The PlantFiles Newsletter

Covering the events of April 6, 2006, on which 258 members joined.
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Gardening Quote of the Day

"If you have remarked errors in me, your superior wisdom must pardon them. Who errs not while perambulating the domain of nature? Who can observe everything with accuracy? Correct me as a friend, and I as a friend will requite with kindness."

(Carl von Linné, Swedish botanist (born 5/23/1707))

The PlantFiles Photo of the Day

Bottlebrush Tree
Callistemon rigidus
By Chamma

PF Photo of the Day

Activity Report:

22 new plants were added to the database.
21 new descriptions were added.
72 new images were added.
321 new options were checked off.

Comments

Member Addition Description
TBGDN Positive CommentGlory of the Snow
(Chionodoxa forbesii)
TBGDN Positive CommentSiberian Squill
(Scilla siberica)
renwings Positive CommentBower Actinidia, Hardy Kiwi, Tara Vine, Yang Tao 'Issai'
(Actinidia arguta)
bluektodd Neutral CommentDaylily 'Sabine Baur'
(Hemerocallis )
pdoyle23323 Negative CommentVirginia Creeper
(Parthenocissus quinquefolia)
Suze_ Neutral CommentTomato 'Yoder's German Yellow'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
Jamie_Anderson Neutral CommentShrub Rose 'Midnight Blue™'
(Rosa )
Jamie_Anderson Negative CommentShrub Rose 'Rhapsody in Blue'
(Rosa )
Vasyr Positive CommentBull Thistle, Spear Thistle
(Cirsium vulgare)
Suze_ Neutral CommentTomato 'Citron Compact'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
Suze_ Neutral CommentTomato 'Humph'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
Suze_ Neutral CommentTomato 'Indian Reservation'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
Suze_ Neutral CommentTomato 'Kelly's Star'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
Suze_ Neutral CommentTomato 'Lemon Head'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
CaptMicha Positive CommentRed Cedar Juniper, Eastern Red Cedar
(Juniperus virginiana)
absinthium Neutral CommentIochroma
(Iochroma fuchsioides)
melangemerchant Positive CommentWater Celery, Water Parsley
(Oenanthe javanica)
rplingaltx Positive CommentRose Cactus, Leaf Cactus
(Pereskia bleo)
JoanJ Neutral CommentStandard Dwarf Bearded Iris 'Slang'
(Iris )
JoanJ Neutral CommentStandard Dwarf Bearded Iris 'Orange Encore'
(Iris )
Kiweed Positive CommentMallow Ninebark, Mountain Ninebark
(Physocarpus malvaceus)

Images

Member Addition Description
UrsulaImageMariposita Cordillerana, Little Mountain Butterfly, Poor Man's Orchid
(Schizanthus coccineus)
htopImageGarden Phlox 'Victoria'
(Phlox paniculata)
kennedyhImageFlat-Leaved Bladderwort
(Utricularia intermedia)
EricInSFImageRhododendron
(Rhododendron wallichii)
EricInSFImageKarwinski’s Sage
(Salvia karwinskii)
DaylilySLPImageSwamp Rose
(Rosa palustris)
kniphofiaImageLady Slipper Orchid 'lu-Charm Pearl'
(Paphiopedilum )
kniphofiaImageLady Slipper Orchid 'Prince Edward of Youk x Jerry Spencer'
(Paphiopedilum )
ladyrowanImageLong-cupped Narcissus, Large-cupped Daffodil 'High Point'
(Narcissus )
ladyrowanImageDouble Narcissus, Double Daffodil 'Replete'
(Narcissus )
KelliImage
(Nepenthes x dicksoniana)
KelliImagePink Wildflower Gladiolus, Sword Lily
(Gladiolus oppositiflorus)
JamesCOImagePansy 'Matrix Yellow'
(Viola x wittrockiana)
JamesCOImagePansy 'Matrix Primrose'
(Viola x wittrockiana)
kellImageMexican Bush Sage 'Midnight'
(Salvia leucantha)
GalanthophileImageHigh Alpine Buttercup
(Ranunculus calandrinioides)
GalanthophileImageWindowsill Orchid
(Pleione forrestii)
wallaby1ImageWaterlily Tulip 'Shakespeare'
(Tulipa kaufmanniana)
htopImageIron Cross Oxalis, Good Luck Plant 'Iron Cross'
(Oxalis tetraphylla)
kellImageConebush 'Safari Sunrise'
(Leucadendron salignum)
cactus_loverImageMammillaria
(Mammillaria carmenae)
cactus_loverImageMammillaria
(Mammillaria albilanata)
thistlesifterImageAloe
(Aloe powysorum)
Suze_ImageChina Rose, Found Rose 'Martha Gonzales'
(Rosa )
Suze_ImageTomato 'Green Giant'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
MargiempvImageLouisiana Iris 'Chuck'
(Iris )
MargiempvImageLouisiana Iris 'False River'
(Iris )
RonniePitmanImageKorean Lawngrass, Zoysia
(Zoysia japonica)
saltcedarImageMysore Thorn
(Caesalpinia decapetala var. japonica)
flowerfrenzyImageDutch Hyacinth 'Marconi'
(Hyacinthus Orientalis)
avmoranImageTall Bearded Iris 'Caramba'
(Iris )
avmoranImageTall Bearded Iris 'Happy Days'
(Iris )
thistlesifterImageAloe
(Aloe parvula var. jacobsonii)
RonniePitmanImageGrape 'Reliance Seedless'
(Vitis )
rwc_gardenerImageOrange Clock Vine
(Thunbergia gibsonii)
Todd_BolandImageHolly 'Blue Prince'
(Ilex x meserveae)
Todd_BolandImageHolly 'Blue Princess'
(Ilex x meserveae)
sweet_whitneyImageTall Bearded Iris 'Kathy's Karnival'
(Iris )
tnangelaImageSouthern Magnolia
(Magnolia grandiflora)
UrsulaImageMariposita Cordillerana, Little Mountain Butterfly, Poor Man's Orchid
(Schizanthus hookerii)
Big_RedImageTomato 'Stupice'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
Big_RedImageSour Cherry 'Montmorency'
(Prunus cerasus)
DaylilySLPImageDaylily 'Silent Heart'
(Hemerocallis )
jooolsterImageShrimp Plant 'Variegata'
(Justicia brandegeana)
got2BgreenImagePeach 'Veteran'
(Prunus persica)
ConstGardenerImageMexican Fan Palm
(Washingtonia robusta)
parkerptImageCoral Honeysuckle, Trumpet Honeysuckle
(Lonicera sempervirens)
parkerptImageAutumn Sage, Furman's Red Texas Sage 'Furman's Red'
(Salvia greggii)
ConstGardenerImageChinese Fan Palm
(Livistona chinensis)
Jamie_AndersonImageFloribunda Rose 'Burgundy Iceberg'
(Rosa )
Jamie_AndersonImageFloribunda Rose 'Burgundy Iceberg'
(Rosa )
BaaImageLesser Celendine 'Double Mud'
(Ranunculus ficaria)
FarmerdillImagePotato 'Monticello'
(Solanum tuberosum)
FarmerdillImagePotato 'Kondor'
(Solanum tuberosum)
TBGDNImageGlory of the Snow
(Chionodoxa forbesii)
TBGDNImageSiberian Squill
(Scilla siberica)
KimGaitherImageGreigii Tulip 'Plaisir'
(Tulipa greigii)
KimGaitherImageGreigii Tulip 'Plaisir'
(Tulipa greigii)
palmbobImageTasajillo
(Cylindropuntia leptocaulis)
palmbobImageResin Spurge
(Euphorbia resinifera)
Kauai17ImageJapanese Photinia, Red Tip Photinia, Red Leaf Photinia
(Photinia glabra)
wallaby1ImageSpecies Tulip 'Unicum'
(Tulipa praestans)
XenomorfImageOlive Tree
(Olea europaea)
kennedyhImageCrimson Turkey Bush
(Eremophila latrobei)
Cheryl_103ImageSnow-In-Summer
(Cerastium tomentosum)
XenomorfImageLiving Stones
(Lithops lesliei subsp. lesliei var. hornii)
amuletImageMagnolia 'Ann'
(Magnolia )
amuletImageMagnolia 'Ann'
(Magnolia )
saltcedarImageMysore Thorn
(Caesalpinia decapetala var. japonica)
jtb11377ImageCardinal Climber
(Ipomoea sloteri)
escambiaguyImageYaupon Holly
(Ilex vomitoria)
MikenMyrtleImageTall Bearded Iris 'Quandary'
(Iris )

New Botanary Words

Name Pronunciation Meaning
Lens  lenz  Classical name for the ancient lentil, name given to the optical device because it was shaped like a lentil seed  
Nyctaginaceae  nyk-taj-i-NAY-see-ee  The Nyctaginea (four o'clock) family; (from the Greek nyx or nyxtos, meaning night-blooming)  
Dysoxylum  dis-oh-ZY-lum  From the Greek dys (bad) and xylon (wood), referring to the unpleasant smell  
scirpoideum  sir-POI-dee-um  Like Scirpus (Rush genus)  
scirpoideus  sir-POI-dee-us  Like Scirpus (Rush genus)  

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Have a good day, and happy gardening!

Dave Whitinger

 

And that's the way it was... April 6, 2006