The PlantFiles Newsletter Covering the events of November 7, 2006, on which 84 members joined.

Gardening Quote of the Day

(Luther Burbank, American horticulturist (born 3/7/1849))

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Member Addition Description kennedyh Sheep's Burr (Acaena echinata) Scarlete Yellow Buttercups, Yellow Alder, Sage Rose (Turnera ulmifolia var. elegans) echoes L. A. Hybrid Lily 'Algarve' (Lilium ) echoes Asiatic Lily 'Eros' (Lilium ) Kell Tail Flower, Flamingo Flower 'Red Beauty' (Anthurium andraeanum) Old_Farmer Houseleek, Hens and Chicks, Live-forever 'Cavo Doro' (Sempervivum ) kniphofia Bleeding Heart Vine, Glory Bower (Clerodendrum thomsoniae) kniphofia Firecracker plant 'Tiny Mice' (Cuphea rosea) Snowrose Gloxinia (Sinningia speciosa) GardenGuyKin Black-eyed Susan, Gloriosa Daisy, Yellow Ox-eye Daisy 'Prairie Sun' (Rudbeckia hirta) Tntigger Tall Bearded Iris 'Intimidator' (Iris ) Tntigger Tall Bearded Iris 'Innocent Devil' (Iris ) Tntigger Tall Bearded Iris 'Strictly Taboo' (Iris ) Old_Farmer Houseleek, Hens and Chicks, Live-forever 'Lipstick' (Sempervivum ) frostweed Swamp Hibiscus, Scarlet Rose Mallow, Texas Star, Scarlet Hibiscus (Hibiscus coccineus) frostweed Bloodflower, Swallow-wort, Butterfly Weed, Mexican Milkweed, Scarlet Milkweed (Asclepias curassavica) frostweed Lindheimer's Morning Glory (Ipomoea lindheimeri) Decumbent Amur Maple, Siberian Maple (Acer ginnala) Decumbent Full Moon Maple, Japanese Maple 'Attaryi' (Acer japonicum) begoniacrazii Hardy Begonia 'Torsa' (Begonia ) begoniacrazii Hardy Begonia 'Torsa' (Begonia ) Decumbent Red Buckeye, Firecracker Plant (Aesculus pavia) boojum Toad Lily 'Tojen' (Tricyrtis ) jhayes5032 Japanese Maple 'Hogyoku' (Acer palmatum) jhayes5032 Japanese Maple 'Ki hachijo' (Acer palmatum) jhayes5032 Japanese Maple 'Wilson's Pink Dwarf' (Acer palmatum) JackSummers Meyer's Lemon Tree 'Meyer' (Citrus x meyeri) Redkarnelian English Rose; Austin Rose 'Darcey Bussell' (Rosa ) Redkarnelian English Rose; Austin Rose 'Sister Elizabeth' (Rosa ) Redkarnelian English Rose; Austin Rose 'Lichfield Angel' (Rosa ) Todd_Boland (Begonia mannii) Todd_Boland (Begonia convolvulaceae) Dinu Lucky Nut, Yellow Oleander, Mexican Oleander (Thevetia peruviana) Xenomorf Pringle's clustervine (Jacquemontia pringlei) Xenomorf Pringle's clustervine (Jacquemontia pringlei) Xenomorf Pringle's clustervine (Jacquemontia pringlei) Xenomorf Pringle's clustervine (Jacquemontia pringlei) Xenomorf Melocactus (Melocactus neryi) Xenomorf Cereus (Cereus spegazzinii) Carkeekfish Purple Ninebark 'Diabolo' (Physocarpus opulifolius) begoniacrazii Begonia 'White Eyes' (Begonia ) echoes Asiatic Lily 'Vermeer' (Lilium ) JodyC Pumpkin, Winter Squash 'Tan Cheese' (Cucurbita moschata) kennedyh Sheep's Burr (Acaena echinata) kennedyh Sheep's Burr (Acaena echinata) kennedyh (Velleia spathulata) kennedyh (Velleia spathulata) sieloff miniature sinningia 'cindy ella' (sinningia ) Todd_Boland (Oncidium hastilabium) Todd_Boland Tropical Lady's-Slipper (Paphiopedilum charlesworthii) Old_Farmer Houseleek, Hens and Chicks, Live-forever 'Oddity' (Sempervivum ) servicegenie Yellow Mandevilla, Wild Allamanda (Urechites lutea) gehrke Mango Ataulfo 'Ataulfo' (Mangifera indica) JamesCO African Violet 'Blue Dragon' (Saintpaulia ) JamesCO African Violet 'Midget Lilian' (Saintpaulia ) JamesCO Honeysuckle, Woodbine 'Harlequin' (Lonicera periclymenum) ampy Chinese Witch Hazel, Chinese Fringe Flower 'Razzleberri' (Loropetalum chinense var. rubrum)

New Botanary Words

Name Pronunciation Meaning Mitracarpus   my-tra-KAR-pus   From the Greek mitra (a turban or headdress) and karpos (fruit)   Macrothelypteris   mak-roh-the-LIP-ter-is   From the Greek macros (large) an Thelypteris (genus name meaning female fern)   Lepidospartum   lep-id-oh-SPAR-tum   From the Greek lepido (scale) and sparton (broom shrub)   Landoltia   lan-DOLT-ee-a   Named for Dr. Elias Landolt, 21st century professor at Swiss Geobotanical Institute   Dulichium   dyoo-LEE-kee-um   Of or from Doulikhion (Dolicha, Doliche); in Greek mythology, an Echinadian Island at the entrance to the Gulf of Corinth   molinae   mol-LIN-ee   Named for Dr. Antonio Molina, 20th century Honduran botanist and collector   Ugni   UG-nee   Derivation is obscure; some sources equate it to the Latin ignis (fire)   polyrrhizum   pol-ee-RY-zum   Many roots; also spelled polyrhizum   polyrrhizus   pol-ee-RY-zus   Many roots; also spelled polyrhizus   davisense   day-vis-EN-see   Of or from the Davis Mountains of west Texas (U.S.)   rubineus   roo-BIN-ee-us   Red   rubinea   roo-BIN-ee-a   Red   vulpiseta   vul-pee-SET-a   Fox-bristles   vulpisetum   vul-pee-SET-um   Fox-bristles   plankii   PLANK-ee-eye   Named for Elisha Newton Plank, early 20th century American botanist and collector in the southwest

Final Notes

Have a good day, and happy gardening!

Dave

And that's the way it was... November 7, 2006