The PlantFiles Newsletter

Covering the events of November 24, 2005, on which 63 members joined. 		PF Logo

Gardening Quote of the Day

"I used to visit and revisit it a dozen times a day, and stand in deep contemplation over my vegetable progeny with a love that nobody could share or conceive of who had never taken part in the process of creation. It was one of the most bewitching sights in the world to observe a hill of beans thrusting aside the soil, or a rose of early peas just peeping forth sufficiently to trace a line of delicate green. (from Mosses from an Old Manse, 1854)"

(Nathaniel Hawthorne, American author)

The PlantFiles Photo of the Day

Poinsettia, Flor de Nochebuena (Christmas Eve Flower)
Euphorbia pulcherrima
By Floridian

PF Photo of the Day

Activity Report:

68 new plants were added to the database.
54 new descriptions were added.
70 new images were added.
2767 new options were checked off.

Comments

Member Addition Description
Xenomorf Neutral CommentCleistocactus
(Cleistocactus crassiserpens)
bonniewong Positive CommentMasterwort 'Canneman'
(Astrantia major)
Xenomorf Neutral CommentCleistocactus
(Cleistocactus fieldianus)
bonniewong Positive CommentBlack Beauty Cranesbill 'Nodbeauty'
(Geranium pratense)
bonniewong Positive CommentBlanket Flower, Indian Blanket 'Summer's Kiss'
(Gaillardia x grandiflora)
bonniewong Positive CommentConeflower 'Razzmatazz'
(Echinacea )
bonniewong Positive CommentStaghorn Sumac, Velvet Sumac 'Tiger Eyes'
(Rhus typhina)
bonniewong Neutral CommentViolet 'Etain'
(Viola )
bonniewong Positive CommentToad Lily 'Lightning Strike'
(Tricyrtis )
bonniewong Positive CommentWild Geranium, Spotted Geranium
(Geranium maculatum)
bonniewong Positive CommentCranesbill, Hardy Geranium 'Orion'
(Geranium )
bonniewong Positive CommentOriental Poppy 'Pink Ruffles'
(Papaver orientale)
bonniewong Positive CommentCutleaf Coneflower 'Goldquelle'
(Rudbeckia laciniata)
CaptainMidnight Negative CommentChinese Privet
(Ligustrum sinense)
CaptainMidnight Positive CommentPurple Heart, Purple Queen, Wandering Jew 'Purple Heart'
(Tradescantia pallida)
wallaby1 Positive CommentShowy Stonecrop 'Frosty Morn'
(Sedum erythrostictum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentTomato 'Australian Giant Oxheart'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentTomato 'Cardinal'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentTomato 'Earliosa No. 6'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentTomato 'Extreme Bush'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentTomato 'Greater Baltimore'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentTomato 'Heinz VF'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentTomato 'Louisiana Red'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
krishnatulsi Positive CommentPineapple Sage
(Salvia elegans)
cricketstomato Positive CommentTomato 'Big Beef'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
wallaby1 Positive CommentGiant Lily
(Cardiocrinum giganteum)
Farmerdill Positive CommentTomato 'Marglobe'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentTomato 'Matchless, Burpee's'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentTomato 'Maule's Success'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentTomato 'Mediterranean'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentTomato 'Millet's Dakota'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentTomato 'Victory'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentTomato 'Ferris Wheel'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentTomato 'Burpee's Fordhook First'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentTomato 'Gulf State Market (Livingston's Strain)'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentTomato 'Indian Stripe'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentTomato 'Jimmy Joe'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentTomato 'Kosovo'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentTomato 'Louisiana Dixie'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentTomato 'Mikarda Sweet'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentTomato 'Hasting's Mildglobe'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentTomato 'Buist's Monarch'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentTomato 'New Big Dwarf'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentTomato 'Peak of Perfection'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentTomato 'Pink Accordion'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentTomato 'Special Turkish'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentTomato 'Tennessee Heirloom'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentTomato 'Tidwell German'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentTomato 'Traveler 76'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentTomato 'Valena Pink'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
Farmerdill Positive CommentTomato 'Wood's Brimmer'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
wallaby1 Positive CommentWake robin
(Trillium kurabayashi)
wallaby1 Positive CommentBottle Brush
(Callistemon Laevis)
wallaby1 Positive Comment 'Blue Bloomers'
(Campanula persicifolia)

Images

Member Addition Description
ecrane3ImageMedinilla
(Medinilla scortechinii)
lauriefImageTall Bearded Iris 'Radiant Apogee'
(Iris )
lauriefImageMiniature Tall Bearded Iris 'Bangles'
(Iris )
kennedyhImageNorthern Wormwood
(Artemisia campestris)
ecrane3ImageRed Melastoma, Fox Tongue Melastoma
(Melastoma sanguineum)
sdagutisImageAzalea 'Robin Hill'
(Rhododendron Azalea)
troisImageCoral Honeysuckle, Trumpet Honeysuckle
(Lonicera sempervirens)
JamesCOImageDarwin Tulip 'Orange Bowl'
(Tulipa )
palmbobImageMediterranean Fan Palm 'Variegated'
(Chamaerops humilis)
kennedyhImageMugwort, Sailor's Tobacco, Felon Herb
(Artemisia vulgaris)
sdagutisImageFlowering Pear, Callery Pear 'Capital'
(Pyrus calleryana)
mrporlImageCotoneaster
(Corokia cotoneaster)
mghImageBorder Bearded Iris 'Anaconda Love'
(Iris )
CastIronPlant22ImageAspidistra 'Clouded Leopard'
(Aspidistra tonkinensis)
mrporlImageGas Plant, Burning Bush 'Purpureus'
(Dictamnus albus)
EricInSFImageGriselina littoralis 'Variegata' ''Variegata''
(Griselinia littoralis)
troisImageLarge-flowered Climber 'New Dawn'
(Rosa )
mysticwillImageNorthern Sea Oats, Spangle Grass, Indian Woodoats, Broadleaf Uniola, Wild Oats
(Chasmanthium latifolium)
mghImageTall Bearded Iris 'Broken Pattern'
(Iris )
EricInSFImageOrchid, Laelia
(Laelia alaorii)
mysticwillImageHaworthia
(Haworthia coarctata)
CastIronPlant22ImageCast Iron Plant
(Aspidistra elatior)
IslandJimImageChalice Vine
(Solandra longiflora)
PoochellaImageDahlia 'April Dawn'
(Dahlia )
PoochellaImage 'Barberry Atlantean'
( dahlia)
bootandallImageMasterwort
(Astrantia major)
kniphofiaImageAmaryllis 'Charisma'
(Hippeastrum )
12344ImageDaylily 'Cherry Eyed Pumpkin'
(Hemerocallis )
12344ImageDaylily 'Daring Deception'
(Hemerocallis )
EmmaGraceImageJapanese Morning Glory 'Wine & Roses'
(Ipomoea nil)
XenomorfImageLiving Stones, Lithops
(Lithops aucampiae subsp. euniceae var. fluminalis)
XenomorfImageMelocactus
(Melocactus zehntneri)
DaylilySLPImageDaylily 'Black Eye'
(Hemerocallis )
jnanaImageButterfly Plant 'Stripe'
(Christia obcordata)
jnanaImageGotu Kola, Spadeleaf
(Centella asiatica)
zemersonImagePassion Flower, Passionflower 'Lady Margaret'
(Passiflora )
zemersonImagePassion Flower, Passionflower 'Pura Vida'
(Passiflora )
Clare_CAImageGolden Trumpet, Yellow Allamanda
(Allamanda cathartica)
vossnerImageCarrion Plant, Carrion Flower, Starfish Plant, Toad Plant, Zulu Giant
(Stapelia gigantea)
palmbobImageCalibrachoa, Million Bells 'Superbells™ Blue'
(Calibrachoa )
GlennMagorImageCrucifix Orchid
(Epidendrum radicans)
KiepersolImage 'Razzmatazz'
(Hippeastrum )
KiepersolImage 'Intokazi_Symphony Amaryllis'
(Hippeastrum )
jhayes5032ImageJapanese Maple 'Aka shigitatsu sawa'
(Acer palmatum)
jhayes5032ImageJapanese Maple 'Green Star'
(Acer palmatum)
Todd_BolandImageDwarf Drooping Leucothoe, Fetterbush, Dog Hobble 'Nana'
(Leucothoe fontanesiana)
Todd_BolandImageAutumn Crocus, Fall Crocus
(Crocus goulimyi)
cacti_loverImageDesert's Blooming Jewel, Red Torch
(Echinopsis huascha)
patrobImagePumpkin, Winter Squash 'Galeux d'Eysines'
(Cucurbita maxima)
PeggyssImageBorder Bearded Iris 'Young Prince'
(Iris )
PeggyssImageBorder Bearded Iris 'Young Prince'
(Iris )
patrobImageWinter Squash - Butternut 'Greek Sweet Red'
(Cucurbita moschata)
GlennMagorImagePlumeria 'Bali Palace'
(Plumeria rubra)
westocast73ImageSignet Marigold 'Golden Gem'
(Tagetes tenuifolia)
Dieta5ImageBrazilian Plume, Flamingo Flower, Jacobinia, Pine-Bur Begonia
(Justicia carnea)
EmmaGraceImageJapanese Morning Glory 'Silky Blue'
(Ipomoea nil)
bonniewongImageMonkshood, Wolfbane 'Eleonora'
(Aconitum x cammarum)
bonniewongImageMonkshood, Wolfbane 'Eleonora'
(Aconitum x cammarum)
KrickettImageNight-blooming Cereus, Queen of the Night, Dutchman's Pipe Cactus
(Epiphyllum oxypetalum)
kellImageChilean Bellflower
(Lapageria rosea)
bootandallImageClematis 'Leprechaun'
(Clematis )
Clare_CAImageHoya
(Hoya cembra)
krishnatulsiImageMexican Mint Marigold, Spanish Tarragon, Texas Tarragon, Sweet Mace, Yerbis Anis
(Tagetes lucida)
wallaby1ImageGiant Lily
(Cardiocrinum giganteum)
manyhatsImageAngel Trumpet, Angel's Trumpet 'Gypsy Queen'
(Brugmansia )
wallaby1ImageGiant Lily
(Cardiocrinum giganteum)
manyhatsImageAngel Trumpet, Angel's Trumpet 'Gypsy Queen'
(Brugmansia )
JamesCOImageTriumph Tulip 'Helmar'
(Tulipa )
kellImageIochroma 'Indigo'
(Iochroma cyanea)
mgarrImagePrimula
(Primula kisoana)

New Botanary Words

Name Pronunciation Meaning
pristina  pris-TEE-na  Pristine  
lankesteri  lan-KES-ter-ee  Named for Charles Lankester, 20th century English naturalist who created a ten-acre garden in Cartago, Costa Rica  
ramonense  ra-mon-EN-see  Of or from San Ramon, Costa Rica  
ramonensis  ra-mon-EN-sis  Of or from San Ramon, Costa Rica  

Final Notes

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Have a good day, and happy gardening!

Dave Whitinger

 

And that's the way it was... November 24, 2005