The PlantFiles Newsletter

Covering the events of February 11, 2006, on which 192 members joined. 		PF Logo

Gardening Quote of the Day

"Go often to the house of thy friend, for weeds choke the unused path."

(Ralph Waldo Emerson, American poet, philosopher)

The PlantFiles Photo of the Day

Manambe Palm
Dypsis decipiens
By palmbob

PF Photo of the Day

Activity Report:

60 new plants were added to the database.
53 new descriptions were added.
57 new images were added.
2175 new options were checked off.

Comments

Member Addition Description
renwings Negative CommentTree of Heaven, Chinese Sumac, Stink Tree
(Ailanthus altissima)
renwings Positive CommentLungwort, Bethelehem Sage, Jerusalem Sage 'Mrs. Moon'
(Pulmonaria saccharata)
TBGDN Positive CommentHoneysuckle
(Lonicera caprifolium)
Tree_Climber Positive CommentDaylily 'Tuscawilla Pink Joe'
(Hemerocallis )
Tree_Climber Neutral CommentDaylily 'Vincenza'
(Hemerocallis )
Tree_Climber Positive CommentDaylily 'Virginia Franklin Miller'
(Hemerocallis )
Tree_Climber Neutral CommentDaylily 'War March'
(Hemerocallis )
Tree_Climber Positive CommentDaylily 'Web of Intrigue'
(Hemerocallis )
Tree_Climber Neutral CommentDaylily 'Whitney Suzanne'
(Hemerocallis )
Tree_Climber Positive CommentDaylily 'Wide Wide World'
(Hemerocallis )
Tree_Climber Neutral CommentDaylily 'William Austin Norris'
(Hemerocallis )
Tree_Climber Neutral CommentDaylily 'Worlds Collide'
(Hemerocallis )
Tree_Climber Neutral CommentDaylily 'Yazoo Wild Violet'
(Hemerocallis )
CatherineMoore Positive CommentTomato 'Fourth of July'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
Tree_Climber Positive CommentDaylily 'Zada Mae'
(Hemerocallis )
Tree_Climber Neutral CommentDaylily 'Zambia'
(Hemerocallis )
Tree_Climber Positive CommentDaylily 'Zella Virginia'
(Hemerocallis )
RobD_SC Positive CommentAsiatic Lily
(Lilium )
RobD_SC Positive CommentOriental Lily 'Arena'
(Lilium )
sschiess Positive CommentBigleaf Ligularia, Leopard Plant, Golden Groundsel 'Britt Marie Crawford'
(Ligularia dentata)
raisedbedbob Neutral CommentShowy Stonecrop 'Honeysong'
(Sedum telephium)
raisedbedbob Negative CommentCatchweed Bedstraw, Sticky Willy, Goose Grass, Cleavers
(Galium aparine)
raisedbedbob Neutral CommentOx-Eye Daisy, Field Daisy, Marguerite, Moon Daisy
(Leucanthemum vulgare)
raisedbedbob Neutral CommentCinquefoil, Shrubby Cinquefoil
(Potentilla fruticosa)
raisedbedbob Negative CommentBlack Medic
(Medicago lupulina)
larrynconnie Positive CommentKafir Lily
(Clivia caulescens)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentPotato 'Adora'
(Solanum tuberosum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentPotato 'Alby's Gold'
(Solanum tuberosum)
rincitrullino Positive CommentChokos, Chayote 'Chokos'
(Sechium edule)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentPotato 'Amandine'
(Solanum tuberosum)
bed24 Positive CommentAtlas Cedar 'Fastigiata'
(Cedrus atlantica)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentPotato 'Anna Cheeka's Ozette'
(Solanum tuberosum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentFingerling Potato 'Austrian Crescent'
(Solanum tuberosum)
TBGDN Positive CommentStriped Squill
(Puschkinia libanotica)
TBGDN Positive CommentBloody Cranesbill, Hardy Geranium 'John Elsley'
(Geranium sanguineum)
CS28557 Positive CommentCreeping Veronica, Speedwell 'Georgia Blue'
(Veronica peduncularis)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentFingerling Potato 'Butterfinger'
(Solanum tuberosum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentPotato 'Bintje'
(Solanum tuberosum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentRusset Potato 'Butte'
(Solanum tuberosum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentPotato 'Cherokee'
(Solanum tuberosum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentPotato 'Bison'
(Solanum tuberosum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentPotato 'Bliss Triumph'
(Solanum tuberosum)
arcadon Positive CommentStromanthe 'Tricolor'
(Stromanthe sanguinea)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentPotato 'Caribe'
(Solanum tuberosum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentPotato 'Chieftain'
(Solanum tuberosum)
TBGDN Positive CommentWood Hyacinth 'Spanish Bluebells'
(Hyacinthoides non-scripta subsp. hispanica)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentPotato 'Cow Horn'
(Solanum tuberosum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentPotato 'Dakota Rose'
(Solanum tuberosum)
lisabar Positive CommentMadagascar Jewel
(Euphorbia leuconeura)
stressbaby Positive CommentSweet Orange, Navel Orange 'Washington'
(Citrus sinensis)
RDT Positive CommentSweet Corn (Se) 'Kandy Korn'
(Zea mays)
TBGDN Positive CommentFloribunda Rose 'Bonica'
(Rosa )
TBGDN Positive Comment 'Climbing Iceberg'
(Rosa )

Images

Member Addition Description
palmbobImageZamia
(Zamia loddigesii)
Tree_ClimberImageDaylily 'Lemon Custard'
(Hemerocallis )
Tree_ClimberImageDaylily 'Molokai'
(Hemerocallis )
DaylilySLPImageDaylily 'Screech Owl'
(Hemerocallis )
HorseshoeImageWinged-stem Passion Flower, Passionflower
(Passiflora alata)
HorseshoeImageHidden Ginger, Hidden Lily
(Curcuma petiolata)
mgarrImageVernal Witchhazel
(Hamamelis vernalis)
butterflybyrobImageBegonia 'Kit Jeans Mounger'
(Begonia )
butterflybyrobImageBegonia
(Begonia longicilliata)
XenomorfImageMammillaria
(Mammillaria albicoma)
kennedyhImagePin Cherry, Fire Cherry
(Prunus pensylvanica)
mysticImageDaylily 'Final Destination'
(Hemerocallis )
mysticImageDaylily 'Turn The Other Cheek'
(Hemerocallis )
palmbobImageWood Spurge 'Rudolph'
(Euphorbia amygdaloides x characias)
ampyImageSweet Alyssum, Sweet Alison, Seaside Lobularia 'Snow Crystals'
(Lobularia maritima)
GustichockImageMaidenhair Tree
(Ginkgo biloba)
GustichockImageChina Fir
(Cunninghamia lanceolata)
ampyImageViola 'Angel Amber Kiss'
(Viola )
frostweedImageTexas Vervain
(Verbena halei)
kennedyhImageParsnip 'Gladiator'
(Pastinaca sativa)
ShadyfolksImageHosta 'Blue Shadows'
(Hosta )
ShadyfolksImageFoamflower 'Crow Feather'
(Tiarella )
WandasflowersImageDaylily 'Grand Stride'
(Hemerocallis )
WandasflowersImageDaylily 'Hey Bud'
(Hemerocallis )
kniphofiaImageAmaryllis 'Apple Blossom'
(Hippeastrum )
kniphofiaImageAmaryllis 'Apple Blossom'
(Hippeastrum )
thistlesifterImageFan Aloe
(Aloe plicatilis)
bootandallImageMountain Hydrangea 'Grayswood'
(Hydrangea serrata)
DaylilySLPImageDaylily 'Skinwalker'
(Hemerocallis )
bootandallImageRose of Sharon 'Woodbridge'
(Hibiscus syriacus)
LazyDebbyImageConeflower 'Sunset'
(Echinacea )
LazyDebbyImageVariegated Purple Coneflower 'Sparkler'
(Echinacea purpurea)
XenomorfImageDesert poppy
(Eschscholzia glyptosperma)
JamesCOImageBur Oak
(Quercus macrocarpa)
JamesCOImageDwarf Palmetto, Bluestem Palmetto, Blue Palm
(Sabal minor)
FarmerdillImageChicory, Catalogna 'A Foglie Frastagliate'
(Cichorium intybus)
Don_QuixoteImageScarlet Monkey Flower
(Mimulus cardinalis)
Don_QuixoteImageScarlet Monkey Flower
(Mimulus cardinalis)
ScorpioangelImageEcheveria 'Black Prince'
(Echeveria )
ScorpioangelImage
(Sedum stefco)
timrannImage
(Hyophorbe vaughanii)
wallaby1ImageBismarck Palm, Bismark Palm
(Bismarckia nobilis)
fraxinusImageHard-shelled Gourd, Calabash 'Speckled Swan'
(Lagenaria siceraria)
wallaby1ImageLoulou Lelo Palm
(Pritchardia hillebrandii)
NatureWalkerImageHard-shelled Gourd, Calabash 'Tiny Bottle'
(Lagenaria siceraria)
mgarrImageChristmas Pride
(Ruellia macrantha)
TBGDNImageBloody Cranesbill, Hardy Geranium 'John Elsley'
(Geranium sanguineum)
stressbabyImageRed Chokeberry 'Brilliant'
(Aronia arbutifolia)
arcadonImageStromanthe 'Tricolor'
(Stromanthe sanguinea)
mudvayne562ImageBanyan Tree, Ban Yan
(Ficus benghalensis)
stressbabyImageCornelian Cherry Dogwood 'Golden Glory'
(Cornus mas)
TBGDNImageWood Hyacinth 'Spanish Bluebells'
(Hyacinthoides non-scripta subsp. hispanica)
ResinImageEnglish Oak, Truffle Oak, Pedunculate Oak
(Quercus robur)
RWhizImageAloe
(Aloe prostrata subsp. prostrata)
RWhizImageYucca
(Yucca endlichiana)
giancarloImageAir Plant
(Tillandsia bulbosa)
puttytatImageTall Bearded Iris 'Polynesian Princess'
(Iris )

New Botanary Words

Name Pronunciation Meaning
chengiana  cheng-ee-AH-na  Named for Cheng Wan-Chun, 20th century dendrology professor from the National Central University  
chengianum  cheng-ee-AH-num  Named for Cheng Wan-Chun, 20th century dendrology professor from the National Central University  
chengii  CHENG-ee-eye  Named for Cheng Wan-Chun, 20th century dendrology professor from the National Central University  
sibthorpii  sib-THORP-ee-eye  Named for John Sibthorp, 18th century English botanist  
Premna  PREM-na  From the Greek premnon (bole, trunk or stump of a tree), referring to the dwarf stature of one species  
astericus  ass-TER-ih-kus  Of stars, starry  

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Dave Whitinger

 

And that's the way it was... February 11, 2006