The PlantFiles Newsletter Covering the events of March 23, 2006, on which 209 members joined.

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Member Addition Description Margiempv Tall Bearded Iris 'Concise' (Iris ) parkerpt Greater Periwinkle (Vinca major) parkerpt Appleblossom Grass (Gaura lindheimeri) conifers Mountain Pine, Mugo Pine 'Spaan' (Pinus mugo) Keyring Sinningia 'Rio das Pedras' (Sinningia ) Keyring (Anoectochilus formosanus) jnana Dwarf Wax Myrtle, Southern Bayberry (Morella cerifera) Xenomorf Octopus Cactus (Stenocereus alamosensis) kell 'Fiery Duchess' (Protea exima) Todd_Boland Tropical Lady's-Slipper (Paphiopedilum Fair-Maud) kell Waterlily Tulip 'Monsella' (Tulipa kaufmanniana) Gustichock Hardy Tapioca (Manihot grahamii) ilima Ilima (Sida fallax) TBGDN Black Hills Spruce 'Densata' (Picea glauca) Ursula Topa-Topa (Calceolaria biflora) Ursula Capachito, Lady's Slippers (Calceolaria biflora var. obtusifolia) bootandall Chinese Snowball Bush 'Sterile' (Viburnum macrocephalum) franj Mammillaria (Mammillaria theresae) conifers Japanese White Pine 'Peterson' (Pinus parviflora) thistlesifter (Aloe cryptoflora) thistlesifter 'Blue Glow' (Agave attenuata x shawii) saya Golden Marguerite, Dyer's Chamomile 'E.C. Buxton' (Anthemis tinctoria) saya Yellow eyed grass, Satin Flower (Sisyrinchium striatum) frostweed Texas Madrone (Arbutus xalapensis) kniphofia Echeveria 'Lola' (Echeveria ) frostweed Celstial Lily, Celestial Ghost Iris, Prairie Celestial (Nemastylis geminiflora) flowerfrenzy Marguerite Daisy 'Lemon Sugar' (Argyranthemum Frutescens) flowerfrenzy Marguerite Daisy 'Cotton Candy' (Argyranthemum Frutescens) ilima Rattlesnake Plant (Calathea insignis) Gustichock Gold Medallion Tree (Cassia leptophylla) palmbob Zamia (Zamia loddigesii) guarddog Alamo Vine (Merremia dissecta) ampy Nasturtium 'Vesuvius' (Tropaeolum majus) Wandasflowers Daylily 'Victorian Days' (Hemerocallis ) Wandasflowers Daylily 'Wine Delight' (Hemerocallis ) WUVIE Canna Lily 'Tropicanna™ Black' (Canna x generalis) Farmerdill Potato 'Elodie' (Solanum tuberosum) Todd_Boland Tom Thumb Cactus (Parodia mammulosa) westocast73 Sweet Pea (Lathyrus odoratus) jnana Pigeon Pea, Puerto Rico Bean, Gandul, Dhal, Congo Pea (Cajanus cajan) RWhiz Aloe (Aloe dorotheae) RWhiz Agave, Century Plant, American Aloe, Maguey (Agave americana) begoniacrazii African Violet 'Wrangler's Green Pastures' (Saintpaulia ) begoniacrazii African Violet 'Wrangler's Green Pastures' (Saintpaulia ) franj Echeveria 'Blue Curls' (Echeveria ) Calif_Sue Kennedia (Kennedia coccinea) Calif_Sue Kennedia (Kennedia coccinea) deezpalms Dypsis 'Mahajanga' (Dypsis ) kennedyh Himalayan Gloxinia (Incarvillea arguta) kennedyh King's Mantle (Thunbergia erecta) Margiempv Tall Bearded Iris 'Dream Express' (Iris ) wallaby1 'Inspiration' (Camellia C.reticulata 'Wild Form' x C.saluenensis) ShayDaddy Poinsettia, Flor de Nochebuena (Christmas Eve Flower) (Euphorbia pulcherrima) ShayDaddy Poinsettia, Flor de Nochebuena (Christmas Eve Flower) (Euphorbia pulcherrima) wallaby1 Wallich's Wood Fern (Dryopteris wallichiana) Ally_UT Reticulated Iris (Iris reticulata) lilwren Tough Bumelia, Tough Buckthorn, Ironwood (Sideroxylon tenax) Xenomorf Arizona Barrel, Candy Barrel, Southwestern Barrel, Fishhook Barrel, Biznaga de Agua (Ferocactus wislizeni) RonniePitman Hairy Dewflower, Purple Ice Plant (Drosanthemum hispidum) RonniePitman Hairy Dewflower, Purple Ice Plant (Drosanthemum hispidum) rjuddharrison Nepal Trumpet Flower (Beaumontia jerdoniana) rjuddharrison Beaumontia, Herald's Trumpet, Easter Lily Vine, Nepal Trumpet Flower (Beaumontia grandiflora) lilwren American Devilwood, Wild Olive (Osmanthus americanus) snagglebuddy Daylily 'Catherine Woodbery' (Hemerocallis ) palmbob Aloe (Aloe alooides) Magpye Coriander, Cilantro, Chinese Parsley (Coriandrum sativum) easter0794 Stromanthe 'Tricolor' (Stromanthe sanguinea) rshadlow Standard Dwarf Bearded 'All That Magic' (Iris ) Decumbent Doublefile Viburnum, Japanese Snowball Bush 'Summer Snowflake' (Viburnum plicatum var. tomentosum) Decumbent Sargent Viburnum 'Onondaga' (Viburnum sargentii)

New Botanary Words

Name Pronunciation Meaning macrotis   mak-ROH-tis   Large ears   pedicellata   ped-ih-sel-LAH-ta   With little pedicels   pedicellatum   ped-ih-sel-LAH-tum   With little pedicels   pedicellatus   ped-ih-sel-LAH-tus   With little pedicels   thibetica   ti-BET-ee-ka   Variant spelling of tibetica, meaning of or from Tibet   thibeticum   ti-BET-ee-kum   Variant spelling of tibetica, meaning of or from Tibet   thibeticus   ti-BET-ee-kus   Variant spelling of tibetica, meaning of or from Tibet   nemorum   nem-OR-um   Of the woods   bromeliifolium   bro-mee-lee-ih-FOH-lee-um   Having foliage like Bromelia (genus named for Olof (Olaf) Bromel, 17th century Swedish botanist)   bromeliifolius   bro-mee-lee-ih-FOH-lee-us   Having foliage like Bromelia (genus named for Olof (Olaf) Bromel, 17th century Swedish botanist)   lotoides   loh-TOY-deez   Resembles Lotus (ancient Greek name for another plant)   crista   KRIS-ta   Crested   Sclerchloa   skler-oh-KLOH-a   From the Greek skleros (hard) and chloe (grass), referring to the tough, leathery glumes and lemmas   dura   DUR-a   From the Latin, meaning hard or tough; enduring   durum   DUr-um   From the Latin, meaning hard or tough; enduring   durus   DUR-us   From the Latin, meaning hard or tough; enduring

Final Notes

Have a good day, and happy gardening!

Dave Whitinger

And that's the way it was... March 23, 2006