The PlantFiles Newsletter

Covering the events of March 12, 2006, on which 294 members joined.
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Gardening Quote of the Day

"I am fonder of my garden for the trouble it gives me."

(Reginald Farrer, 19th Century British author, gardener)

The PlantFiles Photo of the Day

Orchid Tree, Bauhinia
Bauhinia acuminata
By bermudiana

PF Photo of the Day

Activity Report:

142 new plants were added to the database.
44 new descriptions were added.
54 new images were added.
1624 new options were checked off.

Comments

Member Addition Description
scutler Neutral CommentCommon Camellia, Japanese Camellia 'Pink Perfection'
(Camellia japonica)
TBGDN Positive CommentTall Bearded Iris 'Hello Darkness'
(Iris )
sixtango4 Positive CommentBenguet Pine
(Pinus insularis)
echinops Positive CommentTransylvanian Sage
(Salvia transylvanica)
linjasar Positive CommentBlack Fountain Grass 'Moudry'
(Pennisetum alopecuroides)
conifers Positive CommentBlue Spruce or Colorado Spruce 'Mrs. Cesarini'
(Picea pungens)
Big_Red Neutral CommentGarden Onion, Edible Onion 'Sweet Vidalia'
(Allium cepa)
conifers Positive CommentColorado Spruce, Blue Spruce 'St. Mary's Broom'
(Picea pungens)
conifers Positive CommentBlue Spruce or Colorado Spruce 'The Blues'
(Picea pungens)
conifers Positive CommentColorado Spruce, Blue Spruce 'Thomsen'
(Picea pungens)
conifers Neutral CommentBlue Spruce or Colorado Spruce 'Pocono'
(Picea rubens)
conifers Positive CommentHybrid Pine (densiflora x thunbergii) 'Jane Kluis'
(Pinus densiflora x thunbergii)
conifers Positive CommentJack Pine 'Potters'
(Pinus banksiana)
conifers Positive CommentJack Pine 'Girard's Weeper'
(Pinus banksiana)
carolschuman Positive CommentYellow Jessamine, Carolina Yellow Jasmine
(Gelsemium sempervirens)
Gabrielle Positive CommentGarlic Chives
(Allium tuberosum)
Gabrielle Neutral CommentGerman Garlic, Ornamental Onion, Curly Chives
(Allium spirale)
Gabrielle Neutral CommentElderberry 'Sutherland Gold'
(Sambucus racemosa)
conifers Positive CommentSwiss Pine or Arolla Pine 'Chalet'
(Pinus cembra)
conifers Positive CommentSwiss Pine or Arolla Pine 'Compacta Glauca'
(Pinus cembra)
conifers Positive CommentSwiss Pine or Arolla Pine 'Glauca Nana'
(Pinus cembra)
conifers Positive CommentSwiss Pine or Arolla Pine 'Silver Sheen'
(Pinus cembra)
Gabrielle Neutral CommentCommon Yarrow, Milfoil, Sanguinary, Soldier’s Woundwort, Staunchweed, Thousandleaf, Yarrow 'Taygetea Debutante'
(Achillea millefolium)
SW_gardener Positive CommentKlondike Cosmos, Sulphur Cosmos, Orange Cosmos
(Cosmos sulphureus)
michaeladenner Neutral CommentAnthericum
(Anthericum sanderii)
TexasPuddyPrint Positive CommentRoving Sailor, Twining Snapdragon, Snapdragon Vine
(Maurandella antirrhiniflora)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentBlack Walnut 'Daniels'
(Juglans nigra)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentBlack Walnut 'Emma Kay'
(Juglans nigra)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentBlack Walnut 'Football 2'
(Juglans nigra)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentBlack Walnut 'Krause'
(Juglans nigra)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentBlack Walnut 'Lamb's Curly'
(Juglans nigra)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentBlack Walnut 'Ridgeway'
(Juglans nigra)
Big_Red Neutral CommentEdible Onion 'Georgia Sweet'
(Allium cepa)
htop Positive CommentPasture heliotrope
(Heliotropium tenellum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentBlack Walnut 'Sauber 1'
(Juglans nigra)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentBlack Walnut 'Schrieber'
(Juglans nigra)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentBlack Walnut 'Sparrow'
(Juglans nigra)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentBlack Walnut 'Surprise'
(Juglans nigra)
TBGDN Positive CommentFalse Autumn Crocus, Meadow Saffron, Naked Ladies 'The Giant'
(Colchicum )
conifers Positive CommentJapanese Red Pine 'Glitzer's Weeping'
(Pinus densiflora)
conifers Positive CommentWeeping Japanese Red Pine 'Pendula'
(Pinus densiflora)
conifers Positive CommentJapanese Red Pine 'Pygmaea'
(Pinus densiflora)
conifers Positive CommentLimber Pine 'Glauca'
(Pinus flexilis)
JoanJ Neutral CommentSpuria Iris 'Elixir'
(Iris )

Images

Member Addition Description
XenomorfImageBaseball Bat Cactus, Caripari, Kalapari
(Neoraimondia herzogiana)
XenomorfImageTuna Prickly Pear, Red Buttons Opuntia
(Opuntia quitensis)
franjImageMammillaria
(Mammillaria luethyi)
kimskreationsImageDaylily 'Iowa Lady'
(Hemerocallis )
kennedyhImageJerusalem Cherry, Winter Cherry, Madeira Winter Cherry
(Solanum pseudocapsicum)
WandasflowersImageDaylily 'Paprika Velvet'
(Hemerocallis )
TBGDNImageLouisiana Iris 'Black Gamecock'
(Iris )
jnanaImageBaby Rubber Plant, Blunt Leaf Peperomia
(Peperomia obtusifolia)
DaylilySLPImageDaylily 'Sleepy Hollow'
(Hemerocallis )
DaylilySLPImageDaylily 'Smoke and Mirrors'
(Hemerocallis )
raydioImageDaffodil, Lent Lily
(Narcissus pseudonarcissus)
raydioImageHybrid Hellebore, Lenten Rose
(Helleborus x hybridus)
kennedyhImageLarge Kangaroo-apple
(Solanum laciniatum)
Todd_BolandImageScarlet Kleinia, Coral Senecio
(Kleinia fulgens)
Todd_BolandImageBlue Porterweed, Blue Rat's Tail, Verbena Azul, Cayenne Snakeweed
(Stachytarpheta cayennensis)
TBGDNImageWilson's English Ivy 'Wilsonii'
(Hedera helix)
GustichockImageMourning Cypress, Chinese Weeping Cypress
(Cupressus funebris)
scutlerImageCommon Camellia, Japanese Camellia 'Eleanor Hagood'
(Camellia japonica)
scutlerImageCommon Camellia, Japanese Camellia 'James Hyde Porter'
(Camellia japonica)
spaceman_spiffImageDancing Bones Cactus, Drunkard's Dream, Spice Cactus
(Hatiora salicornioides)
spaceman_spiffImageDancing Bones Cactus, Drunkard's Dream, Spice Cactus
(Hatiora salicornioides)
skilledwithandsImageGreen Dragon
(Pinellia pedatisecta)
JoanJImageTall Bearded Iris 'Lorna's Polly'
(Iris )
JoanJImageTall Bearded Iris 'Lorna's Rocket'
(Iris )
sixtango4ImageBenguet Pine
(Pinus insularis)
Faversham_markImageWinter Squash - Butternut 'Piena di Napoli'
(Cucurbita moschata)
FarmerdillImagePotato 'King Edward'
(Solanum tuberosum)
Big_RedImagePeach 'White Princess'
(Prunus persica)
boojumImageFritillary, Fritillaria, Michael's Flower
(Fritillaria michailovskyi)
Big_RedImageGarden Onion, Edible Onion 'Sweet Vidalia'
(Allium cepa)
boojumImageCalifornia Poppy
(Eschscholzia californica var. maritima)
GustichockImageQueensland Kauri
(Agathis robusta)
UrsulaImageLirio de Cordillera
(Alstroemeria pallida)
aprilwillisImageSnail Vine
(Phaseolus caracalla)
aprilwillisImageFirecracker Plant, Mexican Honeysuckle, Orange Plume Flower
(Justicia spicigera)
aries44ImageLettuce, Loose Leaf 'Prize Head'
(Lactuca sativa)
aries44ImageSnap Bean or Dry Bean 'Blue Ribbon'
(Phaseolus vulgaris)
MotherNature4ImageResurrection Fern
(Polypodium polypodioides)
conifersImageJack Pine 'Girard's Weeper'
(Pinus banksiana)
conifersImageSwiss Pine or Arolla Pine 'Chalet'
(Pinus cembra)
UrsulaImageLirio de Cordillera
(Alstroemeria pallida)
KimGaitherImageWinter Jasmine
(Jasminum nudiflorum)
KimGaitherImageWinter Jasmine
(Jasminum nudiflorum)
htopImageTexas Bindweed
(Convolvulus equitans)
TexasPuddyPrintImageRoving Sailor, Twining Snapdragon, Snapdragon Vine
(Maurandella antirrhiniflora)
WandasflowersImageDaylily 'Pastel Classic'
(Hemerocallis )
franjImageMexican Pincushion
(Mammillaria magnimamma)
htopImagePasture heliotrope
(Heliotropium tenellum)
wallaby1ImageDutch Crocus, Spring Crocus 'Jeanne d'Arc'
(Crocus vernus)
wallaby1ImageDutch Crocus, Spring Crocus 'Jeanne d'Arc'
(Crocus vernus)
AndyrewImageVariegated Spider plant, Airplane Plant 'Variegatum'
(Chlorophytum comosum)
saffieImageStandish's Honeysuckle, Bush Honeysuckle
(Lonicera standishii)
AndyrewImageJapanese Squash, Oriental Squash 'Tetsukabuto'
(Cucurbita maxima x moschata)
jackrhondaImageTurnip 'Purple Globe'
(Brassica B. rapa)

New Botanary Words

Name Pronunciation Meaning
werdermanii  ver-der-MAN-ee-eye  Named for Dr. Erich Werdermann, 20th century German professor of botany in Berlin  
werdermaniana  ver-der-man-ee-AH-na  Named for Dr. Erich Werdermann, 20th century German professor of botany in Berlin  
werdermanianus  ver-der-man-ee-AH-nus  Named for Dr. Erich Werdermann, 20th century German professor of botany in Berlin  
austroyunnanensis  oss-troh-yoo-nan-EN-sis  From southern Yunnan, China  
austroyunnanense  oss-troh-yoo-nan-EN-see  From southern Yunnan, China  
tegmentosum  teg-men-TOH-sum  Possibly from the Latin tegmenta, meaning a covering  
Vaupelia  voh-PEL-ee-a  Named for Friedrich Carl (or Karl) Johann Vaupel, early 20th century German scientist and plant collector  
jalpanensis  hal-pa-NEN-sis  Of or from Jalapa, Vera Cruz (Mexico); also spelled Xalapa  
longicornis  lon-jee-KORN-is  Having a long corn  
longicorne  lon-jee-KORN-is  Having a long corn  
difficilis  dif-fih-SIL-iss  From the Latin, meaning difficult  
tridentata  try-den-TAY-ta  Three-toothed  
tridentatum  try-den-TAY-tum  Three-toothed  
tridentatus  try-den-TAY-tus  Three-toothed  
bucculenta  buk-yoo-LEN-ta  Having a large mouth or fat (full) cheeks  
x  see info  Used alone or preceding an epithet to indicate a cross or hybrid; it is not included when the binomial is spoken aloud  

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Dave Whitinger

 

And that's the way it was... March 12, 2006