The PlantFiles Newsletter

Covering the events of March 29, 2006, on which 258 members joined. 		PF Logo

Gardening Quote of the Day

"With fronds like these, who needs anemones?"

(Unknown)

The PlantFiles Photo of the Day

Large-flowered Climber 'New Dawn'

Rosa

By itsajungle

PF Photo of the Day

Activity Report:

24 new plants were added to the database.
29 new descriptions were added.
64 new images were added.
567 new options were checked off.

Comments

Member Addition Description
angele Positive CommentAlderleaf Mountain Mahogany
(Cercocarpus montanus)
Suze_ Positive CommentTomato 'Earl's Faux'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
Suze_ Neutral CommentTomato 'Vorlon'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
petit_potager Neutral CommentTomato 'Yellow Pear'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
dalebushnell Neutral CommentJapanese Maple 'Chitoseyama'
(Acer palmatum)
Suze_ Neutral CommentTomato 'Heinz 1548'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
Suze_ Neutral CommentTomato 'Heinz 2653'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
Suze_ Neutral CommentTomato 'Heinz 2990'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
Suze_ Neutral CommentTomato 'Rinaldo'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
Suze_ Neutral CommentTomato 'Ernesto'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
Suze_ Neutral CommentTomato 'Strawberry Margarita'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
Suze_ Neutral CommentTomato 'Russian Bogatyr'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
Suze_ Neutral CommentTomato 'Shuntukski Velikan'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
melangemerchant Positive CommentFingerroot, Temu Kunci
(Boesenbergia pandurata)
BUFFY690 Positive CommentJapanese Rush, Japanese Sweet Flag, Grassy-leaved Sweet Flag 'Pusillus Minimus Aureus'
(Acorus gramineus)
melangemerchant Positive CommentHouttuynia
(Houttuynia cordata)
angele Positive CommentStinging serpent
(Cevallia sinuata)
Margiempv Neutral CommentTall Bearded Iris 'Flashy Fancy'
(Iris )
Margiempv Positive CommentTall Bearded Iris 'Glory Story'
(Iris )
Margiempv Positive CommentTall Bearded Iris 'Grand Old Opry'
(Iris )
Margiempv Positive CommentTall Bearded Iris 'Helen Dawn'
(Iris )
2girls Positive CommentAsiatic Lily 'Haiti'
(Lilium )
Margiempv Positive CommentTall Bearded Iris 'Huckleberry Fudge'
(Iris )
Margiempv Positive CommentTall Bearded Iris 'Impeccable Taste'
(Iris )
Margiempv Positive CommentTall Bearded Iris 'Innirishow'
(Iris )
Pashta Positive CommentHawaiian Umbrella Tree, Dwarf Umbrella Plant, Arboricola Tree, Hawaiian Elf
(Schefflera arboricola)
ainulindale Positive CommentTomato 'Brandywine'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
leo4ever Positive CommentMoonflower, Moon Vine
(Ipomoea alba)
kbaumle Neutral CommentFlowering Quince 'Crimson & Gold'
(Chaenomeles x superba)

Images

Member Addition Description
senna_fanImageChinese Delphinium
(Delphinium grandiflorum)
TomH3787ImageLady Tulip 'Lady Jane'
(Tulipa clusiana)
giancarloImage
(Aechmea lamarchei)
puttytatImageTall Bearded Iris 'Guardian Angel'
(Iris )
RWhizImageBlue Columnar Cactus, Facheiro, Facheiro Azul, Mandacarú de Facho
(Pilosocereus pachycladus)
TBGDNImageNorway Spruce
(Picea abies)
RonniePitmanImageKorean Lawngrass, Zoysia
(Zoysia japonica)
XenomorfImageSpanish dagger, Moundlily Yucca, Spanish-bayonet
(Yucca gloriosa)
WandasflowersImageDaylily 'Vanilla Fluff'
(Hemerocallis )
palmbobImageKaroo Cycad
(Encephalartos lehmannii)
lilwrenImageFringe Tree, Old Man's Beard, Grancy Graybeard
(Chionanthus virginicus)
senna_fanImageLacebark Pine
(Pinus bungeana)
lilwrenImageEastern Milkpea, Florida Milkpea
(Galactia regularis)
RonniePitmanImageLabrador Violet
(Viola labradorica)
ladyrowanImageHistoric Daffodil 'Lucifer'
(Narcissus )
thistlesifterImageAloe
(Aloe meyeri)
DinuImageHummingbird Sage, Texas Sage, Scarlet Sage 'Brenthurst'
(Salvia coccinea)
AbutilonImageCanna Lily 'Sugar & Spice'
(Canna x generalis)
growinImageStachyurus, Kibusi
(Stachyurus praecox)
DaylilySLPImageDaylily 'Lasting Memento'
(Hemerocallis )
OregonCoastSethImageQueen Palm, Cocos Plumosa, Jeriva
(Syagrus romanzoffiana)
DaylilySLPImageDaylily 'Moon Dazzle'
(Hemerocallis )
angeleImageTurkeypea, Smallflowered Milkvetch
(Astragalus nuttallianus)
Suze_ImageTomato 'Carbon'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
htopImageVariegated Orchid Tree
(Bauhinia variegata)
giancarloImagePersian Palm, Portadora, Alocasia 'Portora'
(Alocasia )
kennedyhImageButterwort
(Pinguicula vulgaris)
kennedyhImageAfrican Violet
(Saintpaulia ionantha)
palmbobImageRoyal Palm, Plama Real
(Dioon caputoi)
wallaby1ImageWaterlily Tulip 'Stresa'
(Tulipa kaufmanniana)
wallaby1ImageWaterlily Tulip 'Stresa'
(Tulipa kaufmanniana)
AbutilonImageCanna 'King Tut'
(canna x generalis)
Suze_ImageTomato 'Wes'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
ampyImagePansy 'Delta Tapestry'
(Viola )
jnanaImageSpanish Moss
(Tillandsia usneoides)
jnanaImageSansevieria 'Moonshine'
(Sansevieria trifasciata)
kbaumleImageFlowering Maple, Parlour Maple, Indian Mallow 'Ruffles'
(Abutilon )
kbaumleImageFlowering Maple, Parlour Maple, Indian Mallow 'Ruffles'
(Abutilon )
ampyImageDianthus 'Spooky Mix'
(Dianthus )
kellImageNemesia 'Blueberry Sachet'
(Nemesia )
kellImageNemesia 'Blueberry Sachet'
(Nemesia )
sayaImageWindflower
(Anemone leveillei)
sayaImageYellow eyed grass, Satin Flower
(Sisyrinchium striatum)
melangemerchantImageRice paddy herb
(Limnophila aromatica)
Todd_BolandImageRough-fruited Fairybells
(Disporum trachycarpum)
FarmerdillImagePotato 'Eole'
(Solanum tuberosum)
DravencatImageDwarf Dahlia 'Sunburst'
(Dahlia )
DravencatImageDwarf Dahlia 'Sunburst'
(Dahlia )
PlantiMcPlanterImage 'Regina Red'
(Syngonium podophyllum)
MargiempvImageTall Bearded Iris 'Frosted Fantasy'
(Iris )
MargiempvImageTall Bearded Iris 'Golden Panther'
(Iris )
XenomorfImageQueen of the Namib, African Hats, Milkweed
(Hoodia gordonii)
Todd_BolandImageHoneysuckle Fuchsia 'Professor Henkel'
(Fuchsia triphylla)
htopImageGolden Thryallis, Gold Shower, Shower of Gold, Rain of Gold
(Galphimia glauca)
fsrstarrImageDahlia 'Peekaboo'
(Dahlia )
fsrstarrImageDahlia 'Pooh'
(Dahlia )
aries44ImageHot Pepper 'Chile de Arbol'
(Capsicum annuum)
aries44ImageHot Pepper 'Santa Fe Grande'
(Capsicum annuum)
butterflybyrobImageMacaw's Tail
(Warszewiczia coccinea)
junglebobImageHybrid Tea Rose 'Double Delight'
(Rosa )
TomH3787ImageLady Tulip 'Tinka'
(Tulipa clusiana)
psporterImageFloribunda Rose, Cluster-flowered Rose 'Bengal Tiger™'
(Rosa )
GustichockImageHardy Tapioca
(Manihot grahamii)
GustichockImageTipu, Rosewood, Pride-of-Bolivia, Yellow Jacaranda
(Tipuana tipu)

New Botanary Words

Name Pronunciation Meaning
longiciliata  lon-jee-sil-ee-AH-ta  Having long cilium (fringe or hair)  
longiciliatus  lon-jee-sil-ee-AH-tus  Having long cilium (fringe or hair)  
fallacina  fal-a-SEE-na  Diminutive of fallax (Latin word meaning deceptive or false)  
chlorocarpa  klor-oh-KAR-pa  From the Greek chloros, (green) and karpos (fruit)  
chlorocarpum  klor-oh-KAR-pum  From the Greek chloros, (green) and karpos (fruit)  
chlorocarpus  klor-oh-KAR-pus  From the Greek chloros, (green) and karpos (fruit)  
Peristrophe  per-ee-STRO-fee  From the Greek, meaning turning or spinning round like a top  
kokanica  koh-KAH-nee-ka  Of or from Khokand, Turkistan  
kokanicum  koh-KAH-nee-kum  Of or from Khokand, Turkistan  
kokanicus  koh-KAH-nee-kus  Of or from Khokand, Turkistan  

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Have a good day, and happy gardening!

Dave Whitinger

 

And that's the way it was... March 29, 2006