The PlantFiles Newsletter

Covering the events of April 7, 2006, on which 241 members joined. 		PF Logo

Gardening Quote of the Day

"Parsley seeds must go to the devil and back nine times before sprouting. (Folk Saying, summing up the seed's notoriously long germination period.)"

(Unknown)

The PlantFiles Photo of the Day

Bottlebrush Tree
Callistemon rigidus
By Chamma

PF Photo of the Day

Activity Report:

98 new plants were added to the database.
58 new descriptions were added.
69 new images were added.
1430 new options were checked off.

Comments

Member Addition Description
angele Neutral CommentNew Mexico Cinquefoil
(Potentilla oblanceolata)
Suze_ Neutral CommentTomato 'Reinhard's Goldirsche'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
Suze_ Neutral CommentTomato 'Tennessee Yellow'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
Suze_ Neutral CommentTomato 'Yellow O's'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
Suze_ Neutral CommentTomato 'Jaune Coeur de Pigeon'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
Suze_ Neutral CommentTomato 'Dad's Sunset'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
Suze_ Neutral CommentTomato 'Dicoff's Yellow'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
Suze_ Neutral CommentTomato 'Doni'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
Suze_ Neutral CommentTomato 'Doyle'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
Suze_ Neutral CommentTomato 'Fireworks Yellow'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
Suze_ Neutral CommentTomato 'Fruity Orange'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
Suze_ Neutral CommentTomato 'Gingersnap'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
Suze_ Neutral CommentTomato 'Golden Bison'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
Belle1 Positive CommentTall Bearded Iris 'Kilt Lilt'
(Iris )
Suze_ Neutral CommentTomato 'Golden Delight'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
Suze_ Neutral CommentTomato 'Golden Egg'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
Belle1 Positive CommentDaylily 'Curls'
(Hemerocallis )
Suze_ Neutral CommentTomato 'Golden Esther'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
Suze_ Neutral CommentTomato 'Golden Heart'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
MsKitty Positive CommentHoya
(Hoya memoria)
Suze_ Neutral CommentTomato 'Golden Tomboy'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
Suze_ Neutral CommentTomato 'Golden Treasure'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
Belle1 Positive CommentTall Bearded Iris 'Tuxedo'
(Iris )
Suze_ Neutral CommentTomato 'Gramma Climen Haga'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
Suze_ Neutral CommentTomato 'Granada'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
Suze_ Neutral CommentTomato 'Granny Carvilles Yellow Roma'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
Suze_ Neutral CommentTomato 'Grape Tress'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
Suze_ Neutral CommentTomato 'Grosse Orange'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
Suze_ Neutral CommentTomato 'Hahms Gelbe Topftomate'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
Suze_ Neutral CommentTomato 'Hartman's Yellow Gooseberry'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
Suze_ Neutral CommentTomato 'Hazel Gold'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
Suze_ Neutral CommentTomato 'Hendershott'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
Suze_ Neutral CommentTomato 'Hopkins'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
Suze_ Neutral CommentTomato 'Huge Giant Yellow'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
Suze_ Neutral CommentTomato 'Indian Pear'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
Suze_ Positive CommentArum Lily, Calla Lily
(Zantedeschia aethiopica)
sheilalarry Positive CommentBlue Eyed Grass
(Sisyrinchium bermudianum)
Suze_ Positive CommentVitex, Chaste Tree, Lilac Chaste Tree, Monk's Pepper
(Vitex agnus-castus)
JennyD Negative CommentJapanese Knotweed, False Bamboo, Mexican Bamboo
(Polygonum cuspidatum)
palmbob Positive Comment 'Giant Form'
(Crassula capitella subspecies thyrsiflora)
howards Positive CommentVirginia Bluebells, Virginia Cowslip, Lungwort Oysterleaf
(Mertensia virginica)
RonniePitman Positive CommentHedge Bamboo, Chinese Goddess 'Riviereorum'
(Bambusa multiplex)
SW_gardener Neutral CommentDaylily 'Destined To See'
(Hemerocallis )
givemeliberti Positive CommentCurry Plant, Immortelle
(Helichrysum angustifolium)
SW_gardener Positive CommentClematis-flowered Columbine 'Nora Barlow'
(Aquilegia vulgaris var. stellata)
alicewho Positive CommentHybrid Tea Rose 'Paradise'
(Rosa )
palmbob Positive Commentspiny Milk Barrel
(Euphorbia horrida var noorsveldensis)
bullnettle Negative CommentSalvia 'Waverly'
(Salvia )
Silphion Positive CommentChina Rose 'Green Rose'
(Rosa viridiflora)
SW_gardener Neutral CommentDahlia 'Soulman'
(Dahlia )
Customlucky Positive CommentStrawberry 'Tristar'
(Fragaria x ananassa)
Customlucky Positive CommentNorthern Highbush Blueberry 'Blue Ray'
(Vaccinium corymbosum)
dwarfconifer Positive CommentAutumn Camellia 'Survivor'
(Camellia )
kbaumle Neutral CommentPeach 'Elberta'
(Prunus persica)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentTomato 'Grandeur'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
billyporter Positive CommentNarrow-leaf Evening Primrose
(Oenothera fruticosa subsp. glauca)
SW_gardener Positive CommentAbutilon, Flowering Maple 'Bella'
(Abutilon hybridum)
SSParker Neutral CommentAfrican Violet
(Saintpaulia ionantha)

Images

Member Addition Description
Suze_ImageTomato 'Cherokee Chocolate'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
htopImageIron Cross Oxalis, Good Luck Plant 'Iron Cross'
(Oxalis tetraphylla)
htopImageSacred Jasmine, Pikake, Asiatic Jasmine 'Maid of Orleans'
(Jasminum sambac)
EricInSFImageRhododendron
(Rhododendron oreodoxa)
EricInSFImageRhododendron
(Rhododendron orbiculare)
ladyrowanImageCyclamineus Daffodill, Cyclamen Narcissus 'Minute Waltz'
(Narcissus )
kniphofiaImage 'May Fair RCW'
(Oncidium )
ladyrowanImageShort-cupped Narcissus, Small-cupped Daffodil 'Excitement'
(Narcissus )
KelliImageChinese Holly Grape
(Mahonia lomariifolia)
kellImageNew Zealand Flax 'Maori Chief'
(Phormium )
GalanthophileImageOconee Bells 'Leona'
(Shortia x)
GalanthophileImageDwarf Snowbell
(Soldanella pusilla)
UrsulaImageClavel del Campo
(Mutisia sinuata)
thistlesifterImageAloe
(Aloe scabrifolia)
MargiempvImageLouisiana Iris 'Divorcee'
(Iris )
MargiempvImageLouisiana Iris 'Exquisite Lady'
(Iris )
saltcedarImagePurple Bottlebrush 'Violaceus'
(Callistemon rugulosus)
thistlesifterImageAloe 'Transvaal Form'
(Aloe chabaudii)
Todd_BolandImageGreigii Tulip 'Cape Cod'
(Tulipa greigii)
TBGDNImageStriped Squill
(Puschkinia libanotica)
ConstGardenerImageEuropean Fan Palm, Mediterranean Fan Palm
(Chamaerops humilis)
Jamie_AndersonImageFloribunda Rose 'Burgundy Iceberg'
(Rosa )
Suze_ImageCoral Bells, Alumroot, Coralbells, Alum Root 'Plum Pudding'
(Heuchera )
TBGDNImageGlory of the Snow
(Chionodoxa forbesii)
kennedyhImageCrimson Turkey Bush
(Eremophila latrobei)
XenomorfImageLiving Stones
(Lithops fulviceps var. fulviceps)
amuletImageMagnolia 'Pinkie'
(Magnolia )
XenomorfImageLiving Stones
(Lithops lesliei subsp. lesliei var. hornii)
UrsulaImageClavel del Campo (Country Carnation)
(Mutisia subulata var. subulata)
amuletImageStar Magnolia 'Royal Star'
(Magnolia stellata)
saltcedarImageMysore Thorn
(Caesalpinia decapetala var. japonica)
DaylilySLPImageSnow Crocus, Golden Crocus 'Snowbunting'
(Crocus chrysanthus)
bkeziahImagePhilodendron 'Silver'
(Philodendron )
chaninImageDyckia
(Dyckia marnier-lapostollei)
chaninImagePineapple Dyckia 'Golden Glow'
(Dyckia brevifolia)
MsKittyImageHoya
(Hoya memoria)
MsKittyImageHoya
(Hoya memoria)
tathisriImageAgapenthus
(Agapanthus A. africanus)
tathisriImageHummingbird Plant, Rabbit Ears 'Orange'
(Ruttya fruticosa)
zestImageSorrel 'Fanny'
(Oxalis triangularis)
kellImageJapanese Maple 'Orange Dream'
(Acer palmatum)
WUVIEImageSweet Autumn Clematis
(Clematis terniflora)
WUVIEImageBlackberry Lily, Leopard Lily
(Belamcanda chinensis)
sweet_whitneyImageTall Bearded Iris 'Puzzling Allure'
(Iris )
sweet_whitneyImageTall Bearded Iris 'Puzzling Allure'
(Iris )
gumllaImageFalse Freesia
(Anomatheca laxa)
gumllaImageFalse Freesia
(Anomatheca laxa)
hczone6ImageFoxtail Lily
(Eremurus bungei)
avmoranImageTall Bearded Iris 'Explicit'
(Iris )
chicochi3ImageTrailing Boysenberry 'Thornless Boysenberry'
(Rubus fructosa)
avmoranImageTall Bearded Iris 'Tangled Web'
(Iris )
FarmerdillImageKale 'Red Winter'
(Brassica oleracea var. acephala)
FarmerdillImagePeach 'Veteran'
(Prunus persica)
palmbobImageAgave
(Agave macroacantha)
giancarloImage
(Philodendron renauxii)
laurawegeImageOrchid Iris, Reticulate Iris 'Kathryn Hodgkin'
(Iris histrioides)
RonniePitmanImageGarlic Chives
(Allium tuberosum)
KMACImageAustralian Fuchsia 'Carmine Bells'
(Correa )
KMACImageAustralian Fuchsia 'Carmine Bells'
(Correa )
kennedyhImageBerrigan
(Eremophila longifolia)
RonniePitmanImageGarlic Chives
(Allium tuberosum)
wallaby1ImageSilver Spear
(Astelia chathamica)
DaylilySLPImageCattleya Orchid
(Cattleya schilleriana)
palmbobImage
(Aloe pratensis)
dmcdevittImageDaylily 'Cameo Princess'
(Hemerocallis )
flowerfrenzyImageSea Thrift 'Victor Reiter'
(Armeria Maritima)
flowerfrenzyImage 'Deep Rose'
(Bellis Perennis)
docsabImageChives
(Allium schoenoprasum)
dmcdevittImageDaylily 'Majestic Pink'
(Hemerocallis )

New Botanary Words

Name Pronunciation Meaning
lentiformis  len-tih-FOR-mis  Shaped like a lens, referring to the fruits  
Saxifragaceae  saks-ih-frag-AY-see-ee  The Saxifrage family (the name means rock-breaker)  
lentiforme  len-tih-FOR-me  Shaped like a lens, referring to the fruits  
Dysosma  dis-OHS-ma  From the Greek dys (bad) and osme (smell)  
Mitrophyllum  my-tro-FIL-um  From the Greek mitra (mitre, cap, turban) and phyllon (leaf)  

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Have a good day, and happy gardening!

Dave Whitinger

 

And that's the way it was... April 7, 2006