The PlantFiles Newsletter Covering the events of November 14, 2008, on which 105 members joined.

Gardening Quote of the Day

(Cecil Roberts (New York Times 5/13/1951))

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Member Addition Description DaylilySLP Daylily 'Sapsucker' (Hemerocallis ) palmbob Aloe (Aloe vaotsanda) altagardener Whipple's Penstemon, Whipples Beardtongue (Penstemon whippleanus) hespiris Miniature Tall Bearded Iris 'Vibrant Rose' (Iris ) hespiris Intermediate Bearded Iris 'Young Blood' (Iris ) TUTMOS Swamp Sea Lavender (Limonium meyeri) hespiris Miniature Tall Bearded Iris 'Tiloura' (Iris ) hespiris Miniature Tall Bearded Iris 'Vibrant Rose' (Iris ) 2zeus Daylily 'Enon' (Hemerocallis ) 2zeus Daylily 'Scaramouche' (Hemerocallis ) aggiegrl Daylily 'Caribbean Perfection Plus' (Hemerocallis ) 2zeus Daylily 'Raspberry Beret' (Hemerocallis ) 2zeus Daylily 'Russian Rhapsody' (Hemerocallis ) palmbob French Aloe (Aloe pluridens) turektaylor Daylily 'Night Beacon' (Hemerocallis ) ginger749 Ghost Gum (Corymbia papuana) turektaylor Daylily 'Band Of Color' (Hemerocallis ) turektaylor Daylily 'Band Of Color' (Hemerocallis ) turektaylor Daylily 'Band Of Color' (Hemerocallis ) gothqueen Lilac Bauhinia, Malabar Bauhinia, Alambangbang, Alibangbang, Balibamban (Bauhinia malabarica) gothqueen Dendrobium Orchid (Dendrobium bullenianum) turektaylor Daylily 'Art Gallery Fringe' (Hemerocallis ) DaylilySLP Daylily 'Wisest Of Wizards' (Hemerocallis ) DaylilySLP Daylily 'Wind Frills' (Hemerocallis ) DaylilySLP Daylily 'Wind Frills' (Hemerocallis ) DaylilySLP Daylily 'Wilson Spider' (Hemerocallis ) DaylilySLP Chinese Globe Flower 'Golden Queen' (Trollius chinensis) DaylilySLP Chinese Globe Flower 'Golden Queen' (Trollius chinensis) DaylilySLP Daylily 'South Beach Sunset' (Hemerocallis ) DaylilySLP Daylily 'Tarantula' (Hemerocallis ) DaylilySLP Daylily 'Spider Breeder' (Hemerocallis ) DaylilySLP Daylily 'Skyhooks' (Hemerocallis ) DaylilySLP Daylily 'Skinwalker' (Hemerocallis ) DaylilySLP Daylily 'Skinwalker' (Hemerocallis ) DaylilySLP Daylily 'Little Carnation' (Hemerocallis ) DaylilySLP Daylily 'Spiderama' (Hemerocallis ) Marilynbeth Variegated Siberian Bugloss, False Forget-Me-Not 'Jack Frost' (Brunnera macrophylla) Marilynbeth Variegated Siberian Bugloss, False Forget-Me-Not 'Jack Frost' (Brunnera macrophylla) Marilynbeth Siberian Bugloss, False Forget-Me-Not 'Langtrees' (Brunnera macrophylla) Marilynbeth Siberian Bugloss, False Forget-Me-Not 'Langtrees' (Brunnera macrophylla) turektaylor Daylily 'Waltz With The Wind' (Hemerocallis ) turektaylor Daylily 'Femme Fatale' (Hemerocallis ) turektaylor Daylily 'Femme Fatale' (Hemerocallis ) victorgardener Japanese Cedar 'Spiraliter Falcata' (Cryptomeria japonica) victorgardener Snowberry 'Amethyst' (Symphoricarpos x doorenbosii) victorgardener Dwarf Fothergilla, Dwarf Witch Alder 'Appalachia' (Fothergilla gardenii) palmbob Aloe (Aloe pseudorubroviolacea) palmbob Aloe (Aloe seretii) palmbob Aloe (Aloe seretii) palmbob Aloe 'Silver Ridge' (Aloe ) palmbob Aloe 'Silver Ridge' (Aloe ) palmbob Aloe (Aloe tomentosa) palmbob Aloe (Aloe ukambensis) hespiris Miniature Tall Bearded Iris 'Tiloura' (Iris ) Tntigger Tall Bearded Iris 'Aakukui' (Iris ) Tntigger Tall Bearded Iris 'Abdul Unknown' (Iris ) mgarr White Forsythia, Korean Abelia (Abeliophyllum distichum) Tntigger Tall Bearded Iris 'Ada Marie' (Iris ) Calif_Sue Tiger Jaws, Tiger's Jaw (Faucaria tigrina) Calif_Sue Pinwheel (Aeonium haworthii) Calif_Sue Pinwheel (Aeonium haworthii) Calif_Sue Pinwheel (Aeonium haworthii) Calif_Sue Aeonium (Aeonium arboreum var. atropurpureum) Calif_Sue New Zealand Flax 'Yellow Wave' (Phormium tenax) Calif_Sue New Zealand Flax 'Yellow Wave' (Phormium tenax) Calif_Sue New Zealand Flax 'Maori Chief' (Phormium ) turektaylor Daylily 'Night Beacon' (Hemerocallis ) Calif_Sue Fatsia, Paperplant (Fatsia japonica) turektaylor Daylily 'Blessing' (Hemerocallis ) turektaylor Daylily 'Blessing' (Hemerocallis ) Calif_Sue Aeonium (Aeonium arboreum var. atropurpureum) Calif_Sue Propeller Plant, Red Crassula, Airplane Plant, Scarlet Paintbrush, Keiserskroon (Crassula perfoliata subsp. falcata) Calif_Sue Golden Japanese Sedum 'Ogon' (Sedum makinoi) Calif_Sue Golden Japanese Sedum 'Ogon' (Sedum makinoi) kennedyh Tall Leek-orchid (Prasophyllum elatum) kennedyh Tall Leek-orchid (Prasophyllum elatum) kennedyh Tall Leek-orchid (Prasophyllum elatum) kennedyh Tall Leek-orchid (Prasophyllum elatum) kennedyh Tall Leek-orchid (Prasophyllum elatum) kennedyh Tall Leek-orchid (Prasophyllum elatum) kennedyh Tall Leek-orchid (Prasophyllum elatum) kennedyh Tall Leek-orchid (Prasophyllum elatum) kennedyh Tall Leek-orchid (Prasophyllum elatum)

New Botanary Words

Name Pronunciation Meaning volkensii   vol-KEN-see-eye   For 20th century German botanist Dr. Georg L. A. Volkens   villetii   vil-LET-ee-eye   For 20th century South African succulent collector Dr. A. C. T. Villet   ruschiorum   roos-kee-OR-um   For the family of Ernst J. Rusch, 20th century South African farmer   ruschii   ROOS-kee-eye   For Ernst J. Rusch, 20th century South African farmer   ruschianus   roos-kee-AY-nus   For Ernst J. Rusch, 20th century South African farmer   ruspolianus   rus-poh-lee-AY-nus   For Prince Eugenio Ruspoli, 19th century Italian nobleman, explorer and plant collector who was killed by an elephant in Ethiopia   ruspolianum   rus-poh-lee-AY-num   For Prince Eugenio Ruspoli, 19th century Italian nobleman, explorer and plant collector who was killed by an elephant in Ethiopia   ruspoliana   rus-poh-lee-AY-nuh   For Prince Eugenio Ruspoli, 19th century Italian nobleman, explorer and plant collector who was killed by an elephant in Ethiopia   otzeniana   ot-zen-ee-AY-nuh   For Max Otzen, 20th century German succulent enthusiast   otzenianus   ot-zen-ee-AY-nus   For Max Otzen, 20th century German succulent enthusiast   otzenianum   ot-zen-ee-AY-num   For Max Otzen, 20th century German succulent enthusiast   optica   OP-tee-kuh   From the Greek optikos (vision, eyes); for the eye-like appearance of the top of the leaf pairs in the Lilthops species   opticum   OP-tee-kum   From the Greek optikos (vision, eyes)   julii   JOO-lee-eye   For Dr. Julius Derenberg, 20th century German physician and succulent plant collector who took a special interest in Mesembs   helmutii   hel-MUT-ee-eye   For Helmut E Meyer, early 20th century Stellenbosch University Botanic Garden horticulturist

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Final Notes

Have a good day, and happy gardening!

Dave

And that's the way it was... November 14, 2008