The PlantFiles Newsletter

Covering the events of April 13, 2006, on which 253 members joined.
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Gardening Quote of the Day

"Plants are like children. (It is easy to love the ones that give you the least trouble.) "

(Unknown)

The PlantFiles Photo of the Day

Crape Myrtle, Crepe Myrtle
Lagerstroemia indica
By MG

PF Photo of the Day

Activity Report:

50 new plants were added to the database.
36 new descriptions were added.
72 new images were added.
611 new options were checked off.

Comments

Member Addition Description
patnjbob Positive CommentTall Bearded Iris 'Romie Stewart'
(Iris )
chanin Positive Comment
(Orthophytum lemei)
palmbob Positive CommentWhite Velvet, White Gossamer Plant, Hairy Wandering Jew
(Tradescantia sillamontana)
marrowman Positive CommentPumpkin 'Dill's Atlantic Giant'
(Cucurbita maxima)
CarolynBF Positive CommentFirewitch Dianthus 'Feuerhexe'
(Dianthus gratianopolitanus)
NatureWalker Neutral CommentTouch-me-not
(Mimosa pudica)
chanin Positive Comment
(Stephania suberosa)
chanin Positive Comment
(Stephania venosa)
marrowman Positive CommentClimbing Zucchini,Tromboncino, Trombocino, Zucchetta Rampicante, Italian Trombone Squash 'Tromba d'Albenga'
(Cucurbita moschata)
marrowman Negative CommentPotato 'Maris Piper'
(Solanum tuberosum)
Suze_ Neutral CommentTomato 'Dagma's Perfection'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
marrowman Neutral CommentWinter Squash, Spaghetti Squash 'Vegetable'
(Cucurbita pepo)
sadiemaewebb Negative CommentThreadleaf Coreopsis, Pink Tickseed 'American Dream'
(Coreopsis rosea)
dieter67 Negative CommentEcheveria 'Afterglow'
(Echeveria )
AndyGram Positive CommentFour O'Clock, Marvel of Peru 'Broken Colors'
(Mirabilis jalapa)
chanin Positive Comment
(Adenia penangiana)
AndyGram Positive CommentFaassen's Catmint, Ornamental Catmint 'Six Hills Giant'
(Nepeta x faassenii)
heavenlybubbles Positive CommentCape Primrose
(Streptocarpus saxorum)
patnjbob Positive CommentTall Bearded Iris 'Desert Passion'
(Iris )
patnjbob Positive CommentTall Bearded Iris 'Quite the Reverse'
(Iris )
patnjbob Positive CommentTall Bearded Iris 'Eagle Control'
(Iris )
patnjbob Positive CommentTall Bearded Iris 'Stare Stealer'
(Iris )
EarthMama Negative CommentTree of Heaven, Chinese Sumac, Stink Tree
(Ailanthus altissima)
flowerfrenzy Positive CommentPansy 'Frilled Flower'
(Viola x wittrockiana)
nick89 Positive CommentSea Box, Dysentary Bush
(Alyxia buxifolia)
TBGDN Positive CommentLong-cupped Narcissus, Large-cupped Daffodil 'Fortissimo'
(Narcissus )
nick89 Neutral CommentPalmetto, Saw Palmetto, Scrub Palmetto
(Serenoa repens)
brendascameos Negative CommentCreeping Charlie, Gill-over-Ground, Ground Ivy, Hedgemaids, Alehoof
(Glechoma hederacea)
nick89 Positive CommentChusan Palm, Windmill Palm
(Trachycarpus fortunei)
chanin Positive CommentYucca
(Yucca endlichiana)
chanin Positive CommentUncarina
(Uncarina roeoesliana)
Heavinscent Neutral CommentSweet Mock Orange, English Dogwood
(Philadelphus coronarius)
chanin Positive Comment
(Orthophytum glabrum)
JoanJ Neutral CommentMiniature Tall Bearded Iris 'Keirith'
(Iris )
JoanJ Neutral CommentMiniature Tall Bearded Iris 'Madam President'
(Iris )
chanin Positive CommentRat-catcher
(Nepenthes rajah)

Images

Member Addition Description
kellImageRhizomatous Dwarf Begonia 'Leprechaun'
(Begonia )
ronwestImageNepenthes
(Nepenthes gymnamphora)
dmcdevittImageDaylily 'Dawn Time'
(Hemerocallis )
Don_QuixoteImagePansy 'Pandora's Box'
(Viola x wittrockiana)
Melissa_OhioImageDaylily 'Black Ice'
(Hemerocallis )
RonniePitmanImageWhite Evening Primrose 'Alba'
(Oenothera speciosa)
MargiempvImageLouisiana Iris 'Praline Festival'
(Iris )
Melissa_OhioImageDaylily 'Crystal Blue Persuasion'
(Hemerocallis )
MargiempvImageLouisiana Iris 'Wine and Dine'
(Iris )
jnanaImageVariegated Flax Lily 'Variegata'
(Dianella tasmanica)
jnanaImagePigeon Pea, Puerto Rico Bean, Gandul, Dhal, Congo Pea
(Cajanus cajan)
cactus_loverImageHairy Dewflower, Purple Ice Plant
(Drosanthemum hispidum)
XenomorfImageLiving Stones
(Lithops vallis-mariae)
XenomorfImageLiving Stones
(Lithops aucampiae subsp. aucampiae var. aucampiae f. kuruman)
flowerfrenzyImageHosta 'Corn Belt'
(Hosta )
Big_RedImageFlowering Crabapple 'Dolgo'
(Malus baccata)
Big_RedImageApple 'Arkansas Black'
(Malus x domestica)
DaylilySLPImageDoritaenopsis Sogo Smith 'Donnas Rose'
(Doritaenopsis )
DaylilySLPImage
(Epidendrum Sunset Valley)
JamesCOImageRat Stripper, Cliff-Green, Canbyi's Paxistima, Mountain Lover
(Paxistima canbyi)
avmoranImageSiberian Iris 'Dream On Dream'
(Iris sibirica)
ShadyfolksImageCreeping Jacob's Ladder, Greek Valerian 'Stairway to Heaven'
(Polemonium reptans)
htopImageDwarf Rocket Larkspur 'Dwarf Rocket Mixed'
(Consolida ambigua)
chaninImageBaobab, Monkey-bread Tree
(Adansonia grandidieri)
KWoodsImageLady Slipper Orchid
(Cypripedium macranthos)
cactus_loverImageAloe
(Aloe concinna)
Terri1948ImageStandard Dwarf Bearded Iris 'Byword'
(Iris )
Terri1948ImageStandard Dwarf Bearded 'Cuban Cutie'
(Iris )
MzMunchkenImageAngel Trumpet, Angel's Trumpet 'Janet Reno'
(Brugmansia )
RonniePitmanImageViolet Prairie Clover
(Dalea purpurea var. purpurea)
kennedyhImageMyrtle Wattle
(Acacia myrtifolia)
kennedyhImageField Bindweed
(Convolvulus arvensis)
flowerfrenzyImageGrecian Windflower, Poppy Anemone 'Mona Lisa Red'
(Anemone coronaria)
GabrielleImageDouble Narcissus, Double Daffodil 'Replete'
(Narcissus )
Todd_BolandImageTropaeolum
(Tropaeolum brachyceras)
tathisriImageRose of Sharon, Althea
(Hibiscus syriacus)
VeganGurl20ImageBearded Iris, Flag
(Iris germanica)
VeganGurl20ImageDaffodil, Narcissus 'Tete-a-Tete'
(Narcissus )
GustichockImageAgarrapalo, Ibapoi, Higuerón bravo
(Ficus luschnathiana)
GustichockImage
(Caesalpinia spinosa)
JamesCOImageFritillary, Fritillaria, Michael's Flower
(Fritillaria michailovskyi)
kniphofiaImageSnake plant
(Sansevieria fischeri)
kniphofiaImageSnake plant
(Sansevieria fischeri)
amandaemilyImageBell Pepper 'Better Belle'
(Capsicum annuum)
kellImageBegonia 'Paul Hernandez'
(Begonia )
bootandallImageBush Fuchsia 'Annabel'
(Fuchsia )
htopImageBougainvillea 'California Gold'
(Bougainvillea )
bootandallImageWhite Gas Plant 'Alba'
(Dictamnus albus)
tathisriImageRose of Sharon 'Minerva'
(Hibiscus syriacus)
hczone6ImageChocolate Vine, Five-Leaf Akebia, Raisin Vine
(Akebia quinata)
avmoranImageWidow Iris, Snake's Head Iris
(Hermodactylus tuberosus)
FarmerdillImagePotato 'Osprey'
(Solanum tuberosum)
FarmerdillImageCabbage 'O.S. Cross'
(Brassica oleracea var. capitata)
patnjbobImageTall Bearded Iris 'Zaggeran'
(Iris )
patnjbobImageTall Bearded Iris 'Romie Stewart'
(Iris )
chaninImage
(Adenia penangiana)
giancarloImage
(Philodendron radiatum)
CynthiaWilliamsImageSweet Shrub, Carolina Allspice, Strawberry Shrub, Bubby Bush, Sweet Betsy 'Athens'
(Calycanthus floridus)
RWhizImage
(Aloe erythrophylla)
wallaby1ImageGrecian Windflower
(Anemone blanda)
aranessImageTomato 'Black Krim'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
aranessImageTomato 'Sugary'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
dossImagePacific Coast Iris 'Multiplicity'
(Iris )
palmbobImageAloe
(Aloe aristata)
McGloryImageFosteriana Tulip 'Princeps'
(Tulipa )
palmbobImageAloe 'Variegata'
(Aloe nobilis)
Todd_BolandImageDesert Threadleaf
(Thelesperma subnudum)
BrindaImageTrumpet Vine, Trumpet Creeper, Cow-Itch Vine
(Campsis radicans)
BrindaImageAngel's Trumpet, Angels Trumpet 'Miss Emily Mackenzie'
(Brugmansia )
psporterImageModern Shrub Rose, Groundcover Rose 'Alba Meidiland'
(Rosa )
TBGDNImageLong-cupped Narcissus, Large-cupped Daffodil 'Fortissimo'
(Narcissus )
puttytatImageStandard Dwarf Bearded Iris 'Spring Butterfly'
(Iris )

New Botanary Words

Name Pronunciation Meaning
adiantum-nigrum  ad-ee-AN-tum NY-grum  From the Latin adiantum (unwetted, referring to the water-repelling leaves) and nigrum (black)  
thelegona  thel-e-GON-a  From the Greek theles (nipple) and gonos (angle  
thelegonus  thel-e-GON-us  From the Greek theles (nipple) and gonos (angle  
dransfieldii  drans-FEELD-ee-eye  Named for Dr. John Dransfield, Kew's palm specialist  
flos-aeris  flos EE-riss  Flowers of copper  
heracleoides  hair-a-klee-OY-deez  Resembling Heracleum (genus name for cow parsnip)  
Deckenia  dek-EN-ee-a  Named for Baron Karl Klaus von der Decken, 19th century German explorer of Mt. Kilimanjaro in Africa  
batalinii  ba-tal-IN-ee-eye  Named for Dr. Alexander Feodorowicz Batalin, 19th century Russian botanist and curator of the Imperical Botanical Garden at St. Petersburg  
crenatiloba  kren-at-ih-LOW-ba  Having notched lobes  
subcrenulata  sub-kren-yoo-LAY-ta  somewhat or partially notched  

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Dave Whitinger

 

And that's the way it was... April 13, 2006