The PlantFiles Newsletter

Covering the events of November 22, 2005, on which 86 members joined. 		PF Logo

Gardening Quote of the Day

"Nature provides exceptions to every rule. "

((Sarah) Margaret Fuller, American writer, critic (born 5/23/1810))

The PlantFiles Photo of the Day

Heavenly Bamboo, Nandina
Nandina domestica
By sdagutis

PF Photo of the Day

Activity Report:

139 new plants were added to the database.
52 new descriptions were added.
53 new images were added.
2475 new options were checked off.

Comments

Member Addition Description
remydog Positive CommentPowdery Thalia
(Thalia dealbata)
JamesCO Positive CommentElegant Dutchman's Pipe, Calico Flower, Pelican Flower
(Aristolochia elegans)
12344 Neutral CommentDaylily 'Charlemagne'
(Hemerocallis )
12344 Neutral CommentDaylily 'Cindy Marie'
(Hemerocallis )
winter_unfazed Neutral CommentWhite Clover, White Dutch Clover
(Trifolium repens)
admodeva Positive CommentSweet Pepper 'Giant Marconi'
(Capsicum annuum)
admodeva Positive CommentTomato 'Sweet 100'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
admodeva Positive CommentBanana Pepper 'Sweet Banana'
(Capsicum annuum)
admodeva Positive CommentHot Pepper 'Cow Horn'
(Capsicum annuum)
Xenomorf Neutral CommentRebutia
(Rebutia steinbachii subsp. kruegerae)
MotherNature4 Negative CommentHeavenly Bamboo, Nandina
(Nandina domestica)
Xenomorf Neutral CommentRebutia
(Rebutia steinmannia)
Xenomorf Neutral CommentRebutia 'eucaliptana'
(Rebutia steinmannii)
Xenomorf Neutral CommentRebutia 'brachyantha'
(Rebutia steinmannii)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentTomato 'Fan-3'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentTomato 'F.H. Crow'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
IslandJim Positive CommentDwarf cherry
(Malpighia punicifolia)
ligia Positive CommentJack Bean
(Canavalia ensiformis)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentTomato 'Forme de Couer'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentTomato 'Frosty F. House'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentTomato 'Ham Green Favorite'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentTomato 'Imur Prior Beta'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentTomato 'Italabec'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentTomato 'Kanner Hoell'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentTomato 'Kille #7'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentTomato 'Krasndoor Titans'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentTomato 'LaFayett'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentTomato 'Latah'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentTomato 'Lebanon'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
Chattykathy526 Positive CommentHybrid Tea Rose 'World War II Memorial Rose™'
(Rosa )
Farmerdill Neutral CommentTomato 'Liliana'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentTomato 'Lutescent'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentTomato 'Manzana'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentTomato 'Maria'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentTomato 'Maryland Large Red'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentTomato 'Maskabec'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentTomato 'Mexican Beefsteak'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentTomato 'Mexican Salad'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentTomato 'Mikado Ecarlote'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentTomato 'Mikado Scarlet'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentTomato 'Morman Worlds Earliest'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
TexasPuddyPrint Positive CommentYellow Morning Glory
(Ipomoea ochracea)
cheryldawn Positive CommentBlack-Eyed Susan Vine
(Thunbergia alata)
zemerson Neutral CommentPassionflower, Velcro passionflower
(Passiflora adenopoda)
zemerson Neutral CommentPassionflower
(Passiflora allantophylla)
zemerson Neutral CommentPassionflower
(Passiflora amalocarpa)
zemerson Neutral CommentPassionflower
(Passiflora anfracta)
zemerson Neutral CommentPassion Flower, Passionflower 'Lady Margaret'
(Passiflora )
zemerson Neutral CommentPassionflower ''Red Inca''
(Passiflora coccinea x incarnata)
Indy Positive CommentWatermelon 'Tiger Baby'
(Citrullus lanatus)
zemerson Neutral CommentPassionflower
(Passiflora penduliflora)
Indy Positive CommentWatermelon 'Yellow Doll'
(Citrullus lanatus)

Images

Member Addition Description
jnanaImagePotinara 'Burana Beauty 'Burana''
(Potinara )
ecrane3ImageFormosa Firethorn, Taiwan Firethorn 'Santa Cruz'
(Pyracantha koidzumii)
ecrane3ImageBlue Throatwort 'Hamer Dafne'
(Trachelium caeruleum)
kennedyhImageCretan Bryony, English Mandrake, Wild Hops, Redberry Bryony
(Bryonia cretica subsp. dioica)
JamesCOImageCalla Lily ''Purple Haze''
(Zantedeschia )
bootandallImageLarge-flowered Climber 'Eden Climber'
(Rosa )
palmbobImageBromeliad
(Deuterocohnia lorentziana)
palmbobImageBurrawang
(Macrozamia communis)
jnanaImagePolypodium 'Green Wave'
(Polypodium )
lauriefImageMiniature Tall Bearded Iris 'Bangles'
(Iris )
lauriefImageMiniature Tall Bearded Iris 'Fakir's Fire'
(Iris )
sdagutisImageLeatherleaf Viburnum
(Viburnum rhytidophyllum)
sdagutisImageSpiraea, Spirea 'Gold Flame'
(Spiraea x bumalda)
EricInSFImageTree Peony
(Paeonia suffruticosa)
EricInSFImageTree Rhododendron
(Rhododendron arboreum)
wallaby1ImageArum Lily, Calla Lily 'Pink Mist'
(Zantedeschia aethiopica)
troisImageBlack-Eyed Susan Vine
(Thunbergia alata)
JamesCOImageCreeping Veronica 'New Century'
(Veronica )
XenomorfImageMammillaria
(Mammillaria formosa subsp. formosa)
kennedyhImageAlexandrian Laurel, Kamani, Beauty Leaf
(Calophyllum inophyllum)
mrporlImageKowhai
(Sophora microphylla)
mrporlImageChatham Island Forget-me-not
(Myosotidium hortensia)
jhayes5032ImageFullmoon Maple 'Ogurayama'
(Acer shirasawanum)
jhayes5032ImageJapanese Maple 'Saoshika'
(Acer palmatum)
mghImageTall Bearded Iris 'Beautiful Vision'
(Iris )
mghImageTall Bearded Iris 'Color Carnival'
(Iris )
CastIronPlant22ImageCast Iron Plant 'Asahi'
(Aspidistra elatior)
mysticwillImageTriangle Palm
(Dypsis decaryi)
EmmaGraceImageTall Morning Glory 'Hige'
(Ipomoea purpurea)
CastIronPlant22ImageCast Iron Plant
(Aspidistra elatior)
IslandJimImageRoyal Paint Brush, White Blood Lily, Powder Puff
(Haemanthus albiflos)
cactus_loverImageLapidaria
(lapidaria margarethae)
Thom228ImageBlack-Eyed Susan, Gloriosa Daisy 'Toto'
(Rudbeckia hirta)
mysticwillImageSiberian Dogwood, Yellow-twig Dogwood 'Hessei'
(Cornus alba)
troisImagePolyantha Rose 'Cecile Brunner'
(Rosa )
MoonglowImageAngel Trumpet, Angel's Trumpet 'Jean Pasko'
(Brugmansia )
MoonglowImageAngel Trumpet, Angel's Trumpet 'Jean Pasko'
(Brugmansia )
XenomorfImageHarrisia
(Harrisia balansae)
PoochellaImageDahlia 'Alloway Candy'
(Dahlia )
PoochellaImage 'Alden Snowlodge'
(dahlia )
bootandallImage 'May Queen'
(Rosa )
wallaby1ImageFatsia
(Fatsia japonica)
EmmaGraceImageMorning Glory 'Minibar Rose'
(Ipomoea nil)
westocast73ImageSunflower 'Autumn Beauty'
(Helianthus annuus)
westocast73ImageSunflower 'Autumn Beauty'
(Helianthus annuus)
kniphofiaImageAmaryllis 'Charisma'
(Hippeastrum )
kniphofiaImageAmaryllis 'Aphrodite'
(Hippeastrum )
12344ImageDaylily 'Cherry Eyed Pumpkin'
(Hemerocallis )
artconsImageCopperleaf, Jacob's Coat, Fire-Dragon, Match-Me-If-You-Can 'Ceylon'
(Acalypha wilkesiana)
artconsImageCopper Leaf, Jacob's Coat
(Acalypha wilkesiana)
12344ImageDaylily 'El Desperado'
(Hemerocallis )
IslandJimImageBuddha Belly Plant, Bottleplant Shrub
(Jatropha podagrica)
Todd_BolandImagePasakana, Cardón, Cardón Grande, Cavul
(Echinopsis atacamensis subsp. pasacana)

New Botanary Words

Name Pronunciation Meaning
plukenetii  ploo-ken-ET-ee-eye  Named for Leonard Plukenet, 17th century British botanist and illustrator whose work appears in Phytographia  
Plukenetia  ploo-ken-ET-ee-a  Named for Leonard Plukenet, 17th century British botanist and illustrator whose work appears in Phytographia  
chrysea  KRIS-ee-a  Golden  
chryseum  KRIS-ee-um  Golden  
chryseus  KRIS-ee-us  Golden  
latispatha  lat-ih-SPAY-tha  Wide spathes  
myolensis  my-oh-LEN-sis  Of or from Myola, NSW, Australia  

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Have a good day, and happy gardening!

Dave Whitinger

 

And that's the way it was... November 22, 2005