The PlantFiles Newsletter

Covering the events of October 27, 2006, on which 102 members joined.
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Gardening Quote of the Day

"No mockery in the world ever sounds to me as hollow as that of being told to cultivate happiness. Happiness is not a potato, to be planted in mould, and tilled with manure."

(Charlotte Bronte, English novelist (born 4/21/1816))

The PlantFiles Photo of the Day

Bottlebrush Tree
Callistemon rigidus
By Chamma

PF Photo of the Day

Activity Report:

43 new plants were added to the database.
48 new descriptions were added.
88 new images were added.
394 new options were checked off.

Comments

Member Addition Description
plantladylin Positive CommentBolivian Jew, Turtle Vine
(Callisia repens)
plantladylin Positive CommentRhipsalis
(Rhipsalis trigona)
sturtle Negative CommentSnail Vine
(Phaseolus caracalla)
Cordeledawg Neutral CommentKlondike Cosmos, Sulphur Cosmos, Orange Cosmos 'Bright Lights'
(Cosmos sulphureus)
txbio Positive CommentCarrion Plant, Carrion Flower, Starfish Plant, Toad Plant, Zulu Giant
(Stapelia gigantea)
JeanneTX Positive CommentLarge-flowered climber 'Handel'
(Rosa )
JeanneTX Neutral CommentHybrid Tea Rose 'Royal Highness'
(Rosa )
JeanneTX Positive CommentFloribunda Rose 'Redgold'
(Rosa )
JeanneTX Positive CommentEnglish Rose, Austin Rose 'Sophy's Rose'
(Rosa )
Farmerdill Neutral CommentSnap Bean (String, Green or French Bean) 'Isabel'
(Phaseolus vulgaris)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentRunner Bean 'Armstrong'
(Phaseolus coccineus)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentRunner Bean 'Snow White'
(Phaseolus coccineus)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentCabbage 'Sherwood'
(Brassica oleracea var. capitata)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentPumpkin/Winter Squash 'Fester'
(Cucurbita maxima)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentWinter Squash 'Butterboy'
(Cucurbita pepo)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentEnglish Pea 'Esprit'
(Pisum sativum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentOrnamental Pepper 'Etna'
(Capsicum annuum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentSpinach 'Tornado'
(Spinacia olaracea)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentSweet Corn (SH2) 'Landmark'
(Zea mays var. rugosa)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentSweet Corn (SH2) 'Sugar Max'
(Zea mays var. rugosa)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentTomato 'Favorita'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
gingerlowery Positive CommentShell Ginger 'Variegata'
(Alpinia zerumbet)
greenkat Neutral CommentOswego Tea, Bee Balm, Beebalm, Bergamot, Firecracker Plant 'Panorama Mix'
(Monarda didyma)
frostweed Neutral CommentVasey's Wild Lime
(Adelia vasey)
frostweed Neutral CommentFuzzy Maidenhair
(Adiantum tricholepis)
frostweed Neutral CommentShrubby Jointvetch
(Aeschynomene evenia)
greenkat Positive CommentMealy Cup Sage 'Blue Bedder'
(Salvia farinacea)
frostweed Neutral CommentWoolly Stemodia, Wooly Stemodia, Gray Woolly Twintip, Silverleaf Stemodia, Creeping Silver Cenizo
(Stemodia tomentosa)
JeanneTX Positive CommentClimbing Rose 'Blaze of Glory'
(Rosa )
frostweed Neutral CommentRio Grande Twintip
(Stemodia schottii)
greenkat Positive CommentCommon Sage, Garden Sage
(Salvia officinalis)
greenkat Negative CommentSilver Sage
(Salvia argentea)
frostweed Neutral CommentMuller's Diamond-Flowers
(Stenaria mullerae)
frostweed Neutral CommentPoole's Starviolet
(Stenaria mullerae var. pooleana)
greenkat Positive CommentTomato 'Peacevine Cherry'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
frostweed Neutral CommentDiamond-Flowers
(Stenaria nigricans var. gypsophila)
JeanneTX Positive CommentDaylily 'Lady Neva'
(Hemerocallis )
greenkat Positive CommentZinnia 'Thumbelina'
(Zinnia elegans)
gdionelli Positive CommentHairy Toad Lily 'Miyazaki'
(Tricyrtis hirta)
GuardanGirl Positive CommentBougainvillea 'Barbara Karst'
(Bougainvillea )
Shirley1md Positive CommentHybrid Rose 'Double Knock Out'
(Rosa )
Shirley1md Positive CommentFountain Grass 'Red Head'
(Pennisetum alopecuroides)
escambiaguy Positive CommentSwamp Chestnut Oak, Basket Oak
(Quercus michauxii)
BayAreaTropics Positive CommentTarata, Lemonwood
(Pittosporum eugenioides)
auburn_jungle Neutral Comment 'Red Hooks'
(Grevillea hookeriana)
jeri11 Positive CommentChinese Parasol Tree, Varnish Tree
(Firmiana simplex)
JoanJ Neutral CommentTall Bearded Iris 'Private Treasure'
(Iris )
JoanJ Neutral CommentTall Bearded Iris 'Memoirs'
(Iris )

Images

Member Addition Description
begoniacraziiImageBegonia
(Begonia chloroneura)
begoniacraziiImageFlame Violet 'Checker Board'
(Episcia )
begoniacraziiImageLysionotus
(Lysionotus pauciflorus)
Sugarbean1ImageTall Bearded Iris 'Lent A. Williamson'
(Iris )
UrsulaImageBrittle Bladder Fern, Fragile Fern
(Cystopteris fragilis)
growth_is_goodImageMother of Thousands, Mexican Hat Plant 'Jaws of Life'
(Bryophyllum daigremontianum)
GrasmussenImageThree-toothed Saxifrage
(Saxifraga tricuspidata)
KevinMc79ImageFreeman's Maple, Hybrid Red Maple 'Autumn Fantasy'
(Acer x freemanii)
frostweedImageBig Muhly Grass, Blue Muhly Grass
(Muhlenbergia lindheimeri)
PorphyrostachysImageAloe
(Aloe striata var. karasbergensis)
frostweedImageFoxglove
(Digitalis purpurea)
frostweedImageMexican Bush Sage
(Salvia leucantha)
UrsulaImageMariposa del Campo (Country Butterfly)
(Alstroemeria pulchra var. maxima)
UrsulaImageMariposa del Campo (Country Butterfly)
(Alstroemeria pulchra var. maxima)
IndoorGardnerImageShowy Medinilla
(Medinilla magnifica)
KellImagePlectranthus
(Plectranthus cremnus)
rootsnrhizomesImageTall Bearded Iris 'Private Treasure'
(Iris )
rootsnrhizomesImageTall Bearded Iris 'Radiant Apogee'
(Iris )
rootsnrhizomesImageTall Bearded Iris 'Raging Tiger'
(Iris )
erniekyloImageTurkeyberry
(Solanum torvum)
KevinMc79ImageSmoke Tree 'Grace'
(Cotinus )
erniekyloImageTurkeyberry
(Solanum torvum)
KevinMc79ImageJapanese Windflower, Japanese Anemone, Japanese Thimbleflower 'September Charm'
(Anemone hupehensis)
rshadlowImageTall Bearded Iris 'Black Suited'
(Iris )
MargiempvImageTall Bearded 'Blue Ming'
(Iris )
MargiempvImageTall Bearded 'Breaking News'
(Iris )
MargiempvImageTall Bearded Iris 'Caseel Stowell'
(Iris )
MargiempvImageTall Bearded Iris 'Cover Page'
(Iris )
MargiempvImageTall Bearded Iris 'Dangerous Mood'
(Iris )
MargiempvImageTall Bearded Iris 'Dangerous Mood'
(Iris )
KellImageFerocious Blue Cycad
(Encephalartos horridus)
MargiempvImageTall Bearded Iris 'Decadence'
(Iris )
MargiempvImageTall Bearded Iris 'Designer's Art'
(Iris )
MargiempvImageTall Bearded Iris 'English Style'
(Iris )
MargiempvImageTall Bearded 'Equalizer'
(Iris )
MargiempvImageTall Bearded Iris 'Escalator Up'
(Iris )
MargiempvImageBorder Bearded Iris 'Eye Candy'
(Iris )
htopImageRoosevelt Weed, New Deal Weed, Jara Dulce, Poverty Weed
(Baccharis neglecta)
MargiempvImageTall Bearded Iris 'Fiery Temper'
(Iris )
MargiempvImageTall Bearded Iris 'Frosted Rose'
(Iris )
MargiempvImageTall Bearded 'Go For The Gold'
(Iris )
MargiempvImageTall Bearded Iris 'Happy Buddha'
(Iris )
MargiempvImageTall Bearded Iris 'Holiday Parade'
(Iris )
MargiempvImageTall Bearded Iris 'Inca Rose'
(Iris )
MargiempvImageTall Bearded Iris 'Intimidator'
(Iris )
MargiempvImageTall Bearded Iris 'Invitation Only'
(Iris )
sturtleImageSnail Vine
(Phaseolus caracalla)
MargiempvImageTall Bearded Iris 'Irish Gold'
(Iris )
MargiempvImageTall Bearded 'Long Time Gone'
(Iris )
MargiempvImageTall Bearded Iris 'Magdalena Louisa'
(Iris )
MargiempvImageTall Bearded Iris 'Magic Happens'
(Iris )
MargiempvImageTall Bearded 'Sugar Creek Blues'
(Iris )
MargiempvImageTall Bearded Iris 'Wild West Wind'
(Iris )
MargiempvImageTall Bearded Iris 'My Ginny'
(Iris )
MargiempvImageTall Bearded Iris 'Piccadilly Circus'
(Iris )
MargiempvImageTall Bearded Iris 'Piccadilly Circus'
(Iris )
MargiempvImageTall Bearded Iris 'By Design'
(Iris )
KellImageSucculent Grape
(Cyphostemma juttae)
txbioImageCarrion Plant, Carrion Flower, Starfish Plant, Toad Plant, Zulu Giant
(Stapelia gigantea)
thistlesifterImageEcheveria 'Maria'
(Echeveria agavoides)
thistlesifterImageEcheveria 'Maria'
(Echeveria agavoides)
FloridianImageHammock False Reinorchid, Distans Habenaria
(Habenaria distans)
FarmerdillImageSweet Corn (Se) 'Bodacious'
(Zea mays var. rugosa)
JeanneTXImageLarge-flowered climber 'Handel'
(Rosa )
JeanneTXImageFloribunda Rose 'Redgold'
(Rosa )
htopImageRuellia, Wild Petunia
(Ruellia elegans)
XenomorfImageOcahui, Amolillo
(Agave ocahui var. longifolia)
XenomorfImageOcahui, Amolillo
(Agave ocahui var. longifolia)
XenomorfImageOcahui, Amolillo
(Agave ocahui var. longifolia)
XenomorfImageMammillaria
(Mammillaria vetula subsp. gracilis)
XenomorfImageMammillaria
(Mammillaria huitzilopochtli)
XenomorfImageMammillaria
(Mammillaria scrippsiana)
htopImageRoosevelt Weed, New Deal Weed, Jara Dulce, Poverty Weed
(Baccharis neglecta)
htopImageRoosevelt Weed, New Deal Weed, Jara Dulce, Poverty Weed
(Baccharis neglecta)
growth_is_goodImageMother of Thousands, Mexican Hat Plant
(Bryophyllum daigremontianum)
alicewhoImageWeigela 'Red Prince'
(Weigela florida)
alicewhoImageSwan Plant, Balloon Plant
(Asclepias physocarpa)
alicewhoImageSwan Plant, Balloon Plant
(Asclepias physocarpa)
kennedyhImageTiny Thomasia
(Thomasia pygmaea)
kennedyhImageTiny Thomasia
(Thomasia pygmaea)
kennedyhImageTiny Thomasia
(Thomasia pygmaea)
kennedyhImageTarata, Lemonwood
(Pittosporum eugenioides)
kennedyhImageTarata, Lemonwood
(Pittosporum eugenioides)
baolveraImageIpomoea
(Ipomoea holubii)
JeanneTXImageClimbing Rose 'Blaze of Glory'
(Rosa )
Tir_Na_NogImageShrub Rose, Pioneer Rose 'F.J. Lindheimer'
(Rosa )
TropiSocal_daveImageAmbositra Palm
(Dypsis ambositrae)
HorseshoeImageCalanthe Orchid, Ki-ebine
(Calanthe discolor)

New Botanary Words

Name Pronunciation Meaning
Chiritopsis  kir-ih-TOP-sis  Resembles Chirita (aLatinized vernacular name for the genus)  
Diastema  dy-a-STEE-ma  From the Greek diastellein, (to separate), referring to a gap or space  
Chromolaena  kroh-mo-LAY-na  From the Greek chroma (color) and laina (cloak), referring to colored phyllaries  
tsuboiana  tsu-boh-ee-AY-na  Named for Isuke Tsuboi, an early 20th century Bamboo collector and cultivator  
Stephanocereus  stef-a-no-KER-ee-us  From the Greek stephane (wreath or crown) and cereus, a cactus  
pittieri  pit-ee-ER-ee  Named for Henri Francois Pittier, 20th century Swiss botanist and biologist who collected in Venezuela  

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Have a good day, and happy gardening!

Dave

 

And that's the way it was... October 27, 2006