The PlantFiles Newsletter

Covering the events of September 12, 2006, on which 166 members joined.
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Gardening Quote of the Day

"In creating, the only hard thing is to begin: a grass-blade's no easier to make than an oak."

(James Russell Lowell, American writer, (born 2/22/1819))

The PlantFiles Photo of the Day

Silk Tree, Mimosa Tree, Pink Siris
Albizia julibrissin
By aking1a

PF Photo of the Day

Activity Report:

114 new plants were added to the database.
45 new descriptions were added.
56 new images were added.
751 new options were checked off.

Comments

Member Addition Description
greenobsessed Positive CommentShrub Rose 'Assiniboine'
(Rosa )
JamesCO Positive CommentEnglish Ivy, Common Ivy 'Glacier'
(Hedera helix)
greenobsessed Positive CommentHardy Grape Leaf Anemone 'Robustissima'
(Anemone tomentosa)
MikeyJoe Positive CommentTomato 'Rouge d'Irak'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
MikeyJoe Positive CommentTomato 'Snow White'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
MikeyJoe Positive CommentTomato 'Snowberry'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
WillisTxGarden Positive CommentLantana
(Lantana camara)
greenobsessed Negative CommentChameleon Plant 'Chameleon'
(Houttuynia cordata)
MikeyJoe Positive CommentTomato 'Striped Roman'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
MikeyJoe Positive CommentTomato 'Tennessee Britches'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
MikeyJoe Positive CommentTomato 'Thai Pink Egg'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
MikeyJoe Neutral CommentTomato 'Tiny Tim'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
MikeyJoe Positive CommentTomato 'Vorlon'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
MikeyJoe Positive CommentTomato 'Wolford's Wonder'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
MikeyJoe Positive CommentTomato 'Yellow Pear'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
LeBug Positive CommentMealy Cup Sage 'Victoria Blue'
(Salvia farinacea)
jenhillphoto Positive CommentTomato 'Big Mama'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
jenhillphoto Positive CommentTomato 'Jersey Devil'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
jenhillphoto Positive CommentPotato 'Desiree'
(Solanum tuberosum)
jenhillphoto Positive CommentCucumber 'Burpee Pickler'
(Cucumis sativus)
jenhillphoto Positive CommentTomato 'Brandywine (Sudduth Strain)'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
Ivyq Positive CommentSiam Tulip
(Curcuma alismatifolia)
Ivyq Positive CommentCrepe Myrtle, Crape Myrtle 'Peppermint Lace'
(Lagerstroemia indica)
greenobsessed Positive CommentCut-leaved Anemone 'Rubra'
(Anemone multifida)
lindaismysister Positive CommentPineapple Sage
(Salvia elegans)
MikeyJoe Positive CommentTomato 'Yellow Stuffer'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
MikeyJoe Positive CommentTomato 'Viva Lindsey's Kentucky Heirloom'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
Krispi Positive CommentKlondike Cosmos, Sulphur Cosmos, Orange Cosmos
(Cosmos sulphureus)
WillisTxGarden Positive CommentAquatic Milkweed, White Milkweed
(Asclepias perennis)
chicochi3 Neutral CommentRose 'We Salute You'
(Rosa )
frostweed Neutral CommentSticky Florestina
(Florestina tripteris)
frostweed Neutral CommentChisos Mountain Brickellbush
(Flyriella parryi)
frostweed Neutral CommentSmall Fryxellwort
(Fryxellia pygmaea)
frostweed Neutral CommentTansy Leaf Lidpod,Tansy-leaf Lidpod
(Operculina pinnatifida)
ifonly Positive CommentAmerican Bush Violet
(Browallia speciosa)
Happy_Daisy Neutral CommentSouthern Magnolia 'Bracken's Brown Beauty'
(Magnolia grandiflora)
begoniacrazii Positive CommentChirita 'Bamboo Boat' 'Bamboo Boat'
(Chirita )
sallyg Positive CommentHercules' Club, Devil's Walking Stick, Angelica Tree
(Aralia spinosa)
jeri11 Positive CommentGroundnut, Potato Bean
(Apios americana)
NanerMB Positive CommentFour O'Clock, Marvel of Peru
(Mirabilis jalapa)
MikeyJoe Positive CommentTomato 'Theineman's Australian Heart'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
Pitimpinai Positive CommentDahlia 'Camano Phantom'
(Dahlia )
Pitimpinai Positive CommentDahlia 'Karma Naomi'
(Dahlia )
DaylilySLP Neutral CommentHoughton's Goldenrod
(Solidago houghtonii)
MikeyJoe Positive CommentTomato 'Tennessee Surprise'
(lycopersicon lycopersicum)

Images

Member Addition Description
TomH3787ImageBlue Anise Sage, Brazilian Sage 'Argentine Skies'
(Salvia guaranitica)
lilydaydreamerImageDaylily 'Little Bee'
(Hemerocallis )
BoyedImageLily-flowering Tulip 'Ballade Gold'
(Tulipa )
growinImageCornelian Cherry Dogwood
(Cornus mas)
cloudiaImageMiniature Rose 'Always a Lady'
(Rosa )
cloudiaImageMonkey Flower 'Magic White Blotch'
(Mimulus )
growinImageFalse Beech, Coigue
(Nothofagus dombeyi)
MikeyJoeImageTomato 'Granny Cantrell's German Red'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
LilyLover_UTImageTomato 'Purple Passion'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
DinuImageBlue Pea Vine, Butterfly Pea 'Blue Sails'
(Clitoria ternatea)
DinuImageTouch-me-not
(Mimosa pudica)
KellImageRhizomatous Begonia 'Cora Miller'
(Begonia )
KellImageRhizomatous Begonia 'Cora Miller'
(Begonia )
jessmerrittImageCommon Hop
(Humulus lupulus var. neomexicanus)
MaryinLaImageAngel Trumpet 'Meloncholy Baby'
(Brugmansia )
MaryinLaImageAngel Trumpet 'Carnival'
(Brugmansia )
LilyLover_UTImageMelon 'Northern Arizona'
(Cucumis melo)
MikeyJoeImageTomato 'Red Lightning'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
bigcityalImageDahlia 'Night Queen'
(Dahlia )
bigcityalImageDahlia 'Ludwig Helfert'
(Dahlia )
KevinMc79ImageYellow Baptisia, False Yellow Indigo 'Screamin' Yellow'
(Baptisia sphaerocarpa)
KevinMc79ImageFalse Indigo 'Purple Smoke'
(Baptisia x)
echoesImageTurkestan Burning Bush 'Turkestanica'
(Euonymus nana)
echoesImageTurkestan Burning Bush 'Turkestanica'
(Euonymus nana)
jeri11ImageCycad
(Dioon spinulosum)
JamesCOImageCreeping Thyme, Wild Thyme 'Minor'
(Thymus praecox subsp. arcticus)
JamesCOImageEnglish Ivy, Common Ivy 'Glacier'
(Hedera helix)
greenobsessedImageCrepe Myrtle, Crape Myrtle 'Hopi'
(Lagerstroemia )
BoyedImageVvedenskyi Tulip 'Lady Guna'
(Tulipa )
MaryEvImageTamarind Tree
(Tamarindus indica)
pixie62560ImageShrubby Cinquefoil 'Pink Princess'
(Potentilla fruticosa)
babaluImageMickey Mouse Plant, Bird's Eye Bush
(Ochna serrulata)
WUVIEImageTick Trefoil, Beggar-lice, Beggar-ticks, Sticktights
(Desmodium canadense)
WUVIEImageTick Trefoil, Beggar-lice, Beggar-ticks, Sticktights
(Desmodium canadense)
XenomorfImageLady Finger Cactus, Cardoncillo, Alicoche
(Echinocereus pentalophus subsp. procumbens)
XenomorfImageLady Finger Cactus, Cardoncillo, Alicoche
(Echinocereus pentalophus subsp. procumbens)
XenomorfImageDelicate Prickly Pear, Plains Prickly Pear, Starvation Prickly Pear, Tuberous-Rooted Prickly Pear
(Opuntia macrorhiza)
XenomorfImageDelicate Prickly Pear, Plains Prickly Pear, Starvation Prickly Pear, Tuberous-Rooted Prickly Pear
(Opuntia macrorhiza)
XenomorfImageDelicate Prickly Pear, Plains Prickly Pear, Starvation Prickly Pear, Tuberous-Rooted Prickly Pear
(Opuntia macrorhiza)
XenomorfImageDelicate Prickly Pear, Plains Prickly Pear, Starvation Prickly Pear, Tuberous-Rooted Prickly Pear
(Opuntia macrorhiza)
fluffygrueImageFloribunda Rose 'Dioressence'
(Rosa )
kennedyhImageMirror Bush, Creeping Mirror Plant, Looking-glass Bush
(Coprosma repens)
kennedyhImageMaori Bedstraw
(Galium propinquum)
kennedyhImageMaori Bedstraw
(Galium propinquum)
kennedyhImageWaxy Bluebell
(Wahlenbergia ceracea)
kennedyhImageWaxy Bluebell
(Wahlenbergia ceracea)
mgarrImageZenobia 'Woodlander's Blue'
(Zenobia pulverulenta)
mgarrImageMountain Holly
(Ilex montana)
TomH3787ImageBlue Anise Sage, Brazilian Sage 'Black and Blue'
(Salvia guaranitica)
pixie62560ImageDaylily 'Pardon Me'
(Hemerocallis )
servicegenieImageDwarf Jamaican Heliconia 'Dwarf Jamaican'
(Heliconia stricta)
ampyImageFloribunda Rose, Cluster-flowered Rose 'Julia Child'
(Rosa )
Calif_SueImageCrinum 'Ellen Bosanquet'
(Crinum x)
Calif_SueImageCrinum 'Ellen Bosanquet'
(Crinum x)
PitimpinaiImageDahlia 'Karma Naomi'
(Dahlia )
amarantha00ImageTropical Hibiscus 'Palm Springs'
(Hibiscus rosa-sinensis)

New Botanary Words

Name Pronunciation Meaning
acalycina  a-ka-LEE-kin-uh  Without a calyx  
jessoensis  yez-oh-EN-sis  Of or from Yezo (misspelled Jesso) Island, near Hokkaido, Japan  
jessoense  yez-oh-EN-see  Of or from Yezo (misspelled Jesso) Island, near Hokkaido, Japan  
trichoides  try-KOY-deez  Resembles hair  
laxiculmis  laks-ih-KULM-is  Loose-stemmed  
dichotomiflorum  dy-kot-oh-mi-FLOR-um  Having divided (or forked in pairs) flower heads  
Osmorhiza  os-me-RY-za  Fragrant (odorous) root  
phillryaeoides  fil-lee-ree-OY-deez  Resembles Phillyrea (or Phillyraea); a genus name for which the derivation is obscure  
lychnidiflora  lik-nid-ih-FLOR-a  Having flowers like Lychnis (from the Greek lychnos, lamp; referring to the ancient use of one species as a wick)  
lychnidiflorus  lik-nid-ih-FLOR-us  Having flowers like Lychnis (from the Greek lychnos, lamp; referring to the ancient use of one species as a wick)  

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Dave

 

And that's the way it was... September 12, 2006