The PlantFiles Newsletter

Covering the events of February 17, 2006, on which 171 members joined. 		PF Logo

Gardening Quote of the Day

"But each spring...a gardening instinct, sore as the sap rising in the trees, stirs within us. We look about and decide to tame another little bit of ground ."

(Lewis Gannitt)

The PlantFiles Photo of the Day

Crassula 'Blue Bird'
Crassula arborescens subsp. undulatifolia
By Happenstance

PF Photo of the Day

Activity Report:

43 new plants were added to the database.
47 new descriptions were added.
49 new images were added.
920 new options were checked off.

Comments

Member Addition Description
palmbob Positive CommentDrakensberg Cycad
(Encephalartos ghellinckii)
palmbob Positive Comment
(Encephalartos aplanatus)
palmbob Neutral Comment
(Encephalartos aemulans)
palmbob Positive Comment
(Encephalartos laevifolius)
escambiaguy Negative CommentJapanese Climbing Fern
(Lygodium japonicum)
rcn48 Positive CommentToad Lily
(Tricyrtis lasiocarpa)
rcn48 Positive CommentEmperor Toad Lily 'Emperor'
(Tricyrtis formosana)
rcn48 Positive CommentToad Lily 'White Towers'
(Tricyrtis )
ForestExplorers Positive CommentCat's Whiskers
(Orthosiphon stamineus)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentPotato 'Kanona'
(solanum tuberosum)
nifty413 Positive CommentCorydalis 'Blue Heron'
(Corydalis curviflora var. rosthornii)
Melissa_Ohio Neutral CommentBell Pepper 'Giant Szegedi'
(Capsicum annuum)
LFL436 Positive CommentAngel Trumpet, Angel's Trumpet 'Culebra'
(Brugmansia aurea)
Melissa_Ohio Neutral CommentSweet Pepper 'Friariello Napoleotano'
(Capsicum annuum)
PrairieGirlZ5 Positive CommentMorning Glory, Grannyvine 'Heavenly Blue'
(Ipomoea tricolor)
trifunov Positive CommentGolden Ragwort, Golden Groundsel, Squaw Weed
(Packera aurea)
Jhipkins Positive Comment Japanese Ardisia, Marlberry 'Moncue'
(Ardisia japonica)
bekados Positive CommentBasil 'Mini Purple'
(Ocimum basilicum)
TBGDN Positive CommentStandard Dwarf Bearded Iris 'Bedford Lilac'
(Iris )
TBGDN Positive CommentTall Bearded Iris 'English Charm'
(Iris )
TBGDN Positive CommentTall Bearded Iris 'Change of Pace'
(Iris )
TBGDN Positive CommentTall Bearded Iris 'Awesome Blossom'
(Iris )
TBGDN Positive CommentTall Bearded Iris 'Anvil of Darkness'
(Iris )
TBGDN Positive CommentTall Bearded Iris 'Celebration Song'
(Iris )
RDT Positive CommentSwitch Grass, Wand Panic Grass 'Shenandoah'
(Panicum virgatum)
TBGDN Positive CommentTall Bearded Iris 'Aplomb'
(Iris )
RDT Positive CommentClematis 'Niobe'
(Clematis )
Farmerdill Neutral CommentPotato 'La Chipper'
(solanum tuberosum)
TBGDN Positive CommentTall Bearded Iris 'Arctic Express'
(Iris )
Farmerdill Neutral CommentPotato 'La Rouge'
(Solanum tuberosum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentRusset Potato 'Lemhi Russet'
(Solanum tuberosum)
raisedbedbob Positive CommentEastern Prickly Pear, Devil's Tongue, Low Prickly Pear
(Opuntia humifusa)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentPotato 'Monona'
(solanum tuberosum)
TBGDN Positive CommentTall Bearded Iris 'Conjuration'
(Iris )
Farmerdill Neutral CommentPotato 'Norchip'
(Solanum tuberosum)
raisedbedbob Neutral CommentCreeping Wood Sorrel
(Oxalis corniculata)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentPotato 'NorWis'
(Solanum tuberosum)
raisedbedbob Neutral CommentIndian Strawberry, Mock Strawberry
(Duchesnea indica)
raisedbedbob Neutral CommentMerry Bells, Dwarf Merrybells, Wild Oats
(Uvularia perfoliata)
TBGDN Positive CommentTall Bearded Iris 'Beverly Sills'
(Iris )
TBGDN Positive CommentStandard Dwarf Bearded Iris 'Adoring Glances'
(Iris )
TBGDN Positive CommentStandard Dwarf Bearded Iris 'Add It Up'
(Iris )
redshiba Positive CommentGerbera Daisy, Transvaal Daisy, African Daisy, Barberton Daisy
(Gerbera jamesonii)
TBGDN Positive CommentStandard Dwarf Bearded Iris 'Chanted'
(Iris )
TBGDN Positive CommentMiniature Tall Bearded Iris 'Among Friends'
(Iris )
TBGDN Positive CommentTall Bearded Iris 'Batman'
(Iris )
parrothead2 Negative CommentKentia Palm, Sentry Palm, Paradise Palm
(Howea forsteriana)

Images

Member Addition Description
wallaby1ImageSnow Crocus, Golden Crocus 'Snowbunting'
(Crocus chrysanthus)
HorseshoeImageMexican Sunflower 'Torch'
(Tithonia rotundifolia)
XenomorfImageHaworthia
(Haworthia cooperi var. truncata)
kennedyhImageLeopard Lily, Panther Lily, Swamp Lily
(Lilium pardalinum)
TBGDNImageChinese Wisteria
(Wisteria sinensis)
GustichockImageCanary Island Pine
(Pinus canariensis)
GustichockImageHolly Oak, Evergreen Oak, Holm Oak
(Quercus ilex)
XenomorfImageSenita, Whisker Cactus
(Pachycereus schottii)
jnanaImageLaeliocattleya 'Lc. Mildred Rives 'Shantal' x Lc. Melody Fair 'Carol''
(Laeliocattleya )
jnanaImageSophrolaeliocattleya 'Hobcaw 'Lenette''
(Sophrolaeliocattleya )
EricInSFImageMexican Cardinal Flower
(Lobelia laxiflora)
EricInSFImageUrceolina grandiflora
(Urceolina grandiflora)
monikaImageAngels Trumpet 'Carmela'
(Brugmansia x candida flore plena)
monikaImageAngel Trumpet, Angel's Trumpet 'Candy Bell'
(Brugmansia -hybrid)
JoanJImageTall Bearded Iris 'Freedom Song'
(Iris )
UpirImageBurro's Tail, Donkey's Tail
(Sedum morganianum)
UpirImageHeart Leaf Philodendron
(Philodendron scandens subsp. oxycardium)
Todd_BolandImageOxalis 'Garnet'
(Oxalis purpurea)
Todd_BolandImageScotch Broom 'Moonlight'
(Cytisus scoparius)
htopImageBryophyllum
(Bryophyllum crenatodaigremontianum)
cactus_loverImageOx Tongue
(Gasteria liliputana)
palmbobImageCycad
(Encephalartos villosus)
palmbobImageCycad
(Encephalartos villosus)
bootandallImagePowderpuff 'Pink Pixie'
(Calliandra )
bootandallImagePowderpuff 'Pink Pixie'
(Calliandra )
Bruno2ImageWhite Bird of Paradise
(Strelitzia alba)
gumllaImageBryophyllum
(Bryophyllum mortagei)
rcn48ImageToad Lily
(Tricyrtis lasiocarpa)
rcn48ImageToad Lily 'White Towers'
(Tricyrtis )
GardenGuyKinImageColeus, Flame Nettle, Painted Nettle ''Alabama Red''
(Solenostemon scutellarioides)
cactus_loverImageEuphorbia
(Euphorbia Milii var,tananarivae)
lemurian25ImageDesert Rose
(Adenium obesum)
GardenGuyKinImageThin-leaved Sunflower 'Flore-Pleno'
(Helianthus x multiflorus)
FarmerdillImageTomato 'Kotlas'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
DaveHImageHohenbergia
(Hohenbergia correia-araujoi)
nifty413ImageCorydalis 'Blue Heron'
(Corydalis curviflora var. rosthornii)
LFL436ImageAngel Trumpet, Angel's Trumpet 'Golden Lady'
(Brugmansia -hybrid flore plena)
LFL436ImageAngel Trumpet, Angel's Trumpet 'Golden Lady'
(Brugmansia -hybrid flore plena)
Melissa_OhioImageSweet Pepper 'Topepo Rosso'
(Capsicum annuum)
giancarloImage
(Philodendron subhastatum)
Melissa_OhioImageWax bean, Bush 'Rocquencourt'
(Phaseolus vulgaris)
giancarloImageBromeliad 'J C Superstar'
(Aechmea )
wallaby1ImageCrocus, Snow Crocus, Species Crocus 'Tricolor'
(Crocus sieberi subsp. sublimis)
kennedyhImageNarrow-leaved Collomia
(Collomia linearis)
mysticImageDaylily 'Hot To Trot'
(Hemerocallis )
mysticImageDaylily 'Custard Tartlet'
(Hemerocallis )
TBGDNImageTall Bearded Iris 'Change of Pace'
(Iris )
UrsulaImageMountain Aņaņuca
(Rhodophiala rhodolirion)
UrsulaImageMountain Aņaņuca
(Rhodophiala rhodolirion)

New Botanary Words

Name Pronunciation Meaning
sobolifera  soh-boh-LIF-er-a  From the Latin soboles (offshoots); bearing creeping, rooting stems  
soboliferum  soh-boh-LIF-er-um  From the Latin soboles (offshoots); bearing creeping, rooting stems  
x allwoodii  all-WOOD-ee-eye  Hybrid, named for Montagu Charles Allwood, early 20th century Sussex nurseryman  
x domestica  doh-MESS-ti-KAY-ta  Hybrid, meaning of or from the house (domesticated)  
Carpanthea  kar-PAN-thee-a  From the Greek karpos (fruit) and anthos (flower)  

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Have a good day, and happy gardening!

Dave Whitinger

 

And that's the way it was... February 17, 2006