The PlantFiles Newsletter

Covering the events of October 26, 2006, on which 97 members joined.
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Gardening Quote of the Day

"To the man with brown fingers, a plant may just as well be inanimate, and by the time he is finished with it, it is."

(Christopher Lloyd, British garden writer)

The PlantFiles Photo of the Day

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

PF Photo of the Day

Activity Report:

39 new plants were added to the database.
32 new descriptions were added.
67 new images were added.
691 new options were checked off.

Comments

Member Addition Description
growth_is_good Positive CommentMother of Thousands, Mexican Hat Plant 'Jaws of Life'
(Bryophyllum daigremontianum)
kooger Positive CommentLongiflorum-Asiatic (L.A.) Hybrid Lily 'Kiss Me Kate'
(Lilium )
kooger Positive CommentOriental-Trumpet Lily, OT Hybrid, Orienpet Lily 'Black Beauty'
(Lilium )
vander Positive CommentAustralian Pine, Horsetail Casuarina
(Casuarina equisetifolia)
Jay9 Positive CommentPuya
(Puya mirabilis)
dstrick7 Positive CommentBottlebrush Tree
(Callistemon rigidus)
Floridian Positive CommentWild Coco
(Eulophia alta)
dstrick7 Positive CommentLemon Bottlebrush, Crimson Bottlebrush
(Callistemon citrinus)
Floridian Positive CommentHoary Air Plant, Fuzzy Wuzzy Air Plant
(Tillandsia pruinosa)
MartinDK Positive CommentOmbu Tree
(Phytolacca dioica)
Porphyrostachys Neutral CommentAloe
(Aloe striata var. karasbergensis)
frostweed Positive CommentBig Muhly Grass, Blue Muhly Grass
(Muhlenbergia lindheimeri)
JudyinPascoCoFl Positive CommentRed-Leaf Hibiscus, False Roselle, African Rose Mallow
(Hibiscus acetosella)
music2keep Positive CommentDwarf Rattlesnake Plaintain
(Goodyera repens)
Bodhisagan Positive CommentCeratozamia
(Ceratozamia latifolia)
cactus246 Positive CommentHybrid Tea Rose 'Diana, Princess of Wales'
(Rosa )
EAPierce Neutral CommentLusterleaf Holly
(Ilex latifolia)
Kell Neutral CommentClumping Bamboo, Pittieri Bamboo
(Chusquea pittieri)
sunbrn Positive CommentVariegated Society Garlic 'Silver Lace'
(Tulbaghia violacea)
Farmerdill Positive CommentTurnip 'Shogoin'
(Brassica rapa)
frostweed Neutral CommentCliff Brake Fern
(Pellaea ovata)
frostweed Neutral CommentDog Cholla, Clavellina, Devil Cactus, Schott Club Cactus
(Grusonia schottii)
frostweed Neutral CommentChenille Prickly Pear
(Opuntia aciculata)
Todd_Boland Positive CommentShamrock
(Oxalis commutata)
Todd_Boland Positive CommentOxalis 'Garnet'
(Oxalis purpurea)
IndoorGardner Positive CommentWhite-Veined Arrowhead Vine, Nephthytis 'Imperial White'
(Syngonium podophyllum)
IndoorGardner Positive CommentShowy Medinilla
(Medinilla magnifica)
IndoorGardner Positive CommentSwiss Cheese Plant, Window Leaf, Split Leaf Philodendron, Mexican Breadfruit 'Leichtlinii'
(Monstera obliqua)
gardengirl1960 Positive CommentMexican Turk's Cap
(Malvaviscus arboreus var. mexicanus)
Kell Positive CommentPlectranthus
(Plectranthus cremnus)
rootsnrhizomes Positive CommentTall Bearded Iris 'Private Treasure'
(Iris )
plantladylin Positive CommentNight-blooming Cereus, Queen of the Night, Dutchman's Pipe Cactus
(Epiphyllum oxypetalum)

Images

Member Addition Description
jamie68ImageDiascia, Twinspur 'Pink Adobe'
(Diascia integerrima)
TntiggerImageTall Bearded Iris 'Meteor Margaret'
(Iris )
KellImageGooseneck Loosestrife
(Lysimachia clethroides)
rootsnrhizomesImageTall Bearded Iris 'Lady Friend'
(Iris )
UrsulaImageCore-Core
(Geranium berterianum)
JamesCOImage
(Fritillaria acmopetala)
mgarrImageStrawberry Tree 'Marina'
(Arbutus )
franjImageGymnocalycium
(Gymnocalycium ragonesei)
GustichockImageCalifornia Black Oak, Maple-leafed Oak
(Quercus kelloggii)
GrasmussenImageSpotted Saxifrage, Yellowdot Saxifrage
(Saxifraga bronchialis)
begoniacraziiImageAfrican Violet
(Saintpaulia velutina Amazon)
frostweedImageSaw-Leaf Daisy
(Grindelia papposa)
JeanneTXImageClematis 'William Kennett'
(Clematis )
JeanneTXImageClematis 'Empress'
(Clematis )
begoniacraziiImageFlame Violet 'Raspberry Tart'
(Episcia )
GrasmussenImageThree-toothed Saxifrage
(Saxifraga tricuspidata)
Sugarbean1ImageStandard Dwarf Bearded Iris 'Lee Park'
(Iris )
Sugarbean1ImageTall Bearded Iris 'Silent Morn'
(Iris )
UrsulaImageBrittle Bladder Fern, Fragile Fern
(Cystopteris fragilis)
growth_is_goodImageMother of Thousands, Mexican Hat Plant 'Jaws of Life'
(Bryophyllum daigremontianum)
growth_is_goodImageShamrock 'Charmed Velvet'
(Oxalis )
MikeyJoeImageWinter Squash - Butternut 'Tahitian'
(Cucurbita moschata)
FarmerdillImageSpanish Onion 'Harmony'
(Allium cepa)
dstrick7ImagePygmy Date Palm
(Phoenix roebelenii)
KevinMc79ImageJapanese Windflower, Japanese Anemone, Japanese Thimbleflower 'Praecox'
(Anemone hupehensis)
KevinMc79ImageFreeman's Maple, Hybrid Red Maple 'Autumn Fantasy'
(Acer x freemanii)
EmmaGraceImageSweet Autumn Clematis
(Clematis terniflora)
FloridianImageWild Coco
(Eulophia alta)
FloridianImageGroundnut, Potato Bean
(Apios americana)
FloridianImageHoary Air Plant, Fuzzy Wuzzy Air Plant
(Tillandsia pruinosa)
aimericImageMandevilla, Dipladenia
(Mandevilla splendens)
aimericImageMandevilla, Dipladenia
(Mandevilla splendens)
MartinDKImageOmbu Tree
(Phytolacca dioica)
CarkeekfishImageBeautyberry 'Profusion'
(Callicarpa bodinieri var. giraldii)
frostweedImageCottonweed
(Froelichia floridana)
PorphyrostachysImageAloe
(Aloe striata var. karasbergensis)
PorphyrostachysImageAloe
(Aloe striata var. karasbergensis)
servicegenieImageDaylily 'Jungle Beauty'
(Hemerocallis )
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)
XenomorfImageHedgehog Agave
(Agave stricta)
XenomorfImageHedgehog Agave
(Agave stricta)
XenomorfImageHedgehog Agave
(Agave stricta)
XenomorfImageHedgehog Agave
(Agave stricta)
kennedyhImageAustralian Bluebell
(Billardiera fusiformis)
kennedyhImageRedflower Currant, Flowering Currant, Winter Currant
(Ribes sanguineum)
simonjgImageElephant Ear
(Alocasia sinuata)
kennedyhImageRed Currant
(Ribes rubrum)
kennedyhImageThick-leaved Fan-flower
(Scaevola crassifolia)
kennedyhImage
(Scaevola ovalifolia)
pajaritomtImageEarly, Large-flowered Clematis 'Nelly Moser'
(Clematis )
Todd_BolandImageShamrock
(Oxalis commutata)
nifty413ImageBrazilian Bachelor's Button, Brazilian Button Flower, Larkdaisy, Porcupine Flower
(Centratherum intermedium)
Todd_BolandImageOxalis 'Garnet'
(Oxalis purpurea)
nifty413ImageBrazilian Bachelor's Button, Brazilian Button Flower, Larkdaisy, Porcupine Flower
(Centratherum intermedium)
KellImageLipstick Plant, Basketvine, Basket Vine
(Aeschynanthus speciosus)
Todd_BolandImageBush Morning Glory, Silverbush
(Convolvulus cneorum)
Todd_BolandImageMasdevallia
(Masdevallia measuriana)
judycookseyImageAngel Trumpet, Angel's Trumpet 'Creamsickle'
(Brugmansia )
judycookseyImageAngel Trumpet, Angel's Trumpet 'Creamsickle'
(Brugmansia )
IndoorGardnerImageWhite-Veined Arrowhead Vine, Nephthytis 'Imperial White'
(Syngonium podophyllum)
FloridianImagePineland Waterwillow
(Justicia angusta)
FloridianImageGiant Air Plant, Giant Wild Pine
(Tillandsia utriculata)
IndoorGardnerImageSwiss Cheese Plant, Window Leaf, Split Leaf Philodendron, Mexican Breadfruit 'Leichtlinii'
(Monstera obliqua)
rootsnrhizomesImageTall Bearded Iris 'Queen in Calico'
(Iris )
erniekyloImageTurkeyberry
(Solanum torvum)
erniekyloImageTurkeyberry
(Solanum torvum)

New Botanary Words

Name Pronunciation Meaning
Neobeckia  nee-oh-BEK-ee-a  Named For Lewis Caleb Beck, 19th century American professor of botany, minerology and zoology  
Phaulothamnus  fah-lo-THAM-nus  From the Greek phaula (evil or worthless) and thamnos (shrub)  
sinchiangense  sin-chee-ang-EN-see  Of or from the Sinchiang River, in Bangkok  
Pentodon  PEN-toh-don  Five-toothed  
Petrophyton  pet-roh-FY-ton  Rock-plant  
Peteria  pee-TER-ee-a  Named for Dr. Robert Peter, 19th century British-born scientist and botanist and Professor Emeritus at Kentucky University (U.S.)  
avenacea  a-vee-NAY-see-a  Like Avena (ancient Latin name for oats)  
avenaceum  a-vee-NAY-see-um  Like Avena (ancient Latin name for oats)  
avenaceus  a-vee-NAY-see-us  Like Avena (ancient Latin name for oats)  

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Have a good day, and happy gardening!

Dave

 

And that's the way it was... October 26, 2006