The PlantFiles Newsletter

Covering the events of November 4, 2006, on which 113 members joined.
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Gardening Quote of the Day

"May is a pious fraud of the almanac A ghastly parody of real Spring Shaped out of snow and breathed with eastern wind. "

(James Russell Lowell, American writer (born 2/22/1819))

The PlantFiles Photo of the Day

Spring Starflower
Ipheion uniflorum
By celtic_dolphin

PF Photo of the Day

Activity Report:

31 new plants were added to the database.
26 new descriptions were added.
81 new images were added.
531 new options were checked off.

Comments

Member Addition Description
Grasmussen Positive CommentYellow Anemone
(Anemone richardsonii)
rootsnrhizomes Positive CommentTall Bearded Iris 'Socialist'
(Iris )
rootsnrhizomes Positive CommentTall Bearded Iris 'Tequila Sunrise'
(Iris )
rootsnrhizomes Positive CommentTall Bearded Iris 'Thunder Spirit'
(Iris )
rootsnrhizomes Positive CommentTall Bearded Iris 'Tiger Butter'
(Iris )
Farmerdill Neutral CommentAsparagus 'Argentuil'
(Asparagus officinalis)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentCabbage 'Amager Hoj'
(Brassica oleracea var. capitata)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentCabbage 'Bacalan de Rennes'
(Brassica oleracea var. capitata)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentCabbage ' Spitzkohl Filderkraut'
(Brassica oleracea var. capitata)
palmbob Positive CommentMadagascar Palm
(Pachypodium geayi)
plantladylin Positive CommentPhilodendron 'Brasil'
(Philodendron )
Nkytree Positive CommentSweet Bay
(Laurus nobilis)
smalone Neutral CommentNorway Maple, Harlequin Maple 'Drummondii'
(Acer platanoides)
Nkytree Positive CommentSpanish Fir
(Abies pinsapo)
Nkytree Positive CommentSweet Birch, Black Birch, Cherry Birch
(Betula lenta)
Nkytree Positive CommentPekin Lilac 'China Snow'
(Syringa pekinensis)
Shirley1md Positive Comment 'Beata'
(Clematis )
Shirley1md Positive Comment 'Lord Herschell'
(Clematis )
Shirley1md Positive CommentClematis 'Brocade'
(Clematis viticella)
Shirley1md Positive CommentClematis 'Barbara Harrington'
(Clematis )
Shirley1md Positive CommentClematis 'Crystal Fountain'
(Clematis )
seedpicker_TX Neutral CommentTwining Bluehood
(Oxyrhynchus volubilis)
Shirley1md Positive Comment 'Haku Ookan'
(Clematis )
digitalbanzai Positive CommentZinnia 'Profusion Orange'
(Zinnia )
vossner Positive CommentCanna Lily 'Ermine'
(Canna x generalis)
JodyC Neutral CommentLobelia, Cardinal Flower 'Queen Victoria'
(Lobelia cardinalis)

Images

Member Addition Description
palmbobImageMadagascar Palm
(Pachypodium geayi)
plantladylinImagePhilodendron 'Brasil'
(Philodendron )
JeanneTXImagePassion Flower Clematis 'Sieboldii'
(Clematis florida)
begoniacraziiImageGloxinia
(Sinningia speciosa)
jamie68ImageDevil's Trumpet 'High Altitude Form'
(Datura wrightii)
JeanneTXImageLate, Large-Flowered Clematis 'John Huxtable'
(Clematis )
jamie68ImageHybrid Tea Rose 'Limelight'
(Rosa )
DecumbentImageAmerican Snowbell, Storax, Snowdrop Bush
(Styrax americanus)
DecumbentImageShantung Maple
(Acer truncatum)
SnowroseImageAfrican Violet 'Rebel's Splatter Kake'
(Saintpaulia )
jamie68ImageGroundcover Rose 'Roseberry Blanket'
(Rosa )
UrsulaImageForibunda Rose 'La Sévillana'
(Rosa )
UrsulaImageHybrid Tea 'Rosemary Harkness'
(Rosa )
UrsulaImage 'Easy Going'
(Rosa floribunda)
KellImageMountain Clematis, Goat's-Beard 'Southern Cross'
(Clematis gentianoides X aristata)
DecumbentImageShantung Maple
(Acer truncatum)
GardenGuyKinImageCornelian Cherry Dogwood
(Cornus mas)
troisImageMexican Bird of Paradise, Mexican Poinciana
(Caesalpinia mexicana)
franjImageRhinoceros Cactus
(Coryphantha cornifera)
franjImageBishop's Miter, Bishop's Cap, Mitra, Boneta de Obispo
(Astrophytum myriostigma var. columnare)
franjImageLiving Stone Cactus
(Ariocarpus kotschoubeyanus)
WandasflowersImageTall Bearded Iris 'First Violet'
(Iris )
Old_FarmerImageHouseleek, Hens and Chicks, Live-forever 'Bronco'
(Sempervivum )
begoniacraziiImageSpider Plant 'Gold Nugget'
(Chlorophytum )
begoniacraziiImageBlue Candle, Whortleberry Cactus, Cactus Myrtle
(Myrtillocactus geometrizans f. cristate)
Old_FarmerImageHouseleek, Hens and Chicks, Live-forever 'Director Jacobs'
(Sempervivum )
KellImageAsclepias, Milkweed
(Asclepias cancellata)
Old_FarmerImageHouseleek, Hens and Chicks, Live-forever 'Grammens'
(Sempervivum )
TomH3787ImageWoodland Passion Flower, Passionflower
(Passiflora morifolia)
BodhisaganImageClimbing Carolina Aster
(Symphyotrichum carolinianum)
GrasmussenImageYellow Anemone
(Anemone richardsonii)
Darren_AndreImageDisocactus
(Disocactus aurantiacus)
KellImageFatsia 'Variegata'
(Fatsia japonica)
rootsnrhizomesImageTall Bearded Iris 'Soft Jazz'
(Iris )
bootandallImageMadwort 'Roseum'
(Alyssum spinosum)
rootsnrhizomesImageTall Bearded Iris 'Spin-Off'
(Iris )
bootandallImageHimalayan Mayapple
(Podophyllum hexandrum)
bootandallImageHimalayan Mayapple
(Podophyllum hexandrum)
rootsnrhizomesImageMiniature Dwarf Bearded Iris 'Spring Beacon'
(Iris )
htopImageShrubby copperleaf
(Acalypha phleoides)
htopImageCommon Ragweed, Annual Ragweed, Annual Bur-Sage
(Ambrosia artemisiifolia)
htopImageCommon Ragweed, Annual Ragweed, Annual Bur-Sage
(Ambrosia artemisiifolia)
htopImageCommon Ragweed, Annual Ragweed, Annual Bur-Sage
(Ambrosia artemisiifolia)
edricImageWood rose, Spanish Morning Glory, Yellow Morning Glory
(Merremia tuberosa)
edricImageWood rose, Spanish Morning Glory, Yellow Morning Glory
(Merremia tuberosa)
edricImageWood rose, Spanish Morning Glory, Yellow Morning Glory
(Merremia tuberosa)
palmbobImageRootspine Palm, Guáguara Palm, Broom Palm
(Cryosophila warscewiczii)
palmbobImageBrazilian Tree Fern
(Blechnum moorei)
palmbobImageSanta Rosa Fern
(Aglaomorpha coronans)
palmbobImageRough Maidenhair Fern, Rosy Maidenhair Fern
(Adiantum hispidulum)
palmbobImage 'Jimmy Antle'
(Cryptanthus )
palmbobImageCryptanthus
(Cryptanthus bahianus)
palmbobImage 'Corinne'
(Cryptanthus )
palmbobImage
(Cryptanthus delicatus)
palmbobImageMadagascar Palm
(Pachypodium geayi)
GrowHappyImageThanksgiving Cactus ''Thor Alice''
(Schlumbergera Truncata)
XenomorfImageCereus 'Monstrosa Minor'
(Cereus hildmannianus subsp. uruguayanus)
XenomorfImageClavellina Cholla, Agujilla Cholla
(Cylindropuntia molesta)
kennedyhImageSpur Velleia
(Velleia paradoxa)
XenomorfImageClavellina Cholla, Agujilla Cholla
(Cylindropuntia molesta)
kennedyhImageSpur Velleia
(Velleia paradoxa)
XenomorfImageDevil's Claw, Unicorn Plant
(Proboscidea parviflora)
kennedyhImageSpur Velleia
(Velleia paradoxa)
XenomorfImageCone-like Turk's-head Cactus
(Melocactus conoideus)
XenomorfImageTexas Betony, Scarlet Hedgenettle
(Stachys coccinea)
kennedyhImageSpur Velleia
(Velleia paradoxa)
kennedyhImagePurplish Beard-orchid
(Calochilus robertsonii)
kniphofiaImageLipstick Plant, Basketvine, Basket Vine
(Aeschynanthus radicans)
dmj1218ImageGreen Lily
(Schoenocaulon texanum)
MzMunchkenImageEastern Baccharis, Groundsel, Sea Myrtle, Consumption Weed, Groundsel-bush, Seepwillow
(Baccharis halimifolia)
GardenGuyKinImageBlue Bean, Blue Sausage Fruit, Dead Man's Fingers
(Decaisnea fargesii)
kniphofiaImagePeperomia 'Metallic Ripple'
(Peperomia caperata)
kniphofiaImagePeperomia 'Metallic Ripple'
(Peperomia caperata)
SnowroseImageEpiscia, Flame Violet 'Pink Panther'
(Episcia cupreata)
vossnerImageFootball Lily, African Blood Lily, Powderpuff Lily
(Scadoxus multiflorus)
SnowroseImageEpiscia, Flame Violet 'Pink Panther'
(Episcia cupreata)
JodyCImageJapanese Painted Fern 'Burgundy Lace'
(Athyrium niponicum)
vossnerImageCanna Lily 'Ermine'
(Canna x generalis)
MargiempvImageTall Bearded Iris 'Sky and Sun'
(Iris )
MargiempvImageTall Bearded Iris 'Code Red'
(Iris )
MargiempvImageTall Bearded Iris 'Time Zone'
(Iris )

New Botanary Words

Name Pronunciation Meaning
cloverae  KLOH-ver-ee  Named for Elzada Urseba Clover, 20th century American explorer and botanist specializing in succulents  
cloveriae  kloh-VER-ee-ay  Named for Elzada Urseba Clover, 20th century American explorer and botanist specializing in succulents  
xutha  zoo-tha  In Greek mythology, Xuthus and his sons founded the Achaean and Ionian nations  
barkeri  BARK-er-eye  Named for Barker (several different individuals are honored by this epithet)  
goodmanii  good-MAN-ee-eye  Named for George Jones Goodman, 20th century botanist in Oklahoma (U.S.)  
Goodmania  good-MAN-ee-a  Named for George Jones Goodman, 20th century botanist in Oklahoma (U.S.)  
goodmaniana  good-man-ee-AY-na  Named for George Jones Goodman, 20th century botanist in Oklahoma (U.S.)  
allenii  al-LEN-ee-eye  Named for Paul Hamilton Allen, 20th century botanist and plantsman  
amarella  a-mar-EL-a  Somewhat bitter  
amarellum  a-mar-EL-um  Somewhat bitter  
leiandra  lee-AN-dra  From the Greek leio (smooth) and andros (male, or stamens) referring to the glabrous filaments  
leiandrum  lee-AN-drum  From the Greek leio (smooth) and andros (male, or stamens) referring to the glabrous filaments  
hudsoniana  hud-son-ee-AY-na  Of or from the Hudson Bay, Canada, which was named for 16th century English explorer Henry Hudson  
hudsonianum  hud-son-ee-AY-num  Of or from the Hudson Bay, Canada, which was named for 16th century English explorer Henry Hudson  
hudsonianus  hud-son-ee-AY-nus  Of or from the Hudson Bay, Canada, which was named for 16th century English explorer Henry Hudson  

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Dave

 

And that's the way it was... November 4, 2006