The PlantFiles Newsletter

Covering the events of December 12, 2005, on which 90 members joined.
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Gardening Quote of the Day

"The only reason for being a bee that I know of is making honey....and the only reason for making honey is so I can eat it. (Winnie the Pooh, from The House at Pooh Corner, 1928)"

(Alan Alexander (AA) Milne, British author (born 1/18/1882))

The PlantFiles Photo of the Day

Belladonna Lily, Naked Lady
Amaryllis belladonna
By kell

PF Photo of the Day

Activity Report:

15 new plants were added to the database.
56 new descriptions were added.
25 new images were added.
805 new options were checked off.

Comments

Member Addition Description
JoanJ Neutral CommentTall Bearded Iris 'First Interstate'
(Iris )
JoanJ Neutral CommentTall Bearded Iris 'Flights of Fancy'
(Iris )
JoanJ Neutral CommentTall Bearded Iris 'Foreign Legion'
(Iris )
JoanJ Neutral CommentTall Bearded Iris 'Fringe Benefits'
(Iris )
JoanJ Neutral CommentTall Bearded Iris 'Fringe of Gold'
(Iris )
JoanJ Neutral CommentTall Bearded Iris 'Ghost Train'
(Iris )
JoanJ Neutral CommentTall Bearded Iris 'Gnu Again'
(Iris )
JoanJ Neutral CommentTall Bearded Iris 'Gnu'
(Iris )
JoanJ Neutral CommentTall Bearded Iris 'Gnus Flash'
(Iris )
Sally_Denver Positive CommentCalifornia Penstemon
(Penstemon californicus)
CastIronPlant22 Positive CommentCypress Vine, Star Glory, Hummingbird Vine
(Ipomoea quamoclit)
timrann Positive CommentFootball Lily, African Blood Lily, Powderpuff Lily
(Scadoxus multiflorus)
Breezymeadow Negative CommentHoneysuckle
(Lonicera caprifolium)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentBroccoli 'Samurai'
(Brassica oleracea)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentCarrot 'Red Samurai'
(Daucus carota)
RON_CONVOLVULACEAE Neutral CommentBlue Dawn Flower
(Ipomoea acuminata)
RON_CONVOLVULACEAE Neutral CommentTorrey's Tievine Cotton Morning Glory
(Ipomoea cordatotriloba var. torreyana)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentCarrot 'Cubic'
(Daucus carota)
RON_CONVOLVULACEAE Neutral CommentIpomoea
(Ipomoea mauritiana)
RON_CONVOLVULACEAE Neutral CommentPurple Moonflower
(Ipomoea muricata)
RON_CONVOLVULACEAE Neutral CommentMorning Glory, Grannyvine 'Summer Skies'
(Ipomoea tricolor)
RON_CONVOLVULACEAE Neutral CommentMorning Glory, Grannyvine 'Flying Saucers'
(Ipomoea tricolor)
RON_CONVOLVULACEAE Neutral CommentMorning Glory, Grannyvine 'Blue Star'
(Ipomoea tricolor)
RON_CONVOLVULACEAE Neutral Comment
(Ipomoea tuberculata)
alexandra166 Positive CommentFirecracker Plant, Coral Plant, Coralblow, Fountain Plant
(Russelia equisetiformis)
udigg Neutral CommentWeeping Japanese Pagoda Tree 'Pendula'
(Sophora japonica)
JoanJ Neutral CommentTall Bearded Iris 'Gypsy Romance'
(Iris )
RON_CONVOLVULACEAE Neutral CommentAustralian Bindweed, Pink Bindweed
(Convolvulus erubescens)
estiva Positive CommentBlack Hills Spruce 'Densata'
(Picea glauca)
estiva Neutral CommentPink Flowering Almond, Dwarf Flowering Almond 'Rosea Plena'
(Prunus glandulosa)
JoanJ Neutral CommentTall Bearded Iris 'Harvest King'
(Iris )
JoanJ Neutral CommentTall Bearded Iris 'Hollywood Nights'
(Iris )
JoanJ Neutral CommentTall Bearded Iris 'I've Got Rhythym'
(Iris )
angeletc Positive CommentCrepe Myrtle, Crape Myrtle 'Cordon Bleu'
(Lagerstroemia indica)
JoanJ Neutral CommentTall Bearded Iris 'Indiscreet'
(Iris )
JoanJ Neutral CommentTall Bearded Iris 'Isn't This Something'
(Iris )
JoanJ Neutral CommentTall Bearded Iris 'Jazz Festival'
(Iris )
JoanJ Neutral CommentTall Bearded Iris 'Jazzed Up'
(Iris )
bigcityal Positive CommentGuinevere Lilac 'Royalty'
(Syringa x josiflexa)
bigcityal Neutral CommentPanicle Hydrangea, Tree Hydrangea 'Pee Wee'
(Hydrangea paniculata)
bigcityal Positive CommentJapanese Spurge, Pachysandra 'Green Carpet'
(Pachysandra terminalis)
bigcityal Positive CommentBoston Ivy, Japanese Creeper
(Parthenocissus tricuspidata)
JoanJ Neutral CommentTall Bearded Iris 'Jersey Bounce'
(Iris )
JoanJ Neutral CommentTall Bearded Iris 'Jesse's Song'
(Iris )
JoanJ Neutral CommentTall Bearded Iris 'Jitterbug'
(Iris )
JoanJ Neutral CommentTall Bearded Iris 'Jurassic Park'
(Iris )
bigcityal Neutral CommentCup Plant
(Silphium perfoliatum)
JerusalemCherry Positive CommentPoinsettia, Flor de Nochebuena (Christmas Eve Flower)
(Euphorbia pulcherrima)
JoanJ Neutral CommentTall Bearded Iris 'Kentucky Woman'
(Iris )
JoanJ Neutral CommentTall Bearded Iris 'King Tush'
(Iris )
JoanJ Neutral CommentTall Bearded Iris 'Laced Cotton'
(Iris )
JoanJ Neutral CommentTall Bearded Iris 'Lark Ascending'
(Iris )
JoanJ Neutral CommentTall Bearded Iris 'Last Hurrah'
(Iris )
JoanJ Neutral CommentTall Bearded Iris 'Laugh Lines'
(Iris )
JoanJ Neutral CommentTall Bearded Iris 'Lena Baker'
(Iris )
JoanJ Neutral CommentTall Bearded Iris 'Lenten Prayer'
(Iris )

Images

Member Addition Description
bigcityalImageBlack-eyed Susan, Gloriosa Daisy 'Autumn Colors'
(Rudbeckia hirta)
rcn48ImageDaylily 'Lavender Deal'
(Hemerocallis )
kennedyhImage
(Brachycome graminea)
kniphofiaImageItalian Bellflower, Falling Stars
(Campanula isophylla)
Clare_CAImagePlumeria 'Vanda Ruffles'
(Plumeria rubra)
mghImageTall Bearded Iris 'Pink Sapphire'
(Iris )
jnanaImageBaobab, Judas Fruit, Monkey Bread Tree
(Adansonia digitata)
willmetgeImageChilean, Beach, or Sand Strawberry
(Fragaria chiloensis)
EricInSFImageQueen Victoria Century Plant
(Agave victoriae-reginae)
bootandallImageSea Heath
(Frankenia laevis)
lauriefImageTall Bearded Iris 'Blue Shimmer'
(Iris )
wallaby1ImageClematis 'Marie Boisselot'
(Clematis )
Todd_BolandImageKabschia Saxifrage 'King Lear'
(Saxifraga X bursiculata)
JoanJImageTall Bearded Iris 'Devil's Lake'
(Iris )
mgarrImageBlack Mondo Grass
(Ophiopogon planiscapus)
XenomorfImageStar Plant
(Astrophytum ornatum)
CastIronPlant22ImageAspidistra 'Leopard'
(Aspidistra linearifolia)
JamesCOImageDarwin Tulip 'Orange Bowl'
(Tulipa )
mkjonesImageAfrican Violet 'Bob Serbin'
(Saintpaulia ionantha)
Sally_DenverImageCalifornia Penstemon
(Penstemon californicus)
palmbobImageAloe
(Aloe diolii)
timrannImageElegant Dutchman's Pipe, Calico Flower, Pelican Flower
(Aristolochia elegans)
xeriscape8321ImageAngel Trumpet, Angel's Trumpet 'Ecuador Pink'
(Brugmansia )
FarmerdillImageBroccoli 'Green Comet'
(Brassica oleracea)
SarahskeeperImageButterfly Bush, Summer Lilac, Orange-eye Butterfly Bush
(Buddleja davidii)

New Botanary Words

Name Pronunciation Meaning
codonantha  kod-on-AN-tha  From the Greek kodon (bell) and anthos (flower); bell-flower  
codonanthum  kod-on-AN-thum  From the Greek kodon (bell) and anthos (flower); bell-flower  
gymnopoda  jim-no-POH-da  Naked foot  
gymnopodum  jim-no-POH-dum  Naked foot  
gymnopodus  jim-no-POH-dus  Naked foot  
Apocynaceae  a-pos-ih-NAY-see-ee  Family name for the dogbane family; from the Greek apo (away from or away with) and kuon (dog)  

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Have a good day, and happy gardening!

Dave Whitinger

 

And that's the way it was... December 12, 2005