The PlantFiles Newsletter

Covering the events of December 29, 2005, on which 119 members joined.
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Gardening Quote of the Day

"The first of April is the day we remember what we are the other 364 days of the year."

(Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens))

The PlantFiles Photo of the Day

Night-blooming Cereus, Queen of the Night, Dutchman's Pipe Cactus
Epiphyllum oxypetalum
By wynxsmom

PF Photo of the Day

Activity Report:

123 new plants were added to the database.
89 new descriptions were added.
46 new images were added.
1692 new options were checked off.

Comments

Member Addition Description
JoanJ Neutral CommentLouisiana Iris 'Bryce Leigh'
(Iris )
JoanJ Neutral CommentTall Bearded Iris 'Rosy Wings'
(Iris )
JamesCO Neutral CommentAkebia
(Akebia x pentaphylla)
growin Positive CommentWheki, Rough Tree Fern
(Dicksonia squarrosa)
MotherNature4 Positive Comment
(Acanthostachys strobilacea)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentPecan 'Centennial'
(Carya illinoiensis)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentTomato 'Mr. Ugly'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
JoanJ Neutral CommentTall Bearded Iris 'San Francisco'
(Iris )
Farmerdill Neutral CommentCantaloupe 'Orange Sherbet'
(Cucumis melo)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentOnion 'Pinot Rouge'
(Allium cepa)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentWatermelon 'Promise'
(Citrullus lanatus)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentSweet Pepper 'Stuff It'
(Capsicum annuum)
JoanJ Neutral CommentTall Bearded Iris 'Sierra Blue'
(Iris )
JoanJ Neutral CommentTall Bearded Iris 'Spirit of Memphis'
(Iris )
JoanJ Positive CommentTall Bearded Iris 'Swertii'
(Iris )
RON_CONVOLVULACEAE Neutral Comment
(Convolvulus boissieri)
RON_CONVOLVULACEAE Neutral CommentConvolvulus
(Convolvulus althaeoides)
RON_CONVOLVULACEAE Neutral CommentYellow Morning Glory
(Ipomoea ochracea)
JoanJ Neutral CommentTall Bearded Iris 'Tennessee Gentleman'
(Iris )
RON_CONVOLVULACEAE Neutral CommentField Bindweed
(Convolvulus arvensis)
RON_CONVOLVULACEAE Neutral CommentTall Morning Glory
(Ipomoea purpurea)
RON_CONVOLVULACEAE Neutral CommentRhodium Wood, Tree Morning Glory, Tree Bindweed
(Convolvulus floridus)
JoanJ Neutral CommentTall Bearded Iris 'The Red Douglas'
(Iris )
RON_CONVOLVULACEAE Neutral Comment
(Ipomoea bolusii)
JoanJ Neutral CommentTall Bearded Iris 'Tiffany'
(Iris )
RON_CONVOLVULACEAE Neutral Comment
(Convolvulus caput-medusae)
RON_CONVOLVULACEAE Neutral CommentChinese Water Spinach, Swamp Cabbage, Swamp Morning Glory
(Ipomoea aquatica)
RON_CONVOLVULACEAE Neutral Comment
(Convolvulus trabutianus)
RON_CONVOLVULACEAE Neutral Comment
(Convolvulus valentinus)
RON_CONVOLVULACEAE Neutral CommentBeach Morning Glory, Railroad Vine, Bayhops, Goat's Foot Creeper
(Ipomoea pes-caprae)
JoanJ Neutral CommentStandard Dwarf Bearded Iris 'Tinkerbell'
(Iris )
Farmerdill Neutral CommentCauliflower 'Violet Dreams'
(Brassica oleracea var. botrytis)
RON_CONVOLVULACEAE Neutral Comment
(Dichondra carolinensis)
RON_CONVOLVULACEAE Neutral CommentWood rose, Spanish Morning Glory, Yellow Morning Glory
(Merremia tuberosa)
RON_CONVOLVULACEAE Neutral CommentLady Doorly's Morning Glory, Cardinal Creeper
(Ipomoea horsfalliae)
RON_CONVOLVULACEAE Neutral Comment
(Ipomoea pauciflora)
RON_CONVOLVULACEAE Neutral Comment
(Calycobolus heudelotii)
RON_CONVOLVULACEAE Neutral Comment
(Ipomoea involucrata)
RON_CONVOLVULACEAE Neutral Comment
(Convolvulus galaticus)
RON_CONVOLVULACEAE Neutral Comment
(Convolvulus chinensis)
RON_CONVOLVULACEAE Neutral Comment
(Convolvulus ammanii)
RON_CONVOLVULACEAE Neutral CommentMan of the Earth, Big-root Morning Glory, Wild Potato Vine
(Ipomoea pandurata)
RON_CONVOLVULACEAE Neutral CommentAlamo Vine
(Merremia dissecta)
RON_CONVOLVULACEAE Neutral CommentBeach Morning Glory
(Ipomoea imperati)
RON_CONVOLVULACEAE Neutral CommentBeach Morning Glory
(Calystegia soldanella)
RON_CONVOLVULACEAE Neutral CommentConvolvulus
(Convolvulus chilensis)
RON_CONVOLVULACEAE Neutral CommentPitted Morning Glory, Small-flowered White Morning Glory, Whitestar
(Ipomoea lacunosa)
RON_CONVOLVULACEAE Neutral CommentUpright Bindweed
(Calystegia spithamaeus)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentCantaloupe , Galia 'Abu'
(Cucumis melo)
JoanJ Neutral CommentTall Bearded Iris 'Tishomingo'
(Iris )
Farmerdill Neutral CommentOnion, Bunching 'Baby Adavantage Brand'
(Allium cepa)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentOnion, Bunching 'Baby Belle Brand'
(Allium cepa)
JoanJ Neutral CommentTall Bearded Iris 'Truly Yours'
(Iris )
Farmerdill Neutral CommentPecan 'Desirable'
(Carya illinoiensis)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentPecan 'Dependable'
(Carya illinoiensis)
laurawege Positive CommentRose 'Lady of the Dawn'
(Rosa )
Farmerdill Neutral CommentPecan 'Devore'
(Carya illinoiensis)
RON_CONVOLVULACEAE Neutral Comment
(Ipomoea coscinosperma)
RON_CONVOLVULACEAE Neutral Comment
(Ipomoea oenotherae.)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentPecan 'El Mart'
(Carya illinoiensis)
JoanJ Neutral CommentStandard Dwarf Bearded Iris 'Little Blue-Eyes'
(Iris )
RON_CONVOLVULACEAE Neutral Comment
(Ipomoea welwitschii)
JoanJ Neutral CommentTall Bearded Iris 'Violet Harmony'
(Iris )
RON_CONVOLVULACEAE Neutral Comment
(Merremia pinnata )
RON_CONVOLVULACEAE Neutral Comment
(Merremia xanthophylla)
RON_CONVOLVULACEAE Neutral Comment
(Merremia kentrocaulos)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentPecan 'Forkert'
(Carya illinoiensis)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentPecan 'F. W. Anderson'
(Carya illinoiensis)
RON_CONVOLVULACEAE Neutral Comment
(Hewittia sublobata)
RON_CONVOLVULACEAE Neutral Comment
(Astripomoea malvacea)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentPecan 'Giles'
(Carya illinoiensis)
RON_CONVOLVULACEAE Neutral Comment
(Merremia vitifolia)
RON_CONVOLVULACEAE Neutral Comment
(Hewittia malabarica)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentPecan 'Gormely'
(Carya illinoiensis)
RON_CONVOLVULACEAE Neutral CommentSlender dwarf morning-glory
(Evolvulus alsinoides)
RON_CONVOLVULACEAE Neutral Comment
(Convolvulus ocellatus)
RON_CONVOLVULACEAE Neutral Comment
(Convolvulus sagittatus)
RON_CONVOLVULACEAE Neutral CommentMile A Minute Vine, Messina Creeper, Ivy-leaved Morning Glory
(Ipomoea cairica)
RON_CONVOLVULACEAE Neutral CommentMorningglory
(Ipomoea eriocarpa)
JoanJ Neutral CommentLouisiana Iris 'Bayou Mystique'
(Iris )
JoanJ Neutral CommentLouisiana Iris 'Bayou Sunset'
(Iris )
JoanJ Neutral CommentLouisiana Iris 'Bob Ward'
(Iris )
RON_CONVOLVULACEAE Neutral CommentMorning Glory
(Ipomoea obscura)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentPecan 'GraKing'
(Carya illinoiensis)
RON_CONVOLVULACEAE Neutral Comment
(Turbina holubii)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentPecan 'GraPark Giant'
(Carya illinoiensis)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentPecan 'Choctaw'
(Carya illinoiensis)
JoanJ Neutral CommentLouisiana Iris 'Almeria'
(Iris )
JoanJ Neutral CommentLouisiana Iris 'Aunt Shirley'
(Iris )

Images

Member Addition Description
kniphofiaImagePoinsettia 'Holly Berry'
(Euphorbia pulcherrima)
wallaby1ImagePincushion flower 'Perfecta Blue'
(Scabiosa caucasica)
jnanaImageSophrolaeliocattleya 'India Rose Sherwood 'Kiilani''
(Sophrolaeliocattleya )
jnanaImageSapote, Mamey Sapote
(Pouteria sapota)
kniphofiaImageMonadenium
(Monadenium ritchei)
CastIronPlant22ImagePeace Lily 'Domino'
(Spathiphyllum )
Clare_CAImagePlumeria 'Cooktown Sunset'
(Plumeria rubra)
Clare_CAImagePlumeria 'Jean Moragne'
(Plumeria rubra)
lauriefImageIntermediate Bearded Iris 'Forest Clouds'
(Iris )
JoanJImageStandard Dwarf Bearded Iris 'Manhattan Blues'
(Iris )
XenomorfImageArizona Rosewood
(Vauquelinia californica)
XenomorfImageArizona Rosewood
(Vauquelinia californica)
JoanJImageMiniature Dwarf Bearded Iris 'Tingle'
(Iris )
CastIronPlant22ImageLangsat, Lansa, Lanzon
(Lansium domesticum)
palmbobImage
(Aloe millotii)
bwilliamsImageCanna Lily 'Mars'
(Canna )
bwilliamsImageCanna Lily 'Flomingo Flight'
(Canna )
wallaby1Image 'Aloha'
(Oncidium )
MonocromaticoImageCebolinha
(Sisyrinchium laxum)
MonocromaticoImageWolf Apple
(Solanum lycocarpum)
KevinReinerImageColeus 'Blond Bombshell'
(solenostemon scutellarioides)
KevinReinerImageColeus, Painted Nettle 'Christmas Candy'
(Solenostemon scutellarioides)
lauriefImageMiniature Tall Bearded Iris 'Marginal Way'
(Iris )
TomtomImageRing Bellflower
(Symphyandra armena)
TomtomImageRingflower
(Symphyandra pendula)
bootandallImageSouthern Rata, Ironwood
(Metrosideros umbellata)
Todd_BolandImageBarberry
(Berberis verruculosa)
artconsImageKey Thatch Palm, Brittle Broom Palm
(Thrinax morrisii)
MotherNature4ImageChinese Hat, Cup and Saucer, Parasol flower
(Holmskioldia sanguinea)
MotherNature4ImageGolden Shower Tree, Purging Cassia, Golden Chain Tree, Indian Laburnum
(Cassia fistula)
BROforestImageAnacua, Sandpaper Tree, Knockaway, Sugarberry Knockaway
(Ehretia anacua)
WandasflowersImageDaylily 'Aabachee'
(Hemerocallis )
WandasflowersImageDaylily 'All American Windmill'
(Hemerocallis )
palmbobImageNoble aloe, Zimbabwe Aloe
(Aloe excelsa)
BoyedImageSingle Late Tulip 'Temple of Beauty'
(Tulipa )
BoyedImageSingle Late Tulip 'Maureen'
(Tulipa )
bootandallImage
(Campanula trachelium alba)
Todd_BolandImageTurkey Crocus, Cloth of Gold Crocus 'Cloth of Gold'
(Crocus angustifolius)
artconsImageFirecracker Plant, Coral Plant, Coralblow, Fountain Plant
(Russelia equisetiformis)
tcfromkyImageOrchid ''Lemon Chiffon''
(Brassolaeliocattleya )
FarmerdillImageSwiss Chard 'Argentata'
(Beta vulgaris var. cicla)
Sugarbean1ImageTall Bearded Iris 'Khedive'
(Iris )
Sugarbean1ImageTall Bearded Iris 'King's Jester'
(Iris )
BROforestImageLemon Scented Gum
(Corymbia citriodora var. citriodora)
jooolsterImageVolcanic Sorrel
(Oxalis spiralis subsp. vulcanicola)
IslandJimImageOkinawan Spinach
(Gynura crepioides)

New Botanary Words

Name Pronunciation Meaning
holstii  hols-tee-eye  Named for Carl Hugo Wilhelm Holst, 19th German botany collector on East-Africa  
Spinacia  spin-AH-see-ah  Latinized from isbinãkh, the Arabic vernacular name for spinach  
chrysosepala  kry-soh-SIP-al-a  Having golden yellow sepals  
acrophylla  ak-roh-FILL-a  From the Greek akros (terminal) and phyllon (leaf), referring to the terminal clusters of leaves  
daturaeflora  dat-you-ray-FLOR-uh  having flowers like Datura  

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Have a good day, and happy gardening!

Dave Whitinger

 

And that's the way it was... December 29, 2005