn'
(Zea mays var. rugosa)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentSweet Corn (SH2) 'Envy'
(Zea mays var. rugosa)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentCucumber, Pickling 'Sassy'
(Cucumis sativa)
Photographer Positive CommentEastern Redbud, Canadian Redbud, Judas Tree
(Cercis canadensis)
southmojave Positive CommentChuparosa, Chuperosa, Hummingbird Bush
(Justicia californica)
singaboiz Positive CommentNight-blooming Cereus, Queen of the Night, Dutchman's Pipe Cactus
(Epiphyllum oxypetalum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentSweet Corn (SH2) 'Mont Blanc'
(Zea mays var. rugosa)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentSweet Corn (Synergistic) 'Kristine'
(Zea mays var. rugosa)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentSweet Corn (Synergistic) 'Ecstase II'
(Zea mays var. rugosa)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentSweet Corn (SH2) 'Twice as Nice'
(Zea mays var. rugosa)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentSweet Corn (SH2) 'Starship II'
(Zea mays)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentSweet Corn (SH2) 'Camas'
(Zea mays var. rugosa)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentSweet Corn (SH2) 'White Saturn'
(Zea mays var. rugosa)
escambiaguy Neutral CommentChinese Tulip Poplar
(Liriodendron chinense)
75154 Positive CommentChinese Temple Bamboo
(Sinobambusa tootsik)
75154 Positive CommentBlack Bamboo
(Phyllostachys nigra)
75154 Neutral CommentTimor Black Bamboo
(Bambusa lako)
75154 Positive CommentYellow Grove Bamboo
(Phyllostachys aureosulcata)
75154 Positive CommentBear's Breeches
(Acanthus hungaricus)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentSweet Corn (SH2) 'Millennium'
(Zea mays var. rugosa)
Moonglow Positive CommentEnglish Rose, Austin Rose 'Teasing Georgia'
(Rosa )
Farmerdill Neutral CommentCucumber, Pickling 'Jackson Supreme'
(Cucumis sativa)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentCucumber, Pickling 'Patton Supreme'
(Cucumis sativa)
MartyJo Positive CommentBurkwood Daphne 'Somerset'
(Daphne x burkwoodii)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentCucumber, Pickling 'Fancipak M'
(Cucumis sativa)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentCucumber 'Competitor'
(Cucumis sativa)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentCucumber 'Autograph'
(Cucumis sativa)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentKohlrabi 'Kongo'
(Brassica oleracea var. gongylodes)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentOnion 'Jagro'
(Allium cepa)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentOnion 'Jetset'
(Allium cepa)
doss Positive CommentHybrid Tea Rose 'Black Garnet'
(Rosa )
doss Positive CommentDahlia 'Kasuga Appleblossom'
(Dahlia )
doss Positive CommentTall Bearded Iris 'Matrix'
(Iris )

Images

Member Addition Description
StreverImageClivia 'Variegata'
(Clivia miniata)
cactus_loverImageCommon Fig 'Celeste'
(Ficus carica)
zemersonImageGolden Shrimp Plant, Lollipop Plant
(Pachystachys lutea)
kennedyhImageRush Pussytoes
(Antennaria luzuloides)
cactus_loverImageGymnocalycium
(Gymnocalycium schickendantzii)
lauriefImageSiberian Iris 'Seneca Night Sky'
(Iris sibirica)
TuttiFruttiImageHybrid Tea Rose 'St. Patrick'
(Rosa )
TuttiFruttiImageEnglish Rose, Austin Rose 'Graham Thomas'
(Rosa )
XenomorfImageEchinopsis
(Echinopsis subdenudata)
XenomorfImageArizona Turk's Head, Eagle Claw
(Echinocactus horizonthalonius var. nicholii)
kennedyhImagePearly Pussytoes
(Antennaria anaphaloides)
palmbobImageAloe
(Aloe framesii)
troisImagePurple Gerardia
(Agalinis purpurea)
troisImageIce Plant 'Floribunda Purple'
(Drosanthemum floribundum)
palmbobImageAloe
(Aloe deltoideodonta)
LilyLover_UTImageWine Cups, Poppy Mallow
(Callirhoe involucrata)
LilyLover_UTImagePlains Coreopsis, Calliopsis 'Tiger Flowered'
(Coreopsis tinctoria)
lauriefImageIntermediate Bearded Iris 'Gypsy Queen'
(Iris )
duester45ImageBuddha Belly Plant, Bottleplant Shrub
(Jatropha podagrica)
duester45Image
(Ipomoea platense)
kellImageGold-Edged Plectranthus 'Aureus Variegatus'
(Plectranthus forsteri)
escambiaguyImageChinese Tallow Tree, Candleberry Tree, Chicken Tree, Popcorn Tree, Florida Aspen
(Triadica sebifera)
kellImageNew Zealand Flax 'Maori Chief'
(Phormium )
jnanaImageVera, Verawood
(Bulnesia arborea)
jnanaImagePrincess of the Night
(Brunfelsia lactea)
chicochi3ImageFloribunda Rose 'Gingersnap'
(Rosa )
chicochi3ImageLarge-Flowered, Hybrid Tea Rose 'Cesar E. Chavez'
(Rosa )
jhayes5032ImageJapanese Maple 'Heptalobum'
(Acer palmatum)
jhayes5032ImageFernleaf Full Moon Maple, Japanese Maple 'Aconitifolium'
(Acer japonicum)
htopImageShrubby Water Primrose, Mexican Primrose Willow
(Ludwigia octovalvis)
htopImageShrubby Water Primrose, Mexican Primrose Willow
(Ludwigia octovalvis)
mvespaImageAsiatic Lily 'Stones'
(Lilium )
mvespaImageAsiatic Lily 'Cathedral Windows'
(Lilium )
ecrane3ImagePeking Aster
(Aster pekinensis)
JamesCOImageMonkey Puzzle Tree
(Araucaria araucana)
JamesCOImageBoxelder, Box Elder Maple, Manitoba Maple
(Acer negundo)
ecrane3ImageSlipper Flower
(Calceolaria salicifolia)
DaylilySLPImageDaylily 'Watchyl Protean Spider'
(Hemerocallis )
DaylilySLPImageDaylily 'Waxen Wonder'
(Hemerocallis )
revlarImageMexican Sunflower
(Tithonia diversifolia)
EricInSFImageFuchsia fulgens
(Fuchsia fulgens)
EricInSFImageErica
(Erica glandulosa)
socalpalmsImageTower Tree
(Schizolobium parahyba)
socalpalmsImageTower Tree
(Schizolobium parahyba)
darylmitchellImageChoke Cherry, Chokecherry, Virginia Bird Cherry
(Prunus virginiana)
darylmitchellImageOpuntia, Brittle Cactus, Fragile Prickly Pear, Loose Prickly Pear
(Opuntia fragilis)
pickypattyImageStarfish Cactus, Toad Cactus
(Orbea variegata)
bootandallImageBorder Bearded Iris 'Jungle Shadows'
(Iris )
bootandallImageSweet-scented Paperbark
(Melaleuca squarrosa)
trilian15ImageGasteria
(Gasteria bicolor var. bicolor)
rylaffImageChristmas Senna, Winter Cassia
(Senna bicapsularis)
JodyCImageEnglish Rose, Austin Rose 'Falstaff'
(Rosa )
KelliImageAloe
(Aloe gariepensis)
zemersonImageTall Morning Glory
(Ipomoea purpurea)
MartyJoImageBurkwood Daphne 'Somerset'
(Daphne x burkwoodii)
MonocromaticoImageWild Poinsettia, Japanese Poinsettia, Summer Poinsettia, Hypocrite Poinsettia
(Euphorbia heterophylla)
MonocromaticoImageCrown of Thorns, Christ Plant, Siamese Lucky Plant
(Euphorbia milii)
dossImageHand Fern
(Doryopteris palmata)
dossImageDahlia 'Kasuga Appleblossom'
(Dahlia )

New Botanary Words

Name Pronunciation Meaning
phylicifolia  fy-lik-ih-FOH-lee-uh  Having foliage like Phylica, a genus name derived from the Greek phyllikos (leafy, referring to the abundant foliage)  
phylicifolium  fy-lik-ih-FOH-lee-um  Having foliage like Phylica, a genus name derived from the Greek phyllikos (leafy, referring to the abundant foliage)  
phylicifolius  fy-lik-ih-FOH-lee-us  Having foliage like Phylica, a genus name derived from the Greek phyllikos (leafy, referring to the abundant foliage)  
Camelina  ka-MEL-ih-na  From the Greek Chamae (ground) and linon (flax), alluding to its being a weed which suppresses the vigour of flax crops  
wilsoniana  wil-son-ee-AH-na  Named for Ernest 'Chinese' Wilson, early 20th century plant collector  
wilsonianum  1: Named for Norman C. Wilson, 19th century American who collected plants in the western U.S. for Edward Lee Greene, American botanist
2: wil-son-ee-AH-num  
Named for Ernest 'Chinese' Wilson, early 20th century plant collector  
wilsonianus  wil-son-ee-AH-nus  Named for Ernest 'Chinese' Wilson, early 20th century plant collector  

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Have a good day, and happy gardening!

Dave Whitinger

 

And that's the way it was... November 12, 2005