The PlantFiles Newsletter

Covering the events of December 4, 2005, on which 104 members joined.
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Gardening Quote of the Day

"Even if I knew that tomorrow the world would go to pieces, I would still plant my apple tree."

(Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. , American civil rights leader (born 1/15/1929))

The PlantFiles Photo of the Day

Hairy Toad Lily
Tricyrtis hirta
By Lophophora

PF Photo of the Day

Activity Report:

48 new plants were added to the database.
12 new descriptions were added.
43 new images were added.
1857 new options were checked off.

Comments

Member Addition Description
NatureWalker Positive CommentDelicata Squash, Winter Squash 'Sweet Dumpling'
(Cucurbita pepo)
escambiaguy Positive CommentSweetbay
(Magnolia virginiana)
Scarlete Positive CommentHoliday Cactus, Crab Cactus, Thanksgiving Cactus, False Christmas Cactus, 'Thor-Britta'
(Schlumbergera truncata)
wallaby1 Positive CommentNepal Lily
(Lilium nepalense)
wallaby1 Positive CommentTrumpet Lily 'African Queen'
(Lilium )
wallaby1 Positive CommentHardy Water Lily, Waterlily 'Carnea'
(Nymphaea x marliacea)
xyris Positive CommentGolden Lobster Claw, Expanded Lobster Claw
(Heliconia latispatha)
SudieGoodman Positive CommentSpanish Moss
(Tillandsia usneoides)
KimberVaughn Positive CommentQueen Palm, Cocos Plumosa, Jeriva
(Syagrus romanzoffiana)
wallaby1 Positive CommentJack in the Pulpit
(Arisaema consanguineum)
wallaby1 Positive CommentFragrant Virgin's Bower
(Clematis flammula)
palmbob Neutral Comment
(Drimia haworthioides)

Images

Member Addition Description
kennedyhImageBolivian Nasturtium
(Tropaeolum tricolor)
lauriefImageSiberian Iris 'Jiggles'
(Iris sibirica)
kennedyhImageForest Bindweed
(Calystegia marginata)
willmetgeImageAvens, Geum 'Fireball'
(Geum )
Todd_BolandImageLabrador Tea, Marsh Tea, Swamp Tea
(Rhododendron groenlandicum)
bootandallImageDoublefile Viburnum 'Pink Beauty'
(Viburnum plicatum var. tomentosum)
bootandallImageShrub Rose 'Sunny June'
(Rosa )
willmetgeImageWillow Oak
(Quercus phellos)
patpImageSasanqua Camellia, Autumn Camellia 'Sparkling Burgundy'
(Camellia sasanqua)
mghImageTall Bearded Iris 'In The Stars'
(Iris )
UrsulaImageClavel del Campo (Country Carnation)
(Mutisia rosea)
MonocromaticoImageCoriander, Cilantro, Chinese Parsley
(Coriandrum sativum)
PoochellaImageInformal Decorative Dahlia 'Seattle'
(Dahlia )
MonocromaticoImageBall Moss
(Tillandsia recurvata)
PoochellaImageDahlia 'April Dawn'
(Dahlia )
mghImageTall Bearded Iris 'Lightshine'
(Iris )
bigcityalImageBigleaf Hydrangea, French Hydrangea, Mophead 'Nikko Blue'
(Hydrangea macrophylla)
lauriefImageMiniature Tall Bearded Iris 'Rosemary's Dream'
(Iris )
bigcityalImageBigleaf Hydrangea, Lacecap 'Mariesii Perfecta'
(Hydrangea macrophylla)
jhayes5032ImageJapanese Maple 'Mikawa yatsubusa'
(Acer palmatum)
Clare_CAImagePlumeria 'Kaneohe Sunburst'
(Plumeria rubra)
UrsulaImageClavel del Campo
(Mutisia Latifolia)
XenomorfImageArgentine Giant
(Echinopsis candicans)
rshadlowImageTall Bearded Iris 'Pharaoh's Spirit'
(Iris )
scutlerImageDahlia 'Nonette'
(Dahlia )
Clare_CAImagePlumeria 'Aztec Gold'
(Plumeria rubra)
patpImageTrumpet Jade, Hobbit Plant 'Gollum'
(Crassula ovata)
DaylilySLPImageDaylily 'Creature of the Night'
(Hemerocallis )
DaylilySLPImageDaylily 'Crocodile Smile'
(Hemerocallis )
CastIronPlant22ImageCast Iron Plant 'Stars and Stripes'
(Aspidistra elatior)
CastIronPlant22ImageAspidistra 'Leopard'
(Aspidistra linearifolia)
kniphofiaImageAloe
(Aloe hemmingii)
kniphofiaImagePhilodendron 'Moonlight'
(Philodendron )
vossnerImageOrange Coneflower 'Orange Meadowbrite™'
(Echinacea )
wallaby1ImageHardy Water Lily, Waterlily 'Carnea'
(Nymphaea x marliacea)
xyrisImageGolden Lobster Claw, Expanded Lobster Claw
(Heliconia latispatha)
xyrisImageGolden Lobster Claw, Expanded Lobster Claw
(Heliconia latispatha)
giancarloImageRattlesnake Agave, Spice Lily
(Manfreda maculosa)
jrozierImageSasanqua Camellia, Autumn Camellia 'Yuletide'
(Camellia sasanqua)
XenomorfImageCholla
(Cylindropuntia fulgida var. fulgida)
palmbobImageAloe
(Aloe krapholiana)
palmbobImageThelocactus
(Thelocactus tulensis)
wallaby1ImageFragrant Virgin's Bower
(Clematis flammula)

New Botanary Words

Name Pronunciation Meaning
kingianus  king-ee-AN-us  Captain Phillip Parker King, 19th century surveyor of the Australian coastline  
kingiana  king-ee-AN-a  Named for Captain Phillip Parker King, 19th century surveyor of the Australian coastline  
kingii  KING-ee-eye  Named for Clarence King, 19th century geologist on the California Geological Survey  
brevitubulata  brev-ee-too-buh-LAH-ta  Having shortened tubes  

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Have a good day, and happy gardening!

Dave Whitinger

 

And that's the way it was... December 4, 2005