The PlantFiles Newsletter

Covering the events of December 11, 2005, on which 71 members joined.
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Gardening Quote of the Day

"If we had no winter, the spring would not be so pleasant: if we did not sometimes taste of adversity, prosperity would not be so welcome. (from Meditations Divine and Moral, 1655) "

(Anne Bradstreet, Puritan poet)

The PlantFiles Photo of the Day


Colpothrinax cookii
By palmbob

PF Photo of the Day

Activity Report:

67 new plants were added to the database.
62 new descriptions were added.
26 new images were added.
1793 new options were checked off.

Comments

Member Addition Description
CastIronPlant22 Positive CommentSpear Sansevieria
(Sansevieria cylindrica)
CastIronPlant22 Positive CommentBird's Nest Snake Plant, Good Luck Plant 'Golden Hahnii'
(Sansevieria trifasciata)
CastIronPlant22 Neutral CommentSansevieria 'Moonshine'
(Sansevieria trifasciata)
CastIronPlant22 Negative CommentBlack Mondo Grass 'Nigrescens'
(Ophiopogon planiscapus)
CastIronPlant22 Positive CommentPurple Heart, Purple Queen, Wandering Jew 'Purple Heart'
(Tradescantia pallida)
CastIronPlant22 Positive CommentAsparagus Fern, Sprenger Asparagus 'Sprengeri'
(Asparagus densiflorus)
CastIronPlant22 Positive CommentTea Bush, Tea Tree, Manuka 'Burgundy Queen'
(Leptospermum scoparium)
CastIronPlant22 Negative CommentCoral Bells, Alumroot, Coralbells, Alum Root 'Palace Purple'
(Heuchera micrantha)
CastIronPlant22 Positive CommentHoneysuckle
(Lonicera caprifolium)
CastIronPlant22 Positive CommentAfrican Daisy, Cape Daisy, Spoon Daisy 'Soprano Light Purple'
(Osteospermum )
CastIronPlant22 Positive CommentFoxtail Fern 'Meyersii'
(Asparagus densiflorus)
CastIronPlant22 Positive CommentIvy Leaved Violet, Australian Violet, Trailing Violet
(Viola hederacea)
CastIronPlant22 Neutral CommentCardboard Palm
(Zamia furfuracea)
CastIronPlant22 Neutral CommentBoston Fern 'Tiger Fern™'
(Nephrolepis exaltata)
CastIronPlant22 Positive CommentAspidistra 'Clouded Leopard'
(Aspidistra tonkinensis)
CastIronPlant22 Negative CommentTree of Heaven, Chinese Sumac, Stink Tree
(Ailanthus altissima)
CastIronPlant22 Negative CommentScotch Broom
(Cytisus scoparius)
CastIronPlant22 Negative CommentSilk Tree, Mimosa Tree, Pink Siris
(Albizia julibrissin)
CastIronPlant22 Positive CommentPony Tail Palm, Bottle Palm
(Beaucarnea recurvata)
CastIronPlant22 Positive CommentMoonflower, Moon Vine
(Ipomoea alba)
CastIronPlant22 Negative CommentLamb's Ear
(Stachys byzantina)
bigcityal Positive CommentThornless Cockspur Hawthorn
(Crataegus crus-galli var. inermis)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentSnap Bean (String, Green or French Bean) 'Hunter'
(Phaseolus vulgaris)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentRunner Bean 'Pickwick'
(Phaseolus coccineus)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentRunner Bean 'Mergoles'
(Phaseolus coccineus)
MotherNature4 Neutral CommentGiant Salvinia, Water Spangles, Water Fern, Floating Fern
(Salvinia minima)
Xenomorf Neutral CommentQuisco del Desierto
(Copiapoa taltalensis)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentRunner Bean 'Enorma'
(Phaseolus coccineus)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentFrench Filet 'The Prince'
(Phaseolus vulgaris)
EAPierce Positive CommentVirginia Creeper
(Parthenocissus quinquefolia)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentCabbage 'Derby Day'
(Brassica oleracea var. capitata)
EAPierce Positive CommentHabanero Pepper 'Caribbean Red'
(Capsicum chinense)
timrann Positive CommentElegant Dutchman's Pipe, Calico Flower, Pelican Flower
(Aristolochia elegans)
EAPierce Positive CommentTomato 'Sungold'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentCabbage, Red 'Rodima'
(Brassica oleracea var. capitata)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentCabbage 'Marner Lagerweis'
(Brassica oleracea var. capitata)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentCabbage, Red 'Marner Lagerrot'
(Brassica oleracea var. capitata)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentCabbage 'Winnigstadt'
(Brassica oleracea var. capitata)
EAPierce Positive CommentTomato 'Juliet'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentCabbage 'Holland Late Winter'
(Brassica oleracea var. capitata)
wallaby1 Positive CommentVariegated Pineapple Flower, Pineapple Lily
(Eucomis bicolor)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentCabbage 'Capriccio'
(Brassica oleracea var. capitata)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentCabbage 'Rigoletto'
(Brassica oleracea var. capitata)
wallaby1 Positive CommentClematis 'Marie Boisselot'
(Clematis )
JoanJ Neutral CommentTall Bearded Iris 'Coming Up Roses'
(Iris )
JoanJ Neutral CommentTall Bearded Iris 'Competitive Edge'
(Iris )
trois Positive CommentAztec Arrowhead, Tropical Arrowhead, Ruby-Eyed Arrowhead
(Sagittaria montevidensis)
bigcityal Positive CommentWestern Coneflower, Green Coneflower 'Green Wizard'
(Rudbeckia occidentalis)
BayAreaTropics Positive CommentAvocado, Alligator Pear
(Persea americana)
delcape Positive CommentBlue Ginger
(Dichorisandra thyrsiflora)
melonary Positive CommentCrape Jasmine, Crepe Jasmine 'Flore Pleno'
(Tabernaemontana divaricata)
JoanJ Neutral CommentTall Bearded Iris 'Eagle's Flight'
(Iris )
CastIronPlant22 Positive CommentBlack-Eyed Susan Vine
(Thunbergia alata)
CastIronPlant22 Positive CommentPineapple Sage
(Salvia elegans)
CastIronPlant22 Negative CommentChameleon Plant 'Chameleon'
(Houttuynia cordata)
JoanJ Neutral CommentTall Bearded Iris 'Elegant Impressions'
(Iris )
CastIronPlant22 Negative CommentHouttuynia
(Houttuynia cordata)
JamesCO Positive CommentIce Plant
(Delosperma nubigenum)
JoanJ Neutral CommentTall Bearded Iris 'Fashionably Late'
(Iris )
JoanJ Neutral CommentTall Bearded Iris 'Fatal Attraction'
(Iris )
CastIronPlant22 Positive CommentTo Ryu Mon 'To Ryu Mon'
(Aspidistra Elatior)
CastIronPlant22 Positive CommentCarrion Plant, Carrion Flower, Starfish Plant, Toad Plant, Zulu Giant
(Stapelia gigantea)

Images

Member Addition Description
FloridianImageCork-bark Passion Flower, Devil's Pumpkin, Indigo Berry, Corky Passionflower, Corkstem Passionflower
(Passiflora suberosa)
kennedyhImageWhite Fig
(Ficus virens)
palmbobImageCorsican Stonecrop
(Sedum dasyphyllum)
rcn48ImageDaylily 'Duke Of Durham'
(Hemerocallis )
lauriefImageStandard Dwarf Bearded Iris 'Delicate Pink'
(Iris )
bigcityalImageSilver Banner Grass
(Miscanthus sacchariflorus)
giancarloImage
(Vriesea sucrei)
DaylilySLPImageDaylily 'Double Firecracker'
(Hemerocallis )
Todd_BolandImageKabschia Saxifrage
(Saxifraga iranica)
Clare_CAImagePlumeria 'Vanda Ruffles'
(Plumeria rubra)
wallaby1ImagePincushion flower 'Perfecta Blue'
(Scabiosa caucasica)
mghImageTall Bearded Iris 'Panama Hattie'
(Iris )
UrsulaImageGloriosa Lily, Climbing Lily, Flame Lily 'Lutea'
(Gloriosa superba)
willmetgeImageSander's Blue Dwarf Alberta Spruce 'Sander's Blue'
(Picea glauca)
EricInSFImageLarge Sun Rose
(Cistus incanus)
bootandallImageArrayan
(Luma apiculata)
KimGaitherImageLipstick Plant, Basketvine, Basket Vine
(Aeschynanthus pulcher)
MotherNature4ImageFlowering Fern, Royal Fern
(Osmunda regalis)
timrannImagemajestic palm
(ravenea rivullaris)
jnanaImageBael Fruit, Golden Apple, Bengal Quince
(Aegle marmelos)
JoanJImageTall Bearded Iris 'Blue Kentucky Girl'
(Iris )
kniphofiaImagePoinsettia 'Monet Twilight ™'
(Euphorbia pulcherrima)
echoesImageDaylily 'Eenie Fanfare'
(Hemerocallis )
XenomorfImageBromeliad 'Marjan'
(Guzmania )
mgarrImageForked Drosera
(Drosera binata)
CastIronPlant22ImageCast Iron Plant 'Milky Way'
(Aspidistra elatior)

New Botanary Words

Name Pronunciation Meaning
duplicata  doo-plih-KAH-ta  To double  
duplicatum  doo-plih-KAH-tum  To double  
Araceae  a-RAY-see-ee  The Aroid or Arum family  
furbishiae  fur-BISH-yay  Named for North American botanist Kate Furbish  

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Have a good day, and happy gardening!

Dave Whitinger

 

And that's the way it was... December 11, 2005