The PlantFiles Newsletter

Covering the events of February 5, 2006, on which 196 members joined.
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Gardening Quote of the Day

"Bulb: potential flower buried in Autumn, never to be seen again."

(Henry Beard, American author)

The PlantFiles Photo of the Day

Manambe Palm
Dypsis decipiens
By palmbob

PF Photo of the Day

Activity Report:

106 new plants were added to the database.
73 new descriptions were added.
54 new images were added.
1363 new options were checked off.

Comments

Member Addition Description
JoanJ Neutral CommentTall Bearded Iris 'Starburst'
(Iris )
MichaelBates Positive CommentTomato 'Neves Azorean Red'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
MichaelBates Positive CommentTomato 'Striped Roman'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
MichaelBates Positive CommentTomato 'Black Zebra'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
MichaelBates Positive CommentTomato 'Black Cherry'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
MichaelBates Positive CommentTomato 'German Red Strawberry'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
MichaelBates Neutral CommentTomato 'Lucky Cross'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
andycdn Negative CommentAfrican Mask
(Alocasia amazonica)
RWhiz Positive CommentAloe
(Aloe aculeata)
RWhiz Positive CommentAloe
(Aloe acutissima var. acutissima)
RWhiz Positive CommentAloe
(Aloe acutissima var. antanimorensis)
RWhiz Positive CommentAloe
(Aloe affinis)
RWhiz Positive CommentSpiny Aloe
(Aloe africana)
RWhiz Positive Comment
(Aloe ahmarensis)
RWhiz Positive CommentAloe
(Aloe alooides)
RWhiz Positive CommentAloe
(Aloe andongensis)
RWhiz Positive CommentAloe
(Aloe angelica)
RWhiz Positive CommentTorch Aloe, Tree Aloe
(Aloe arborescens)
MotherNature4 Positive CommentBromeliad
(Hohenbergia stellata)
RWhiz Positive CommentAloe
(Aloe arenicola)
RWhiz Positive CommentAloe
(Aloe aristata)
RWhiz Positive Comment
(Aloe armatissima)
aptpotter Positive CommentAfrican Daisy, Cape Daisy, Osteospermum
(Osteospermum )
Gabrielle Positive CommentCurly Parsley 'Extra Triple Curled'
(Petroselinum crispum)
Gabrielle Positive CommentCurly Parsley 'Moss Curled'
(Petroselinum crispum)
Gabrielle Positive CommentCurly Parsley 'Green River'
(Petroselinum crispum)
Gabrielle Neutral CommentLeek 'Kilima'
(Allium porrum)
Gabrielle Positive CommentBasil 'Genova'
(Ocimum basilicum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentEnglish Pea 'Ambassador'
(Pisum sativum)
Gabrielle Positive CommentEnglish Pea 'Little Marvel'
(Pisum sativum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentEnglish Pea 'Cavalier'
(Pisum sativum)
Gabrielle Negative CommentCucumber 'Chinese Yellow'
(Cucumis sativus)
Gabrielle Positive CommentCucumber 'Boston Pickling'
(Cucumis sativus)
Gabrielle Positive CommentLettuce 'Buttercrunch'
(Lactuca sativa)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentEnglish Pea 'Gradus'
(Pisum sativum)
Gabrielle Negative CommentLettuce 'Royal Oak Leaf'
(Lactuca sativa)
Gabrielle Positive CommentBeet 'Early Wonder'
(Beta vulgaris)
gardening4ever Positive CommentBlue Potato Bush, Paraguay Nightshade, Blue Lycianthes 'Royal Robe'
(Lycianthes rantonnetii)
Gabrielle Positive CommentNew Zealand Spinach, Warrigal Greens
(Tetragonia tetragonoides)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentEnglish Pea 'Karina'
(Pisum sativum)
Gabrielle Positive CommentSweet Marjoram, Knotted Marjoram
(Origanum majorana)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentEnglish Pea 'Starlight'
(Pisum sativum)
Gabrielle Positive CommentSquash 'Summer Yellow Crookneck'
(Cucurbita pepo)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentSnow Pea, Oriental Pea 'Ezethas Krombek Blauwschok'
(Pisum sativum var. macrocarpon)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentSnow Pea, Oriental Pea 'Norli'
(Pisum sativum var. macrocarpon)
ViburnumValley Positive CommentAmerican Snowdrop Tree, Two-wing Silverbell 'Magniflora'
(Halesia diptera)
raisedbedbob Neutral CommentLabrador Tea, Marsh Tea, Swamp Tea
(Rhododendron groenlandicum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentSnow Pea, Oriental Pea 'Weggisser'
(Pisum sativum var. macrocarpon)
raisedbedbob Neutral CommentCeanothus, New Jersey Tea, Redshank, Wild Snowball, Mountain Sweet
(Ceanothus americanus)
Gabrielle Positive CommentGreat Blue Lobelia
(Lobelia siphilitica)
raisedbedbob Neutral CommentMan of the Earth, Big-root Morning Glory, Wild Potato Vine
(Ipomoea pandurata)
Gabrielle Neutral CommentChinese Forget-Me-Not
(Cynoglossum amabile)
Gabrielle Negative CommentJapanese Honeysuckle
(Lonicera japonica)
andycdn Positive CommentBeauty Bush
(Kolkwitzia amabilis)
raisedbedbob Neutral CommentNorthern Fly Honeysuckle
(Lonicera villosa)
Gabrielle Positive CommentDame's Rocket, Sweet Rocket
(Hesperis matronalis)
Gabrielle Neutral CommentDevil's Trumpet, Horn of Plenty, Downy Thorn Apple
(Datura metel)
Gabrielle Neutral CommentGaillardia, Blanket Flower, Indian Blanket 'Portola Giants'
(Gaillardia grandiflora)
Gabrielle Neutral CommentMallow, French Hollyhock 'Mystic Merlin'
(Malva sylvestris)
ViburnumValley Positive CommentViburnum 'Eskimo'
(Viburnum )
WUVIE Positive CommentCastor Bean, Caster Oil Plant, Mole Bean, Higuera Infernal
(Ricinus communis)
Gabrielle Negative CommentPurple Loosestrife
(Lythrum salicaria)
Gabrielle Neutral CommentEastern Redbud, Canadian Redbud, Judas Tree
(Cercis canadensis)
ViburnumValley Positive CommentOneida Viburnum 'Oneida'
(Viburnum dilatatum x lobophyllum)
rutholive Positive CommentLemon Lily, Custard Lily, Yellow Daylily
(Hemerocallis flava)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentSweet Pepper 'Attris'
(Capsicum annuum)
TBGDN Positive CommentTrumpet Lily 'Black Dragon'
(Lilium )
alamoaimee Neutral CommentBougainvillea 'Rosenka'
(Bougainvillea )
tardigrade Positive CommentPot Marigold, English Marigold
(Calendula officinalis)
TBGDN Positive CommentGolden-rayed Lily 'Gold Band'
(Lilium auratum var. platyphyllum)
cherise Positive CommentJava Glory Vine, Heart Vine, coração sangrento
(Clerodendrum x speciosum)
zzazzq Positive CommentHardy Ginger Lily 'Dr. Moy'
(Hedychium )
Gourd Neutral CommentMan Root, Bush Morning Glory
(Ipomoea leptophylla)

Images

Member Addition Description
Todd_BolandImageCape Fuchsia 'Winchester Fanfare'
(Phygelius x rectus)
cactus_loverImageRuschia
(Ruschia dualis)
cactus_loverImageKalanchoe
(Kalanchoe bracteata)
growinImageTasmanian Podocarp
(Podocarpus alpinus)
kennedyhImageSmall-flower Mat-rush
(Lomandra micrantha)
Todd_BolandImageDesert Threadleaf
(Thelesperma subnudum)
wallaby1ImageHardy Fuchsia 'Chillerton Beauty'
(Fuchsia )
wallaby1Image 'Deep Purple'
(fuchsia )
WandasflowersImageDaylily 'Emperor Butterfly'
(Hemerocallis )
DaylilySLPImageDaylily 'Flight of the Raven'
(Hemerocallis )
DaylilySLPImageDaylily 'Sanford Impressionist'
(Hemerocallis )
TBGDNImageOriental Lily 'Casa Blanca'
(Lilium )
shoptalkImageTall Bearded Iris 'Coulee Breeze'
(Iris )
shoptalkImageTall Bearded Iris 'Roxanne'
(Iris )
palmbobImageUlumbu Tree
(Sterculia rogersii)
palmbobImage
(Yucca endlichiana)
philomelImageMorning Glory 'Heavenly Blue'
(Ipomoea )
GreenPhalangesImageMountain Flax, Wharariki 'Tricolor'
(Phormium cookianum)
vossnerImageAmaryllis 'Jewel'
(Hippeastrum )
vossnerImageArum Lily, Calla Lily 'Green Goddess'
(Zantedeschia aethiopica)
stevationImageBlue Oat Grass
(Helictotrichon sempervirens)
FarmerdillImageOriental Radish, Daikon Radish 'Green Luobo'
(Raphanus sativus)
ampyImageGlobe Amaranth, Gomphrena 'Qis Carmine'
(Gomphrena globosa)
mysticImageDaylily 'Loaves And Fish'
(Hemerocallis )
mysticImageDaylily 'Mysterious Ways'
(Hemerocallis )
kniphofiaImageEnglish Daisy, Lawn Daisy, Bruisewort
(Bellis perennis)
michaeladennerImagePolyantha Rose 'La Marne'
(Rosa )
monikaImageAngel Trumpet, Angel's Trumpet 'Day Dreams'
(Brugmansia )
ampyImageFlorist's Cineraria 'Senetti Magenta Bicolor' 'Senetti Magenta Bicolor'
(Pericallis )
WandasflowersImageDaylily 'Forsyth Hearts Delight'
(Hemerocallis )
ShadyfolksImageTricyrtis 'Tricolor' ''Tricolor''
(Tricyrtis macropoda)
monikaImageAngel's Trumpet 'Rosenwalzer'
(Brugmansia B. x candida flore plena)
kennedyhImageAustralian Grass Tree
(Xanthorrhoea preissii)
XenomorfImageSlipper Plant
(Pedilanthus macrocarpus)
XenomorfImageSlipper Plant
(Pedilanthus macrocarpus)
giancarloImageGiant Philodendron
(Philodendron giganteum)
LANCE92646ImageGrecian Windflower, Poppy Anemone
(Anemone coronaria)
ShadyfolksImageCrow-dipper, Ban xia
(Pinellia ternata)
TerryImageHardy Ageratum, Mistflower 'Album'
(Conoclinium coelestinum)
GabrielleImageFalse Queen Anne's Lace, Bishop's Weed, White Dill
(Ammi majus)
GabrielleImageCrown Vetch
(Coronilla varia)
ViburnumValleyImageViburnum 'Eskimo'
(Viburnum )
WUVIEImageCastor Bean, Caster Oil Plant, Mole Bean, Higuera Infernal
(Ricinus communis)
ViburnumValleyImageOneida Viburnum 'Oneida'
(Viburnum dilatatum x lobophyllum)
arcadonImageStromanthe 'Triostar'
(Stromanthe sanguinea)
arcadonImageStromanthe 'Triostar'
(Stromanthe sanguinea)
Tree_ClimberImageDaylily 'Deltas Dream'
(Hemerocallis )
Tree_ClimberImageDaylily 'Double Dixie'
(Hemerocallis )
TBGDNImageTrumpet Lily 'Black Dragon'
(Lilium )
doveyImageEnglish Rose, Austin Rose 'Gertrude Jekyll'
(Rosa )
doveyImageFloribunda Rose 'Betty Boop'
(Rosa )
echoesImageLongspur Epimedium, Barrenwort 'Lilafee'
(Epimedium grandiflorum)
GourdImageMorning Glory 'Andersonii'
(Ipomoea )
GourdImageMorning Glory 'Andersonii'
(Ipomoea )

New Botanary Words

Name Pronunciation Meaning
carnosula  karn-OH-sul-a  Slightly fleshy  
carnosulum  karn-OH-sul-um  Slightly fleshy  
carnosulus  karn-OH-sul-us  Slightly fleshy  
fructosa  fruk-TOH-sa  From the Latin fructus (fruit)  
shinanense  shin-an-EN-see  Of or from the Shinano River area, the longest river in Japan, running through central Honshu  
shinanensis  shin-an-EN-sis  Of or from the Shinano River area, the longest river in Japan, running through central Honshu  
x warleyense  war-lee-EN-see  From Warley Place, the Essex garden of famed 19th century British plantswoman Miss Ellen Willmott  

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Have a good day, and happy gardening!

Dave Whitinger

 

And that's the way it was... February 5, 2006