The PlantFiles Newsletter

Covering the events of March 7, 2006, on which 226 members joined. 		PF Logo

Gardening Quote of the Day

"The winter blues will soon be gone. And birds will soon burst forth in song. The Coral Bells will gently ring. The Daphne yells "It's almost Spring!"

(M. Garren)

The PlantFiles Photo of the Day

Crape Myrtle, Crepe Myrtle
Lagerstroemia indica
By MG

PF Photo of the Day

Activity Report:

105 new plants were added to the database.
52 new descriptions were added.
48 new images were added.
988 new options were checked off.

Comments

Member Addition Description
conifers Positive CommentJapanese Larch 'Blue Sparkler'
(Larix kaempferi)
Malus2006 Positive CommentTall Meadowrue
(Thalictrum dioicum)
paulan Positive CommentDesert Rose
(Adenium obesum subsp. boehmianum)
conifers Negative CommentLawson's Cypress, Port Orford Cedar 'Fletcherii'
(Chamaecyparis lawsoniana)
conifers Neutral CommentHinoki False Cypress 'Devine's Sport'
(Chamaecyparis obtusa)
conifers Neutral CommentHinoki False Cypress 'Nana Aurea'
(Chamaecyparis obtusa)
WUVIE Positive CommentJewels of Opar, Fame Flower 'Kingswood Gold'
(Talinum paniculatum)
conifers Neutral CommentBreviramea Hinoki False Cypress
(Chamaecyparis obtusa var. breviramea)
kflong Neutral CommentSpotted Dead Nettle 'White Nancy'
(Lamium maculatum)
conifers Positive CommentSawara False Cypress, Boulevard Cypress, Blue Moss Cypress 'Compacta Variegata'
(Chamaecyparis pisifera)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentPecan 'Hirschi'
(Carya illinoiensis)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentPecan 'Campell 4'
(Carya illinoiensis)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentPecan 'Carlson Center'
(Carya illinoiensis)
conifers Positive CommentSawara False Cypress, Boulevard Cypress, Blue Moss Cypress 'Nana'
(Chamaecyparis pisifera)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentPecan 'Fisher'
(Carya illinoiensis)
conifers Neutral CommentSawara False Cypress, Boulevard Cypress, Blue Moss Cypress 'Argentea Nana'
(Chamaecyparis pisifera)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentPecan 'Lucas'
(Carya illinoiensis)
conifers Positive CommentAtlantic White Cypress 'Heatherbun'
(Chamaecyparis thyoides)
conifers Neutral CommentChinese Juniper 'Saybrook Gold'
(Juniperus chinensis)
conifers Neutral CommentHinoki False Cypress 'Rigid Dwarf'
(Chamaecyparis obtusa)
conifers Positive CommentCommon Juniper 'Berkshire'
(Juniperus communis)
conifers Positive CommentCommon Juniper 'Compacta Aurea'
(Juniperus communis)
conifers Positive CommentFlaky Juniper, Single-seed Juniper 'Prostrata'
(Juniperus squamata)
conifers Positive CommentEuropean Larch 'Julian's Weeper'
(Larix decidua)
conifers Positive CommentJapanese Larch ''Pendula''
(Larix kaempferi)
conifers Neutral CommentTamarack, Alaskan Larch, Hackmatack 'Girard Dwarf'
(Larix laricina)
conifers Positive CommentDawn Redwood
(Metasequoia glyptostroboides)
conifers Positive CommentDawn Redwood 'Ogon / Gold Rush'
(Metasequoia glyptostroboides)
casacalibri Positive CommentButterfly Clerodendrum, Blue Glory Bower
(Clerodendrum ugandense)
Malus2006 Negative CommentAsiatic Dayflower, Blue Dayflower
(Commelina communis)
Malus2006 Positive CommentAmerican Wood Anemone, Nightcaps, Windflower
(Anemone quinquefolia)
kitzee Positive CommentQueen's Tears 'Variegata'
(Billbergia nutans)
Malus2006 Positive CommentAmerican Spikenard
(Aralia racemosa)
nifty413 Positive CommentVariegated Florida Anise ''Shady Lady' PPAF'
(Illicium floridanum)
Malus2006 Positive CommentMerry Bells, Bellworts, Wild Oats
(Uvularia sessilifolia)
Malus2006 Positive CommentYellow Corn-Lily, Bluebead Lily, Blue Bead Lily, Dogberry
(Clintonia borealis)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentPotato 'Kufri Ashoka'
(Solanum tuberosum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentPotato 'Kufri Badshah'
(Solanum tuberosum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentPotato 'Kufri Chandra mukhi'
(Solanum tuberosum)
Malus2006 Positive CommentMarsh Marigold, Kingcup
(Caltha palustris)
bluespiral Positive CommentTaiwan Cryptomeria, Formosan Redwood
(Taiwania cryptomerioides)
Malus2006 Positive CommentOnoclea, Sensitive Fern
(Onoclea sensibilis)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentPotato 'Kufri Chipsona-2'
(Solanum tuberosum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentPotato 'Kufri Himalini'
(Solanum tuberosum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentPotato 'Kufri Jawahar'
(Solanum tuberosum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentPotato 'Kufri Jyoti'
(Solanum tuberosum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentPotato 'Kufri Lalima'
(Solanum tuberosum)
TBGDN Positive CommentTall Bearded Iris 'Bubbling Along'
(Iris )
TBGDN Positive CommentTall Bearded Iris 'Bubbling Over'
(Iris )
Keyring Positive CommentSinningia 'Rio das Pedras'
(Sinningia )
TBGDN Positive CommentTall Bearded Iris 'Fragrant Lilac'
(Iris )
Rhodon Positive CommentPumpkin 'Gurney's Giant Magic'
(Cucurbita pepo)

Images

Member Addition Description
wallaby1ImageHymenocallis, Spider Lily, Ismene 'Sulphur Queen'
(Hymenocallis )
kennedyhImageWater Poppy
(Hydrocleys nymphoides)
TBGDNImageDaylily 'Todd Monroe'
(Hemerocallis )
kniphofiaImageAmaryllis 'Elvas'
(Hippeastrum )
XenomorfImageEuphorbia
(Euphorbia francoisii)
palmbobImageOx Tongue
(Gasteria glomerata)
palmbobImageOx Tongue
(Gasteria glomerata)
DaylilySLPImageDaylily 'Golden Tear Drops'
(Hemerocallis )
DaylilySLPImageDaylily 'Ice Wine'
(Hemerocallis )
KimGaitherImageBird of Paradise, Crane Flower
(Strelitzia reginae)
KimGaitherImageVick's Plant
(Plectranthus purpuratus)
WandasflowersImageDaylily 'Jamaican Jammin''
(Hemerocallis )
WandasflowersImageDaylily 'Jambalaya'
(Hemerocallis )
JamesCOImageAfrican Violet 'Sonoma Heather'
(Saintpaulia )
mysticImageDaylily 'Ashwood Blue Highway'
(Hemerocallis )
ampyImageHorned Violet, Tufted Pansy 'Sorbet Coconut'
(Viola cornuta)
Big_RedImageTomato 'Box Car Willie'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
JamesCOImageAfrican Violet 'Allegro Apalachian Trail'
(Saintpaulia )
kellImageDrumsticks, Rose Cone Flower
(Isopogon formosus)
kellImageGrevillea 'Long John'
(Grevillea )
12344ImageDaylily 'Ming Porcelain'
(Hemerocallis )
12344ImageDaylily 'Royal Flair'
(Hemerocallis )
wallaby1ImageAster: Island Tonga Dwarf Purple Aster 'Island Tonga'
(Symphyotrichum novi-belgii)
XenomorfImageTuna Prickly Pear, Red Buttons Opuntia
(Opuntia quitensis)
mike144mannImageDaylily 'Northern Rose'
(Hemerocallis )
mike144mannImageDaylily 'A Bit of Spice'
(Hemerocallis )
TBGDNImageIntermediate Bearded Iris 'Softly'
(Iris )
giancarloImageAnthurium
(Anthurium podophyllum)
Big_RedImageApple 'Jefferies'
(Malus x domestica)
bootandallImageToetoe Upoko-Tangata
(Cyperus ustulatus)
bootandallImageToetoe Upoko-Tangata
(Cyperus ustulatus)
FarmerdillImagePotato 'Keuka Gold'
(Solanum tuberosum)
htopImageBulbine 'Hallmark'
(Bulbine frutescens)
UrsulaImageCalceolaria
(Calceolaria corymbosa)
UrsulaImageCalceolaria
(Calceolaria corymbosa)
giancarloImagePhilodendron 'Zulu Prince'
(Philodendron )
golgiImageOrnamental Sweet Potato, Sweet Potato Vine 'Blackie'
(Ipomoea batatas)
kennedyhImageDouglas's Nightshade
(Solanum douglasii)
conifersImageTamarack, Alaskan Larch, Hackmatack 'Girard Dwarf'
(Larix laricina)
Kevin_5ImageSiebold Viburnum 'Wavecrest'
(Viburnum sieboldii)
Kevin_5ImageSiebold Viburnum 'Wavecrest'
(Viburnum sieboldii)
conifersImageDawn Redwood 'Ogon / Gold Rush'
(Metasequoia glyptostroboides)
kniphofiaImageAmaryllis 'Elvas'
(Hippeastrum )
nifty413ImageVariegated Florida Anise ''Shady Lady' PPAF'
(Illicium floridanum)
nifty413ImageVariegated Florida Anise ''Shady Lady' PPAF'
(Illicium floridanum)
NancymoImageTall Bearded Iris 'China Dragon'
(Iris )
NancymoImageTall Bearded Iris 'China Moon'
(Iris )
htopImageBlue Bottle, Starch Hyacinth, Southern Grape Hyacinth
(Muscari neglectum)

New Botanary Words

Name Pronunciation Meaning
heuffelianus  heff-el-ee-AH-nus  Named for Johann (aka János or Jan) Heuffel, 19th century Hungarian physician and botanist  
Heuffelia  heff-EL-ee-a  Named for Johann (aka János or Jan) Heuffel, 19th century Hungarian physician and botanist  
heuffelii  heff-EL-ee-eye  Named for Johann (aka János or Jan) Heuffel, 19th century Hungarian physician and botanist  
rothschildianum  roths-child-ee-AH-num  Named for Lionel Walter, 2nd Baron Rothschild, early 20th century British naturalist and zoologist  
rothschildianus  roths-child-ee-AH-nus  Named for Lionel Walter, 2nd Baron Rothschild, early 20th century British naturalist and zoologist  
rothschildii  roths-CHILD-ee-eye  Named for Lionel Walter, 2nd Baron Rothschild, early 20th century British naturalist and zoologist  
decursiva  de-KURS-iv-a  Running downward; decurrent  
decursivum  de-KURS-iv-um  Running downward; decurrent  
adenotricha  ad-en-oh-TRY-ka  Hairy gland  
adenotrichum  ad-en-oh-TRY-kum  Hairy gland  
adenotrichus  ad-en-oh-TRY-kus  Hairy gland  
chimanimaniensis  chim-an-ih-man-ee-EN-sis  Of or from the Chimanimani mountains, in Zimbabwe  
chimanimaniense  chim-an-ih-man-ee-EN-see  Of or from the Chimanimani mountains, in Zimbabwe  
Phalaroides  fal-ar-OY-deez  Resembles Phalaris (genus name with many meanings but probably from the Greek for a type of grass)  
x sylvestris  sil-VESS-tris  Hybrid meaning of the woods or growing wild  
kentuckea  ken-TUK-ee-a  Of or from Kentucky, a state in the eastern U.S.  

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Dave Whitinger

 

And that's the way it was... March 7, 2006