The PlantFiles Newsletter

Covering the events of March 18, 2006, on which 272 members joined. 		PF Logo

Gardening Quote of the Day

"I frequently tramped eight or ten miles through the deepest snow to keep an appointment with a beech-tree, or a yellow birch, or an old acquaintance among the pines."

(Henry David Thoreau, American author)

The PlantFiles Photo of the Day

Bottlebrush Tree
Callistemon rigidus
By Chamma

PF Photo of the Day

Activity Report:

80 new plants were added to the database.
43 new descriptions were added.
57 new images were added.
991 new options were checked off.

Comments

Member Addition Description
Margiempv Positive CommentLouisiana Iris 'Red Echo'
(Iris )
Margiempv Positive CommentLouisiana Iris 'Easter Tide'
(Iris )
ilima Positive CommentWild Petunia
(Ruellia colorata)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentPotato 'NorValley'
(Solanum tuberosum)
HelenEngle Positive CommentVariegated Japanese Sedge 'Aurea Variegata'
(Carex morrowii)
Larry1940 Positive CommentStaghorn Fern, Elkhorn Fern, Antelope Ears
(Platycerium bifurcatum)
Margiempv Positive CommentTall Bearded Iris 'Day Glow'
(Iris )
scutler Neutral CommentFlowering Crabapple 'Robinson'
(Malus )
Margiempv Positive CommentArilbred 'Fancy Work'
(Iris )
Margiempv Positive CommentLouisiana Iris 'Wheelhorse'
(Iris )
Margiempv Positive CommentLouisiana Iris 'Charlie's Tress'
(Iris )
Margiempv Positive CommentLouisiana Iris 'Chuck Begnaud'
(Iris )
Margiempv Positive CommentLouisiana Iris 'Destiny's Call'
(Iris )
Margiempv Positive CommentLouisiana Iris 'Feliciana Hills'
(Iris )
Kelli Neutral CommentAfrican violet 'Rob's Boolaroo'
(Saintpaulia )
Margiempv Positive CommentLouisiana Iris 'Honey Galore'
(Iris )
Margiempv Positive CommentTall Bearded Iris 'Honey Scoop'
(Iris )
Margiempv Positive CommentLouisiana Iris 'Hush Money'
(Iris )
Margiempv Positive CommentLouisiana Iris 'Peaches In Wine'
(Iris )
Margiempv Positive CommentLouisiana Iris 'Rokki Rockwell'
(Iris )
Margiempv Positive CommentTall Bearded Iris 'Rosalie Figge'
(Iris )
bermudakiller Neutral CommentWinter Honeysuckle
(Lonicera fragrantissima)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentPotato 'Noisette'
(Solanum tuberosum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentPotato 'Noordeling'
(Solanum tuberosum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentPotato 'Nordak'
(Solanum tuberosum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentPotato 'Norgleam'
(Solanum tuberosum)
Margiempv Positive CommentTall Bearded Iris 'Arctic Express'
(Iris )
Margiempv Positive CommentTall Bearded Iris 'Bride's Halo'
(Iris )
Farmerdill Neutral CommentPotato 'Oasis'
(Solanum tuberosum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentPotato 'Obelix'
(Solanum tuberosum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentPotato 'Octavia'
(Solanum tuberosum)
nellie31 Positive CommentJapanese Stewartia
(Stewartia pseudocamellia)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentPotato 'Odessa'
(Solanum tuberosum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentPotato 'Olza'
(Solanum tuberosum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentPotato 'Onaway'
(Solanum tuberosum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentPotato 'Ondine'
(Solanum tuberosum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentPotato 'Opaline'
(Solanum tuberosum)
woodspirit1 Positive CommentEvergreen Candytuft
(Iberis sempervirens)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentPotato 'Osprey'
(Solanum tuberosum)
GrowHappy Positive CommentCalibrachoa, Million Bells, Petunia
(Calibrachoa )
JenniferSM Positive CommentButterfly Bush, Summer Lilac, Orange-eye Butterfly Bush 'Harlequin'
(Buddleja davidii)
ColoradoSun Positive CommentHybrid Tea Rose 'Chicago Peace'
(Rosa )
ColoradoSun Neutral CommentHybrid Tea Rose 'Tropicana'
(Rosa )

Images

Member Addition Description
kennedyhImageHolly Mangrove, Sea Holly
(Acanthus ilicifolius)
ampyImageCarnation 'CFPC Debutante'
(Dianthus caryophyllus)
jamesyUKImageCootamundra Wattle, Purple Fern Leaf Acacia, Bailey's Purple Acacia 'Purpurea'
(Acacia baileyana)
JoanJImageTall Bearded Iris 'Oasis Amanda'
(Iris )
JoanJImageTall Bearded Iris 'Oasis Sea Surf'
(Iris )
UrsulaImageLirio del Monte (Mountain Lily)
(Alstroemeria exserens)
UrsulaImageLirio de Cordillera
(Alstroemeria pallida)
XenomorfImageLiving Stones
(Lithops hookeri var. lutea)
MshadowImageTall Bearded Iris 'Boogie Woogie'
(Iris )
GustichockImageBo Tree, Sacred Fig
(Ficus religiosa)
kennedyhImage
(Cirsium nipponicum)
MargiempvImageTall Bearded Iris 'Sly Fox'
(Iris )
palmbobImageSilver Dollar Plant
(Dudleya brittonii)
palmbobImageEuphorbia
(Euphorbia heterochroma)
psporterImageJapanese Maple 'Coral Magic'
(Acer palmatum)
bootandallImageKokihi Beach Spinach
(Tetragonia trigyna)
Calif_SueImageDaylily 'Rachael My Love'
(Hemerocallis )
Calif_SueImageDaylily 'Ruby Spider'
(Hemerocallis )
Todd_BolandImageDwarf Flowering Jasmine
(Jasminum parkeri)
XenomorfImageLiving Stones
(Lithops otzeniana)
Don_QuixoteImageDarwin Hybrid Tulip 'Apeldoorn Elite'
(Tulipa )
RWhizImageQuiver Tree, Kokerboom
(Aloe dichotoma)
RWhizImagePig's Ear, Round-leafed Navel Wort
(Cotyledon orbiculata)
conifersImageKorean Pine 'Silveray'
(Pinus koraiensis)
conifersImageMountain Pine, Mugo Pine 'Dolly's Choice'
(Pinus mugo)
PanamonCreelImageHuernia
(Huernia insigniflora)
daylilyImageDaylily 'Terrapin Point'
(Hemerocallis )
kellImagePhylica
(Phylica pubescens)
Todd_BolandImageEncliandra Fuchsia
(Fuchsia thymifolia)
PlantGeek16ImageDragonfruit, Dragon Fruit, Pitajaya
(Hylocereus polyrhizus)
TomH3787ImageSpring Starflower 'Wisley Blue'
(Ipheion uniflorum)
cgarvinImageCanadian Wild Ginger
(Asarum canadense)
scutlerImageFlowering Crabapple 'Robinson'
(Malus )
DanaDWImageSpring Starflower 'Rolf Fiedler'
(Ipheion uniflorum)
kellImageConfederate Rose
(Agave parrasana)
scutlerImageCommon Camellia, Japanese Camellia 'Rebel Yell'
(Camellia japonica)
sayaImageBronze Fennel 'Rubrum'
(Foeniculum vulgare subsp. vulgare)
sayaImageBronze Fennel 'Rubrum'
(Foeniculum vulgare subsp. vulgare)
cacti_loverImageEriosyce
(Eriosyce senilis)
FarmerdillImagePotato 'Institut de Beauvais'
(Solanum tuberosum)
mgarrImageLingonberry, Mountain Cranberry, Cowberry, Foxberry
(Vaccinium vitis-idaea)
htopImageTexas Bluebonnet
(Lupinus texensis)
GustichockImageEspina de bañado, Blanco grande, Tarumá
(Citharexylum montevidense)
KelliImageAfrican Violet
(Saintpaulia ionantha)
KelliImageAfrican Violet
(Saintpaulia ionantha)
kniphofiaImage 'Tahoma Glacier 'Sugar Sweet''
(Beallara )
kniphofiaImageEcheveria 'Lola'
(Echeveria )
PanamonCreelImageHuernia
(Huernia levyi)
MargiempvImageTall Bearded Iris 'Bold Fashion'
(Iris )
lauriwilsonImageFlowering Quince 'Cameo'
(Chaenomeles )
lauriwilsonImageFlowering Quince 'Cameo'
(Chaenomeles )
ilimaImageWild Petunia
(Ruellia colorata)
ilimaImageWild Petunia
(Ruellia colorata)
jnanaImageDesert Rose
(Adenium obesum)
MoonglowImageDavid Austin English Rose 'Christopher Marlowe'
(Rosa )
jnanaImageCape Mallow
(Anisodontea capensis)
TomH3787ImageHardy Gloxinia 'Evita'
(Gloxinia nematanthodes)

New Botanary Words

Name Pronunciation Meaning
vaupelii  voh-PEL-ee-eye  Named for Friedrich Carl (or Karl) Johann Vaupel, early 20th century German scientist and plant collector  
vaupeliana  voh-pel-ee-AH-na  Named for Friedrich Carl (or Karl) Johann Vaupel, early 20th century German scientist and plant collector  
vaupelianum  voh-pel-ee-AH-num  Named for Friedrich Carl (or Karl) Johann Vaupel, early 20th century German scientist and plant collector  
vaupelianus  voh-pel-ee-AH-nus  Named for Friedrich Carl (or Karl) Johann Vaupel, early 20th century German scientist and plant collector  
necopina  nek-oh-PIN-a  Unexpected or unaware  
necopinum  nek-oh-PIN-um  Unexpected or unaware  
necopinus  nek-oh-PIN-us  Unexpected or unaware  
Hildebrandtia  hil-de-BRAND-tee-a  Named for Johann Maria Hildebrandt, 19th century German plant collector  
hildebrandtiana  hil-de-brand-tee-AH-na  Named for Johann Maria Hildebrandt, 19th century German plant collector  
macranthos  mak-RANTH-os  Large flowered  
Decalobanthus  dek-a-lohb-AN-thus  Ten-lobed flower  
taltalense  tal-tal-EN-see  Of or from Taltal, Chile  
taltalensis  tal-tal-EN-sis  Of or from Taltal, Chile  
Sarcocaulon  sar-koh-KAW-lon  From the Greek sarkos (flesh) and caule (stem)  
pylzowii  pil-ZOV-ee-eye  Named for Mikhail Alexandrovich Pyltsov, 19th century Russian army officer who accompanied Przewalski in China  

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Dave Whitinger

 

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