The PlantFiles Newsletter

Covering the events of September 13, 2006, on which 171 members joined.
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Gardening Quote of the Day

"...'I don’t rejoice in insects at all,' Alice explained, 'but I can tell you the names of some of them.' ... 'What’s the use of their having names,' the Gnat said, 'if they won’t answer to them?' 'No use to them,' said Alice; 'but it’s useful to the people that name them, I suppose. If not, why do things have names at all?' (from Through the Looking Glass) "

(Lewis Carroll, (Charles Lutwidge Dodgson), British poet, author; born 1/27/1832)

The PlantFiles Photo of the Day

Oriental Poppy 'Pink Ruffles'
Papaver orientale
By boojum

PF Photo of the Day

Activity Report:

128 new plants were added to the database.
50 new descriptions were added.
116 new images were added.
918 new options were checked off.

Comments

Member Addition Description
frostweed Neutral CommentRio Grande Nailwort
(Paronychia congesta)
frostweed Neutral CommentLundell's Nailwort
(Paronychia lundelliorum)
frostweed Neutral CommentMcCart's Nailwort, McCart's Whitlow-wort
(Paronychia maccartii)
frostweed Neutral CommentLivermore Nailwort
(Paronychia monticola)
frostweed Neutral CommentBristle Nailwort
(Paronychia setacea)
frostweed Neutral CommentBristle Nailwort
(Paronychia setacea var. longibracteata)
willmetge Neutral CommentVariegated Giant Japanese Butterbur, Variegated Fuki, Sweet Coltsfoot 'Variegatus'
(Petasites japonicus var. giganteus)
corgimom Positive CommentHubricht's Blue Star, Narrow Leaf Blue Star, Arkansas Amsonia
(Amsonia hubrichtii)
carolschuman Positive CommentButterfly Pea, Blue Pea Vine
(Clitoria ternatea)
sonofgoom Positive CommentTomato 'Sun Sugar'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
sladeofsky Positive CommentBox-leaved Barberry, Magellan Barberry, Calafate, Michay
(Berberis buxifolia)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentKale 'Blue Armor'
(Brassica oleracea var. acephala)
sonofgoom Positive CommentTomato 'Stupice'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
sladeofsky Neutral CommentRenga-Renga Lily, Reinga Lily, New Zealand Rock Lily
(Arthropodium cirratum)
sonofgoom Positive CommentTomato 'Kellogg's Breakfast'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
Terry Neutral CommentRosenbach Allium, Showy Onion
(Allium rosenbachianum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentOrnamental Pepper 'Rainforest'
(Capsicum baccatum)
BROforest Positive CommentCalabash Tree
(Crescentia cujete)
muibien Positive CommentCommon Cosmos 'Gazebo White'
(Cosmos Bipinnatus)
sladeofsky Neutral CommentScareweed
(Baptisia simplicifolia)
flamingonut Positive CommentSwamp Milkweed 'Cinderella'
(Asclepias incarnata)
frostweed Neutral CommentHartweg's Paspalum
(Paspalum hartwegianum)
frostweed Neutral CommentOnespike Paspalum
(Paspalum unispicatum)
frostweed Neutral CommentWright's Paspalum
(Paspalum wrightii)
mckraz Positive CommentFancy-leafed Caladium, Angel Wings, Heart of Jesus 'Thai Beauty'
(Caladium bicolor)
frostweed Neutral CommentCoyotillo
(Karwinskia humboldtiana)
pajaritomt Neutral CommentTurkish Stonecress
(Aethionema caespitum)
frostweed Neutral CommentBluff Rock daisy
(Perityle aglossa)
frostweed Neutral CommentRay-less Rock Daisy
(Perityle angustifolia)
frostweed Neutral CommentTwo-spike Rock Daisy
(Perityle bisetosa)
frostweed Neutral CommentTwobristle Rockdaisy
(Perityle bisetosa var. appressa)
frostweed Neutral CommentTwobristle Rockdaisy
(Perityle bisetosa var. scalaris)
frostweed Neutral CommentGray Rock Daisy
(Perityle cinerea)
frostweed Neutral CommentSlim-lobe Rock Daisy
(Perityle dissecta)
frostweed Neutral CommentFoster's Rock Daisy
(Perityle fosteri)
stocks Positive CommentTomato 'San Diego'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
earlinagrey Neutral CommentOswego Tea, Bee Balm, Beebalm, Bergamot, Firecracker Plant
(Monarda didyma)
cfkingfish Positive CommentMiraguama Palm
(Kentiopsis oliviformis)
vossner Neutral CommentChinese Evergreen
(Aglaonema commutatum)
JoanJ Neutral CommentTall Bearded Iris 'Lavanesque'
(Iris )
vossner Positive CommentNatal Plum 'Tomlinson'
(Carissa Macrocarpa)
IndoorGardner Neutral CommentSweet Pea
(Lathyrus odoratus)
vossner Neutral CommentMexican Heather, False Heather
(Cuphea hyssopifolia)
frostweed Neutral CommentMonarch Rock Daisy
(Perityle huecoensis)
frostweed Neutral CommentLindheimer's rockdaisy
(Perityle lindheimeri)
frostweed Neutral CommentLindheimer's Rockdaisy
(Perityle lindheimeri var. halimifolia)
frostweed Neutral CommentParry's Rock Daisy
(Perityle parryi)
frostweed Neutral CommentLeafy Rockdaisy
(Perityle rupestris)
frostweed Neutral CommentLeafy Rockdaisy
(Perityle rupestris var. albiflora)
frostweed Neutral CommentVasey's Rockdaisy
(Perityle vaseyi)

Images

Member Addition Description
LilyLover_UTImageZinnia 'Red Cap'
(Zinnia elegans)
DinuImageRed Powder Puff
(Calliandra haematocephala)
KellImageRhizomatous Begonia 'Cora Miller'
(Begonia )
DinuImageViolet Allamanda
(Allamanda blanchetii)
MaryinLaImageAngel Trumpet 'Meloncholy Baby'
(Brugmansia )
MaryinLaImageAngel Trumpet 'Milky Way'
(Brugmansia )
JamesCOImageOrienpet Lily 'Silk Road'
(Lilium )
JamesCOImageSalvia, Gentian Sage 'Blue Angel'
(Salvia patens)
MikeyJoeImageTomato 'Tennessee Britches'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
growinImageCastor Aralia, Castor-Aralia
(Kalopanax septemlobus)
growinImageJapanese Shield Fern, Autumn Fern
(Dryopteris erythrosora)
mgarrImageWater Willow, Swamp Loosestrife
(Decodon verticillatus)
PitimpinaiImageDahlia 'Camano Phantom'
(Dahlia )
GardenGuyKinImageAngel Trumpet 'Milk and Honey'
(Brugmansia versicolor)
GardenGuyKinImageAngel Trumpet 'Milk and Honey'
(Brugmansia versicolor)
MikeyJoeImageTomato 'Tennessee Surprise'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
epiaddictImageHoya
(Hoya meliflua subsp. fraterna)
Calif_SueImageBat Flower, Cat's Whiskers, Devil Flower
(Tacca chantrieri)
Calif_SueImageAztec Arrowhead, Tropical Arrowhead, Ruby-Eyed Arrowhead
(Sagittaria montevidensis)
Calif_SueImageAztec Arrowhead, Tropical Arrowhead, Ruby-Eyed Arrowhead
(Sagittaria montevidensis)
Calif_SueImageDahlia 'Veca Lucia'
(Dahlia )
Calif_SueImageDahlia 'Prometheus'
(Dahlia )
Calif_SueImageDahlia 'Parklands Dolly'
(Dahlia )
Calif_SueImageDahlia 'Shea's Rainbow'
(Dahlia )
Calif_SueImageDahlia 'So Happy'
(Dahlia )
Calif_SueImageDahlia 'Forty-Niner'
(Dahlia )
Calif_SueImagePalm-leaf Begonia
(Begonia thiemei)
Calif_SueImageCane Begonia 'Cracklin' Rose'
(Begonia )
Calif_SueImageTropical Hibiscus 'Jazz'
(Hibiscus rosa-sinensis)
KellImageDesert Bird of Paradise, Yellow Bird of Paradise
(Caesalpinia gilliesii)
Hulagirl3ImageHosta 'Striptease'
(Hosta )
Hulagirl3ImageHosta 'Midwest Magic'
(Hosta )
bootandallImageLeafy Broom, Scented Broom
(Carmichaelia odorata)
bootandallImageKing's Spear, Yellow Asphodel
(Asphodeline lutea)
bootandallImageHebe
(Hebe amplexicaulis f. hirta)
bootandallImageWhipcord Hebe
(Hebe cupressoides)
BoyedImageFosteriana Tulip 'Albert Heijn'
(Tulipa )
BoyedImageFosteriana Tulip 'Albert Heijn'
(Tulipa )
cactus_loverImageCycad
(Dioon spinulosum)
cactus_loverImageScrew Pine
(Pandanus utilis)
cactus_loverImagePygmy Date Palm
(Phoenix roebelenii)
cactus_loverImageEuropean Fan Palm, Mediterranean Fan Palm
(Chamaerops humilis)
cactus_loverImageQueen Palm, Cocos Plumosa, Jeriva
(Syagrus romanzoffiana)
cactus_loverImageQueen Palm, Cocos Plumosa, Jeriva
(Syagrus romanzoffiana)
mgarrImageFlat-topped Viburnum
(Viburnum veitchii)
BROforestImageCalabash Tree
(Crescentia cujete)
itmeejwImageDevil's Trumpet, Horn of Plenty, Downy Thorn Apple
(Datura metel)
LilyLover_UTImageTomato 'Tommy Toe'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
lunavoxImagePansy 'Mariposa Peach Shades'
(Viola x wittrockiana)
carolannImageDaylily 'Blushing Lemons'
(Hemerocallis )
carolannImageDaylily 'Lake Norman Sunset'
(Hemerocallis )
carolannImageDaylily 'Bahama Butterscotch'
(Hemerocallis )
carolannImageDaylily 'Magic Dawn'
(Hemerocallis )
carolannImageDaylily 'Chili Peppers'
(Hemerocallis )
carolannImageDaylily 'Cimarron Knight'
(Hemerocallis )
carolannImageDaylily 'Mokan Butterfly'
(Hemerocallis )
carolannImageDaylily 'Eye-Yi-Yi'
(Hemerocallis )
carolschumanImageButterfly Pea, Blue Pea Vine
(Clitoria ternatea)
carolannImageDaylily 'Constant Comment'
(Hemerocallis )
carolannImageDaylily 'Little Wine Cup'
(Hemerocallis )
muibienImageClematis 'Bees Jubilee'
(Clematis )
carolannImageDaylily 'Magic Carpet Ride'
(Hemerocallis )
carolannImageDaylily 'Buttered Popcorn'
(Hemerocallis )
carolannImageDaylily 'Siloam Valentine'
(Hemerocallis )
carolannImageDaylily 'Frans Hals'
(Hemerocallis )
carolannImageDaylily 'Patterns'
(Hemerocallis )
carolannImageDaylily 'Matt'
(Hemerocallis )
carolannImageDaylily 'Cat Dancer'
(Hemerocallis )
carolannImageDaylily 'Blackberry Candy'
(Hemerocallis )
carolannImageDaylily 'Always Afternoon'
(Hemerocallis )
carolannImageMorning Glory, Grannyvine 'Heavenly Blue'
(Ipomoea tricolor)
carolannImageDaylily 'Little Peanut'
(Hemerocallis )
carolannImageDaylily 'Sweet Surprise'
(Hemerocallis )
carolannImageDaylily 'Flower Basket'
(Hemerocallis )
carolannImageDaylily 'When I Dream'
(Hemerocallis )
carolannImageDaylily 'Cherry Eyed Pumpkin'
(Hemerocallis )
carolannImageDaylily 'Femme De Joie'
(Hemerocallis )
carolannImageDaylily 'Decatur Cherry Smash'
(Hemerocallis )
carolannImageDaylily 'Tropical Love'
(Hemerocallis )
carolannImageDaylily 'Canadian Sunrise'
(Hemerocallis )
carolannImageDaylily 'Parade Guest'
(Hemerocallis )
carolannImageDaylily 'Fruit Loops'
(Hemerocallis )
muibienImageCommon Cosmos 'Gazebo White'
(Cosmos Bipinnatus)
carolannImageDaylily 'Indian Giver'
(Hemerocallis )
carolannImageDaylily 'Cleopatra'
(Hemerocallis )
carolannImageDaylily 'Dashing Double'
(Hemerocallis )
carolannImageDaylily 'Cameroons'
(Hemerocallis )
carolannImageDaylily 'El Desperado'
(Hemerocallis )
carolannImageDaylily 'Eenie Allegro'
(Hemerocallis )
carolannImageDaylily 'Yazoo Star Fire'
(Hemerocallis )
carolannImageDaylily 'Cherry Candy'
(Hemerocallis )
carolannImageHybrid Tea Rose 'Kordes Perfecta'
(Rosa )
carolannImageDwarf Nasturtium 'Jewel Mix'
(Tropaeolum minus)
carolannImageSiberian Iris 'Gull's Wing'
(Iris sibirica)
carolannImageSiberian Iris 'Pink Haze'
(Iris sibirica)
carolannImageSiberian Iris 'Summer Skies'
(Iris sibirica)
Klad1981ImageSingle Late Tulip 'Blushing Lady'
(Tulipa )
Klad1981ImageLily Flowering Tulip 'Ballerina'
(Tulipa )
XenomorfImageBlue Columnar Cactus, Facheiro, Facheiro Azul, Mandacarú de Facho
(Pilosocereus pachycladus)
XenomorfImageMammillaria 'Julio'
(Mammillaria elongata)
XenomorfImageAsian Mustard, Sahara Mustard
(Brassica tournefortii)
XenomorfImageAsian Mustard, Sahara Mustard
(Brassica tournefortii)
XenomorfImageIndian Cob Cactus
(Trichocereus brevispinulosus)
XenomorfImageIndian Cob Cactus
(Trichocereus brevispinulosus)
kennedyhImageKaramu
(Coprosma robusta)
ocimum_nateImageBlue Fountain Bamboo, Hardy Blue Bamboo
(Fargesia nitida)
kennedyhImageHairy Bedstraw
(Galium ciliare)
ocimum_nateImageChile Pepper
(Capsicum praetermissum)
kennedyhImageForest Lobelia
(Lobelia trigonocaulis)
kennedyhImageWhite Root, Whiteroot Prata, Purplish Pratia
(Pratia purpurascens)
kennedyhImageWhite Root, Whiteroot Prata, Purplish Pratia
(Pratia purpurascens)
PitimpinaiImageDahlia 'Karma Prospero'
(Dahlia )
Dave67ImageTropical Hibiscus 'Carolina Breeze'
(Hibiscus rosa-sinensis)
sayaImageArmenian Poppy
(Papaver triniifolium)
charlenenjImageClematis 'Comtesse De Bouchaud'
(Clematis )
charlenenjImageClematis 'Arabella'
(Clematis )

New Botanary Words

Name Pronunciation Meaning
rigidula  rig-ID-yoo-la  Somehwat rigid  
rigidulum  rig-ID-yoo-lum  Somehwat rigid  
rigidulus  rig-ID-yoo-lus  Somehwat rigid  
strictior  STRIK-tee-or  Very close, rigid, upright  
crocothyrsos  kro-ko-THUR-sos  From the Greek crocos (saffron) and thyrse (a flower cluster with a central spike that has side branches also clustered with flowers)  
wrightiana  rite-ee-AY-na  Named for 19th century American botanist Charles (Carlos) Wright, who collected and surveyed in Texas  
Wrightia  RITE-ee-a  Named for William Wright, 19th century Scottish physician and botanist  
wrightianum  rite-ee-AY-num  Named for Charles (Carlos) Wright, who collected and surveyed in Texas  
Tripterygium  try-ter-RIJ-ee-um  From the Greek tri (three) and pterugion (diminutive of pterux, meaning wing)  
zinniiflora  zin-nee-ih-FLOR-a  Having flowers like Zinnia, genus named for Johann Gottfried Zinn, 18th century German botanist  
Fimbristylis  fim-bree-STY-liss  With a fringed style  

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Dave

 

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