The PlantFiles Newsletter

Covering the events of November 3, 2006, on which 94 members joined.
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Gardening Quote of the Day

"There is a little plant called reverence in the corner of my soul's garden, which I love to have watered once a week."

(Oliver Wendell Holmes, American author, poet)

The PlantFiles Photo of the Day

Rosary Pea, Crab's Eye, Precatory Bean, Jequeriti, olho-de-cabra,
Abrus precatorius
By onalee

PF Photo of the Day

Activity Report:

45 new plants were added to the database.
42 new descriptions were added.
83 new images were added.
261 new options were checked off.

Comments

Member Addition Description
mneumann Positive CommentAloe Vera, Medicinal Aloe, Savila
(Aloe barbadensis)
Redkarnelian Neutral CommentMorning Glory 'Sunrise Serenade'
(Ipomoea purpurea)
KashtanGeorge Neutral CommentTree of Heaven, Chinese Sumac, Stink Tree
(Ailanthus altissima)
Bodhisagan Positive CommentClimbing Carolina Aster
(Symphyotrichum carolinianum)
Snowrose Positive CommentAlsobia, Lace Flower, Lace Flower Vine 'San Miguel'
(Alsobia )
dmj1218 Positive CommentJeweled Blue-eyed Grass, River Blue-eyed Grass, Scrub Blue-eyed Grass
(Sisyrinchium xerophyllum)
begoniacrazii Positive CommentSpider Plant 'Gold Nugget'
(Chlorophytum )
rebecca101 Positive CommentParsnip 'Harris Model'
(Pastinaca sativa)
Old_Farmer Neutral CommentHouseleek, Hens and Chicks, Live-forever 'Beta'
(Sempervivum )
Old_Farmer Neutral CommentHouseleek, Hens and Chicks, Live-forever 'Booth's Red'
(Sempervivum )
frostweed Neutral CommentHairy Cornsalad
(Valerianella florifera)
Old_Farmer Positive CommentHouseleek, Hens and Chicks, Live-forever 'Boule de Nigre'
(Sempervivum )
frostweed Neutral CommentNarrowcell Cornsalad
(Valerianella stenocarpa)
frostweed Neutral CommentEdwards Plateau Cornsalad
(Valerianella texana)
Old_Farmer Positive CommentHens and Chicks, Houseleek,Live-Forever, Sempervivum 'Brock'
(Sempervivum )
frostweed Neutral CommentSlimleaf Rosewood
(Vauquelinia corymbosa)
Kell Positive CommentHollyhock 'Aunt Brownie Fig'
(Alcea )
Old_Farmer Positive CommentHouseleek, Hens and Chicks, Live-forever 'Bronze Pastel'
(Sempervivum )
Old_Farmer Positive CommentHouseleek, Hens and Chicks, Live-forever 'Centennial'
(Sempervivum )
frostweed Neutral CommentClover's Vervain
(Verbena cloverae)
Old_Farmer Positive CommentHouseleek, Hens and Chicks, Live-forever 'Cresta'
(Sempervivum )
Old_Farmer Positive CommentHouseleek, Hens and Chicks, Live-forever 'Crimson Velvet'
(Sempervivum )
Old_Farmer Positive CommentHouseleek, Hens and Chicks, Live-forever 'Director Jacobs'
(Sempervivum )
Kell Neutral CommentAsclepias, Milkweed
(Asclepias cancellata)
Snowrose Positive CommentAfrican Violet 'Rob's Boogie Woogie'
(Saintpaulia )
surfkitty Positive CommentCardoon, Artichoke Thistle
(Cynara cardunculus)
frostweed Neutral CommentLindheimer's Crownbeard
(Verbesina lindheimeri)
frostweed Neutral CommentMexican Winged Crown-Beard
(Verbesina microptera)
MotherNature4 Positive CommentMing Aralia 'Victoriae'
(Polyscias guilfoylei)
Decumbent Positive CommentWithe-rod Viburnum, Appalachian Tea, Blue Haw, Shawneehaw, Possum Haw, Wild Raisin Viburnum 'Winterthur'
(Viburnum nudum var. cassinoides)
DeannaV Neutral CommentChameleon Plant 'Chameleon'
(Houttuynia cordata)
Decumbent Positive CommentTea Viburnum
(Viburnum setigerum)
Old_Farmer Positive CommentHouseleek, Hens and Chicks, Live-forever 'Elene'
(Sempervivum )
Zingy Positive CommentRed-Leaf Hibiscus, False Roselle, African Rose Mallow
(Hibiscus acetosella)
Old_Farmer Positive CommentHouseleek, Hens and Chicks, Live-forever 'Icicle'
(Sempervivum )
Old_Farmer Positive CommentHouseleek, Hens and Chicks, Live-forever 'Jungle Shadows'
(Sempervivum )
Old_Farmer Positive CommentHouseleek, Hens and Chicks, Live-forever 'King George'
(Sempervivum )
Old_Farmer Positive CommentHouseleek, Hens and Chicks, Live-forever 'Larissa'
(Sempervivum )
Old_Farmer Positive CommentHouseleek, Hens and Chicks, Live-forever 'Laura Lee'
(Sempervivum )
Old_Farmer Positive CommentHouseleek, Hens and Chicks, Live-forever 'Lilac Queen'
(Sempervivum )
Old_Farmer Positive CommentHouseleek, Hens and Chicks, Live-forever 'Legolas'
(Sempervivum )
Horseshoe Positive CommentHot Pepper 'Big Chile'
(Capsicum annuum)

Images

Member Addition Description
JeanneTXImage ''Miss Behavin''
(Rosa )
KevinMc79ImageMonkshood, Wolfbane 'Arendsii'
(Aconitum carmichaelii)
JeanneTXImageHybrid Tea Rose 'Royal Highness'
(Rosa )
KevinMc79ImageKorean Feather Reed Grass, Achy Breaky Heart Grass, Fall Blooming Reed Grass
(Calamagrostis brachytricha)
jamie68ImageDevil's Trumpet 'High Altitude Form'
(Datura wrightii)
JeanneTXImageEarly, Large-flowered Clematis 'Ruby Glow'
(Clematis )
begoniacraziiImageFlame Violet 'Raspberry Parade'
(Episcia )
DecumbentImageShantung Maple
(Acer truncatum)
DecumbentImagePaperbark Maple, Paper Bark Maple
(Acer griseum)
DecumbentImagePaperbark Maple, Paper Bark Maple
(Acer griseum)
jamie68ImageGroundcover Rose 'Baby Blanket'
(Rosa )
jamie68ImageMorning Glory 'Sun Smile'
(Ipomoea nil)
rootsnrhizomesImageTall Bearded Iris 'Raspberry Royale'
(Iris )
rootsnrhizomesImageTall Bearded Iris 'Red Masterpiece'
(Iris )
UrsulaImageHybrid Tea Rose 'Painted Moon'
(Rosa )
UrsulaImageFloribunda Rose 'Gold Badge'
(Rosa )
giancarloImage
(Philodendron cannifolium)
promethean_sparImageBaseball Plant, Klipnoors, Sea Urchin
(Euphorbia obesa)
KellImageHybrid Tea Rose 'Cabana'
(Rosa )
UrsulaImagePincushion Protea
(Leucospermum cordifolium)
KellImageFlowering Maple 'Neon Rose'
(Abutilon )
KellImageFringe Tree, Old Man's Beard, Grancy Graybeard
(Chionanthus virginicus)
SnowroseImageAfrican Violet 'Rebel's Splatter Kake'
(Saintpaulia )
SnowroseImageAfrican Violet 'Champagne Pink'
(Saintpaulia )
WandasflowersImageTall Bearded Iris 'English Charm'
(Iris )
WandasflowersImageIntermediate Bearded Iris 'Fast Forward'
(Iris )
HorseshoeImageHot Pepper 'Big Chile'
(Capsicum annuum)
kniphofiaImageAloe
(Aloe harlana)
giancarloImagePhilodendron 'Santa Leopoldina II'
(Philodendron )
kniphofiaImageSwedish Ivy, Swedish Begonia, Creeping Charlie
(Plectranthus verticillatus)
kniphofiaImageTrailing Watermelon Begonia
(Pellionia repens)
giancarloImagePhilodendron 'King of Spades'
(Philodendron )
franjImageCaralluma
(Caralluma acutangula)
franjImageTurbinicarpus
(Turbinicarpus jauernigii)
franjImageCrown Cactus 'Krainziana'
(Rebutia marsoneri)
WandasflowersImageTall Bearded Iris 'Frieda Mohr'
(Iris )
GardenGuyKinImageBlue Bean, Blue Sausage Fruit, Dead Man's Fingers
(Decaisnea fargesii)
GardenGuyKinImageBlue Bean, Blue Sausage Fruit, Dead Man's Fingers
(Decaisnea fargesii)
txgimgimImageIntermediate Bearded Iris 'Nordic Crystal'
(Iris )
rootsnrhizomesImageTall Bearded Iris 'Snowed In'
(Iris )
bootandallImageFountain Butterfly Bush, Alternate-Leaf Butterfly Bush
(Buddleja alternifolia)
bootandallImageFountain Butterfly Bush, Alternate-Leaf Butterfly Bush
(Buddleja alternifolia)
gonedutchImageHamilton's Spindle Tree, Japanese Spindle Tree, Yeddo Euonymus
(Euonymus hamiltonianus subsp. sieboldianus)
GardenGuyKinImageAngel Trumpet, Angel's Trumpet 'Whiskers'
(Brugmansia )
MotherNature4ImageWest Indies Mahogany
(Swietenia mahagoni)
MotherNature4ImageWest Indies Mahogany
(Swietenia mahagoni)
dmj1218ImageGreen Lily
(Schoenocaulon texanum)
XenomorfImageGolden Hedgehog, Nichol's Hedgehog
(Echinocereus nicholii)
XenomorfImageGolden Hedgehog, Nichol's Hedgehog
(Echinocereus nicholii)
XenomorfImageAgave
(Agave bovicornuta)
XenomorfImageAgave
(Agave bovicornuta)
XenomorfImageAgave
(Agave bovicornuta)
XenomorfImageAgave
(Agave bovicornuta)
palmbobImageNerve Plant, Mosaic Plant
(Fittonia albivenis)
palmbobImagePalm-leaf Begonia
(Begonia luxurians)
palmbobImageVariegated Clown Fig, Mosaic Fig
(Ficus aspera)
palmbobImageAtherton Palm
(Laccospadix australasica)
palmbobImageAtherton Palm
(Laccospadix australasica)
JoyImagePoor Man's Orchid, Butterfly Flower
(Schizanthus porrigens)
kennedyhImageLong-leaf Waxflower
(Philotheca myoporoides)
kennedyhImageLong-leaf Waxflower
(Philotheca myoporoides)
kennedyhImageMueller's Bush-pea
(Pultenaea muelleri)
kennedyhImageMueller's Bush-pea
(Pultenaea muelleri)
RWhizImage
(Clivia gardenii)
RWhizImage
(Clivia gardenii)
kennedyhImage
(Scaevola thesioides)
begoniacraziiImagePoor Man's Orchid, Poor Man's Rhododendron 'Flash'
(Impatiens sodenii)
Old_FarmerImageHouseleek, Hens and Chicks, Live-forever 'Bedivere'
(Sempervivum )
Old_FarmerImageHouseleek, Hens and Chicks, Live-forever 'Beta'
(Sempervivum )
rebecca101ImageParsnip 'Harris Model'
(Pastinaca sativa)
begoniacraziiImageVariegated Candle Plant
(Senecio articulatus variegata)
echoesImageSpotted Bellflower 'Wedding Bells'
(Campanula punctata)
Old_FarmerImageHouseleek, Hens and Chicks, Live-forever 'Bronze Pastel'
(Sempervivum )
SnowroseImageAfrican Violet 'Rob's Boogie Woogie'
(Saintpaulia )
KactusKathiImageBlue Candle, Whortleberry Cactus, Cactus Myrtle
(Myrtillocactus geometrizans f. cristate)
frostweedImageLion's Ear
(Leonotis leonurus)
Todd_BolandImageAutumn Crocus
(Crocus longiflorus)
Todd_BolandImageDwarf Fothergilla, Dwarf Witch Alder
(Fothergilla gardenii)
Todd_BolandImageAtlantic Poppy, Double Atlas Poppy, Moroccan Poppy, Spanish Poppy 'Semi Plenum'
(Papaver atlanticum)
Todd_BolandImageCork-bark Fir, Dwarf Arizona Fir 'Arizona Compacta'
(Abies lasiocarpa)
HorseshoeImageHot Pepper 'Big Chile'
(Capsicum annuum)
HorseshoeImageHot Pepper 'Big Chile'
(Capsicum annuum)
melodyImageAmerican Beech
(Fagus grandifolia)

New Botanary Words

Name Pronunciation Meaning
chandleri  CHAND-ler-eye  Named for Harley Pierce Chandler, 19th century botanist in California (U.S.)  
chandlerii  CHAND-ler-ee-eye  Named for Alfred Chandler, 19th century nurseryman in Vauxhall  
mosambicensis  moh-sam-bee-KEN-sis  Of or from Mozambique, South Africa  
mosambicense  moh-sam-bee-KEN-see  Of or from Mozambique, South Africa  
ciliatissima  sil-ee-a-TIS-sih-ma  Very fringed; fringed with the most hair  
ciliatissimum  sil-ee-a-TIS-sih-mum  Very fringed; fringed with the most hair  
ciliatissimus  sil-ee-a-TIS-sih-mus  Very fringed; fringed with the most hair  
brizantha  bree-ZAN-tha  From the Greek Briza (genus name for a grass, meaning Greek for sleepy or nodding) and anthos (flower)  
holzingeri  holz-ING-er-ee  Named for John Michael Holzinger, 19th century German-born American bryologist  
lausseri  lau-SER-ee  Named for the Laussers, a German couple who explored and collected cactus in northern New Mexico  
michuacanum  mee-cho-ah-KAH-num  Of or from Michoacán, a state in Mexico  
michuacana  mee-cho-ah-KAH-na  Of or from Michoacán, a state in Mexico  
michuacanus  mee-cho-ah-KAH-nus  Of or from Michoacán, a state in Mexico  
Echeandia  ek-ee-AN-dee-a  Named for Pedro Gregorio Echeandia y Jimenez, 19th century Spanish botanist in Zaragosa  
X Butiagrus  bew-tee-AG-rus  An intergeneric cross between Butia and Syagrus palms  
panicoides  pan-ih-KOY-deez  Resembles Panicum (genus name, from the Latin for wild millet)  

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Have a good day, and happy gardening!

Dave

 

And that's the way it was... November 3, 2006