The PlantFiles Newsletter

Covering the events of October 24, 2006, on which 112 members joined.
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Gardening Quote of the Day

"With fronds like these, who needs anemones?"

(Unknown)

The PlantFiles Photo of the Day

Bottlebrush Tree
Callistemon rigidus
By Chamma

PF Photo of the Day

Activity Report:

34 new plants were added to the database.
23 new descriptions were added.
84 new images were added.
389 new options were checked off.

Comments

Member Addition Description
prilley Positive CommentBebb's Willow, Beaked Willow, Diamond Willow
(Salix bebbiana)
Grasmussen Positive CommentBearberry, Kinnikinnick, Manzanita
(Arctostaphylos uva-ursi)
jamie68 Positive CommentFloribunda Rose 'Anisley Dickson'
(Rosa )
begoniacrazii Positive Comment 'Teeny Bopper'
(Saintpaulia )
Tntigger Neutral CommentTall Bearded Iris 'Heaven'
(Iris )
Tntigger Neutral CommentTall Bearded Iris 'Fancy Stuff'
(Iris )
begoniacrazii Positive Comment 'Double Black Cherry'
(Saintpaulia )
J10planter Neutral CommentKafir Lily
(Clivia caulescens)
jasminetom Positive CommentNight Blooming Jasmine, Night Scented Jessamine, Queen of the Night
(Cestrum nocturnum)
hgtnpat Positive CommentNodding Ladies' Tresses
(Spiranthes cernua)
Rustyz Neutral CommentTall Bearded Iris 'East Indian Spice'
(Iris )
Rustyz Positive CommentTall Bearded Iris 'Kah-Nee-Ta'
(Iris )
Farmerdill Neutral CommentBroccoli Raab 'Zamboni'
(Brassica ruvo)
raydio Positive CommentAmaryllis
(Hippeastrum striatum)
Underdawg Positive CommentAshanti Blood, Red Flag Bush, Tropical Dogwood
(Mussaenda erythrophylla)
bohu Neutral CommentHot Pepper 'Hungarian Black'
(Capsicum annuum)
katrun Positive CommentLion's Tail
(Leonotis menthifolia)
rootsnrhizomes Positive CommentTall Bearded Iris 'Pass The Wine'
(Iris )
rootsnrhizomes Positive CommentTall Bearded Iris 'Peach Royale'
(Iris )
CTMGGardener Positive CommentImperial Taro 'Illustris'
(Colocasia esculenta)
rootsnrhizomes Positive CommentTall Bearded Iris 'Peach Picotee'
(Iris )
solidago_caesia Positive CommentShowy Goldenrod
(Solidago speciosa)
DrNatalie Positive CommentCrown Flower, Giant Calotrope, Giant Milkweed, Swallow-wort
(Calotropis gigantea)

Images

Member Addition Description
UrsulaImageMacaya
(Placea amoena)
TntiggerImageSpecies X Iris 'Chinese Blue'
(Iris )
TntiggerImageTall Bearded Iris 'Just Too Mauvelous'
(Iris )
tiffanyaImagePansy 'Maxim Marina'
(Viola x wittrockiana)
RON_CONVOLVULACEAEImage
(Ipomoea lineolata)
RON_CONVOLVULACEAEImageEgger's morning-glory
(Ipomoea eggersii)
EmmaGraceImageMorning Glory 'Feathered Purple'
(Ipomoea purpurea)
EmmaGraceImageMorning Glory 'Feathered Purple'
(Ipomoea purpurea)
KellImageIvy Geranium, Ivy-leaf Geranium 'Crocodile'
(Pelargonium peltatum)
bigcityalImageScarlet-flowered Dahlia
(Dahlia coccinea)
pajaritomtImageCarrot 'Royal Chantenay'
(Daucus carota)
rootsnrhizomesImageTall Bearded Iris 'Block Party'
(Iris )
bigcityalImageDahlia 'Night Queen'
(Dahlia )
mgarrImagePrairie Dropseed
(Sporobolus heterolepis)
mgarrImageBear's Breeches
(Acanthus hungaricus)
UrsulaImageBolivian Nasturtium
(Tropaeolum tricolor)
XeramtheumImage
(Stictocardia campanulata)
GustichockImageGiant Sequoia, Big Tree
(Sequoiadendron giganteum)
GustichockImageSweetshade, Native Frangipani
(Hymenosporum flavum)
JamesCOImageSpeedwell 'Waterperry Blue'
(Veronica )
JamesCOImageClematis 'Jackmanii Superba'
(Clematis )
safiImageHot Pepper 'Black Hungarian'
(Capsicum annuum)
vossnerImageRoxburgh Fig
(Ficus auriculata)
vossnerImageRoxburgh Fig
(Ficus auriculata)
KellImageCoulter's Matilija Poppy, California Tree Poppy
(Romneya coulteri)
franjImage
(Huernia thuretii)
franjImageFickeisen Pincushion Cactus, Fickeisen Hedgehog Cactus
(Pediocactus peeblesianus subsp. fickeisenii)
EquilibriumImageDouble-Edged Orchid
(Dendrobium anceps)
EquilibriumImageDouble-Edged Orchid
(Dendrobium anceps)
PalmBchBillImagePlumbago, Cape Leadwort
(Plumbago auriculata)
Darren_AndreImageSanta Cruz Island Buckwheat
(Eriogonum arborescens)
Darren_AndreImageCatalina Ironwood, Fern-leaved Catalina Ironwood
(Lyonothamnus floribundus var. asplenifolius)
bootandallImageTea Rose 'Lady Hillingdon'
(Rosa )
GrasmussenImageBearberry, Kinnikinnick, Manzanita
(Arctostaphylos uva-ursi)
htopImageTexas Nightshade
(Solanum triquetrum)
htopImageJapanese Honeysuckle
(Lonicera japonica)
htopImageCoral Vine
(Antigonon leptopus)
htopImageOrchid Tree, Red Bauhinia, Nasturtium Bauhinia, African Plume, Pride of De Kaap
(Bauhinia galpinii)
jamie68ImageHybrid Tea Rose 'Aromatherapy'
(Rosa )
FarmerdillImageSpanish Onion 'Sweet Perfection'
(Allium cepa)
htopImageOrchid Tree, Red Bauhinia, Nasturtium Bauhinia, African Plume, Pride of De Kaap
(Bauhinia galpinii)
FarmerdillImageBroccoli 'Early Dividend'
(Brassica oleracea)
jamie68ImageShrub Rose 'Autumn Sunset'
(Rosa )
DravencatImageUpright Elephant Ear, Giant Taro, Wild Taro 'Sarian'
(Alocasia )
DravencatImageUpright Elephant Ear, Giant Taro, Wild Taro 'Sarian'
(Alocasia )
htopImageOrchid Tree, Red Bauhinia, Nasturtium Bauhinia, African Plume, Pride of De Kaap
(Bauhinia galpinii)
htopImageOrchid Tree, Red Bauhinia, Nasturtium Bauhinia, African Plume, Pride of De Kaap
(Bauhinia galpinii)
palmbobImage 'Helena'
(Euphorbia milii)
palmbobImage 'Helena'
(Euphorbia milii)
palmbobImageFerocactus
(Ferocactus glaucescens f. nuda)
palmbobImageFerocactus
(Ferocactus glaucescens f. nuda)
palmbobImageFerocactus
(Ferocactus glaucescens f. nuda)
palmbobImageFerocactus
(Ferocactus glaucescens f. nuda)
avmoranImageTall Bearded Iris 'Ocean Quest'
(Iris )
avmoranImageSiberian Iris 'Magnum Bordeaux'
(Iris sibirica)
XenomorfImageHuachuca Water Umbel, Cienega False-rush
(Lilaeopsis schaffneriana)
XenomorfImagePainted Tongue
(Salpiglossis sinuata)
XenomorfImageHop Bush, A'ali'i, Laumpuaye, Hopseed Bush, Togovao
(Dodonaea viscosa)
XenomorfImageHop Bush, A'ali'i, Laumpuaye, Hopseed Bush, Togovao
(Dodonaea viscosa)
XenomorfImageHop Bush, A'ali'i, Laumpuaye, Hopseed Bush, Togovao
(Dodonaea viscosa)
XenomorfImageMammillaria
(Mammillaria schumannii)
IslandJimImagePhilippine Violet
(Barleria cristata)
begoniacraziiImageBegonia
(Begonia amphioxus)
begoniacraziiImageBegonia
(Begonia amphioxus)
Clare_CAImageDwarf Tree Jasmine, Peep Thong 'Kunming'
(Radermachera )
frostweedImageSaw-Leaf Daisy
(Grindelia papposa)
frostweedImageSkeleton Plant
(Lygodesmia texana)
rebecca101ImageChinese Cabbage, Napa, Michihli, Wong Bok 'Blues'
(Brassica rapa var. pekinensis)
MarvinBImageWright's Indian mallow
(Abutilon wrightii)
MarvinBImageWright's Indian mallow
(Abutilon wrightii)
kennedyhImageClimbing Blueberry, Purple Appleberry
(Billardiera longiflora)
kennedyhImageClimbing Blueberry, Purple Appleberry
(Billardiera longiflora)
kennedyhImageClimbing Blueberry, Purple Appleberry
(Billardiera longiflora)
TBGDNImageCanadian Columbine, Wild Columbine
(Aquilegia canadensis)
kennedyhImageShowy Willowherb
(Epilobium pallidiflorum)
kennedyhImageShowy Willowherb
(Epilobium pallidiflorum)
raydioImageAmaryllis 'Piquant'
(Hippeastrum x hybridus)
GrasmussenImageAmaryllis 'Red Lion'
(Hippeastrum )
TomH3787ImageSemi-Cactus Dahlia 'Prince Noir'
(Dahlia )
rootsnrhizomesImageTall Bearded Iris 'Pacific Destiny'
(Iris )
CTMGGardenerImageImperial Taro 'Illustris'
(Colocasia esculenta)
CTMGGardenerImageImperial Taro 'Illustris'
(Colocasia esculenta)
htopImagePuncturevine, Caltrop, Goat's Head, Bullhead
(Tribulus terrestris)
htopImagePuncturevine, Caltrop, Goat's Head, Bullhead
(Tribulus terrestris)

New Botanary Words

Name Pronunciation Meaning
berteriana  ber-ter-ee-AY-na  Named for Carlo Giuseppe Bertero, 19th century Italian physician and botanist; he was drowned during his travels  
berterianum  ber-ter-ee-AY-num  Named for Carlo Giuseppe Bertero, 19th century Italian physician and botanist; he was drowned during his travels  
berterianus  ber-ter-ee-AY-nus  Named for Carlo Giuseppe Bertero, 19th century Italian physician and botanist; he was drowned during his travels  
lachnocarpa  lak-no-KAR-pa  Hairy seed  
lachnocarpum  lak-no-KAR-pum  Hairy seed  
lachnocarpus  lak-no-KAR-pus  Hairy seed  
airoides  air-OY-deez  Like Aira (which is from the ancient Greek name for yet another genus)  
Quinchamalium  kwin-ka-MAH-lee-um  Of or from Quinchamalí, Chile  
willisiana  wil-lis-ee-AY-na  Named for James (Jim) Hamlyn Willis, 20th century Australian botanical collector and author  
x willisii  wil-LIS-ee-eye  Named for James (Jim) Hamlyn Willis, 20th century Australian botanical collector and author  

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And that's the way it was... October 24, 2006