The PlantFiles Newsletter

Covering the events of March 12, 2008, on which 183 members joined. 		PF Logo

Gardening Quote of the Day

"Suburbia is where the developer bulldozes out the trees, then names the streets after them."

(Bill Vaughan, American writer, columnist (born 10/18/1915))

The PlantFiles Photo of the Day

Firecracker Plant, Firecracker Flower, Kanakambaram
Crossandra infundibuliformis
By Dinu

PF Photo of the Day

Activity Report:

82 new plants were added to the database.
21 new descriptions were added.
66 new images were added.
647 new options were checked off.

Comments

Member Addition Description
Zingy Neutral CommentDesert Petunia, Florida Bluebells, Mexican Petunia, Mexican Blue Bells 'Dwarf White' 'Dwarf White'
(Ruellia brittoniana)
Zingy Neutral CommentDesert Petunia, Florida Bluebells, Mexican Petunia, Mexican Blue Bells 'Mexican Carpet'
(Ruellia brittoniana)
stephanotis Positive CommentPassion Flower, Passionflower 'Lady Margaret'
(Passiflora )
rebecca101 Positive CommentClarkia, Garland Flower, Mountain Garland 'Apple Blossom'
(Clarkia elegans)
goldenstate Neutral CommentSmooth Mountain Prickly Pear, Indian Fig, Mission Cactus, Tuberous Prickly Pear, Nopal
(Opuntia ficus-indica)
MistyPetals Neutral CommentCos Lettuce 'Forellenschluss'
(Lactuca sativa)
KaylyRed Positive CommentLily Turf, Lilyturf, Monkey Grass
(Liriope muscari)
KaylyRed Positive CommentEastern Purple Coneflower 'Magnus'
(Echinacea purpurea)
niquma Negative CommentChinese Privet
(Ligustrum sinense)
rebecca101 Positive CommentSweet Alyssum, Sweet Alison, Seaside Lobularia 'Rosie o'Day'
(Lobularia maritima)
rebecca101 Positive CommentSweet Alyssum, Sweet Alison, Seaside Lobularia 'New Carpet of Snow'
(Lobularia maritima)
rebecca101 Positive CommentSweet Alyssum, Sweet Alison, Seaside Lobularia
(Lobularia maritima)
rebecca101 Positive CommentCalifornia Poppy 'Thai Silk Lemon Bush'
(Eschscholzia californica)
colomato Negative CommentTomato 'Better Bush'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
colomato Neutral CommentTomato 'Principe Borghese'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
bgrumbin Neutral CommentCalifornia Lomatium 'Mojave Desert'
(Lomatium californicum)
jganjay Neutral CommentWax Gourd, White Gourd, Tallow Gourd, Ash Gourd, Gourd Melon, Winter Melon 'Chinese Preserving Melon'
(Benincasa hispida)
DaylilySLP Positive Comment
(Mexipedium xerophyticum)
Dodsky Negative CommentHairy Bittercress, Common Bittercress, Snapweed, Shotweed
(Cardamine hirsuta)
LindaTX8 Positive CommentBuckhorn Plaintain, Erba Stella
(Plantago coronopus)
angele Positive CommentYellow Elder, Trumpet Bush, Yellow Bells, Ginger-Thomas, Esperanza
(Tecoma stans)

Images

Member Addition Description
DaylilySLPImageThwaitesara Melinda Rose Funke 'Irene'
(Thwaitesara )
RosemaryAImageSnapdragon 'Montego White'
(Antirrhinum majus)
rebecca101ImageSweet Alyssum, Sweet Alison, Seaside Lobularia 'New Carpet of Snow'
(Lobularia maritima)
XenomorfImagePalo Brea, Sonoran Palo Verde
(Parkinsonia praecox)
XenomorfImagePalo Brea, Sonoran Palo Verde
(Parkinsonia praecox)
XenomorfImagePalo Brea, Sonoran Palo Verde
(Parkinsonia praecox)
DaylilySLPImageSophrocattleya Rosemary Clooney
(Sophrocattleya )
DaylilySLPImageSophrocattleya California Delight 'Dublin Apricot'
(Sophrocattleya )
DaylilySLPImageSophrocattleya California Delight 'Dublin Apricot'
(Sophrocattleya )
RosemaryAImageStock 'Midget Lavender'
(Matthiola incana)
kennedyhImageVariable Guitar Plant
(Lomatia polymorpha)
kennedyhImageVariable Guitar Plant
(Lomatia polymorpha)
XenomorfImagePalo Brea, Sonoran Palo Verde
(Parkinsonia praecox)
bgrumbinImageCalifornia Lomatium 'Mojave Desert'
(Lomatium californicum)
passiflora07ImageVariegated Spider plant, Airplane Plant 'Variegatum'
(Chlorophytum comosum)
passiflora07ImageCreeping Fig, Climbing Fig 'Variegata'
(Ficus pumila)
meieriImageCoast Redwood
(Sequoia sempervirens)
mrs_collaImageLilac 'Betsy Ross'
(Syringa )
BambooHQImageBeechey Bamboo
(Bambusa beecheyana)
BambooHQImageAmpelocalamus
(Ampelocalamus scandens)
BambooHQImageCanebrake Bamboo
(Arundinaria gigantea)
BambooHQImageSwitchcane Bamboo
(Arundinaria gigantea subsp. tecta)
BambooHQImageHedge Bamboo 'Alphonse Karr'
(Bambusa multiplex)
BambooHQImageBlue Bamboo 'Barbalatta'
(Bambusa chungii)
BambooHQImageTropical Blue Bamboo
(Bambusa chungii)
BambooHQImageBamboo
(Bambusa dissimulator)
BambooHQImageBamboo 'Green Stripe'
(Bambusa dolichomerithalla)
BambooHQImageBamboo 'Silverstripe'
(Bambusa dolichomerithalla)
BambooHQImageBamboo 'Silverstripe'
(Bambusa dolichomerithalla)
BambooHQImageHedge Bamboo 'Fernleaf'
(Bambusa multiplex)
BambooHQImageHedge Bamboo 'Golden Goddess'
(Bambusa multiplex)
BambooHQImageBuddha's Belly Bamboo 'Kimmei'
(Bambusa tuldoides)
BambooHQImageTimor Black Bamboo
(Bambusa lako)
BambooHQImageSeabreeze Bamboo, Maling Bamboo
(Bambusa malingensis)
BambooHQImageHedge Bamboo 'Midori Green'
(Bambusa multiplex)
BambooHQImageWaya bamboo, White bamboo
(Bambusa membranacea)
BambooHQImageEmerald Bamboo
(Bambusa mutabilis)
KellImageMonterey Cypress
(Cupressus macrocarpa)
KellImageMonterey Cypress
(Cupressus macrocarpa)
KellImageMonterey Cypress
(Cupressus macrocarpa)
KellImageMonterey Cypress
(Cupressus macrocarpa)
KellImageMonterey Cypress
(Cupressus macrocarpa)
KellImageMonterey Cypress
(Cupressus macrocarpa)
DaylilySLPImageVuylstekeara Aloha Passion
(Vuylstekeara )
DaylilySLPImagePaphiopedilum Hsinying Silvercharm
(Paphiopedilum )
DaylilySLPImageMasdevallia Sunset Jaguar 'Highland Spots'
(Masdevallia )
DaylilySLPImageEpicattleya Fireball
(Epicattleya )
RosemaryAImageHorned Violet, Tufted Pansy 'Sorbet Coconut Duet'
(Viola )
RosemaryAImageVerbena 'Romance Pink'
(Verbena )
RosemaryAImageVerbena 'Romance Pink'
(Verbena )
Jeannie63ImageZinnia 'Dreamland Mix'
(Zinnia elegans)
angeleImageCommon Lilac, French Lilac 'Blue Skies'
(Syringa vulgaris)
angeleImageEmory's Globemallow, Emory's Desertmallow
(Sphaeralcea emoryi)
Mrs_EdImageTall Bearded Iris 'Timeless Moment'
(Iris )
Mrs_EdImageDaylily 'Flasher'
(Hemerocallis )
DaylilySLPImageThwaitesara Yellow Buttons 'Vi'
(Thwaitesara )
DaylilySLPImageEpidendrum Annelie Wans
(Epidendrum )
DaylilySLPImageGuarisophleya Gold Digger
(Guarisophleya )
XenomorfImageSeaside Heliotrope
(Heliotropium curassavicum var. oculatum)
XenomorfImageSeaside Heliotrope
(Heliotropium curassavicum var. oculatum)
RosemaryAImageSnapdragon 'Montego White'
(Antirrhinum majus)
RosemaryAImagePaper Birch, Canoe Birch
(Betula papyrifera)
RosemaryAImageSwamp Milkweed 'Ice Ballet'
(Asclepias incarnata)
kennedyhImageCandle Heath
(Richea continentis)
kennedyhImageCandle Heath
(Richea continentis)
kennedyhImageScoparia, Alpine Richea
(Richea scoparia)

New Botanary Words

Name Pronunciation Meaning
veitchiana  veet-chee-AY-na  Named for James Veitch, 19th century botanist and owner of a famous Chelsea nursery  
veitchianum  veet-chee-AY-num  Named for James Veitch, 19th century botanist and owner of a famous Chelsea nursery  
veitchianus  veet-chee-AY-nus  Named for James Veitch, 19th century botanist and owner of a famous Chelsea nursery  
neriflora  ner-ee-FLOR-a  Having flowers like Nerium (oleander);also spelled neriiflora  
neriiflorum  ner-ee-ih-FLOR-um  Having flowers like Nerium (oleander)  

Plants Added Yesterday:

Plant
Dianthus, China Pinks 'Chianti'
Dianthus chinensis
Chinese Witch Hazel, Chinese Fringe Flower 'Little Rose Dawn'
Loropetalum chinense var. rubrum
Sweet Pea 'Old Times'
Lathyrus odoratus
Stock, Gillyflower 'Vintage Red'
Matthiola incana
Variegated Florida Anise 'Semmes'
Illicium floridanum
Small-flowered Anise Tree, Yellow Anise, Star Anise 'Forest Green'
Illicium parviflorum
Creeping Juniper, Trailing Juniper, Creeping Cedar 'Pancake'
Juniperus horizontalis
Sheep Laurel, Lambkill Kalmia 'Stodge Meadow'
Kalmia angustifolia
Dog Hobble, Leucothoe 'Greensprite'
Leucothoe axillaris
Sweetgum, Red Gum 'Happidaze'
Liquidambar styraciflua
Thwaitesara Yellow Buttons 'Vi'
Thwaitesara
Hairy Woodrush, Pointed Woodrush
Luzula acuminata
Epidendrum Annelie Wans
Epidendrum
Magnolia 'Black Tulip'
Magnolia
Magnolia, Cucumber Magnolia 'Golden Gift'
Magnolia cuminata subsp. subcordata
Marigold 'Safari Red'
Tagetes patula
Guarisophleya Gold Digger
Guarisophleya
Sophrocattleya California Delight 'Dublin Apricot'
Sophrocattleya
Clarkia, Garland Flower, Mountain Garland 'Double Red'
Clarkia elegans
Sophrocattleya Rosemary Clooney
Sophrocattleya
Spuria Iris 'Viva La Vida'
Iris
Kobus Magnolia 'Edward A. Kehr'
Magnolia kobus
Loebner Magnolia, Saucer Magnolia 'Wildcat'
Magnolia x loebneri
Northern Bayberry 'Bobbee'
Morella pensylvanica
Allegheny Spurge 'Forest Green'
Pachysandra procumbens
Persian Ironwood, Persian Parrotia 'Persian Lace'
Parrotia persica
Mockorange 'Snow Dwarf'
Philadelphus
Florida Phlox, Trailing Phlox 'Camla'
Phlox nivalis
Annual Phlox, Drummond's Phlox 'Coral Reef'
Phlox drummondii
Serbian Spruce 'Riverside'
Picea omorika
Caucasian Spruce, Oriental Spruce 'Atrovirens'
Picea orientalis
Annual Phlox 'Mount Hampden'
Phlox
Oriental Spruce 'Nigra Compacta'
Picea orientalis
Japanese Pieris, Andromeda, Lily of the Valley Shrub 'Sarabande'
Pieris japonica
Mugo Pine, Mugho Pine, Swiss Mountain Pine, Mountain Pine 'Gnom'
Pinus mugo
Mugo Pine, Mugho Pine, Swiss Mountain Pine, Mountain Pine 'Mops'
Pinus mugo
Zinnia 'Lavender Queen'
Zinnia elegans
Deciduous Azalea 'Admiral Semmes'
Rhododendron
Deciduous Azalea, Exbury Azalea 'Arneson Flame'
Rhododendron
Deciduous Azalea, Exbury Azalea 'Arneson Ruby'
Rhododendron
Elepidote Rhododendron 'Alena'
Rhododendron
Rhododendron 'Alfreda Wiaczek'
Rhododendron
California Lomatium 'Mojave Desert'
Lomatium californicum
Stock 'Midget Lavender'
Matthiola incana
Snapdragon 'Montego White'
Antirrhinum majus
Scarlet Sage, Scarlet Salvia, Red Sage, Red Salvia 'Bonfire'
Salvia splendens
Rhododendron 'Alice Swift'
Rhododendron
Rhododendron 'Amber Mist'
Rhododendron
Variable Guitar Plant
Lomatia polymorpha

Mexipedium xerophyticum
Candle Heath
Richea continentis
Scoparia, Alpine Richea
Richea scoparia

Phragmipedium boissierianum

Phragmipedium brasiliense

Phragmipedium chapadense

Phragmipedium christiansenianum

Phragmipedium exstaminodium

Phragmipedium fischeri

Phragmipedium hirtzii

Phragmipedium humboldtii

Phragmipedium klotzschianum

Phragmipedium kovachii

Phragmipedium lindenii

Phragmipedium lindleyanum

Phragmipedium pearcei

Phragmipedium popowii

Phragmipedium reticulatum

Phragmipedium richteri

Phragmipedium x roethianum

Phragmipedium schlimii
Rhododendron 'Angel Powder'
Rhododendron
Rhododendron 'Anita Gehnrich'
Rhododendron
Rhododendron 'April White'
Rhododendron
Rhododendron 'Arctic Glow'
Rhododendron
Rhododendron 'Arctic Pearl'
Rhododendron
Rhododendron 'Aronimink'
Rhododendron
Rhododendron 'Arsen's Pink'
Rhododendron
Rhododendron 'Amber Lantern'
Rhododendron
Rhododendron 'Babylon'
Rhododendron
Rhododendron 'Barmstedt'
Rhododendron
Rhododendron 'Bear Claw'
Rhododendron
Rhododendron 'Bellringer'
Rhododendron

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Have a good day, and happy gardening!

Dave

 

And that's the way it was... March 12, 2008