The PlantFiles Newsletter

Covering the events of October 14, 2006, on which 127 members joined.
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Gardening Quote of the Day

"Paradise endangered: garden snakes and mice are appearing in the shadowy corners of Dutch Old Master paintings."

(Mason Cooley, American aphorist)

The PlantFiles Photo of the Day

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

PF Photo of the Day

Activity Report:

87 new plants were added to the database.
20 new descriptions were added.
76 new images were added.
1311 new options were checked off.

Comments

Member Addition Description
Kell Neutral CommentGolden Chain orchid, Necklace orchid
(Dendrochilum magnum)
thistlesifter Positive CommentHybrid Echeveria 'Stawberry Heart'
(Echeveria )
pokito Positive CommentCoral Vine
(Antigonon leptopus)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentWatermelon 'Summer Flavor # 510'
(Citrullus lanatus)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentWatermelon 'Summer Flavor #710'
(Citrullus lanatus)
RobertWM Positive CommentCoral Bells, Alumroot, Coralbells, Alum Root 'Pewter Veil'
(Heuchera )
dmj1218 Positive CommentSpring Starflower
(Ipheion uniflorum)
RobertWM Negative CommentDaylily 'Joan Senior'
(Hemerocallis )
Meredith79 Positive CommentHardy Hibiscus, Rose Mallow, Swamp Mallow 'Fantasia'
(Hibiscus moscheutos)
dmj1218 Positive CommentSpring Starflower 'Rolf Fiedler'
(Ipheion uniflorum)
dmj1218 Positive CommentSpring Starflower 'Wisley Blue'
(Ipheion uniflorum)
bgk Neutral CommentPolka-Dot plant 'Splash Rose Select'
(Hypoestes phyllostachya)
verbena8 Negative CommentChinese Privet
(Ligustrum sinense)
aintsheswt Neutral CommentDesert Rose
(Adenium obesum subsp. boehmianum)
larue8122 Positive CommentJapanese Maple 'Shishigashira'
(Acer palmatum)
jollygreen Positive CommentHybrid Musk Rose 'Ballerina'
(Rosa )
JoanJ Neutral CommentShrub Rose 'Lady Elsie May'
(Rosa )
JoanJ Neutral CommentFloribunda Rose 'Flirtatious'
(Rosa )
Soferdig Positive CommentStaghorn Sumac, Velvet Sumac 'Tiger Eyes'
(Rhus typhina)
barbur Neutral CommentBull's Eye, Daisy Bush, African Bush-daisy, Paris Daisy, Golden Daisy Bush
(Euryops chrysanthemoides)

Images

Member Addition Description
begoniacraziiImageTuberous Begonia 'Cracker Jacks'
(Begonia x tuberhybrida)
3grands4meImageHyacinth Bean
(Lablab purpureus)
HineniImageOrange Hummingbird Mint, Jewel of the Sierra Madre, Hyssop 'Coronado'
(Agastache aurantiaca)
UrsulaImageBlue Nasturtium
(Tropaeolum azureum)
jnanaImageJamaican Mint Tree, Kama Sutra Mint Tree
(Satureja viminea)
DaylilySLPImageDaylily 'Mardi Gras Ball'
(Hemerocallis )
DaylilySLPImageDaylily 'North Wind Drifter'
(Hemerocallis )
begoniacraziiImageKohleria
(Kohleria bogotensis)
KellImageTaffetta Plant
(Hoffmannia ghiesbreghtii)
UrsulaImageArgylia
(Argylia adscendens)
DinuImageTropical Almond Tree
(Terminalia catappa)
JamesCOImageOregon Boxleaf, False Box, Mountainlover
(Paxistima myrsinites)
JamesCOImageRaoulia
(Raoulia australis)
jnanaImageNight-flowering Jasmine, Tree-of-Sorrow, Tree of Sadness
(Nyctanthes arbor-tristis)
TBGDNImageHolly 'Blue Girl'
(Ilex x meserveae)
raydioImageCalla Lily 'Captain Chelsea'
(Zantedeschia )
raydioImageArum Lily, Calla Lily 'White Giant'
(Zantedeschia aethiopica)
DinuImageSweetleaf Bush
(Sauropus androgynus)
alicewhoImageVitex, Chaste Tree, Lilac Chaste Tree, Monk's Pepper 'Abbeville Blue'
(Vitex agnus-castus)
alicewhoImageHybrid Tea Rose 'Perfect Moment'
(Rosa )
Mr_CleaverImageConophytum
(Conophytum tantillum)
Mr_CleaverImageLiving Stones
(Lithops hookeri var. dabneri)
PalmBchBillImageAfrican Mask, Amazon Elephant's Ear
(Alocasia amazonica)
growinImageHorsetail
(Ephedra tweediana)
growinImageMolina
(Acacia caven)
PalmBchBillImageUpright Elephant Ear, Giant Taro, Wild Taro
(Alocasia macrorrhizos)
KellImageGolden Chain orchid, Necklace orchid
(Dendrochilum magnum)
Calif_SueImage 'Splendide Vista'
(Vriesea )
Calif_SueImageBoston Fern 'Tiger Fern'
(Nephrolepis exaltata)
Meredith79ImageHardy Hibiscus, Rose Mallow, Swamp Mallow 'Fantasia'
(Hibiscus moscheutos)
Calif_SueImageJapanese Snowbell 'Pink Chimes'
(Styrax japonicus)
Calif_SueImageJapanese Snowbell 'Pink Chimes'
(Styrax japonicus)
Calif_SueImageJapanese Snowbell 'Pink Chimes'
(Styrax japonicus)
Calif_SueImageWestern Poison Oak, Pacific Poison Oak
(Toxicodendron diversilobum)
Calif_SueImageBacopa
(Sutera cordata)
Calif_SueImageBacopa 'Abunda Blue'
(Sutera cordata)
Calif_SueImageAutumn Fuchsia 'Autumnale'
(Fuchsia )
Calif_SueImageAutumn Fuchsia 'Autumnale'
(Fuchsia )
Calif_SueImageJapanese Blueberry Tree
(Elaeocarpus decipiens)
Calif_SueImageVariegated Agave 'Marginata'
(Agave americana)
GardenGuyKinImageGiant Rhubarb, Chilean Gunnera, Chilean Rhubarb, Dinosaur Food
(Gunnera tinctoria)
bonitinImageAsparagus Fern
(Asparagus pyramidalis)
thistlesifterImageHybrid Echeveria 'Stawberry Heart'
(Echeveria )
rootsnrhizomesImageTall Bearded Iris 'Beach Girl'
(Iris )
rootsnrhizomesImageTall Bearded Iris 'Berry Blush'
(Iris )
thistlesifterImageEcheveria 'Tippy'
(Echeveria )
cactus_loverImageLithops
(Lithops pseudotruncatella ssp.volkii)
cactus_loverImageLiving Stones
(Lithops hookeri var. subfenestrata)
palmbobImageLiving Rock, Seven Stars, Chaute, Chautle, Peyote Cimarrón, Tsuwíri
(Ariocarpus retusus subsp. trigonus)
palmbobImageGiant Coreopsis
(Coreopsis gigantea)
EmmaGraceImageCopper Leaf, Jacob's Coat
(Acalypha wilkesiana)
EmmaGraceImageCopper Leaf, Jacob's Coat
(Acalypha wilkesiana)
giancarloImageDragonwing Begonia 'Benigo'
(Begonia )
giancarloImageBegonia 'Burning Bush'
(Begonia )
XenomorfImageEl Paso pricklypear, Sand pricklypear
(Opuntia arenaria)
XenomorfImageOne Seed Juniper, Cherrystone Juniper, Redberry Juniper
(Juniperus monosperma)
XenomorfImageOne Seed Juniper, Cherrystone Juniper, Redberry Juniper
(Juniperus monosperma)
XenomorfImageOne Seed Juniper, Cherrystone Juniper, Redberry Juniper
(Juniperus monosperma)
XenomorfImageAaron's Beard Prickly Pear, Duraznillo Blanco, Nopal Blanco, Nopal, Colorado, Nopal Duraznillo
(Opuntia leucotricha)
XenomorfImageAaron's Beard Prickly Pear, Duraznillo Blanco, Nopal Blanco, Nopal, Colorado, Nopal Duraznillo
(Opuntia leucotricha)
BrummigImageNight-blooming Cereus, Queen of the Night, Dutchman's Pipe Cactus
(Epiphyllum oxypetalum)
BrummigImageMoonflower, Moon Vine
(Ipomoea alba)
htopImageRoosevelt Weed, New Deal Weed, Jara Dulce, Poverty Weed
(Baccharis neglecta)
htopImageRoosevelt Weed, New Deal Weed, Jara Dulce, Poverty Weed
(Baccharis neglecta)
htopImageRoosevelt Weed, New Deal Weed, Jara Dulce, Poverty Weed
(Baccharis neglecta)
moringamanImageBolivian Jew, Turtle Vine
(Callisia repens)
htopImageRoosevelt Weed, New Deal Weed, Jara Dulce, Poverty Weed
(Baccharis neglecta)
kennedyhImagePutaputaweta
(Carpodetus serratus)
kennedyhImagePutaputaweta
(Carpodetus serratus)
kennedyhImagePutaputaweta
(Carpodetus serratus)
kennedyhImageSpiked Goodenia
(Goodenia stelligera)
kennedyhImageSpiked Goodenia
(Goodenia stelligera)
Todd_BolandImageOrange New Zealand Sedge 'Prairie Fire'
(Carex testacea)
Todd_BolandImageAutumn Crocus 'Waterlily'
(Colchicum )
AbutilonImageAngel's Trumpet, Angels Trumpet 'SubLime'
(Brugmansia )
AbutilonImageAngel's Trumpet 'America'
(brugmansia hybrid)

New Botanary Words

Name Pronunciation Meaning
indianolensis  in-dee-an-oh-LEN-sis  Of or from Indianola, a port city in Texas (U.S.)  
capitellata  kap-ih-tel-AY-ta  With a very small head  
capitellatum  kap-ih-tel-AY-tum  With a very small head  
tardifolia  tar-dee-FOH-lee-a  Late-leafing  
Trisetum  try-SET-um  Three-bristled  
bogotense  bo-go-TEN-see  Of or from Bogota, Columbia  
bogotensis  bo-go-TEN-sis  Of or from Bogota, Columbia  
pumilio  poo-MIL-ee-oh  Small, dwarf  
pilosior  pil-OH-see-or  Downy, hairy  

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Have a good day, and happy gardening!

Dave

 

And that's the way it was... October 14, 2006