The PlantFiles Newsletter Covering the events of July 23, 2006, on which 253 members joined.

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(Jerry Coleman, San Diego Padres announcer)

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Member Addition Description gregr18 Flower Of An Hour, Venice Mallow (Hibiscus trionum) Joy Ivy Geranium, Ivy-leaf Geranium 'Crocodile' (Pelargonium peltatum) Joy Daylily 'Little Fat Dazzler' (Hemerocallis ) bigcityal Dahlia 'Reedly' (Dahlia ) laurief Standard Dwarf Bearded Iris 'Rabbit's Foot' (Iris ) Vee8ch Angel's Trumpet 'Tuffy' (Brugmansia aurea) Vee8ch Angel's Trumpet 'Tuffy' (Brugmansia aurea) Vee8ch Angel's Trumpet 'LeeAllan' (Brugmansia ) laurief Siberian Iris 'Lake Seneca' (Iris sibirica) laurief Intermediate Bearded Iris 'Allah' (Iris ) paolotakeru Gerbera Daisy, Transvaal Daisy, African Daisy, Barberton Daisy (Gerbera jamesonii) Joy Million Bells 'Minifamous™ Orange' (Calibrachoa ) aprilwillis 'Park Avenue Blue' (Saintpaulia ) aprilwillis 'Park Avenue Blue' (Saintpaulia ) Joelle Coleus, Painted Nettle 'Kingswood Torch' (Solenostemon scutellarioides) Joelle Coleus 'Painter's Dropcloth' (Solenostemon scutellarioides) sybiltwo Daylily 'Westbourne Birthday For Teresa' (Hemerocallis ) sybiltwo Daylily 'Antique Rose' (Hemerocallis ) sybiltwo Daylily 'Country Fair Winds' (Hemerocallis ) jenhillphoto Snap Bean 'Royalty Purple Pod' (Phaseolus vugaris) jenhillphoto Cucumber 'Sweeter Yet' (Cucumis sativus) sladeofsky Japanese Raisin Tree, Honey Tree (Hovenia dulcis) sladeofsky Japanese Raisin Tree, Honey Tree (Hovenia dulcis) sladeofsky Manchurian Fir (Abies holophylla) katrinas Pink Trumpet Tree, Purple Trumpet Tree, Pau d'arco, Taheebo, Ipe Roxo (Tabebuia impetiginosa) Joelle Purple Catalpa 'Purpurea' (Catalpa x erubescens) katrinas Pink Trumpet Tree, Purple Trumpet Tree, Pau d'arco, Taheebo, Ipe Roxo (Tabebuia impetiginosa) katrinas Queensland Kauri (Agathis robusta) conifers Eastern White Pine 'Bennett Dragon's Eye' (Pinus strobus) conifers Eastern White Pine 'Bennett Contorted' (Pinus strobus) Farmerdill Cantaloupe 'Gold Mine' (Cucumis melo) conifers Eastern White Pine 'Explosion' (Pinus strobus) GeorgiaJo Hybrid Gladiolus 'Blue Isle' (Gladiolus x hortulanus) GeorgiaJo Gladiolus 'Coral Seas' (Gladiolus x hortulanus) GeorgiaJo Gladiolus 'Coral Seas' (Gladiolus x hortulanus) butterflybyrob Rooiwortel (Bulbine latifolia) jenhillphoto Carrot 'Little Finger' (Daucus carota) gregr18 Bougainvillea, Buganvilla (Spanish) (Bougainvillea spectabilis) flowerfrenzy 'Appleblossom' (Dahlia ) dlyn Daylily 'Hot Town' (Hemerocallis ) dlyn Daylily 'Bountiful Valley' (Hemerocallis ) dlyn Daylily 'Spacecoast Starburst' (Hemerocallis ) bigcityal Zinnia 'Purity' (Zinnia elegans) bigcityal Dwarf Morning Glory (Convolvulus tricolor) gingerjar Daylily 'Edna Jean' (Hemerocallis ) rshadlow Standard Dwarf Bearded Iris 'Flirting Again' (Iris ) rshadlow Tall Bearded Iris 'Altered Images' (Iris ) rshadlow Tall Bearded Iris 'Artist's Palette' (Iris ) GardenGeek_WI Hosta 'Clifford's Comet' (Hosta ) GardenGeek_WI Hosta 'Corkscrew' (Hosta ) GardenGeek_WI Hosta 'Eternal Flame' (Hosta ) GardenGuyKin Montbretia, Crocosmia 'Emberglow' (Crocosmia x crocosmiiflora) GardenGuyKin Montbretia, Crocosmia 'Emberglow' (Crocosmia x crocosmiiflora) philomel Daylily 'Glittering Treasure' (Hemerocallis ) philomel Daylily 'Glittering Treasure' (Hemerocallis ) TBGDN Daylily 'Strawberry Candy' (Hemerocallis ) wallaby1 Bottle Brush (Callistemon Laevis) Farmerdill Cow Pea, Cowpea, Southern Pea 'Knuckle Purple Hull' (Vigna unguiculata) wallaby1 Parrot Lily, Parrot Flower, Peruvian Lily, Lily of the Incas 'Julietta Zaprijul' (Alstroemeria ) htop Ornamental Pepper 'Black Pearl' (Capsicum annuum) htop Ornamental Pepper 'Black Pearl' (Capsicum annuum) aprilwillis Allamanda 'Cherries Jubilee' (Allamanda ) butterflybyrob Blue Evergreen Hydrangea (Dichroa febrifuga) John_Benoot Daylily 'Yo-Rick Yost' (Hemerocallis ) butterflybyrob Pink Justicia (Dianthera candicans) Brinda Coleus, Flame Nettle, Painted Nettle 'Doctor Wu' (Solenostemon scutellarioides) Brinda Coleus, Painted Nettle, Flame Nettle 'Fishnet Stockings' (Solenostemon scutellarioides) rylaff Glory Flower, Large-leaf Princess Flower (Tibouchina grandiflora) rylaff Glory Flower, Large-leaf Princess Flower (Tibouchina grandiflora) philomel Daylily 'Glittering Treasure' (Hemerocallis ) Brinda Coleus, Flame Nettle, Painted Nettle 'Raspberry Ruffles' (Solenostemon scutellarioides) flowerfrenzy 'Tahiti Sunrise' (Dahlia ) flowerfrenzy Informal Decorative Dahlia 'Snowbound' (Dahlia ) RON_CONVOLVULACEAE Beach Morning Glory (Calystegia soldanella) RON_CONVOLVULACEAE Bush Potato Morning Glory, Desert Yam, Rock Morning Glory (Ipomoea costata) ladygardener1 Butterfly Weed (Asclepias tuberosa) RON_CONVOLVULACEAE (Lepistemon urceolata) Todd_Boland Japanese Water Iris, Japanese Flag, Russian Iris 'Light at Dawn' (Iris ensata) Todd_Boland Nemesia 'KLM' (Nemesia strumosa) Todd_Boland Edelweiss (Leontopodium alpinum) Todd_Boland Iceplant (Delosperma sutherlandii) dybbuk Tulip Tree 'Mediopictum' (Liriodendron Tulipifera) kennedyh Creosote Bush (Larrea tridentata) kennedyh Cotton Fireweed (Senecio quadridentatus) kennedyh Cotton Fireweed (Senecio quadridentatus) kennedyh Cotton Fireweed (Senecio quadridentatus) kennedyh Cotton Fireweed (Senecio quadridentatus) JoanJ Hosta 'Summer Music' (Hosta ) JoanJ Tall Bearded Iris 'Immortality' (Iris ) JoanJ Tall Bearded Iris 'Carolina Gold' (Iris ) FiXato Daylily 'Sammy Russell Red' (Hemerocallis ) GreenThumbGreen Tomato 'Brown Berry' (Lycopersicon lycopersicum) JoanJ Sedum 'Autumn Joy' (Sedum spectabile) Xenomorf Living Stones (Lithops marmorata var. elisae) Xenomorf Living Stones (Lithops marmorata var. elisae) Xenomorf Echinopsis Hybrid, Trichocereus Hybrid 'Apricot Glow' (Echinopsis ) Xenomorf Echinopsis Hybrid, Trichocereus Hybrid 'Apricot Glow' (Echinopsis ) Xenomorf Echinopsis Hybrid, Trichocereus Hybrid 'Apricot Glow' (Echinopsis ) Xenomorf Echinopsis Hybrid, Trichocereus Hybrid 'Apricot Glow' (Echinopsis ) servicegenie Texas Sage, Texas Ranger, Cenizo, Barometer Bush, Silverleaf, Purple Sage 'Bertstar Dwarf' (Leucophyllum frutescens) JoanJ Sedum 'Ruby Glow' (Sedum cauticola) JoanJ Sedum 'Autumn Joy' (Sedum spectabile) JoanJ Daylily 'Roswitha' (Hemerocallis ) dwarfconifer Florida Anise, Red Magnolia (Illicium floridanum) grannymarsh Standard Dwarf Bearded Iris 'Star of Africa' (Iris ) dwarfconifer Glossy Adina, Chinese Buttonbush (Adina rubella) JoanJ Daylily 'Red Monarch' (Hemerocallis ) dwarfconifer Oriental White Cedar, Oriental Arbovitae, Chinese Arbor-vitae (Platycladus orientalis) mgarr Veronica Apollo 'Apollo' (Veronicastrum virginicum) JoanJ Gayfeather, Blazing Star, Button Snakeroot (Liatris spicata) pajaritomt Tiger Lily (Lilium lancifolium var. flaviflorum) Nancymo Tall Bearded Iris 'Sabre Dance' (Iris ) JoanJ Hosta 'Tambourine' (Hosta ) Nancymo Tall Bearded Iris 'Santana' (Iris ) JoanJ False Spirea, False Goat's Beard 'Granat' (Astilbe x arendsii) onewish1 Shasta Daisy 'Becky' (Leucanthemum x superbum) Nancymo Tall Bearded Iris 'Scandia Delight' (Iris ) JoanJ Clematis 'Purpurea Plena Elegans' (Clematis viticella) JoanJ Hosta 'Honeybells' (Hosta ) htop Violet-flowered Petunia, Prostrate Petunia, Wild Petunia 'Laura Bush' (Petunia ) JoanJ Pink Musk Mallow 'Rosea' (Malva moschata) JoanJ Oswego Tea, Bee Balm, Beebalm, Bergamot, Firecracker Plant 'Panorama Mix' (Monarda didyma) JoanJ Oswego Tea, Bee Balm, Beebalm, Bergamot, Firecracker Plant 'Panorama Mix' (Monarda didyma)

New Botanary Words

Name Pronunciation Meaning ohsumiensis   oh-soo-me-EN-sis   Of or from the Ohsumi Peninsula, in Japan   naniflorum   nan-ee-FLOR-um   Dwarf flowered   Gyrocarpus   Ji-ro-kar-pus   From the Greek Gyro - Turning, revolving and carpus - fruit   ohsumiense   oh-see-me-EN-see   Of or from the Ohsumi Peninsula, in Japan   naniflora   nan-ee-FLOR-a   Dwarf flowered   naniflorus   nan-ee-FLOR-us   Dwarf flowered

Final Notes

Have a good day, and happy gardening!

Dave

And that's the way it was... July 23, 2006