The PlantFiles Newsletter

Covering the events of October 22, 2006, on which 138 members joined.
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Gardening Quote of the Day

"Gardening is...an outlet for fanaticism, violence, love, and irrationality without their worst side effects."

(Geoffrey Charlesworth, American garden writer)

The PlantFiles Photo of the Day

Fingered Citron, Buddha's Hand
Citrus medica var. sarcodactylus
By Kell

PF Photo of the Day

Activity Report:

109 new plants were added to the database.
41 new descriptions were added.
63 new images were added.
2101 new options were checked off.

Comments

Member Addition Description
jtriem Positive CommentPeegee Hydrangea, Panicle Hydrangea 'Grandiflora'
(Hydrangea paniculata)
JoanJ Neutral CommentTall Bearded Iris 'Majorette'
(Iris )
JoanJ Neutral CommentTall Bearded Iris 'Manuscript'
(Iris )
jamie68 Neutral CommentFloribunda Rose 'Tawny Tiger'
(Rosa )
jamie68 Positive CommentRose 'Benelux Star'
(Rosa )
jamie68 Positive CommentHybrid Tea Rose 'Cloud Nine'
(Rosa )
jamie68 Positive CommentHybrid Tea Rose 'Good Life'
(Rosa )
jamie68 Positive CommentHybrid Tea Rose 'Sue Hipkin'
(Rosa )
purplepetunia Positive CommentPassion Vine, Passion Flower, Passionflower
(Passiflora sprucei)
dlowrey Positive CommentStaghorn Fern, Elkhorn Fern, Antelope Ears
(Platycerium bifurcatum)
orcacr29 Positive CommentRed-leaf Giant Crinum, Poison Bulb, Giant Crinum Lily, Grand Crinum Lily, Spider Lily
(Crinum asiaticum var. procerum)
broots Positive CommentVirginia Spiderwort, Golden Spiderwort 'Sweet Kate'
(Tradescantia x andersoniana)
onalee Positive CommentRoselle, Jamaican Tea, Maple-Leaf Hibiscus, Florida Cranberry, October Hibiscus
(Hibiscus sabdariffa)
brittsgrams Positive CommentChinese Witch Hazel, Chinese Fringe Flower, Pink Fringe Flower
(Loropetalum chinense var. rubrum)
milkbonehappy Positive CommentTall Morning Glory 'Grandpa Ott's'
(Ipomoea purpurea)
darylmitchell Neutral CommentBur Marigold, Apache Beggarticks 'Golden Star'
(Bidens ferulifolia)
darylmitchell Positive CommentDouble Fuchsia 'Dollar Princess'
(Fuchsia )
darylmitchell Positive CommentGazania, Treasure Flower 'Talent'
(Gazania rigens)
darylmitchell Positive CommentEuropean Water Fern, Water Clover
(Marsilea quadrifolia)
darylmitchell Neutral CommentMealy Cup Sage 'Victoria Blue'
(Salvia farinacea)
darylmitchell Neutral CommentVerbena 'Tukana Scarlet'
(Verbena )
darylmitchell Positive CommentCommon Periwinkle, Creeping Myrtle, Flower-of-Death 'Illumination'
(Vinca minor)
quasymoto Positive CommentRattlesnake Master, Button Snakeroot
(Eryngium yuccifolium)
Lady_fern Positive CommentShowy Stonecrop 'Purple Emperor'
(Sedum )
Lady_fern Positive CommentJenny's Stonecrop, Crooked Yellow Sedum
(Sedum reflexum)
Lady_fern Positive CommentCommon Houseleek, Hen-and-Chickens, Old Man and Woman, Roof House Leek
(Sempervivum tectorum)
Lady_fern Positive CommentAllegheny Foamflower, False Mitrewort, Running Foam Flower
(Tiarella cordifolia)
Lady_fern Positive CommentVirginia Sweetspire, Virginia Willow, Gooseberry, Tassel-white
(Itea virginica)
Lady_fern Positive CommentAmerican Cranberry Bush (Tree), Crampbark Tree, Wild Gueldes-Rose, Gueldres-Rose, Dog Rowan Tree
(Viburnum opulus var. americanum)
JoanJ Neutral CommentTall Bearded Iris 'Marthella'
(Iris )
Lady_fern Positive CommentMoses-in-a-Basket, Boatlily, Oyster Plant
(Tradescantia spathacea)
TBGDN Neutral CommentWoodland Tobacco
(Nicotiana sylvestris)
Lady_fern Positive CommentGrape Ivy, Oak Leaf Ivy
(Cissus rhombifolia)
JoanJ Neutral CommentTall Bearded Iris 'Marvalon'
(Iris )
JoanJ Neutral CommentTall Bearded Iris 'Mary Geddes'
(Iris )
easter0794 Positive CommentMoses-in-a-Basket, Boatlily, Oyster Plant
(Tradescantia spathacea)
Xenomorf Neutral CommentLong-spined Permanent Wave Cactus
(Stenocactus crispatus)
rootsnrhizomes Positive CommentTall Bearded Iris 'Block Party'
(Iris )
JoanJ Neutral CommentTall Bearded Iris 'Mary Todd'
(Iris )
RDT Positive CommentChinese Trumpet Creeper, Trumpet Vine 'Morning Calm'
(Campsis grandiflora)
winging Neutral CommentJapanese Kerria, Japanese Rose, Easter Rose
(Kerria japonica)

Images

Member Addition Description
UrsulaImageChilean Mesquite
(Prosopis chilensis)
frostweedImageBlazing Star, Narrow Leaf Gayfeather, Narrow-Leaf Gayfeather, Cusp Gayfeather
(Liatris mucronata)
begoniacraziiImagePrimulina
(Primulina tabacum)
TntiggerImageTall Bearded Iris 'County Cork'
(Iris )
TntiggerImageTall Bearded Iris 'It's My Party'
(Iris )
tiffanyaImageMallow, French Hollyhock 'Brave Heart'
(Malva sylvestris)
tiffanyaImageBlanket Flower, Indian Blanket 'Oranges & Lemons'
(Gaillardia aristata)
ToxicodendronImageAngle-pod, Oldfield Milkvine
(Matelea decipiens)
ToxicodendronImageEgyptian Star Cluster, Star Flower 'New Look Pink'
(Pentas lanceolata)
RON_CONVOLVULACEAEImageSteudel's Morning Glory
(Ipomoea steudelii)
RON_CONVOLVULACEAEImage
(Ipomoea ternata)
EmmaGraceImageMorning Glory 'Feathered Purple'
(Ipomoea purpurea)
EmmaGraceImageMorning Glory 'Feathered Purple'
(Ipomoea purpurea)
KellImageBartlettina
(Bartlettina sordida)
KellImageIochroma 'Plum Beauty'
(Iochroma cyanea)
mvespaImageDahlia 'Kasasagi'
(Dahlia )
rootsnrhizomesImageTall Bearded Iris 'Man From Rio'
(Iris )
rootsnrhizomesImageTall Bearded Iris 'Megabucks'
(Iris )
pajaritomtImageCarrot 'Kuttinger'
(Daucus carota)
TomH3787ImageMexican Sage 'Lollie Jackson'
(Salvia mexicana)
ilimaImageJet Berry
(Ardisia solanacea)
htopImageGreenthread, Plains Greenthread, Threadleaf Thelesperma, Navajo Tea, False Golden Wave
(Thelesperma filifolium)
htopImageGreenthread, Plains Greenthread, Threadleaf Thelesperma, Navajo Tea, False Golden Wave
(Thelesperma filifolium)
jamie68ImageHybrid Climbing Rose 'Berries 'n' Cream'
(Rosa )
jamie68ImageRose 'Night Owl'
(Rosa )
htopImageGreenthread, Plains Greenthread, Threadleaf Thelesperma, Navajo Tea, False Golden Wave
(Thelesperma filifolium)
dottnmdImageAngel Trumpet, Angel's Trumpet 'Golden Lady'
(Brugmansia )
bigcityalImageDahlia 'Pink Attraction'
(Dahlia )
bigcityalImageDahlia 'Koral Reef'
(Dahlia )
dlowreyImageStaghorn Fern, Elkhorn Fern, Antelope Ears
(Platycerium bifurcatum)
IslandJimImageChalice Vine
(Solandra guttata)
htopImageRoving Sailor, Twining Snapdragon, Snapdragon Vine
(Maurandella antirrhiniflora)
brootsImageVirginia Spiderwort, Golden Spiderwort 'Sweet Kate'
(Tradescantia x andersoniana)
darylmitchellImageDusty Miller, Silver Ragwort
(Senecio bicolor subsp. cineraria)
brootsImageChinese Delphinium 'Blue Mirror'
(Delphinium grandiflorum)
onaleeImageRoselle, Jamaican Tea, Maple-Leaf Hibiscus, Florida Cranberry, October Hibiscus
(Hibiscus sabdariffa)
onaleeImageRoselle, Jamaican Tea, Maple-Leaf Hibiscus, Florida Cranberry, October Hibiscus
(Hibiscus sabdariffa)
allie_beeImageZebra Plant
(Aphelandra squarrosa)
PosiesforponiesImageTall Bearded Iris 'Queen Dorothy'
(Iris )
PosiesforponiesImageTall Bearded iris 'Autumn Twilight'
(Iris )
XenomorfImageStaghorn Cholla, Morada Cholla
(Cylindropuntia versicolor)
XenomorfImageChrysanthemum, Garden Mum, Florist's Daisy 'Marjorie'
(Chrysanthemum x grandiflorum)
XenomorfImageChrysanthemum, Garden Mum, Florist's Daisy 'Marjorie'
(Chrysanthemum x grandiflorum)
XenomorfImageChrysanthemum, Garden Mum, Florist's Daisy 'Marjorie'
(Chrysanthemum x grandiflorum)
XenomorfImagePrickly Pear
(Opuntia cochenillifera)
XenomorfImagePrickly Pear
(Opuntia cochenillifera)
mgarrImageaster 'Jindai'
(Aster tartaricus)
mgarrImageTrailing Watermelon Begonia
(Pellionia repens)
FarmerdillImageCarrot 'Sunrise'
(Daucus carota)
pajaritomtImageBrussels Sprouts 'Oliver'
(Brassica oleracea var. gemmifera)
easter0794ImageMexican Sunflower
(Tithonia diversifolia)
easter0794ImageAir Plant, Lifeplant, Cathedral Bells, Floppers, Mexican Love Plant, Mother-in-Law Plant
(Bryophyllum pinnatum)
kennedyhImagePittosporum, Cheesewood, Banyalla
(Pittosporum bicolor)
kennedyhImagePittosporum, Cheesewood, Banyalla
(Pittosporum bicolor)
kennedyhImagePittosporum, Cheesewood, Banyalla
(Pittosporum bicolor)
kennedyhImagePittosporum, Cheesewood, Banyalla
(Pittosporum bicolor)
kennedyhImagePittosporum, Cheesewood, Banyalla
(Pittosporum bicolor)
TBGDNImageWoodland Tobacco
(Nicotiana sylvestris)
TBGDNImagePetunia 'Celebrity Chiffon Morn'
(Petunia floribunda)
XeramtheumImageTigers Foot Morning Glory
(Ipomoea pes-tigridis)
XeramtheumImage
(Stictocardia campanulata)
UrsulaImageCacto, Quisco
(Echinopsis chiloensis)
FloridianImageTropical Royalblue Waterlily
(Nymphaea elegans)

New Botanary Words

Name Pronunciation Meaning
willkommii  wil-KOM-mee-eye  Named for Heinrich Moriz Willkomm, 19th century German botanist and explorer in Spain and Portugal  
bignoniacea  big-no-nee-AY-see-a  Named for the Abbe Jean Paul Bignon, early 18th century New Latin librarian to Louis XIV  
bignoniaceum  big-no-nee-AY-see-um  Named for the Abbe Jean Paul Bignon, early 18th century New Latin librarian to Louis XIV  
bignoniaceus  big-no-nee-AY-see-us  Named for the Abbe Jean Paul Bignon, early 18th century New Latin librarian to Louis XIV  
lineolata  lin-ee-oh-LAY-ta  Lined  
lobularis  lobe-yoo-LAY-riss  Of a small pod  
macleayi  ma-kLAY-ee  Named for Alexander Macleay, 18th century secretary of the Linnean Society  
macleayana  ma-klay-ee-AY-na  Named for Alexander Macleay, 18th century secretary of the Linnean Society  
Weinmannia  wyn-MAHN-nee-a  Named for Johann Wilhelm Weinmann, 17th century German pharmacist and botanist  
Pseudoweinmannia  soo-do-wyn-MAHN-nee-a  False Weinmannia (genus named for Johann Wilhelm Weinmann, 17th century German pharmacist and botanist)  
miamiensis  my-am-ee-EN-sis  Of or from the Miami pinelands area of Florida (U.S.)  
miamiense  my-am-ee-EN-see  Of or from the Miami pinelands area of Florida (U.S.)  

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Have a good day, and happy gardening!

Dave

 

And that's the way it was... October 22, 2006