The PlantFiles Newsletter

Covering the events of April 3, 2006, on which 257 members joined. 		PF Logo

Gardening Quote of the Day

"We can complain because rose bushes have thorns, or rejoice because thorn bushes have roses."

(Abraham Lincoln, 16th US President (born 2/12/1809))

The PlantFiles Photo of the Day

Bottlebrush Tree
Callistemon rigidus
By Chamma

PF Photo of the Day

Activity Report:

59 new plants were added to the database.
36 new descriptions were added.
58 new images were added.
655 new options were checked off.

Comments

Member Addition Description
Margiempv Positive CommentTall Bearded Iris 'Wintry Sky'
(Iris )
Suze_ Neutral CommentTomato 'Ethel Watkins Best'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
penpen Positive CommentBat-Face Cuphea, St. Peter's Plant, Tiny Mice, Bunny Ears
(Cuphea llavea)
JoanJ Neutral CommentDarwin Hybrid Tulip 'Beauty of Apeldoorn'
(Tulipa )
JoanJ Neutral CommentSingle Early Tulip 'Beauty Queen'
(Tulipa )
NorCalBrad Positive CommentWindowleaf, Ceriman, Split-leaf Philodendron, Mexican Breadfruit
(Monstera deliciosa)
Suze_ Neutral CommentTomato 'Ernie's Plump'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
Suze_ Neutral CommentTomato 'Ernie's Round'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
Suze_ Neutral CommentTomato 'Estrelle'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
Suze_ Neutral CommentTomato 'Experimental C7990'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
Suze_ Neutral CommentTomato 'Julia Child'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
Suze_ Neutral CommentTomato 'Keszthelyi Botermo'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
Suze_ Neutral CommentTomato 'Kewalo'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
Suze_ Neutral CommentTomato 'Khirhiv'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
Suze_ Neutral CommentTomato 'Krasnodar Titans'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
Suze_ Neutral CommentTomato 'Lida Ukrainian'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
Suze_ Neutral CommentTomato 'Lithuanian Red Pepper'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
Suze_ Positive CommentEsperanza 'Gold Star'
(Tecoma stans)
Suze_ Positive CommentMoss Rose, Purslane
(Portulaca grandiflora)
Suze_ Neutral CommentDusty Miller, Silver Ragwort
(Senecio bicolor subsp. cineraria)
Suze_ Positive CommentCanna Lily 'Lucifer'
(Canna x generalis)
Suze_ Neutral CommentPetunia 'Wave Purple'
(Petunia )
Suze_ Neutral CommentOrnamental Sweet Potato, Sweet Potato Vine 'Pink Frost'
(Ipomoea batatas)
Suze_ Positive CommentOrnamental Sweet Potato, Sweet Potato Vine 'Blackie'
(Ipomoea batatas)
Suze_ Neutral CommentOrnamental Sweet Potato, Sweet Potato Vine 'Margarita'
(Ipomoea batatas)
Sheila_FW Neutral CommentConfederate Jasmine, Star Jasmine
(Trachelospermum jasminoides)
WUVIE Positive CommentCrown Vetch
(Coronilla varia)
budgielover Positive CommentGolden Dew Drop, Sky Flower, Pigeon Berry 'Sheena's Gold'
(Duranta erecta)
sugarweed Negative CommentWater Pennywort
(Hydrocotyle umbellata)
jljohnston Neutral CommentBunya-Bunya Tree, False Monkey Puzzle Tree
(Araucaria bidwillii)
Pashta Positive CommentLady Slipper 'primulinum flavum ' Lehua glow' x delenatii 'Dumbo''
(Paphiopedilum deperle)
Xenomorf Neutral CommentDiscocactus
(Discocactus heptacanthus)
Tammylp Neutral CommentLarkspur ''Guardian Lavender''
(Delphinium Elatum)
rplingaltx Positive CommentRice-Paper Tree
(Tetrapanax papyrifer)
Xenomorf Neutral CommentDiscocactus
(Discocactus placentiformis)
ElizabethK Positive CommentScotch Broom
(Cytisus scoparius)

Images

Member Addition Description
TammylpImageDaylily 'Dacquiri'
(Hemerocallis )
DaylilySLPImageDaylily 'Laura Harwood'
(Hemerocallis )
lilwrenImageCaesarweed, Congo Jute
(Urena lobata)
lilwrenImageFalse Rosemary, Short-leaved Rosemary
(Conradina canescens)
MargiempvImageTall Bearded Iris 'Flashy Fancy'
(Iris )
XenomorfImageLiving Stones
(Lithops verruculosa)
Todd_BolandImageOreganillo
(Stachys philippiana)
kennedyhImageSlender Hawksbeard
(Crepis atribarba)
JamesCOImageSiberian Squill 'Spring Beauty'
(Scilla siberica)
DaylilySLPImageDaylily 'Yellow Twain'
(Hemerocallis )
ladyrowanImageLong-cupped Narcissus, Large-cupped Daffodil 'Delibes'
(Narcissus )
ladyrowanImageTriandrus Narcissus, Triandrus Daffodil, Angel's Tears 'Tresamble'
(Narcissus )
EricInSFImageSweet Michelia 'Silver Cloud'
(Michelia doltsopa)
EricInSFImageSweet Michelia 'Silver Cloud'
(Michelia doltsopa)
htopImageBryophyllum
(Bryophyllum crenatodaigremontianum)
kennedyhImage
(Eremophila willsii)
palmbobImage 'Brother Girl'
(Phalaenopsis )
palmbobImage 'Talusco Tunelip'
(Phalaenopsis )
Suze_ImageTomato 'Chapman'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
Suze_ImageTomato 'Mountain Princess'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
zemersonImageCurly Parsley
(Petroselinum crispum)
kdjoergensenImageTrumpet Narcissus, Trumpet Daffodil 'King Alfred'
(Narcissus )
kdjoergensenImageDaffodil, Narcissus 'Tete-a-Tete'
(Narcissus )
wallaby1ImageSpring Starflower 'Wisley Blue'
(Ipheion uniflorum)
kniphofiaImageAsiatic lily 'Matrix'
(Lilium )
kniphofiaImageAsiatic lily 'Matrix'
(Lilium )
XenomorfImageEchinopsis
(Echinopsis bridgesii subsp. bridgesii)
ilimaImageHeliconia
(Heliconia wagneriana)
MargiempvImageTall Bearded Iris 'Kathy's Karnival'
(Iris )
KelliImageBottlebrush, Bottle Brush 'Harkness'
(Callistemon )
KelliImageBottlebrush, Bottle Brush 'Harkness'
(Callistemon )
Big_RedImageCauliflower 'White Cloud'
(Brassica oleracea var. botrytis)
JamesCOImage
(Narcissus jonquilla var. henriquesii)
kellImagePalm-leaf Begonia
(Begonia luxurians)
kellImageShell Ginger 'Variegata'
(Alpinia zerumbet)
GalanthophileImage 'Markus'
(Dionysia )
GalanthophileImage
(Dionysia microphylla x aretiodes)
wallaby1ImageDutch Crocus, Spring Crocus 'Pickwick'
(Crocus vernus)
KimGaitherImagePieris, Andromeda, Lily of the Valley Shrub 'Snowdrift'
(Pieris taiwanensis)
htopImageJoseph's Coat, Parrot Leaf, Calico Plant 'Party Time'
(Alternanthera ficoidea)
RWhizImageSilver Torch, Snow Pole
(Cleistocactus strausii)
RWhizImageAgave
(Agave gigantensis)
Big_RedImagePeach 'Elberta'
(Prunus persica)
ampyImageHorned Violet, Tufted Pansy 'Babyface Ruby and Gold'
(Viola cornuta)
mem03ImagePride of Madeira
(Echium candicans)
mem03ImagePride of Madeira
(Echium candicans)
UrsulaImageClavel del Campo
(Mutisia sinuata)
UrsulaImageClavel del Campo
(Mutisia sinuata)
FarmerdillImagePotato 'Purple Viking'
(Solanum tuberosum)
cactus_loverImageLady Finger Cactus
(Echinocereus pentalophus)
FarmerdillImagePotato 'Europa'
(Solanum tuberosum)
cactus_loverImageLady Finger Cactus
(Echinocereus pentalophus)
chicochi3ImageHolly 'China Boy'
(Ilex x meserveae)
chicochi3ImageHolly 'China Girl'
(Ilex x meserveae)
patnjbobImageArilbred Iris 'Genetic Artist'
(Iris )
WUVIEImageHindu Datura, Indian Apple, Jimson Weed, Sacred Datura, Thorn Apple
(Datura inoxia)
jljohnstonImageBunya-Bunya Tree, False Monkey Puzzle Tree
(Araucaria bidwillii)
PashtaImageLady Slipper 'primulinum flavum ' Lehua glow' x delenatii 'Dumbo''
(Paphiopedilum deperle)

New Botanary Words

Name Pronunciation Meaning
burle-marxii  burl-MARKS-ee-eye  Named for Roberto Burle Marx, Brazilian landscape architect  
micronesica  my-kroh-NES-ee-ka  Of or from Micronesia, a series of hundreds of small islands in the western Pacific Ocean  
schumanniana  shoo-mahn-ee-AH-na  Named for Dr. Karl Moritz Schumann, 19th century German botanist, and founder of the German Cactus Society  
schumannianum  shoo-mahn-ee-AH-num  Named for Dr. Karl Moritz Schumann, 19th century German botanist, and founder of the German Cactus Society  
schumannianus  shoo-mahn-ee-AH-nus  Named for Dr. Karl Moritz Schumann, 19th century German botanist, and founder of the German Cactus Society  
schumannii  shoo-MAHN-ee-eye  Named for Dr. Karl Moritz Schumann, 19th century German botanist, and founder of the German Cactus Society  
Schumannia  shoo-MAHN-ee-a  Named for Dr. Karl Moritz Schumann, 19th century German botanist, and founder of the German Cactus Society  
althaeifolia  al-thay-uh-FOH-lee-a  Having leaves like Althaea (Hollyhock genus, from the Greek althaino, to cure)  
althaeifolium  al-thay-uh-FOH-lee-um  Having leaves like Althaea (Hollyhock genus, from the Greek althaino, to cure)  
althaeifolius  al-thay-uh-FOH-lee-us  Having leaves like Althaea (Hollyhock genus, from the Greek althaino, to cure)  

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Dave Whitinger

 

And that's the way it was... April 3, 2006