The PlantFiles Newsletter

Covering the events of February 18, 2006, on which 192 members joined. 		PF Logo

Gardening Quote of the Day

"More in a garden grows than what the gardener sows."

(Spanish Proverb)

The PlantFiles Photo of the Day

Wax Plant, Hindu Rope, Indian Rope, Angel Rope 'Variegata'
Hoya compacta
By palmbob

PF Photo of the Day

Activity Report:

69 new plants were added to the database.
68 new descriptions were added.
53 new images were added.
1982 new options were checked off.

Comments

Member Addition Description
sterhill Positive CommentScotch Broom 'Moonlight'
(Cytisus scoparius)
jdiaz Positive CommentNoon Flower, Ice Plant
(Lampranthus glaucus)
htop Positive CommentQueen's Tears, Friendship Plant 'Mini'
(Billbergia nutans)
cfkingfish Positive CommentWhite Elephant Palm, King Thai Palm
(Kerriodoxa elegans)
cfkingfish Neutral CommentCoquillo Palm
(Astrocaryum alatum)
cfkingfish Positive Comment
(Calyptrocalyx micholitzii)
sltxgardener Positive CommentRuby Grass, Bristle-leaved Redtop
(Melinis nerviglumis)
sstateham Positive CommentSweet Woodruff, Our Lady's Lace, Sweetscented Bedstraw
(Galium odoratum)
MattiN Positive CommentSea Holly
(Eryngium planum)
TBGDN Positive CommentTall Bearded Iris 'Stairway to Heaven'
(Iris )
TBGDN Positive CommentIntermediate Bearded iris 'Softly'
(Iris IB Hybrid)
TBGDN Positive CommentIntermediate Bearded Iris 'Miss Mauve'
(Iris )
Farmerdill Neutral CommentPotato 'NorDonna'
(solanum tuberosum)
RRRupert123 Negative CommentPartridge Pea, Wild Sensitive Plant
(Chamaecrista nictitans)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentRusset Potato 'Norgold Russet'
(Solanum tuberosum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentRusset Potato 'NorKing Russet'
(Solanum tuberosum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentPotato 'Ontario'
(solanum tuberosum)
TBGDN Positive CommentIntermediate Bearded Iris 'Londonderry'
(Iris )
Farmerdill Neutral CommentPotato 'Pike'
(Solanum tuberosum)
Moopsee Negative CommentTomato 'HealthKick'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentPotato 'Ranger Russet'
(solanum tuberosum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentPotato 'Red Ruby'
(solanum tuberosum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentPotato 'Russet Nugget'
(solanum tuberosum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentPotato 'Sebago'
(solanum tuberosum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentPotato 'Snowden'
(Solanum tuberosum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentPotato 'White Rose'
(Solanum tuberosum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentPotato 'Viking'
(Solanum tuberosum)
JodyC Positive CommentFloribunda 'Wedding Cake'
(Rosa )
TBGDN Positive CommentIntermediate Bearded Iris 'Winged Angel'
(Iris )
TBGDN Positive CommentIntermediate Bearded Iris 'Orange Petals'
(Iris )
TBGDN Positive CommentTall Bearded Iris 'Pink Attraction'
(Iris )
TBGDN Positive CommentTall Bearded Iris 'Moon Journey'
(Iris )
TBGDN Positive CommentIntermediate Bearded Iris 'Zing Me'
(Iris )
TBGDN Positive CommentStandard Dwarf Bearded Iris 'Betsey Boo'
(Iris )
jmorth Positive CommentPeruvian Daffodil
(Hymenocallis festalis)
TBGDN Positive CommentStandard Dwarf Bearded Iris 'Kiss Me Quick'
(Iris )
TBGDN Positive CommentTall Bearded Iris 'Celestial Explosion'
(Iris )
DeannaV Positive CommentRose of Sharon, Althea
(Hibiscus syriacus)
TBGDN Positive CommentTall Bearded Iris 'Midnight Oil'
(Iris )
TBGDN Positive CommentTall Bearded Iris 'Modern Classic'
(Iris )
WUVIE Positive CommentDaylily 'Rudolf Seyer'
(Hemerocallis )
joshz8a Positive CommentAsparagus Fern, Plumosa Fern
(Asparagus setaceus)
TBGDN Positive CommentTall Bearded Iris 'Sierra Grande'
(Iris )
Farmerdill Neutral CommentPotato 'Caesar'
(solanum tuberosum)
alamoaimee Neutral CommentDwarf Pampas Grass 'Pumila'
(Cortaderia selloana)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentPotato 'CalRed'
(Solanum tuberosum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentPotato 'Carlingford'
(Solanum tuberosum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentPotato 'Carlton'
(Solanum tuberosum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentPotato 'Cascade'
(Solanum tuberosum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentPotato 'Cherry Red'
(Solanum tuberosum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentPotato 'Coastal Russet'
(Solanum tuberosum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentPotato 'Concurrent'
(Solanum tuberosum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentPotato 'Conestoga'
(Solanum tuberosum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentPotato 'Cupids'
(Solanum tuberosum)
wmrazek Positive CommentTower Tree
(Schizolobium parahyba)
TBGDN Positive CommentTall Bearded Iris 'Caption'
(Iris )
TBGDN Positive CommentTall Bearded Iris 'Before the Storm'
(Iris )
TBGDN Positive CommentTall Bearded Iris 'Cherry Smoke'
(Iris )
TBGDN Positive CommentHybrid Kordesii Rose 'Champlain'
(Rosa )
gina7 Positive CommentMayten Tree 'Green Showers'
(Maytenus boaria)
TBGDN Positive CommentTall Bearded Iris 'Champagne Frost'
(Iris )
TBGDN Positive CommentTall Bearded Iris 'Blue Crusader'
(Iris )
sugarweed Negative CommentSouthern Sword Fern
(Nephrolepis cordifolia)
TBGDN Positive CommentTall Bearded Iris 'Silverado'
(Iris )
sugarweed Negative CommentWhite-Veined Arrowhead Vine, Nephthytis
(Syngonium podophyllum)
jwr6404 Positive CommentTomato 'Sweet Million'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
sugarweed Negative CommentBrazilian jasmine 'Jasamine bahainese'
(Jasminum fluminense)
TBGDN Positive CommentDaylily 'Bonanza'
(Hemerocallis )

Images

Member Addition Description
mysticImageDaylily 'North Wind Billet Doux'
(Hemerocallis )
GustichockImageMonkey Puzzle Tree
(Araucaria araucana)
GustichockImageWater Oak
(Quercus nigra)
jnanaImagePhalaenopsis
(Phalaenopsis amabilis var. formosanum)
jnanaImageVanda 'Trevor Rathbone 'Adela''
(Vanda )
EricInSFImageSka Pastora, La Maria, Diviner's Sage
(Salvia divinorum)
EricInSFImageChilean Guava
(Ugni molinae)
monikaImageAngels Trumpet 'Sommerzauber'
(Brugmansia x hybrid flore plena)
monikaImageAngel Trumpet, Angel's Trumpet 'White Pearl'
(Brugmansia - hybrid flore plena)
XenomorfImageHedge Cactus, Queen of the Night
(Cereus hildmannianus subsp. hildmannianus)
palmbobImageDrakensberg Cycad
(Encephalartos ghellinckii)
palmbobImageLydenburg Cycad
(Encephalartos inopinus)
GardenGuyKinImageHebe 'Amy'
(Hebe )
rcn48ImageTaiwanese Toad Lily
(Tricyrtis formosana)
rcn48ImageEmperor Toad Lily 'Emperor'
(Tricyrtis formosana)
cactus_loverImageCrown of Thorns, Christ Plant, Siamese Lucky Plant
(Euphorbia milii)
cactus_loverImageCrown of Thorns, Christ Plant, Siamese Lucky Plant
(Euphorbia milii)
GardenGuyKinImageAngel Trumpet, Angel's Trumpet 'Culebra'
(Brugmansia aurea)
giancarloImage
(Philodendron subhastatum)
giancarloImage
(Philodendron subhastatum)
Melissa_OhioImageSnap Bean (Green, String or French Bean) 'Marconi Nano'
(Phaseolus vulgaris)
Melissa_OhioImageSnap bean, Bush bean 'Anellino di Trento, Bush'
(Phaseolus vulgaris)
kennedyhImageRough Burr-daisy
(Calotis scabiosifolia)
mysticImageDaylily 'Awaken With Kisses'
(Hemerocallis )
XenomorfImageHedge Cactus, Queen of the Night
(Cereus hildmannianus subsp. hildmannianus)
squish22ImageMichelia Coco
(Michelia pumila)
squish22ImageMichelia Coco
(Michelia pumila)
parrothead2ImageKentia Palm, Sentry Palm, Paradise Palm
(Howea forsteriana)
kellImageSago Palm
(Cycas revoluta)
kellImageSago Palm
(Cycas revoluta)
bootandallImageMason's Nerine
(Nerine masoniorum)
bootandallImageLobelia 'Pink Elephant'
(Lobelia )
htopImageQueen's Tears, Friendship Plant 'Mini'
(Billbergia nutans)
htopImageQueen's Tears, Friendship Plant 'Mini'
(Billbergia nutans)
escambiaguyImageJapanese Climbing Fern
(Lygodium japonicum)
escambiaguyImageJapanese Climbing Fern
(Lygodium japonicum)
fraxinusImageEuropean Mistletoe, Mistletoe
(Viscum album)
cfkingfishImageCoquillo Palm
(Astrocaryum alatum)
cfkingfishImageCoquillo Palm
(Astrocaryum alatum)
sstatehamImageHybrid Columbine 'Spring Magic Rose and White'
(Aquilegia )
sstatehamImageSpiderwort 'Bluestone'
(Tradescantia x andersoniana)
FarmerdillImageOnion 'Long De Florence Simiane'
(Allium cepa)
GalanthophileImagePaper Daphne, Lokta 'Jacqueline Postill'
(Daphne bholua)
GalanthophileImageSnowdrop 'Maidwell L'
(Galanthus )
TBGDNImageIntermediate Bearded Iris 'Miss Mauve'
(Iris )
Todd_BolandImageMoth Orchid 'Brother Lawrence'
(Phalaenopsis )
Todd_BolandImagePink Rock Orchid, Pink Rocklily
(Dendrobium kingianum)
UrsulaImageOreganillo, Toronjilcillo
(Stachys grandidentata)
UrsulaImageOreganillo, Toronjilcillo
(Stachys grandidentata)
TBGDNImageTall Bearded Iris 'Pink Attraction'
(Iris )
trilian15ImageLiverleaf
(Hepatica transsilvanica)
kennedyhImageMarshwort
(Nymphoides geminata)
jmorthImagePeruvian Daffodil
(Hymenocallis festalis)

New Botanary Words

Name Pronunciation Meaning
x persica  PER-see-ka  Hybrid, meaning of or from Persia  
x intermedia  in-ter-MEE-dee-a  Hybrid, meaning intermediate  
x marliacea  mar-lee-AK-ee-a  Hybrids named for the world-renowned French waterlily vendor, the Jardin des Nénuphars Latour-Marliac  
triumfetti  tree-um-FET-ee  Named for Giovanni Battista Triumfetti, 18th century professor of Botany and Director of the Botanical Garden in Rome, Italy  
Triumfetta  tree-um-FET-a  Named for Giovanni Battista Triumfetti, 18th century professor of Botany and Director of the Botanical Garden in Rome, Italy  

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Dave Whitinger

 

And that's the way it was... February 18, 2006