The PlantFiles Newsletter

Covering the events of December 1, 2005, on which 74 members joined. 		PF Logo

Gardening Quote of the Day

"Experience is a hard teacher. She gives the test first and the lesson afterwards."

(Vernon Law, American baseball pitcher (born 3/12/1930))

The PlantFiles Photo of the Day

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

PF Photo of the Day

Activity Report:

90 new plants were added to the database.
25 new descriptions were added.
44 new images were added.
1401 new options were checked off.

Comments

Member Addition Description
rmturley Positive CommentDaylily 'Robert Turley'
(Hemerocallis )
rmturley Positive CommentDaylily 'Michael Omar'
(Hemerocallis )
docturf Positive CommentThanksgiving Cactus, Holiday Cactus, Crab Cactus 'Rocket'
(Schlumbergera truncata)
doss Positive CommentTall Bearded Iris 'October Sky'
(Iris )
JamesCO Positive CommentScarlet Firethorn
(Pyracantha coccinea)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentCabbage 'Golden Cross'
(Brassica oleracea var. capitata)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentCabbage, Savoy 'Perfection Savoy'
(Brassica oleracea var. capitata)
Paulwhwest Neutral CommentEarly, Large-flowered Clematis 'Andromeda'
(Clematis )
Farmerdill Neutral CommentCabbage 'Thunder Bay'
(Brassica oleracea var. capitata)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentPak Choy , Bok Choi, Yu Tsai. 'Ching Chiang'
(Brassica rapa var. chinensis)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentChinese Cabbage, Napa, Michihli, Wong Bok 'Rubicon'
(Brassica rapa var. pekinensis)
Xenomorf Neutral CommentCleistocactus
(Cleistocactus sepium)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentChinese Cabbage, Napa, Michihli, Wong Bok 'Tropical Tan'
(Brassica rapa var. pekinensis)
Xenomorf Neutral CommentCleistocactus
(Cleistocactus serpens)
Xenomorf Neutral CommentCleistocactus
(Cleistocactus sextonianus)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentCarrot 'Candy Stick'
(Daucus carota)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentCarrot 'Caroline'
(Daucus carota)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentCauliflower 'Milkyway'
(Brassica oleracea var. botrytis)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentCauliflower 'Purple Cape'
(Brassica oleracea var. botrytis)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentSweet Corn 'Golden Chief'
(Zea mays var. rugosa)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentSweet Corn 'Swiss Ice'
(Zea mays)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentSweet Corn 'Silver Sensation 77W'
(Zea mays var. rugosa)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentCucumber 'Transamerica'
(Cucumis sativus)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentCucumber 'Bianco Lungo'
(Cucumis sativus)
Fleurs Positive CommentEastern Redbud, Canadian Redbud, Judas Tree
(Cercis canadensis)

Images

Member Addition Description
ecrane3ImageFlorist's Cineraria 'Senetti Magenta'
(Pericallis )
ecrane3ImageClimbing Tibouchina
(Tibouchina laxa)
palmbobImageBoojum Tree
(Fouquieria columnaris)
palmbobImageEncephalartos
(Encephalartos gratus)
jnanaImageHoweara 'Lava Burst 'Puanami' AM/AOS'
(Howeara )
mghImageTall Bearded Iris 'Cross Current'
(Iris )
mghImageTall Bearded Iris 'Aflutter'
(Iris )
12344ImageDaylily 'Chloe's Child'
(Hemerocallis )
12344ImageDaylily 'Corky'
(Hemerocallis )
jnanaImageFirespike, Purple Firespike, Purple Flame
(Odontonema callistachyum)
bonniewongImageVariegated Siberian Bugloss, False Forget-Me-Not 'Looking Glass'
(Brunnera macrophylla)
bonniewongImageMango Coneflower 'Mango Meadowbrite™'
(Echinacea )
bootandallImageMock Orange 'Virginal'
(Philadelphus )
ADKSpiritImageTall Bearded Iris 'Mer Du Sud'
(Iris )
ADKSpiritImageTall Bearded Iris 'Princesse Caroline De Monaco'
(Iris )
MonocromaticoImageRuby Grass, Rose Natal Grass, Natal Redtop
(Melinis repens)
MonocromaticoImageKalanchoe
(Kalanchoe prolifica)
XenomorfImageEscobaria
(Escobaria vivipara var. arizonica)
wallaby1ImageBottle Brush
(Callistemon Laevis)
Melissa_OhioImageDaylily 'Citrix'
(Hemerocallis )
Melissa_OhioImageDaylily 'Roses and Gold'
(Hemerocallis )
DaylilySLPImageDaylily 'Carrot Crest'
(Hemerocallis )
DaylilySLPImageDaylily 'Cat Dancer'
(Hemerocallis )
XenomorfImageArizona Barrel, Candy Barrel, Southwestern Barrel, Fishhook Barrel, Biznaga de Agua
(Ferocactus wislizeni)
WeezingreensImageNasturtium 'Alaska Salmon'
(Tropaeolum majus)
bigcityalImageDahlia 'Arabian Night'
(Dahlia )
bigcityalImageDahlia 'Gudoschnik'
(Dahlia Dahlia)
WeezingreensImageCurly Mint 'Crispa'
(Mentha spicata)
wallaby1ImageHart's Tongue Fern 'Angustatum'
(Asplenium scolopendrium)
Todd_BolandImage 'Dora Amateis'
(Rhododendron )
Todd_BolandImageDwarf Rhododendron
(Rhododendron impeditum)
kennedyhImageShirayamagiku
(Aster scaber)
rmturleyImageDaylily 'Robert Turley'
(Hemerocallis )
bootandallImageEast Indies Aster 'Napsbury'
(Aster tongolensis)
willmetgeImageCutleaf Japanese Maple, Threadleaf Japanese Maple 'Orangeola'
(Acer palmatum var. dissectum)
willmetgeImageJapanese Maple 'Red Emperor'
(Acer palmatum)
FarmerdillImageKohlrabi 'Early White Vienna'
(Brassica oleracea var. gongylodes)
escambiaguyImageChickasaw Plum
(Prunus angustifolia)
dossImageTall Bearded Iris 'October Sky'
(Iris )
jhayes5032ImageJapanese Maple 'Nicholsonii'
(Acer palmatum)
jhayes5032ImageJapanese Maple 'Beni tsukasa'
(Acer palmatum)
lauriefImageBorder Bearded Iris 'Cranapple'
(Iris )
lauriefImageTall Bearded Iris 'Sans Souci'
(Iris )
kennedyhImageMakino
(Aster viscidulus)

New Botanary Words

Name Pronunciation Meaning
zambesiaca  zam-bes-ee-AH-ka  Of or from the Zambezi River basin, the fourth largest river basin in Africa  
zambesiacum  zam-bes-ee-AH-kum  Of or from the Zambezi River basin, the fourth largest river basin in Africa  
zambesiacus  zam-bes-ee-AH-kus  Of or from the Zambezi River basin, the fourth largest river basin in Africa  
borinquena  bor-in-KAY-na  Spanish term, meaning from Puerto Rico  
dumicola  doo-MEE-koh-la  Living in thickets or shrubs  
dumicolum  doo-MEE-koh-lum  Living in thickets or shrubs  

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Have a good day, and happy gardening!

Dave Whitinger

 

And that's the way it was... December 1, 2005