The PlantFiles Newsletter Covering the events of March 19, 2006, on which 301 members joined.

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Member Addition Description PanamonCreel Tridentea (Tridentea gemmiflora) kell Blushing Bride, Curly Spiderhead (Serruria florida) mvespa Nandina, Dwarf Nandina, Dwarf Heavenly Bamboo 'Fire Power' (Nandina domestica) TomH3787 Long-cupped Narcissus, Large-cupped Daffodil 'Redhill' (Narcissus ) Xenomorf Aleppo Pine (Pinus halepensis) JoanJ Tall Bearded Iris 'Oasis Craig' (Iris ) JoanJ Tall Bearded Iris 'Elmer's Peachy Cream' (Iris ) conifers Hybrid Pine 'Jane Kluis' (Pinus ) conifers Japanese Red Pine 'Glitzer's Weeping' (Pinus densiflora) Xenomorf Living Stones (Lithops lesliei subsp. lesliei var. lesliei) kennedyh Ear-leaf Nightshade, Wild Tobacco Bush, Bugweed, Tree Tobacco (Solanum mauritianum) Gustichock Italian Stone Pine, Umbrella Pine, Parasol Pine, Pignolia Nut Pine (Pinus pinea) Todd_Boland Scarlet Ball Cactus (Parodia haselbergii) scutler Double Narcissus, Double Daffodil 'Sweet Sue' (Narcissus ) palmbob Haworthia (Haworthia koelmaniorum var. koelmaniorum) palmbob Pacific Stonecrop, Broadleaf Stonecrop 'Cape Blanco' (Sedum spathulifolium) Calif_Sue Daylily 'Savannah Banana Split' (Hemerocallis ) Calif_Sue Daylily 'Silk Mystique' (Hemerocallis ) RWhiz Guinea Gold Vine, Snake Vine (Hibbertia scandens) RWhiz Football Lily, African Blood Lily, Powderpuff Lily (Scadoxus multiflorus) jnana Oncidium 'Twinkle 'Fragrance Fantasy'' (Oncidium ) TomH3787 Summer Snowflake, Snowbell, Dewdrop 'Gravetye Giant' (Leucojum aestivum) Ursula Lobelia (Lobelia polyphylla) Ursula Mariposita (Little Butterfly), Poor Man's Orchid (Schizanthus tricolor) scutler Flowering Crabapple 'Robinson' (Malus ) kell Oleander-leaf Protea (Protea neriifolia) saya Rambler Rose 'Seagull' (Rosa ) saya Climbing Rose 'Goldfinch' (Rosa ) Kelli African violet 'Pretty Miss Kelly' (Saintpaulia ) Kelli African Violet 'Bob Serbin' (Saintpaulia ionantha) Todd_Boland Kabschia Saxifrage 'Amitie' (Saxifraga x gloriana) kniphofia Moonstones (Pachyphytum oviferum) kniphofia Moonstones (Pachyphytum oviferum) Margiempv Tall Bearded Iris 'April Jewel' (Iris ) Margiempv Tall Bearded Iris 'Aquamarine Dream' (Iris ) PanamonCreel Larryleachia (Larryleachia marlothii) Gustichock Hardy Tapioca (Manihot grahamii) kennedyh Pastel Flower (Pseuderanthemum variabile) jnana 'Passing Storm' (Begonia ) rareplantbroker Thunberg's Gardenia, Starry Gardenia (Gardenia thunbergia) escambiaguy Live Oak (Quercus virginiana) escambiaguy Live Oak (Quercus virginiana) timrann Bismarck Palm, Bismark Palm (Bismarckia nobilis) ilima Mexican Shrubby Spurge, Red Spurge (Euphorbia cotinifolia) ilima Heliconia (Heliconia collinsiana) Farmerdill Potato 'Mondial' (Solanum tuberosum) Seedsower Sunset Hyssop, Licorice Mint 'Apache Sunset' (Agastache rupestris) ampy Dwarf Tree Fern 'Silver Lady ™' (Blechnum gibbum) ampy Dianthus, Pinks 'Melody Pink' (Dianthus ) htop Woolly Stemodia, Wooly Stemodia, Gray Woolly Twintip, Silverleaf Stemodia, Creeping Silver Cenizo (Stemodia tomentosa) htop Woolly Stemodia, Wooly Stemodia, Gray Woolly Twintip, Silverleaf Stemodia, Creeping Silver Cenizo (Stemodia tomentosa) RonniePitman Lily Grass, Weeping Anthericum (Anthericum saundersiae) RonniePitman Lily Grass, Weeping Anthericum (Anthericum saundersiae) berrygirl Double Narcissus, Double Daffodil 'Tahiti' (Narcissus ) TBGDN Norway Spruce (Picea abies) TBGDN Colorado Spruce, Blue Spruce (Picea pungens) vossner Variegated Umbrella Palm (cyperus variegata) Toxicodendron Tropical Hibiscus 'Marilyn Quayle' (Hibiscus rosa-sinensis) Toxicodendron Tropical Hibiscus 'Yellow Fringes' (Hibiscus rosa-sinensis) vossner White-flowering Redbud, Eastern Rebud, Canadian Redbud 'Alba' (Cercis canadensis) DaylilySLP Daylily 'Eric Junior' (Hemerocallis ) MikenMyrtle Tall Bearded Iris 'Altruist' (Iris ) MikenMyrtle Tall Bearded Iris 'Celebration Song' (Iris ) DaylilySLP Daylily 'Ideal Affair' (Hemerocallis ) thistlesifter Aloe (Aloe pearsonii)

New Botanary Words

Name Pronunciation Meaning prominens   prom-in-ENZ   From the Latin, meaning projecting (jutting out or standing out)   argyreus   ar-JY-ree-us   Shiny silver   argyreum   ar-JY-ree-um   Shiny silver   argyrea   ar-JY-ree-a   Shiny silver   Drimia   DRY-mee-a   From the Greek word for acrid, referring to the bulbs, which are can irritate skin when handled   vulpis-cauda   VUL-pis KAW-da   Fox-tail   buchlohii   boo-KLOH-ee-eye   Named for Dr. Günter Buchloh   lineariloba   lin-ee-ar-ih-LOH-ba   Having linear lobes   linearilobum   lin-ee-ar-ih-LOH-bum   Having linear lobes   linearilobus   lin-ee-ar-ih-LOH-bus   Having linear lobes   Endlicheria   end-lih-KER-ee-a   Named for Stephan Ladislaus Endlicher, 19th century Austrian botanist who formulated a major system of plant classification   endlicheriana   end-lih-ker-ee-AH-na   Named for Stephan Ladislaus Endlicher, 19th century Austrian botanist who formulated a major system of plant classification   endlicherianum   end-lih-ker-ee-AH-num   Named for Stephan Ladislaus Endlicher, 19th century Austrian botanist who formulated a major system of plant classification   endlicherianus   end-lih-ker-ee-AH-nus   Named for Stephan Ladislaus Endlicher, 19th century Austrian botanist who formulated a major system of plant classification   unigemmata   yoo-nee-jem-MAH-ta   One-budded   betuloides   bet-yoo-LOY-deez   Resembles Betula (the birch genus)

Final Notes

Have a good day, and happy gardening!

Dave Whitinger

And that's the way it was... March 19, 2006