The PlantFiles Newsletter

Covering the events of October 1, 2008, on which 159 members joined.
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Gardening Quote of the Day

"Hoe while it is spring, and enjoy the best anticipations. It is not much matter if things do not turn out well."

(Charles Dudley Warner, American writer, editor)

Activity Report:

22 new plants were added to the database.
19 new descriptions were added.
90 new images were added.
624 new options were checked off.

Comments

Member Addition Description
QCHammy Neutral CommentGiant Miracle Fruit
(Synsepalum subcordatum)
begoniacrazii Positive CommentVariegated Semperfloren Begonia 'Calla Lily'
(Begonia )
begoniacrazii Neutral CommentBegonia 'Buttercup'
(Begonia )
Dodsky Positive CommentSacred Jasmine, Pikake, Asiatic Jasmine 'Maid of Orleans'
(Jasminum sambac)
Michaelp Positive CommentBlack Indian ' Black Indian'
(Xanthosoma Sagittifolium)
lakesidecallas Positive CommentCitrus Hybrid 'Faustrime'
(Citrus )
JamesPark Positive CommentHawaiian Umbrella Tree, Dwarf Umbrella Plant 'Trinette'
(Schefflera arboricola)
chicken_lady Positive CommentNew England Aster, Hardy Aster, Michaelmas Daisy 'Purple Dome'
(Symphyotrichum novae-angliae)
begoniacrazii Positive CommentShrub Begonia 'Christmas Candy'
(Begonia )
begoniacrazii Positive CommentRex-cultorum Begonia 'China Curl'
(Begonia )
Jootsey Positive CommentSnow-In-Summer 'Olympia'
(Cerastium tomentosum)
astcgirl Positive CommentDwarf Tree Jasmine, Peep Thong 'Kunming'
(Radermachera )
glowspicey Positive CommentBell Pepper 'Blushing Beauty'
(Capsicum annuum)
begoniacrazii Positive CommentBegonia 'Nora Bedson'
(Begonia )
Jootsey Positive CommentCarpathian Harebell, Carpathian Bellflower, Tussock Bellflower 'Blue Clips'
(Campanula carpatica)
ladyschweig Positive CommentChrysanthemum, Garden Mum, Florist's Daisy 'Stadium Queen'
(Chrysanthemum x grandiflorum)
QCHammy Neutral CommentPassion Vine
(Passiflora loefgrenii)
palmbob Neutral CommentAloe
(Aloe medishiana)
QCHammy Neutral CommentUmbú, Imbu, Brazil Plum
(Spondias tuberosa)

Images

Member Addition Description
wilting_in_sacImageJusticia 'Pink Parfait'
(Justicia )
wilting_in_sacImageJusticia 'Pink Parfait'
(Justicia )
wilting_in_sacImageJusticia 'Pink Parfait'
(Justicia )
wilting_in_sacImageJusticia 'Pink Parfait'
(Justicia )
SneirishImageCoral Bells, Alumroot, Coralbells, Alum Root 'Dolce Creme de Menthe'
(Heuchera )
art_n_gardenImageOrostachys
(Orostachys furusei)
art_n_gardenImageIceland poppy, Arctic Poppy 'Champagne Bubbles'
(Papaver nudicaule)
art_n_gardenImageOrostachys
(Orostachys furusei)
art_n_gardenImageBlanket Flower, Indian Blanket 'Razzledazzle'
(Gaillardia pulchella)
art_n_gardenImageBlanket Flower, Indian Blanket 'Razzledazzle'
(Gaillardia pulchella)
amnesiadreamImageHybrid Tea Rose 'Double Delight'
(Rosa )
amnesiadreamImageHybrid Tea Rose 'Double Delight'
(Rosa )
AnalogDogImageAdromischus
(Adromischus maximus)
AnalogDogImageAdromischus
(Adromischus maximus)
KelliImageLodgepole Pine, Shore Pine, Coast Pine, Beach Pine
(Pinus contorta)
echoesImageCarpathian Harebell, Carpathian Bellflower, Tussock Bellflower 'Deep Blue Clips'
(Campanula carpatica)
KSBaptisiaImageGiant Goldenrod
(Solidago gigantea)
QCHammyImageBell Pepper 'Chocolate Bell'
(Capsicum annuum)
luvsgrtdanesImageJapanese Morning Glory 'Dainagon'
(Ipomoea nil)
luvsgrtdanesImageJapanese Morning Glory 'Dainagon'
(Ipomoea nil)
KelliImageLodgepole Pine, Shore Pine, Coast Pine, Beach Pine
(Pinus contorta)
luvsgrtdanesImageTall Morning Glory 'Feathered Purple'
(Ipomoea purpurea)
luvsgrtdanesImageTall Morning Glory 'Feathered Purple'
(Ipomoea purpurea)
DaylilySLPImageDaylily 'Lupita Vindaz'
(Hemerocallis )
DaylilySLPImageDaylily 'Lupita Vindaz'
(Hemerocallis )
DaylilySLPImageDaylily 'Mount Herman Ruffles'
(Hemerocallis )
DaylilySLPImageDaylily 'Mount Herman Ruffles'
(Hemerocallis )
DaylilySLPImageDaylily 'Orion Lucky Star'
(Hemerocallis )
DaylilySLPImageDaylily 'Orion Lucky Star'
(Hemerocallis )
DaylilySLPImageDaylily 'Pee Wee's Big Adventure'
(Hemerocallis )
DaylilySLPImageDaylily 'Summer Lilac'
(Hemerocallis )
luvsgrtdanesImageTall Morning Glory 'Gypsy Bride'
(Ipomoea purpurea)
DaylilySLPImageDaylily 'Tall Tower'
(Hemerocallis )
DaylilySLPImageDaylily 'Talon'
(Hemerocallis )
DaylilySLPImageDaylily 'Tennessee Twister'
(Hemerocallis )
DaylilySLPImageDaylily 'The Flower Formerly Known As Griff'
(Hemerocallis )
DaylilySLPImageDaylily 'The Flower Formerly Known As Griff'
(Hemerocallis )
DaylilySLPImageDaylily 'Underwater Sunlight'
(Hemerocallis )
DaylilySLPImageDaylily 'Upward Mobility'
(Hemerocallis )
luvsgrtdanesImageJapanese Morning Glory 'Hattie Bell'
(Ipomoea nil)
DaylilySLPImageDaylily 'Watchyl Peacock Spirit'
(Hemerocallis )
DaylilySLPImageDaylily 'Windmill Yellow'
(Hemerocallis )
DaylilySLPImageDaylily 'Your Song'
(Hemerocallis )
DaylilySLPImageDaylily 'Zola's Hi Ho Spider'
(Hemerocallis )
DaylilySLPImageDaylily 'Zola's Hi Ho Spider'
(Hemerocallis )
palmbobImageAloe 'Goliath'
(Aloe barberae x vaombe)
superpepperImageAchuma, Aguacolla, Gigantón, Huachuma, San Pedro Cactus
(Echinopsis pachanoi)
superpepperImageAchuma, Aguacolla, Gigantón, Huachuma, San Pedro Cactus
(Echinopsis pachanoi)
palmbobImageAloe
(Aloe parallelifolia)
palmbobImageAloe 'Hercules'
(Aloe barberae x dichotoma)
palmbobImageAloe
(Aloe pretoriensis)
palmbobImageAloe
(Aloe medishiana)
wilting_in_sacImageBrazilian Plume Flower 'Alba'
(Justicia carnea)
wilting_in_sacImageBrazilian Plume Flower 'Alba'
(Justicia carnea)
kennedyhImageWoadwaxen, Dyer's Greenwood, Dyer's Greenweed
(Genista tinctoria)
kennedyhImagePrickly Toothbrushes
(Grevillea armigera)
kennedyhImagePrickly Toothbrushes
(Grevillea armigera)
kennedyhImagePrickly Toothbrushes
(Grevillea armigera)
kennedyhImageLow's Pitcher Plant
(Nepenthes lowii)
chicken_ladyImageNew England Aster, Hardy Aster, Michaelmas Daisy 'Purple Dome'
(Symphyotrichum novae-angliae)
winnietnImageTall Bearded Iris 'Flavescens'
(Iris )
winnietnImageTall Bearded Iris 'Gay Parasol'
(Iris )
winnietnImageTall Bearded Iris 'Gnu Again'
(Iris )
winnietnImageIntermediate Bearded Iris 'Honey Glazed'
(Iris )
winnietnImageTall Bearded Iris 'Indian Chief'
(Iris )
winnietnImageTall Bearded Iris 'Istanbul'
(Iris )
winnietnImageTall Bearded Iris 'Joyce Terry'
(Iris )
winnietnImageTall Bearded Iris 'Lady Friend'
(Iris )
winnietnImageTall Bearded Iris 'Megabucks'
(Iris )
winnietnImageTall Bearded Iris 'Othello'
(Iris )
winnietnImageTall Bearded Iris 'Olympiad'
(Iris )
winnietnImageTall Bearded Iris 'Orange Popsicle'
(Iris )
winnietnImageTall Bearded Iris 'Persian Berry'
(Iris )
winnietnImageTall Bearded Iris 'Pink Angel'
(Iris )
winnietnImageTall Bearded Iris 'Frontier Marshall'
(Iris )
winnietnImageTall Bearded Iris 'Spirit World'
(Iris )
winnietnImageTall Bearded Iris 'Classic Look'
(Iris )
astcgirlImageDwarf Tree Jasmine, Peep Thong 'Kunming'
(Radermachera )
winnietnImageTall Bearded Iris 'Victoria Falls'
(Iris )
palmbobImageCeraria
(Ceraria fruticulosa)
palmbobImageCeraria
(Ceraria fruticulosa)
palmbobImageCeraria
(Ceraria fruticulosa)
palmbobImageEuphorbia
(Euphorbia perangusta)
GustichockImageBrazilian Rose Wood, Green Ebony
(Jacaranda mimosifolia)
brianbaker76ImageRoot Beer Plant, Hoja Santa
(Piper auritum)
GustichockImageBrazilian Rose Wood, Green Ebony
(Jacaranda mimosifolia)
GustichockImageRed-Tipped Photinia, Fraser Photinia
(Photinia x fraseri)
GustichockImageFalse Beech, Coigue
(Nothofagus dombeyi)
JoanJImageBell Pepper 'Miniature Yellow Bell'
(Capsicum annuum)
JoanJImageBell Pepper 'Miniature Chocolate Bell'
(Capsicum annuum)

New Botanary Words

Name Pronunciation Meaning
gymnosora  jim-no-SOR-uh  Naked sori  
hawaiiensis  ha-wah-ee-EN-sis  Of or from Hawaii, (U.S.)  
mickelii  mik-EL-ee-eye  For New Youk Botanical Garden fern curator John Mickel  
x mickelii  mik-EL-ee-eye  Hybrid. For New Youk Botanical Garden fern curator John Mickel  
nigropaleacea  ny-groh-pal-ee-AY-see-uh  Covered with dark scales  
sichotensis  sich-oh-TEN-sis  From the Sichote-Alin mountains of eastern Russia  
sichotense  sich-oh-TEN-see  From the Sichote-Alin mountains of eastern Russia  
sparsa  SPAR-suh  Scanty, few, sparse  
sparsus  SPAR-sus  Scanty, few, sparse  
sparsum  SPAR-sum  Scanty, few, sparse  
tyrrhena  TIR-ren-uh  Of or from the islands in the Tyrrhenian Sea, part of the Mediterranean Sea off of the western coast of Italy  
x uliginosa  ew-li-gi-NO-suh  Hybrid. Grows in bogs and swamps  
villarii  vil-LAR-ee-eye  Named for 19th century French botanist Dominique Villars  
myriochaetum  my-ree-oh-KAY-tum  Numerous long hairs  
myriochaeta  my-ree-oh-KAY-tuh  Numerous long hairs  
oyamense  oy-uh-MEN-see  Of or from the Oya region in Japan  
fedtschenkoanum  fed-tscheng-koh-AY-num  Named for Boris Fedtschenko 20th century Russian botanist and plant collector  
fedtschenkoana  fed-tscheng-koh-AY-nuh  Named for Boris Fedtschenko 20th century Russian botanist and plant collector  
lucidula  loo-sid-OO-luh  Shining, transparent, clear, lustrous  
Selago  sel-AH-goh  An ancient Latin name for Lycopodium selago, a moss-like plant  

Plants Added Yesterday:

Plant
Black Indian ' Black Indian'
Xanthosoma Sagittifolium
St. Johns Wort, Aaron's Beard 'Baby Green Lion'
Hypericum
St. Johns Wort, Aaron's Beard 'Chocolate Lion'
Hypericum
St. Johns Wort, Aaron's Beard 'Elite Mayor'
Hypericum
St. Johns Wort, Aaron's Beard 'Orange Lion'
Hypericum
St. Johns Wort, Aaron's Beard 'Pink Lion'
Hypericum
St. Johns Wort, Aaron's Beard 'Red Lion'
Hypericum
Yarrow, Milfoil, Staunchweed, Sanguinary, Thousandleaf, Soldier's Woundwort 'Pink Grapefruit'
Achillea millefolium
Frutao
Pouteria pariry
Giant Lau Lau
Eugenia megacarpum
Giant Miracle Fruit
Synsepalum subcordatum
Synsepalum
Synsepalum aubrevillei
Synsepalum
Synsepalum brenanii
Pachystela
Synsepalum brevipes
Synsepalum
Synsepalum glycydora
Synsepalum
Synsepalum kassneri
Synsepalum
Synsepalum subverticillatum
Synsepalum
Synsepalum tsounkpe
Umbú, Imbu, Brazil Plum
Spondias tuberosa
Gabiroba
Campomanesia xanthocarpa
Umbrella Dracaena
Dianella ensifolia
Prickly Toothbrushes
Grevillea armigera

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Have a good day, and happy gardening!

Dave

 

And that's the way it was... October 1, 2008