The PlantFiles Newsletter

Covering the events of September 16, 2008, on which 175 members joined.
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Gardening Quote of the Day

"...I really love the tools with which I work - the iron fork, the spade, the hoe, the rake, the trowel, and the watering pot are pleasant objects in my eyes. "

(Celia Thaxter, American poet)

Activity Report:

11 new plants were added to the database.
12 new descriptions were added.
113 new images were added.
323 new options were checked off.

Comments

Member Addition Description
BrianShea Positive CommentPlumeria/Frangipani 'Miami Rose'
(Plumeria Plumeria)
CactusJordi Negative CommentAgave
(Agave decipiens)
trish53 Positive CommentBuffalo Gourd, Wild Gourd, Missouri Gourd, Calabazilla
(Cucurbita foetidissima)
tucsonjill Positive CommentWatermelon 'Early Arizona'
(Citrullus lanatus)
patandfritz Neutral CommentMoonflower, Moon Vine, Giant White Moonflower
(Ipomoea alba)
1913cat Neutral CommentTall Bearded Iris 'Seafarer'
(Iris )
SteveLloyd941 Positive CommentDouble Flowering Tuberose, Rajanigandha 'The Pearl'
(Polianthes tuberosa)
MrTikiTorch Positive CommentConeflower 'Tiki Torch'
(Echinacea )
GardenKrol Positive CommentWhite Snakeroot 'Chocolate'
(Eupatorium rugosum)
JoanJ Neutral CommentTall Bearded Iris 'Angel Lyric'
(Iris )
mochimo Positive CommentCypress Vine, Star Glory, Hummingbird Vine
(Ipomoea quamoclit)
plantladylin Negative CommentSouthern Sword Fern, Narrow Swordfern, Erect Sword Fern, Ladder Fern, Tuber Fern
(Nephrolepis cordifolia)

Images

Member Addition Description
kennedyhImageShowy Parrot-pea
(Dillwynia sericea)
kennedyhImageShowy Parrot-pea
(Dillwynia sericea)
kennedyhImageBushy Parrot Pea
(Dillwynia ramosissima)
Calif_SueImageDahlia 'Bishop's Children'
(Dahlia )
DaylilySLPImageDaylily 'Malta'
(Hemerocallis )
DaylilySLPImageDaylily 'Poltergeist'
(Hemerocallis )
DaylilySLPImageDaylily 'Prague Spring'
(Hemerocallis )
DaylilySLPImageDaylily 'Prague Spring'
(Hemerocallis )
DaylilySLPImageDaylily 'Purple Glory'
(Hemerocallis )
DaylilySLPImageDaylily 'Purple Glory'
(Hemerocallis )
DaylilySLPImageDaylily 'Red Flag'
(Hemerocallis )
DaylilySLPImageDaylily 'Red Skeletons'
(Hemerocallis )
DaylilySLPImageDaylily 'Regal Giant'
(Hemerocallis )
DaylilySLPImageDaylily 'Prairie Magic'
(Hemerocallis )
DaylilySLPImageDaylily 'Reforma Boulevard'
(Hemerocallis )
DaylilySLPImageDaylily 'Reforma Boulevard'
(Hemerocallis )
DaylilySLPImageDaylily 'Zada Mae'
(Hemerocallis )
DaylilySLPImageDaylily 'When I Dream'
(Hemerocallis )
DaylilySLPImageDaylily 'What's What'
(Hemerocallis )
DaylilySLPImageDaylily 'What's What'
(Hemerocallis )
PerennialGirlImageBengal Clock Vine, Blue Sky Vine
(Thunbergia grandiflora)
Kylie2xImageAngel Trumpet, Angel's Trumpet 'Inca Sun'
(Brugmansia )
Kylie2xImageAngel Trumpet, Angel's Trumpet 'Inca Sun'
(Brugmansia )
Kylie2xImageAngel Trumpet, Angel's Trumpet 'Apricot Queen'
(Brugmansia )
Kylie2xImageAngel's Trumpet, Angels Trumpet 'Miss Emily Mackenzie'
(Brugmansia )
KellImageMandevilla, Dipladenia 'Sun Parasol White'
(Mandevilla )
KellImageMandevilla, Dipladenia 'Sun Parasol White'
(Mandevilla )
KellImageMandevilla, Dipladenia 'Sun Parasol White'
(Mandevilla )
KellImageMandevilla, Pink Allamanda 'Alice Dupont'
(Mandevilla x amoena)
KellImageMandevilla, Pink Allamanda 'Alice Dupont'
(Mandevilla x amoena)
pongsakImagePeacock Flower
(Moraea villosa)
pongsakImagePeacock Flower
(Moraea villosa)
pongsakImagePeacock Flower
(Moraea villosa)
pongsakImagePeacock Iris
(Moraea aristata)
pongsakImagePeacock Iris
(Moraea aristata)
pongsakImagePeacock Iris
(Moraea aristata)
pongsakImagePeacock Iris
(Moraea aristata)
UniversalGardenImageTexas Sage, Texas Ranger, Cenizo, Barometer Bush 'Green Cloud'
(Leucophyllum frutescens)
KellImageRose of Sharon 'Hollandia'
(Hibiscus syriacus )
KellImageRose of Sharon 'Hollandia'
(Hibiscus syriacus )
KellImageRose of Sharon 'Hollandia'
(Hibiscus syriacus )
KellImageRose of Sharon 'Hollandia'
(Hibiscus syriacus )
rntx22ImageNorthern Catalpa, Western Catalpa, Western Catawba, Indian Cigar Tree, Fish-Bait Tree
(Catalpa speciosa)
rntx22ImageNorthern Catalpa, Western Catalpa, Western Catawba, Indian Cigar Tree, Fish-Bait Tree
(Catalpa speciosa)
victorgardenerImageSnowberry 'Amethyst'
(Symphoricarpos x doorenbosii)
victorgardenerImageSnowberry 'Amethyst'
(Symphoricarpos x doorenbosii)
victorgardenerImageCutleaf Japanese Maple, Threadleaf Japanese Maple 'Orangeola'
(Acer palmatum var. dissectum)
victorgardenerImageShrub Rose 'OSO Easy Peachy Cream'
(Rosa )
victorgardenerImageShrub Rose 'Prairie Princess'
(Rosa )
victorgardenerImageJapanese Windflower, Japanese Anemone, Japanese Thimbleflower 'Honorine Jobert'
(Anemone )
victorgardenerImageJapanese Windflower, Japanese Anemone, Japanese Thimbleflower 'Honorine Jobert'
(Anemone )
victorgardenerImagePaperbark Maple, Paper Bark Maple
(Acer griseum)
victorgardenerImagePaperbark Maple, Paper Bark Maple
(Acer griseum)
victorgardenerImageSourwood, Sorrel Tree, Lily of the Valley Tree
(Oxydendrum arboreum)
victorgardenerImageLinden Arrowwood, Linden Viburnum 'Michael Dodge'
(Viburnum dilatatum)
victorgardenerImageLinden Arrowwood, Linden Viburnum 'Michael Dodge'
(Viburnum dilatatum)
Calif_SueImageDahlia 'Bishop's Children'
(Dahlia )
Calif_SueImageCranesbill 'Ann Folkard'
(Geranium )
Calif_SueImageSneezeweed, Helen's Flower, Dogtooth Daisy 'Red Shades'
(Helenium autumnale)
Calif_SueImageSneezeweed, Helen's Flower, Dogtooth Daisy 'Red Shades'
(Helenium autumnale)
Calif_SueImageSneezeweed, Helen's Flower, Dogtooth Daisy 'Red Shades'
(Helenium autumnale)
Calif_SueImageFlowering Tobacco, Jasmine Tobacco 'Lime Green'
(Nicotiana alata)
Calif_SueImageFlowering Tobacco, Jasmine Tobacco 'Lime Green'
(Nicotiana alata)
Calif_SueImagePassion Flower, Passionflower 'Blue Horizon'
(Passiflora )
Calif_SueImagePassion Flower, Passionflower 'Blue Horizon'
(Passiflora )
CactusJordiImageSquid Agave
(Agave bracteosa)
CactusJordiImageSquid Agave
(Agave bracteosa)
CactusJordiImageSquid Agave
(Agave bracteosa)
KellImageAgave, Century Plant, American Aloe, Maguey
(Agave americana)
CactusJordiImageKing Ferdinand Agave
(Agave ferdinandi-regis)
CactusJordiImageKing Ferdinand Agave
(Agave ferdinandi-regis)
CactusJordiImageKing Ferdinand Agave
(Agave ferdinandi-regis)
CactusJordiImageCentury Plant
(Agave gypsophila)
CactusJordiImageOctopus Agave, Amole
(Agave vilmoriniana)
KellImageBelladonna Lily, Naked Lady
(Amaryllis belladonna)
KellImageBelladonna Lily, Naked Lady
(Amaryllis belladonna)
CactusJordiImageQueen Victoria Century Plant
(Agave victoriae-reginae)
CactusJordiImageQueen Victoria Century Plant
(Agave victoriae-reginae)
CactusJordiImageAgave
(Agave polyanthiflora)
CactusJordiImageAgave
(Agave polyanthiflora)
CactusJordiImageAgave
(Agave polyanthiflora)
CactusJordiImageAgave
(Agave polyanthiflora)
CactusJordiImageAgave
(Agave decipiens)
KellImageMandevilla 'Sun Parasol Mini Pink'
(Mandevilla )
KellImageMandevilla, Dipladenia
(Mandevilla splendens)
KellImageMandevilla, Dipladenia
(Mandevilla splendens)
KellImageBelladonna Lily, Naked Lady
(Amaryllis belladonna)
KellImageBelladonna Lily, Naked Lady
(Amaryllis belladonna)
KellImagePorcupine Tomato, Solanum
(Solanum pyracanthum)
losmilagrosImageWest Indian Lemon Grass
(Cymbopogon citratus)
losmilagrosImageWest Indian Lemon Grass
(Cymbopogon citratus)
kniphofiaImageYellow Scabiosa
(Scabiosa ochroleuca)
kniphofiaImageMedlar Tree, Nispolero
(Mespilus germanica)
kniphofiaImageJapanese Windflower, Japanese Anemone, Japanese Thimbleflower 'Andrea Atkinson'
(Anemone )
kniphofiaImageSeven Son Flower, Autumn Lilac
(Heptacodium miconioides)
dicentra63ImageChrysanthemum, Garden Mum, Decorative Mum 'Cheryl'
(Chrysanthemum x morifolium)
dicentra63ImageChrysanthemum, Garden Mum, Decorative Mum 'Regal Cheryl'
(Chrysanthemum x morifolium)
dicentra63ImageChrysanthemum, Garden Mum, Decorative Mum 'Cool Cheryl'
(Chrysanthemum x morifolium)
dicentra63ImageChrysanthemum, Garden Mum, Decorative Mum 'Spicy Cheryl'
(Chrysanthemum x morifolium)
dicentra63ImageChrysanthemum, Garden Mum, Spider Form Chrysanthemum 'Alberta'
(Chrysanthemum x morifolium)
winnietnImageTall Bearded Iris 'Ascii Art'
(Iris )
winnietnImageTall Bearded Iris 'Anne Newhard'
(Iris )
winnietnImageTall Bearded Iris 'Babbling Brook'
(Iris )
evrImageRex Begonia 'Hilo Holiday'
(Begonia )
winnietnImageBorder Bearded Iris 'Batik'
(Iris )
winnietnImageTall Bearded Iris 'Beaux Arts'
(Iris )
winnietnImageTall Bearded Iris 'Blackout'
(Iris )
winnietnImageTall Bearded Iris 'Breakers'
(Iris )
winnietnImageTall Bearded Iris 'Bubbling Along'
(Iris )
winnietnImageMiniature Tall Bearded Iris 'Honorabile'
(Iris )
winnietnImageTall Bearded Iris 'Change of Pace'
(Iris )
kennedyhImageAustralian Pea Vine, Cape Sweet Pea, Okie Bean
(Dipogon lignosus)
kennedyhImageAustralian Pea Vine, Cape Sweet Pea, Okie Bean
(Dipogon lignosus)

New Botanary Words

Name Pronunciation Meaning
Cubanola  kew-ban-OH-lu  Refers to the islands of Cuba and Hispaniola  
Couma  KOO-muh  From an Indian French Guiana vernacualr name  
Aeollanthus  ee-oh-LAN-thus  From the Greek words aillo (variegate) and anthos (flower)  
Brasiliopuntia  bra-sil-ee-oh-PUN-tee-uh  From Brazil and the genus Optunia  
Blechum  BLEK-um  Origin unknown, but possibly from the Latin and Greek word for wild pennyroyal, blechon  
Braya  BRAY-uh  Named for the 19th century German diplomat Franz Gabriel Graf von Bray  
Angolluma  an-go-LOO-muh  From Angola, Africa  
Agarista  ag-uh-RIS-tuh  Probably from the Greek word agauros (stately)  
Conopholis  koh-noh-FOH-lis  From the Greek words konos (cone) and pholis (horny scale); refers to the form of the scales  
Chiranthodendron  chir-anth-oh-DEN-dron  From the Greek words cheir (hand), anthos (flower), and dendron (tree); refers to the stamens, which resemble a hand, being basally united, but apically separate  
Bolax  BOH-laks  From the Greek word bolax (lump); refers to the flowers  
Cavanillesia  ka-vuh-nil-LES-ee-uh  Named for 18th century Spanish botanist Antonio José Cavanilles  
Calyptranthes  kal-ip-TRAN-thees  From the Greek words kalyptra (veil, lid) and anthos (flower); refers to the operculum of the flowers  
Cienfuegosia  see-en-fway-GO-see-uh  Named for the 18th century Spanish botanist Bernardo Cienfuegos  
Comandra  koh-MAN-druh  From the Greek words kome (hair) and andros (male, stamen); in reference to the bearded stamens  

Plants Added Yesterday:

Plant
Bushy Parrot Pea
Dillwynia ramosissima
Rose of Sharon 'Hollandia'
Hibiscus syriacus
Sneezeweed, Helen's Flower, Dogtooth Daisy 'Red Shades'
Helenium autumnale
Plumeria/Frangipani 'Miami Rose'
Plumeria Plumeria
Carpet Bugle, Bugleweed 'Mini Crispa Red'
Ajuga
Tall Bearded Iris 'Color Glo'
Iris
Ruellia
Ruellia jussieuoides
Hiemalis Begonia 'Cindy Fringed'
Begonia hiemalis
Pfordt's Passionflower
Passiflora x alato-caerulea
Orinoco Banana 'Orinoco'
Musa
Mango 'Hatcher'
Mangifera Indica

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Have a good day, and happy gardening!

Dave

 

And that's the way it was... September 16, 2008