The PlantFiles Newsletter

Covering the events of September 20, 2008, on which 190 members joined.
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Gardening Quote of the Day

"Show me your garden and I shall tell you who you are."

(Alfred Austin, English poet laureate (born 5/30/1835))

Activity Report:

38 new plants were added to the database.
19 new descriptions were added.
60 new images were added.
595 new options were checked off.

Comments

Member Addition Description
KSBaptisia Positive CommentBell Pepper 'Satsuma'
(Capsicum annuum)
gardenlady123 Neutral CommentSweet Autumn Clematis, Sweet Autumn Virgin's Bower, Japanese Clematis
(Clematis terniflora)
sladeofsky Neutral CommentWidow Iris, Snake's Head Iris
(Hermodactylus tuberosus)
GardenofEdie Positive CommentOrnamental Sweet Potato, Sweet Potato Vine 'Sweet Carolina Bronze'
(Ipomoea batatas)
JoanJ Neutral CommentTall Bearded Iris 'Affirmation'
(Iris )
PeterNopper Positive CommentGrevillea 'Red Hooks'
(Grevillea )
sladeofsky Positive CommentFringed Gentian
(Gentiana crinita)
JoanJ Neutral CommentTall Bearded Iris 'Allaglow'
(Iris )
coo13549 Positive CommentLeadwort, Hardy Blue Plumbago
(Ceratostigma plumbaginoides)
JoanJ Neutral CommentTall Bearded Iris 'Dutch Doll'
(Iris )
sladeofsky Positive CommentWoadwaxen
(Genista lydia)
zaheer Positive CommentEnglish Rose, Austin Rose 'Bishop's Castle'
(Rosa )
konijntje Positive CommentBlue Dawnflower, Oceanblue Morning Glory, Island Morning Glory, Purperwinde
(Ipomoea indica)
Ebclarinet1 Positive CommentSiberian Iris 'Mandy Morse'
(Iris sibirica)
gardenlady123 Positive CommentSilverlace Vine
(Fallopia baldschuanica)
alvaropstn Positive CommentAnnual Phlox, Drummond's Phlox 'Fantasy Mixed'
(Phlox drummondii)
JoanJ Neutral CommentAirlbred Iris 'All That Glitters'
(Iris )
KSBaptisia Positive CommentArrow Aster, Drummond's Aster
(Symphyotrichum drummondii)
margaran Positive CommentBlue Pea Vine, Butterfly Pea 'Blue Sails'
(Clitoria ternatea)

Images

Member Addition Description
DaylilySLPImageDaylily 'Rouge's Masquerade'
(Hemerocallis )
DaylilySLPImageDaylily 'Rouge's Masquerade'
(Hemerocallis )
onaleeImageBloodflower, Swallow-wort, Butterfly Weed, Mexican Milkweed, Scarlet Milkweed
(Asclepias curassavica)
unknownsirImageDaylily 'Fizziwig'
(Hemerocallis )
TropiSocal_daveImageTaro, Elephant Ear 'Black Ruffles'
(Colocasia esculenta)
TropiSocal_daveImageUpright Elephant Ear, Giant Taro, Wild Taro 'Borneo Giant'
(Alocasia macrorrhizos)
TropiSocal_daveImagePalm Tree
(Kentiopsis pyriformis)
sunnygImagePainted Tongue 'Chocolate Royale'
(Salpiglossis sinuata)
sunnygImagePainted Tongue 'Chocolate Royale'
(Salpiglossis sinuata)
sunnygImagePainted Tongue 'Chocolate Royale'
(Salpiglossis sinuata)
sunnygImagePainted Tongue 'Chocolate Royale'
(Salpiglossis sinuata)
CoreHHIImageSouthern Magnolia 'D.D. Blanchard'
(Magnolia grandiflora)
KelliImageRichardson's Geranium
(Geranium richardsonii)
astcgirlImagePlumeria 'Aloha'
(Plumeria rubra)
FlcrinumladyImageDwarf Paw Paw
(Asimina pygmea)
FlcrinumladyImageDwarf Paw Paw
(Asimina pygmea)
marwood0ImageShowy Milkweed, Greek Milkweed
(Asclepias speciosa)
Mrs_EdImageButterfly Weed
(Asclepias tuberosa)
jg48650ImageFringed Gentian
(Gentiana crinita)
KelliImageWestern Mountain-ash
(Sorbus scopulina)
DaylilySLPImageDaylily 'Spiral Frills'
(Hemerocallis )
DaylilySLPImageDaylily 'Tylwyth Teg'
(Hemerocallis )
DaylilySLPImageDaylily 'Xochimilco'
(Hemerocallis )
DaylilySLPImageDaylily 'Xochimilco'
(Hemerocallis )
DaylilySLPImageDaylily 'Water Bird'
(Hemerocallis )
DaylilySLPImageDaylily 'Water Bird'
(Hemerocallis )
DaylilySLPImageDaylily 'Watchyl Lavender Blue'
(Hemerocallis )
DaylilySLPImageDaylily 'Watchyl Lavender Blue'
(Hemerocallis )
DaylilySLPImageDaylily 'Watchyl Dancing Spider'
(Hemerocallis )
DaylilySLPImageDaylily 'Watchyl Dancing Spider'
(Hemerocallis )
DaylilySLPImageDaylily 'Watchyl Lady Butterfly'
(Hemerocallis )
DaylilySLPImageDaylily 'Watchyl Lady Butterfly'
(Hemerocallis )
KelliImageYellow Waterlily
(Nuphar polysepalum)
DaylilySLPImageDaylily 'Siloam Tom Howard'
(Hemerocallis )
KelliImageYellow Waterlily
(Nuphar polysepalum)
DaylilySLPImageDaylily 'Strawberry Velvet'
(Hemerocallis )
DaylilySLPImageDaylily 'Strawberry Velvet'
(Hemerocallis )
jg48650ImageDahlia 'Figaro Mixed'
(Dahlia )
dicentra63ImageChrysanthemum, Garden Mum, Decorative Mum 'Mary'
(Chrysanthemum x morifolium)
janlouwImageBushman Candle, Groot Kersbos
(Sarcocaulon crassicaule)
thistlesifterImageAloe
(Aloe castellorum)
PeterNopperImageGrevillea 'Red Hooks'
(Grevillea )
alvaropstnImageAnnual Phlox, Drummond's Phlox 'Fantasy Mixed'
(Phlox drummondii)
KSBaptisiaImageBell Pepper 'Satsuma'
(Capsicum annuum)
KSBaptisiaImageArrow Aster, Drummond's Aster
(Symphyotrichum drummondii)
sladeofskyImageWeeping Blue Atlas Cedar 'Glauca Pendula'
(Cedrus atlantica)
sladeofskyImageKousa Dogwood
(Cornus kousa)
sladeofskyImageKousa Dogwood
(Cornus kousa)
sladeofskyImageColumnar Sweetgum, Red Gum, Liquid Amber 'Slender Silhouette'
(Liquidambar styraciflua)
sladeofskyImageBlack Walnut
(Juglans nigra)
sladeofskyImageOakleaf Hydrangea
(Hydrangea quercifolia)
booplantsImageSaguaro, Sahuara, Giant Cactus
(Carnegiea gigantea)
kennedyhImageSundew
(Drosera callistos)
kennedyhImagePygmy Sundew
(Drosera pygmaea)
kennedyhImagePygmy Sundew
(Drosera pygmaea)
KelliImagePropeller Plant, Red Crassula, Airplane Plant, Scarlet Paintbrush, Keiserskroon
(Crassula perfoliata subsp. falcata)
kennedyhImagePygmy Sundew
(Drosera pygmaea)
kennedyhImagePygmy Sundew
(Drosera pygmaea)
plantladylinImageClimbing Cactus, Hooker's Orchid Cactus
(Epiphyllum hookeri)
FloridianImageOkra 'Cowhorn'
(Abelmoschus esculentus)

New Botanary Words

Name Pronunciation Meaning
mendocensis  men-do-KEN-sis  Of or from Mendocino, California  
mendocinensis  men-do-kin-EN-sis  Of or from Mendocino, California  
mendocinense  men-do-kin-EN-see  Of or from Mendocino, California  
cearensis  see-uh-REN-sis  From Ceará state in NE Brazil  
cearense  see-uh-REN-see  From Ceará state in NE Brazil  
fosteri  FOS-ter-ee  Named for Mulford Bateman Foster, 20th century American horticulturist who provided many specimens to the botanist Lymen B. Smith  
lancasterae  lan-KAS-ter-ee  From Lancashire, England  
lancastriensis  lan-kas-tree-EN-sis  From Lancashire, England  
lancastriense  lan-kas-tree-EN-see  From Lancashire, England  
latissimafolia  la-tiss-im-uh-FOH-lee-a  Very wide leaves  
moctezumae  mok-tee-ZOOM-ay  From the tropical riverbanks of Rio Moctezuma, Hidalgo  
hermanniae  her-MAWN-ee-ay  Named for Paul Hermann, 17th century German botanist and professor of botanay in Leiden (Holland)  
bainbridgeanum  bayn-bidj-ee-AH-num  Named after Mr. Bainbridge, a friend of G. Forrest, 20th century British botanist and plant collector  
mungo  MUN-go  Possibly named for 18th century Scottish explorer and plant collector, Mungo Park  
vallarsae  vuh-LAR-say  Named for Vallarsa, Italy  
francisii  fran-SIS-ee-eye  Named for San Francisco, California (U.S.), which was in turn originally named after St. Franciss of Assisi by an 18th century priest accompanying a Spanish expedition to the area  
messiacum  mess-EYE-ah-kum  Origin of name unknown  
townsendianus  town-sen-dee-AH-nus  Named for David Townsend, 19th century Pennsylvanian (U.S.) botanist  
townsendii  town-SEN-dee-eye  Named for David Townsend, 19th century Pennsylvanian (U.S.) botanist  

Plants Added Yesterday:

Plant
Echeveria
Echeveria cuspidata var. gemmula
Tall Bearded Iris 'Dutch Doll'
Iris
Echeveria
Echeveria cuspidata
Dwarf Paw Paw
Asimina pygmea
Chrysanthemum, Garden Mum, Decorative Mum 'Mary'
Chrysanthemum x morifolium
Echeveria 'Ruby Blush'
Echeveria chihuahuensis
Echeveria
Echeveria chilonensis
Echeveria
Echeveria craigiana
Echeveria
Echeveria crenulata
Echeveria
Echeveria cuencaensis
Echeveria
Echeveria cuspidata var. zaragozae
Echeveria
Echeveria dactylifera
Echeveria
Echeveria decumbens
Echeveria
Echeveria diffractens
Scots Pine, European Redwood, Scotch Pine 'PSU-89 Strain'
Pinus sylvestris
Scots Pine, European Redwood, Scotch Pine 'Spanish Strain'
Pinus sylvestris
Fraser Fir, Southern Balsam Fir 'Ayers'
Abies fraseri
Spreading Yew 'Wardii'
Taxus x media
Japanese Yew, Spreading Yew 'Winston Peters'
Taxus cuspidata
Creeping Juniper, Trailing Juniper, Creeping Cedar, Andorra Juniper 'Plumosa Compacta Youngstown'
Juniperus horizontalis
Savin Juniper, Blue Tamarix Juniper 'Tamariscifolia New Blue'
Juniperus sabina
Savin Juniper, Broadmoor Juniper 'Broadmoor'
Juniperus sabina
Oriental Poppy 'Scarlet O'Hara'
Papaver orientale
Mexican Evening Primrose, Showy Evening Primrose 'Turner01'
Oenothera speciosa
Parrot Lily, Parrot Flower, Peruvian Lily, Lily of the Incas, Princess Lily 'Camilla'
Alstroemeria
Parrot Lily, Parrot Flower, Peruvian Lily, Lily of the Incas, Princess Lily 'Sara'
Alstroemeria
Parrot Lily, Parrot Flower, Peruvian Lily, Lily of the Incas, Princess Lily 'Zsa Zsa'
Alstroemeria
Rock Cress, Aubrieta 'Axcent Lilac'
Aubrieta
Rock Cress, Aubrieta 'Axcent Deep Purple'
Aubrieta
Rock Cress, Aubrieta 'Axcent Magenta'
Aubrieta
Rock Cress, Aubrieta 'Axcent Violet w/Eye'
Aubrieta
Groundcover Rose 'Flower Carpet Scarlet'
Rosa
Showy Stonecrop, Sedum 'Picolette'
Sedum telephium
Turkish Sedum 'Sea Stars'
Sedum bithynicum
Speedwell 'Christy'
Veronica
Speedwell 'Twilight'
Veronica
Spurge 'Mini Martini'
Euphorbia
St. Johnswort Aaron's Beard 'Senior'
Hypericum calcynum

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Have a good day, and happy gardening!

Dave

 

And that's the way it was... September 20, 2008