The PlantFiles Newsletter

Covering the events of February 8, 2006, on which 186 members joined.
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Gardening Quote of the Day

"Snowflakes are one of nature’s most fragile things, but just look what they can do when they stick together. "

(Vista M. Kelly)

The PlantFiles Photo of the Day

Pineapple Guava
Acca sellowiana
By Ulrich

PF Photo of the Day

Activity Report:

50 new plants were added to the database.
29 new descriptions were added.
44 new images were added.
803 new options were checked off.

Comments

Member Addition Description
Tree_Climber Positive CommentDaylily 'Julian Cohen'
(Hemerocallis )
Tree_Climber Positive CommentDaylily 'Dabo Girl'
(Hemerocallis )
Julie Positive CommentColeus, Painted Nettle 'Japanese Giant'
(Solenostemon scutellarioides)
deezpalms Positive CommentSari Palm
(Dypsis rivularis)
deezpalms Positive Comment
(Dypsis Mahajanga)
marybmerry Neutral CommentYesterday, Today and Tomorrow, Kiss Me Quick
(Brunfelsia latifolia)
4xthefun Negative CommentBanana
(Musa ornata)
Gabrielle Neutral CommentFloribunda Rose 'September Mourn'
(Rosa )
Gabrielle Neutral CommentMexican Hat, Grey Headed Coneflower, Upright Prairie Coneflower, Yellow Coneflower, Red Hat 'Red'
(Ratibida columnifera)
Gabrielle Neutral CommentSoapwort 'Oliviana'
(Saponaria x)
Gabrielle Neutral CommentPincushion Flower 'Mongolian Mist'
(Scabiosa superba)
wallaby1 Positive CommentParsnip 'Gladiator'
(Pastinaca sativa)
Seed_Sprout Positive CommentAngel Trumpet 'New Orleans Lady'
(Brugmansia )
lilymiss Neutral CommentDaylily 'Margaret Tucker'
(Hemerocallis )
crowdogXIXesq Positive CommentCherry Tomato 'Mexico Midget'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
herlurie Positive CommentAsiatic Jasmine
(Trachelospermum asiaticum)
raisedbedbob Neutral CommentAdam's Needle, Spoonleaf Yucca, Needle Palm
(Yucca filamentosa)
raisedbedbob Neutral CommentSoapweed, Soapwell, Bear Grass, Great Plains Yucca
(Yucca glauca)
palmbob Neutral CommentAloe
(Aloe cheranganiensis)
raisedbedbob Negative CommentField Bindweed
(Convolvulus arvensis)
palmbob Neutral Comment
(Aloe pruinosa)
palmbob Positive Comment
(Aloe powysiorum)
raisedbedbob Positive CommentWatercress
(Rorippa nasturtium-aquaticum)
raisedbedbob Positive CommentLiverleaf, Liverwort, Roundlobe Hepatica
(Hepatica nobilis var. obtusa)
raisedbedbob Positive CommentRue Anemone, Wood Anemone, Windflower, Crowfoot
(Anemonella thalictroides)
palmbob Neutral Comment
(Aloe guillaumetii)
raisedbedbob Neutral CommentPussytoes
(Antennaria plantaginfolia)
raisedbedbob Neutral CommentLyreleaf Sage, Cancer Weed
(Salvia lyrata)
raisedbedbob Positive CommentButtonbush, Honey Bells, Honeyball, Button Willow
(Cephalanthus occidentalis)

Images

Member Addition Description
XenomorfImageEuphorbia
(Euphorbia subapoda)
XenomorfImageJumping Cholla, Chain Fruit Cholla
(Cylindropuntia fulgida var. fulgida)
mysticImageDaylily 'Wellspring Of Wisdom'
(Hemerocallis )
mysticImageDaylily 'Woman At The Well'
(Hemerocallis )
WandasflowersImageDaylily 'First Thanksgiving'
(Hemerocallis )
WandasflowersImageDaylily 'Flaming Frolic'
(Hemerocallis )
monikaImageAngels Trumpet 'Maiden's Blush'
(Brugmansia B. x candida)
GabrielleImageLanceleaf Coreopsis, Tickseed Coreopsis
(Coreopsis lanceolata)
GabrielleImagePlains Coreopsis, Calliopsis
(Coreopsis tinctoria)
ViburnumValleyImageOneida Viburnum 'Oneida'
(Viburnum dilatatum x lobophyllum)
TBGDNImageTrumpet Lily 'African Queen'
(Lilium )
cactus_loverImage Cotyledon
(Cotyledon orbiculata)
cactus_loverImageAloe
(Aloe polyphylla)
kellImageEarly Flowering Jessamine, Red Cestrum, Early Jessamine 'Newellii'
(Cestrum fasciculatum)
GustichockImageFloss Silk Tree
(Chorisia speciosa)
GustichockImageSea Grape
(Coccoloba uvifera)
ViburnumValleyImagePekin Lilac 'China Snow™'
(Syringa pekinensis)
kniphofiaImageGold Veined Oxalis 'Aureo-reticulata'
(Oxalis corymbosa)
LazyDebbyImageFruity Germander
(Teucrium majoricum)
LazyDebbyImageShrubby Germander, Tree Germander 'Azurea'
(Teucrium fruticans)
htopImageQueen's Tears, Friendship Plant
(Billbergia nutans var. schimperiana)
kniphofiaImageAmaryllis 'Red Lion'
(Hippeastrum )
TBGDNImageOriental Lily 'Journey's End'
(Lilium Oriental Hybrid)
flowerfrenzyImageWintercreeper Euonymus 'Blondy'
(Euonymus fortunei)
echoesImageL.A. Hybrid Lily 'Samur'
(Lilium )
echoesImageL.A. Hybrid Lily 'Samur'
(Lilium )
Tree_ClimberImageDaylily 'Ice Age'
(Hemerocallis )
JulieImageColeus, Painted Nettle 'Japanese Giant'
(Solenostemon scutellarioides)
FarmerdillImageOrnamental Corn 'Wilda's Pride'
(Zea mays)
Tree_ClimberImageDaylily 'Mask Of Time'
(Hemerocallis )
palmbobImage 'Lauren'
(Aechmea fasciata)
EquilibriumImagePasque Flower
(Pulsatilla vulgaris)
wallaby1ImageGreat Blue Lobelia
(Lobelia siphilitica)
wallaby1ImageParsnip 'Gladiator'
(Pastinaca sativa)
kennedyhImageBox-leaved Wattle
(Acacia buxifolia)
kennedyhImageOven's Wattle, Alpine Wattle
(Acacia pravissima)
Seed_SproutImageAngel Trumpet 'New Orleans Lady'
(Brugmansia )
Seed_SproutImageAngel Trumpet 'New Orleans Lady'
(Brugmansia )
frostweedImageSaucer Magnolia, Tulip Tree
(Magnolia x soulangiana)
frostweedImageTazetta Narcissus, Paperwhite Daffodil 'Ziva'
(Narcissus )
FloridianImageFlorida Maple, Southern Sugar Maple
(Acer saccharum subsp. floridanum)
palmbobImage
(Aloe pruinosa)
mgarrImageWonga-Wonga Vine 'Golden Showers'
(Pandorea pandorana)
mgarrImageBrush pea 'Bush Flame'
(Chorizema )

New Botanary Words

Name Pronunciation Meaning
epigyna  ep-ih-GY-na  From the Greek epi (over) and gyne (ovary)  
epigynum  ep-ih-GY-num  From the Greek epi (over) and gyne (ovary)  
ruprechtii  roo-PREK-tee-eye  Named for Franz Joseph Ruprecht, 19th century Austrian-born Russian botanist and curator of Academy of Science in St. Petersburg  
tibetica  ti-BET-ee-ka  Of or from Tibet  
tibeticum  ti-BET-ee-kum  Of or from Tibet  
tibeticus  ti-BET-ee-kus  Of or from Tibet  

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Have a good day, and happy gardening!

Dave Whitinger

 

And that's the way it was... February 8, 2006