The PlantFiles Newsletter Covering the events of April 11, 2006, on which 282 members joined.

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Member Addition Description IslandJim Pachypodium (Pachypodium rosulatum) Suze_ Tomato 'Vorlon' (Lycopersicon lycopersicum) RonniePitman Orange Coneflower 'Orange Meadowbrite™' (Echinacea ) Ursula Clavel del Campo (Country Carnation) (Mutisia subulata var. subulata) Ursula Clavel del Campo (Country Carnation) (Mutisia subulata var. subulata) chanin Dyckia (Dyckia marnier-lapostollei) palmbob 'Giant Form' (Crassula capitella subspecies thyrsiflora) RonniePitman Hedge Bamboo, Chinese Goddess 'Riviereorum' (Bambusa multiplex) avmoran Tall Bearded Iris 'Okapi Poppy' (Iris ) flowerfrenzy Hosta 'Remember Me' (Hosta ) flowerfrenzy Coral Bells, Alumroot, Coralbells, Alum Root 'Obsidian' (Heuchera ) ladyrowan Short-cupped Narcissus, Small-cupped Daffodil 'Triple Crown' (Narcissus ) ladyrowan Long-cupped Narcissus, Large-cupped Daffodil 'Chromacolor' (Narcissus ) bootandall Lacebark, Houhere 'Purpurea' (Hoheria populnea) Galanthophile Snowdrop 'Straffan' (Galanthus ) LilyLover_UT Hollyhock 'Indian Spring' (Alcea rosea) LilyLover_UT Oriental Poppy (Papaver orientale) sdagutis Triumph Tulip 'Apricot Beauty' (Tulipa ) dmj1218 Tomato 'Totem' (Lycopersicon lycopersicum) ronwest Pitcher plant (Nepenthes spectabilis) ronwest Nepenthes (Nepenthes fallax) kennedyh Mueller's Snow-gentian (Chionogentias muelleriana) dmcdevitt Daylily 'Fiesta Fling' (Hemerocallis ) Ursula Tabaco Silvestre (Wild Tobacco) (Nicotiana acuminata) dmcdevitt Daylily 'Pink Super Spider' (Hemerocallis ) kell Shrubby Fuchsia (Fuchsia paniculata) Don_Quixote Single Late Tulip 'Queen of Night' (Tulipa ) Don_Quixote Darwin Hybrid Tulip 'Golden Apeldoorn' (Tulipa ) lilwren Heartleaf Skullcap; Heart-leaf Skullcap (Scutellaria ovata subsp. bracteata) cceamore Clematis 'Baltyk' (Clematis ) Todd_Boland Double Marsh Marigold, Double Kingcup 'Flore Pleno' (Caltha palustris) Todd_Boland Giant Scabious, Yellow Scabious (Cephalaria gigantea) palmbob Aloe (Aloe hemmingii) KactusKathi Hybrid Tea Rose 'Sterling Silver' (Rosa ) KactusKathi Elephant Bush, Rainbow Bush 'Variegata' (Portulacaria afra) Xenomorf Argentine Pipe Cactus 'Imperialis' (Echinopsis ) Ally_UT 'Grey Forest' (Juniperus horizontalis) Xenomorf Coryphantha (Coryphantha elephantidens subsp. elephantidens) Ally_UT Few-seeded Draba, Yellow Flowered Moss, Comb Draba (Draba oligosperma) Gayze Daylily 'Outrageous' (Hemerocallis ) Gayze Daylily 'Demetrius' (Hemerocallis ) DaylilySLP Doritaenopsis Skye's Rosy Jewel (Doritaenopsis ) Melissa_Ohio Daylily 'Blue Flirt' (Hemerocallis ) DaylilySLP Phalaenopsis Brother Sara Gold (Phalaenopsis ) Melissa_Ohio Daylily 'Child Within' (Hemerocallis ) kell Anthurium (Anthurium rothschildianum) jnana Shepherd's Needles, Butterfly Needles, Romerillo (Bidens alba var. radiata) htop Mexican Buckeye (Ungnadia speciosa) Joy White Cape Lily, White River Lily (Hesperantha coccinea f. alba) htop Mexican Buckeye (Ungnadia speciosa) CarolynBF Dwarf Virginia Sweetspire, Gooseberry 'Little Henry' (Itea virginica) CarolynBF Dwarf Virginia Sweetspire, Gooseberry 'Little Henry' (Itea virginica) Margiempv Arilbred Iris 'At Last' (Iris ) Margiempv Tall Bearded Iris 'Palindrome' (Iris ) bonitin Asparagus Fern, Plumosa Fern (Asparagus setaceus) Farmerdill Summer Squash Zucchini 'Nero di Milano' (Cucurbita pepo) avmoran Tall Bearded Iris 'Classic Hues' (Iris ) tathisri Sunflower (Helianthus annuus) jnana Butterfly Bush (Buddleja lindleyana) chanin Baobab (Adansonia za) KWoods Lady Slipper Orchid, Henry's Cypripedium (Cypripedium henryi) giancarlo Acalypha (Acalypha siamensis) jooolster (Begonia pearcei) RWhiz Aeonium 'Garnet' (Aeonium ) jooolster (Begonia ludwigii) cactus_lover Coryphantha (Coryphantha kracikii) CBernard Hybrid Columbine 'Swallowtail' (Aquilegia ) CBernard Hybrid Columbine 'Swallowtail' (Aquilegia ) Shadyfolks Hellebore 'Sunmarble' (Helleborus ericsmithii) cactus_lover Adenia (Adenia glauca) JamesCO Miniature Narcissus, Miniature Daffodil 'Golden Bells' (Narcissus bulbocodium var. conspicuus) kennedyh Croftonweed, Eupatorium, Sticky Snakeroot (Ageratina adenophora) doss Tall Bearded Iris 'Spring Jade' (Iris ) doss Tall Bearded Iris 'Candy Apple Classic' (Iris ) wallaby1 Bird in the Bush, Fumewort (Corydalis solida) escambiaguy Mockernut Hickory (Carya alba) TBGDN Trumpet Narcissus, Trumpet Daffodil 'King Alfred' (Narcissus ) Big_Red Cabbage 'O. S. Cross' (Brassica oleracea var. capitata) onalee Strangler vine, Latex Plant (Morrenia odorata) berrygirl Thanksgiving Cactus, Holiday Cactus, Crab Cactus 'Thor-Olga' (Schlumbergera truncata) Big_Red Apple 'Honeycrisp' (Malus x domestica) Gustichock Earpod Tree (Enterolobium contortisiliquum) Texas_Doodlebug Tall Bearded Iris 'Chestnuts and Robins' (Iris ) Gustichock China Fir (Cunninghamia lanceolata)

New Botanary Words

Name Pronunciation Meaning pachystachya   pak-ee-STAK-ee-a   From the Greek pachys (thick) and stachys (flower spike)   pachystachyum   pak-ee-STAK-ee-um   From the Greek pachys (thick) and stachys (flower spike)   pachystachyus   pak-ee-STAK-ee-us   From the Greek pachys (thick) and stachys (flower spike)   Chionogentias   ky-on-oh-JEN-shee-as   From the Greek chion (snow) and Gentian (genus named for Gentius, 6th century king of Illyria)   scabrifolia   skab-rih-FOH-lee-a   Rough-leaved   scabrifolium   skab-rih-FOH-lee-um   Rough-leaved   scabrifolius   skab-rih-FOH-lee-us   Rough-leaved   dianthifolia   dy-anth-ih-FOH-lee-a   Having foliage like Dianthus   dianthifolium   dy-anth-ih-FOH-lee-um   Having foliage like Dianthus   Cinchona   sing-KOH-na   Named for Francisca Henríquez de Ribera, 17th century Countess of Chinchón, wife of the Viceroy of Peru, who used the plant's bark (which produces quinine) to cure malaria

Final Notes

Have a good day, and happy gardening!

Dave Whitinger

And that's the way it was... April 11, 2006