The PlantFiles Newsletter

Covering the events of October 20, 2006, on which 116 members joined.
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Gardening Quote of the Day

"Some lives, like evening primroses, blossom most beautifully in the evening of life. "

(C.E. Cowman)

The PlantFiles Photo of the Day

Hare's Tail Grass, Bunny Tails
Lagurus ovatus
By NatureWalker

PF Photo of the Day

Activity Report:

40 new plants were added to the database.
12 new descriptions were added.
74 new images were added.
241 new options were checked off.

Comments

Member Addition Description
RobertWM Negative CommentReblooming Tall Bearded Iris 'Champagne Elegance'
(Iris )
caffenol Positive CommentSpanish Thyme, Cuban Oregano, Indian Borage
(Plectranthus amboinicus)
Lady_fern Positive CommentMeadow Evening-Primrose
(Oenothera pilosella)
Lady_fern Positive CommentMarjoram, Ornamental Oregano, Showy Oregano 'Rosenkuppel'
(Origanum )
Lady_fern Positive CommentBroad Beech Fern
(Phegopteris hexagonoptera)
Lady_fern Positive CommentShowy Stonecrop 'Frosty Morn'
(Sedum erythrostictum)
go2glenn Positive CommentKaffir Lime, Porcupine Orange, Thai Bai Makrut
(Citrus hystrix)
pajaritomt Positive CommentFlowering Cabbage, Ornamental Kale, Collard, Cole
(Brassica oleracea var. acephala)
raydio Positive CommentCrinum
(Crinum x powellii)
DebinSC Positive CommentEnglish Lavender
(Lavandula angustifolia)
angelam Positive CommentApple 'Bramley's Seedling'
(Malus x domestica)
El_Jefe Positive CommentGolden Club, Goldenclub, Neverwet
(Orontium aquaticum)

Images

Member Addition Description
kennedyhImageRose Marara, Mararie, Scrub Rosewood, Red Carabeen
(Pseudoweinmannia lachnocarpa)
rootsnrhizomesImageTall Bearded Iris 'Avalon Sunset'
(Iris )
PalmBchBillImageFancy-leafed Caladium, Angel Wings, Heart of Jesus 'Candidum'
(Caladium bicolor)
growinImageEscallonia 'Newport Dwarf'
(Escallonia )
EquilibriumImageSweetgum, Red Gum
(Liquidambar styraciflua)
nifty413ImageViola 'Rocky Golden Yellow'
(Viola )
nifty413ImagePansy 'Supreme Lavender Shades'
(Viola x wittrockiana)
begoniacraziiImageChirita
(Chirita latifolia x linearifolia)
begoniacraziiImageChirita 'Vertigo'
(Chirita )
TntiggerImageTall Bearded Iris 'Cree Lady'
(Iris )
kniphofiaImageBlue Chalk Sticks
(Senecio mandraliscae)
jamie68ImageHimalayan Geranium, Lilac Cranesbill 'Johnson's Blue'
(Geranium )
kniphofiaImageAsian Clematis
(Clematis stans)
franjImageOrbeanthus
(Orbeanthus hardyi)
TBGDNImageMonkshood, Wolfbane
(Aconitum napellus)
frostweedImagePale-leaf Yucca, Pale Yucca
(Yucca pallida)
frostweedImageDesert Broom
(Baccharis sarothroides)
KellImageCommon Rice, Swamp Rice 'L'
(Oryza sativa)
TBGDNImageHosta 'Honeybells'
(Hosta )
PotEmUpImageBalfour's Touch Me Not, Balfour's Impatien, Poor Man's Orchid
(Impatiens balfourii)
UrsulaImageOrtiga Brava (Nettle)
(Loasa tricolor)
thistlesifterImage ''Reinerii''
(Agave )
UrsulaImageQuinchamalí
(Quinchamalium chilense)
jamie68ImageLewisia, Cliff Maids, Siskiyou Lewisia, Siskiyou Bitterroot 'Sunset Strain'
(Lewisia cotyledon)
carolannImageDaylily 'Prague Spring'
(Hemerocallis )
Andrew60ImagePainted Maple
(Acer mono)
Andrew60ImagePainted Maple
(Acer mono)
KellImageYunnan Luculia
(Luculia intermedia)
bootandallImageWhakataka
(Corokia macrocarpa)
bootandallImageDoublefile Viburnum, Japanese Snowball Bush
(Viburnum plicatum var. tomentosum)
bootandallImageSargent Viburnum 'Onondaga'
(Viburnum sargentii)
bootandallImageDoublefile Viburnum, Japanese Snowball Bush 'Newport'
(Viburnum plicatum var. tomentosum)
VeshengoImage 'Bressingham Spire'
(Aconitum )
VeshengoImage 'Bressingham Spire'
(Aconitum )
bootandallImageWeigela
(Weigela florida var. alba)
bootandallImageDeutzia 'Pink Minor'
(Deutzia x)
bootandallImageDeutzia 'Pink Minor'
(Deutzia x)
bootandallImage 'Spring Song'
(Cornus )
bootandallImage 'Spring Song'
(Cornus )
FarmerdillImageHoney Dew Melon 'Venus'
(Cucumis melo var. inodorus)
htopImageDwarf Bottlebrush 'Little John'
(Callistemon viminalis)
Calif_SueImageDaylily 'Finding Blue'
(Hemerocallis )
Calif_SueImageDaylily 'Screen Pattern'
(Hemerocallis )
htopImageDwarf Bottlebrush 'Little John'
(Callistemon viminalis)
mgdianaImageCottonleaf Passionflower
(Passiflora foetida var. gossypifolia)
htopImageDwarf Bottlebrush 'Little John'
(Callistemon viminalis)
htopImageDwarf Bottlebrush 'Little John'
(Callistemon viminalis)
htopImageDwarf Bottlebrush 'Little John'
(Callistemon viminalis)
raydioImageCrinum
(Crinum x powellii)
XenomorfImageMajor Cholla, Buckhorn Cholla
(Cylindropuntia acanthocarpa var. major)
raydioImageCrinum
(Crinum x powellii)
XenomorfImageMajor Cholla, Buckhorn Cholla
(Cylindropuntia acanthocarpa var. major)
XenomorfImagePlumbago, Cape Leadwort
(Plumbago auriculata)
XenomorfImagePlumbago, Cape Leadwort
(Plumbago auriculata)
XenomorfImagePlumbago, Cape Leadwort
(Plumbago auriculata)
XenomorfImageMammillaria, Royal Cross
(Mammillaria karwinskiana subsp. collinsii)
judycookseyImageAngel Trumpet, Angel's Trumpet 'Jamaica Yellow'
(Brugmansia )
bradfordkoImageRed Mistletoe Cactus
(Rhipsalis quellebambensis)
bradfordkoImagePseudorhipsalis
(Pseudorhipsalis ramulosa)
TntiggerImageTall Bearded Iris 'Seeun Is Beleevun'
(Iris )
kennedyhImageSticky Currant
(Ribes viscosissimum)
kennedyhImageSticky Currant
(Ribes viscosissimum)
kennedyhImageLeatherwood
(Eucryphia lucida)
kennedyhImage
(Eucryphia moorei)
xeriscape8321ImageAngel's Trumpet, Angels rumpet 'Jamies Monkey Business'
(Brugmansia )
xeriscape8321ImageAngel's Trumpet, Angels rumpet 'Jamies Monkey Business'
(Brugmansia )
tiffanyaImageLobelia 'Lavender Cascade'
(Lobelia pendula)
tiffanyaImageBlanket Flower, Indian Blanket 'Oranges & Lemons'
(Gaillardia aristata)
ToxicodendronImageVariegated Solomon's Seal, Fragrant Solomon's Seal, Striped Solomon's Seal 'Variegatum'
(Polygonatum odoratum)
ToxicodendronImageGiant Leopard Plant 'Gigantea'
(Farfugium japonicum)
Nana3ImageDouble Hybrid Tuberous Begonia 'Bouton de Rose'
(Begonia x tuberhybrida)
rootsnrhizomesImageTall Bearded Iris 'Hillow'
(Iris )
RON_CONVOLVULACEAEImage
(Ipomoea lineolata)
RON_CONVOLVULACEAEImageMan of the Earth, Big-root Morning Glory, Wild Potato Vine
(Ipomoea pandurata)

New Botanary Words

Name Pronunciation Meaning
corallina  kor-al-LIN-a  Coral-red  
corallinum  kor-al-LIN-um  Coral-red  
corallinus  kor-al-LIN-us  Coral-red  
magna  MAG-na  From the Latin, meaning great or large  
magnus  MAG-nus  From the Latin, meaning great or large  
Pennellia  pen-NEL-ee-a  Named for Francis Whittier Pennell, early 20th century American botanist, and Curator of Plants at the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia  
francisci-pennellii  fran-SIS-ee pen-NEL-ee-eye  Named for Francis Whittier Pennell, early 20th century American botanist, and Curator of Plants at the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia  
pennellii  pen-NEL-ee-eye  Named for Francis Whittier Pennell, early 20th century American botanist, and Curator of Plants at the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia  
pennelliana  pen-nel-ee-AY-na  Named for Francis Whittier Pennell, early 20th century American botanist, and Curator of Plants at the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia  
pennellianus  pen-nel-ee-AY-nus  Named for Francis Whittier Pennell, early 20th century American botanist, and Curator of Plants at the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia  

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Dave

 

And that's the way it was... October 20, 2006