The PlantFiles Newsletter Covering the events of March 5, 2006, on which 266 members joined.

Gardening Quote of the Day

(Steve Bender, Southern garden writer)

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Member Addition Description TBGDN Daylily 'Minstrel Boy' (Hemerocallis ) kennedyh Pituri (Duboisia hopwoodii) kell Caribbean Lily, Cuban Lily, Giant Squill, Hyacinth of Peru (Scilla peruviana) irmaly Early Scilla, White Squill (Scilla mischtschenkoana) irmaly Snowrose, Tree of a Thousand Stars 'Variegata' (Serissa foetida) Xenomorf Crassula 'Imperialis' (Crassula ) TBGDN Tall Bearded Iris 'Aplomb' (Iris ) palmbob Adam's Needle, Spoonleaf Yucca, Needle Palm, Devil's Shoestring 'Color Guard' (Yucca filamentosa) lugargarden Hardy Fuchsia (Fuchsia magellanica) Xenomorf Agave (Agave geminiflora) wallaby1 Canna Lily 'Black Knight' (Canna x generalis) palmbob Schefflera (Schefflera actinophylla) htop Blackfoot Daisy, Black Foot Daisy (Melampodium leucanthum) DaylilySLP Daylily 'Wine Delight' (Hemerocallis ) DaylilySLP Daylily 'I See Stars' (Hemerocallis ) JamesCO Witch Hazel 'Diane' (Hamamelis x intermedia) kell 'Variegata' (Fatsia japonica) MotherNature4 Kalanchoe, Desert Cabbage 'Bronze Sculpture' (Kalanchoe thyrsiflora) WUVIE Spider Lily (Lycoris radiata) frostweed Winged Elm (Ulmus alata) KimGaither Goldfish Plant 'Variegata' (Nematanthus nervosa) KimGaither Goldfish Plant 'Variegata' (Nematanthus nervosa) ViburnumValley Prague Viburnum (Viburnum x pragense) Wandasflowers Daylily 'Hyperion' (Hemerocallis ) Wandasflowers Daylily 'Lilting Lavender' (Hemerocallis ) mystic Daylily 'Sturm Und Drang' (Hemerocallis ) Clare_CA Plumeria 'Duke' (Plumeria rubra) Clare_CA Plumeria 'Gulf Stream' (Plumeria rubra) TucsonJen Shrubby Germander, Tree Germander 'Azurea' (Teucrium fruticans) Nancymo Tall Bearded Iris 'After the Dawn' (Iris ) Nancymo Tall Bearded Iris 'Alabaster Unicorn' (Iris ) OregonCoastSeth Banyan Tree, Ban Yan (Ficus benghalensis) parkerpt Flowering Pear, Callery Pear 'Redspire' (Pyrus calleryana) parkerpt Flowering Pear, Callery Pear 'Redspire' (Pyrus calleryana) Pagancat Lemon 'Variegated Pink Eureka' (Citrus limon) Pagancat Lemon 'Variegated Pink Eureka' (Citrus limon) JamesCO Snow Crocus, Golden Crocus 'Blue Pearl' (Crocus chrysanthus) timrann Cordyline (Cordyline mauritiana) timrann Cordyline (Cordyline mauritiana) Farmerdill Pumpkin, Winter Squash 'Tonda Padana' (Cucurbita maxima) mystic Daylily 'Clarification' (Hemerocallis ) gabriellefsu Tibouchina (Tibouchina spp.) franj Star Plant, Bishop's Cap (Astrophytum myriostigma) WUVIE Pineapple (Ananas comosus) franj Tongue-leaf Plant (Glottiphyllum longum) einaudi White Kauai rosemallow (Hibiscus waimeae) einaudi Native White Rosemallow (Hibiscus arnottianus) CristianaMS Sea Poppy, Horned Poppy, Yellow Horned Poppy 'Extra' (Glaucium flavum) CristianaMS Sea Poppy, Horned Poppy, Yellow Horned Poppy 'Extra' (Glaucium flavum) ampy Carnation 'CFPC Yellow Lacy' (Dianthus caryophyllus) ampy Carnation 'CFPC Yellow Lacy' (Dianthus caryophyllus) Monocromatico Garlic Chives (Allium tuberosum) Monocromatico Italian Parsley, Flat-Leaf Parsley (Petroselinum crispum var. neapolitanum) kennedyh Native Tobacco (Nicotiana occidentalis) gsnowdon Clivia (Clivia cyrtanthiflora) ACsAgapePlants Hoya (Hoya endauensis) giancarlo 'concentrica dexter pride' (Neoregelia ) giancarlo 'concentrica dexter pride' (Neoregelia ) Violet_Treasure African Violet 'Blue Dragon' (Saintpaulia ) Violet_Treasure African Violet 'Rob's Boondoggle' (Saintpaulia ) Big_Red Tomato 'Amish Paste' (Lycopersicon lycopersicum) Big_Red Broccoli 'Calabrese' (Brassica oleracea)

New Botanary Words

Name Pronunciation Meaning Rhaphidophora   ra-fid-OH-for-a   From the Greek rhaphis (needle) and phoros (carrying), referring to the needle-like points on the fruit; also spelled Raphidophora   Raphidophora   ra-fid-OH-for-a   Variant spelling of Rhaphidophora, which is from the Greek rhaphis (needle) and phoros (carrying), referring to the needle-like points on the fruit   semipapposa   sem-ee-pa-POH-sa   From the Latin semi (half) and pappos (down or fluff)   semipapposum   sem-ee-pa-POH-sum   From the Latin semi (half) and pappos (down or fluff)   Salpichroa   sal-pee-KRO-a   From the Greek salpinx (trumpet) and chroma (color), referring to the beautiful trumpet-shaped flowers   baylissiana   bay-liss-ee-AH-na   Named for Colonel Roy Bayliss, a botanical explorer in South Africa and authority on succulents   krugiana   krug-ee-AH-na   Named for Leopold Krug, 19th century German-born businessman and amateur zoologist and botanist who collected in South America   krugii   KRUG-ee-eye   Named for Leopold Krug, 19th century German-born businessman and amateur zoologist and botanist who collected in South America   krugianum   krug-ee-AH-num   Named for Leopold Krug, 19th century German-born businessman and amateur zoologist and botanist who collected in South America   kwangsiensis   kwangz-ee-ENS-is   Of or from Guangxi Zhuang in southwestern China   kwangsiense   kwangz-ee-ENS-ee   Of or from Guangxi Zhuang in southwestern China   kurzii   KURZ-ee-eye   Named for Wilhelm Sulpiz Kurz, 19th century botanist and expert in Musa (banana)

Final Notes

Have a good day, and happy gardening!

Dave Whitinger

And that's the way it was... March 5, 2006