The PlantFiles Newsletter

Covering the events of March 3, 2006, on which 187 members joined. 		PF Logo

Gardening Quote of the Day

"As Rosemary is to the Spirit, so Lavender is to the Soul."

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The PlantFiles Photo of the Day

Shooting Star Hoya
Hoya multiflora
By PanamonCreel

PF Photo of the Day

Activity Report:

53 new plants were added to the database.
47 new descriptions were added.
36 new images were added.
755 new options were checked off.

Comments

Member Addition Description
lophoman Positive CommentHaworthia
(Haworthia truncata)
lophoman Positive CommentPrincess of the Night 'Callianthus'
(Selenicereus x callianthus)
sterhill Positive CommentWood Spurge 'Rudolph'
(Euphorbia amygdaloides x characias)
sterhill Positive CommentPeruvian Lily, Inca Lily
(Alstroemeria aurea)
Pagancat Positive CommentCanna Lily 'Black Knight'
(Canna x generalis)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentPotato 'Allehanna'
(solanum tuberosum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentPotato 'Anita'
(solanum tuberosum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentPotato 'Ashworth'
(solanum tuberosum)
timrann Positive CommentWhite Petrea
(Petrea Volubilis Alba)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentPotato 'Campbell 13'
(solanum tuberosum)
jmb_nc Positive CommentBalloon Flower, Chinese Bellflower, Japanese Bellflower 'Mariesii'
(Platycodon grandiflorus)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentPotato 'Cariboo'
(solanum tuberosum)
Melissa_Ohio Neutral CommentTomato 'Indian Stripe'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
frostweed Positive CommentBig Red Sage
(Salvia penstemonoides)
acepre Neutral CommentAfrican Violet 'Bob Serbin'
(Saintpaulia ionantha)
BayAreaTropics Neutral CommentSierra Leone Lily 'Fireflash'
(Chlorophytum )
wallaby1 Positive CommentCanna Lily 'Black Knight'
(Canna x generalis)
Gourd Positive CommentConfederate Rose, Cotton Rose
(Hibiscus mutabilis)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentPotato 'Chenango'
(solanum tuberosum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentPotato 'Chinook'
(solanum tuberosum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentPotato 'Chisago'
(solanum tuberosum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentPotato 'Conchita'
(solanum tuberosum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentPotato 'Empire'
(solanum tuberosum)
Decumbent Positive CommentDoublefile Viburnum, Japanese Snowball Bush 'Summer Snowflake'
(Viburnum plicatum var. tomentosum)
palmbob Positive Comment 'Crocodile'
(Gasteria sp.)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentPotato 'Erendira'
(solanum tuberosum)
palmbob Positive Comment 'Madegasterica'
(Gasteria sp.)
frostweed Positive CommentGolden Groundsel, Roundleaf Ragwort
(Packera obovata)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentPotato 'Erie'
(solanum tuberosum)
palmbob Positive Comment
(Gasteria balyssiana)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentPotato 'Fillmore'
(solanum tuberosum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentPotato 'Genesee'
(solanum tuberosum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentPotato 'Glenmeer'
(solanum tuberosum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentPotato 'Grand Falls'
(Solanum tuberosum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentRusset Potato 'Harford'
(Solanum tuberosum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentPotato 'Houma'
(Solanum tuberosum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentPotato 'Idarose'
(Solanum tuberosum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentPotato 'Ilse's Northern German'
(Solanum tuberosum)
ppatnaude Negative CommentVariegated Porcelain Berry Vine 'Elegans'
(Ampelopsis brevipedunculata)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentPotato 'Ilona'
(solanum tuberosum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentPotato 'Impala'
(solanum tuberosum)
Anikke Positive CommentRubber Tree 'Burgundy'
(Ficus elastica)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentPotato 'Inova'
(solanum tuberosum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentPotato 'Institut de Beauvais'
(solanum tuberosum)
TBGDN Positive CommentTall Bearded Iris 'Jurassic Park'
(Iris )
TBGDN Positive CommentTall Bearded Iris 'Santiago'
(Iris )
TBGDN Positive CommentMiniature Tall Bearded Iris 'Blue Chip Stock'
(Iris )

Images

Member Addition Description
mysticImageDaylily 'Mary's Baby'
(Hemerocallis )
TomH3787ImageLong-cupped Narcissus, Large-cupped Daffodil 'Monal'
(Narcissus )
roadrunnerImageScarlet Hedgenettle, Seven-up Plant 'Hidalgo'
(Stachys coccinea)
TomH3787ImageLungwort 'Berries and Cream'
(Pulmonaria )
roadrunnerImageOrgan Pipe Cactus, Pitayo Dulce, Mehuele
(Stenocereus thurberi)
TBGDNImageTall Bearded Iris 'Spring Parasol'
(Iris )
kennedyhImageBachelor's Button, Cornflower
(Centaurea cyanus)
xsuper04ImageGiant Lily
(Cardiocrinum giganteum)
XenomorfImageClaret Cup, Strawberry Cactus
(Echinocereus triglochidiatus var. triglochidiatus)
kennedyhImageChinese Lantern Plant, Strawberry Ground Cherry
(Physalis alkekengi)
irmalyImageChinese Juniper
(Juniperus chinensis)
irmalyImageWitch Hazel 'Arnold Promise'
(Hamamelis x intermedia)
kellImageChinese Foxglove
(Rehmannia elata)
XenomorfImageCrassula 'Imperialis'
(Crassula )
TBGDNImageTall Bearded Iris 'Clear Morning Sky'
(Iris )
lugargardenImageHardy Fuchsia
(Fuchsia magellanica)
giancarloImageQueen's Tears, Friendship Plant
(Billbergia nutans)
PagancatImageDevil's Trumpet, Horn of Plenty, Downy Thorn Apple 'Double White Lady'
(Datura metel)
lugargardenImageHardy Fuchsia
(Fuchsia magellanica)
UrsulaImageChilean Lantern Tree, White Lantern Tree
(Crinodendron patagua)
kellImage 'Coastal Gem'
(Grevillea lanigera)
UrsulaImageChilean Lantern Tree, White Lantern Tree
(Crinodendron patagua)
FarmerdillImageSalad Onion 'Ramrod'
(Allium cepa)
ronwestImageDewy Pine, Portuguese Sundew
(Drosophyllum lusitanicum)
ronwestImageDewy Pine, Portuguese Sundew
(Drosophyllum lusitanicum)
cactus_loverImageSedum
(Sedum dendroideum subsp. praealtum)
MollyMcImageOrnamental Pepper 'Trifetti'
(Capsicum annuum)
sterhillImageVariegated Winter Daphne, Fragrant Daphne 'Aureo-Marginata'
(Daphne odora)
imnoangelImageHybrid Tea Rose 'Firefighter™'
(Rosa )
wallaby1ImageCanna Lily 'Black Knight'
(Canna x generalis)
wallaby1ImageCanna Lily 'Black Knight'
(Canna x generalis)
DecumbentImageDoublefile Viburnum, Japanese Snowball Bush 'Summer Snowflake'
(Viburnum plicatum var. tomentosum)
palmbobImage
(Gasteria balyssiana)
palmbobImageAloe
(Aloe sabaea)
xsuper04ImageToothwort
(Cardamine macrophylla)
kniphofiaImageMamillaria
(Mammillaria mystax)

New Botanary Words

Name Pronunciation Meaning
Drosophyllum  dross-oh-FIL-um  From the Greek drosos (dew) and phyllon (leaf)  
lusitanicum  loo-si-TAN-ee-kum  Of or from Portugal (called Lusitania by the ancient Romans)  
lusitanicus  loo-si-TAN-ee-kus  Of or from Portugal (called Lusitania by the ancient Romans)  
melitensis  mel-ih-TEN-sis  Of or from the islands of Malta  
melitense  mel-ih-TEN-see  Of or from the islands of Malta  
myosotidea  my-oh-so-TID-ee-a  Like Myosotis (forget-me-not)  
melanoleuca  mel-an-oh-LEW-ka  From the Greek melas (black) and leukos (white)  
melanoleucum  mel-an-oh-LEW-kum  From the Greek melas (black) and leukos (white)  
melanoleucum  mel-an-oh-LEW-kus  From the Greek melas (black) and leukos (white)  

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Have a good day, and happy gardening!

Dave Whitinger

 

And that's the way it was... March 3, 2006