The PlantFiles Newsletter

Covering the events of December 5, 2008, on which 118 members joined. 		PF Logo

Gardening Quote of the Day

"The lost leaves measure our years; they are gone as the days are gone."

(Richard Jefferies, British naturalist, novelist, and essayist (born 11/6/1887))

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Activity Report:

20 new plants were added to the database.
14 new descriptions were added.
11 new images were added.
371 new options were checked off.

Comments

Member Addition Description
kittysue Positive CommentMealy Cup Sage 'Blue Bedder'
(Salvia farinacea)
curzio Positive CommentPotato 'Early Ohio'
(Solanum tuberosum)
Kaelkitty Neutral CommentWhite Bird of Paradise, White Strelitzia
(Strelitzia alba)
curzio Positive CommentPotato 'Cruza 148'
(Solanum tuberosum)
curzio Positive CommentPotato 'Duckworth'
(Solanum tuberosum)
curzio Positive CommentPotato 'Frutilla'
(Solanum tuberosum)
KashtanGeorge Neutral CommentField Penny Cress
(Thlaspi arvense)
AtlantaCarl Positive CommentPetunia 'Tidal Wave Silver'
(Petunia )
KSBaptisia Positive CommentCucumber 'Sweet Paradise'
(Cucumis sativus)
curzio Positive CommentPotato 'Blue Shetland'
(Solanum tuberosum)
Kaelkitty Neutral CommentGiant Bird of Paradise, Natal Strelitzia, Wild Strelitzia
(Strelitzia nicolai)
hankeat Positive CommentEuphorbia
(Euphorbia aeruginosa)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentCabbage 'Candisa'
(Brassica oleracea var. capitata)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentCarrot 'Atlas'
(Daucus carota)

Images

Member Addition Description
KashtanGeorgeImageField Penny Cress
(Thlaspi arvense)
kwanjinImageTropical Hibiscus 'El Capitolio Bloody Mary'
(Hibiscus rosa-sinensis)
kwanjinImageTropical Hibiscus 'El Capitolio Bloody Mary'
(Hibiscus rosa-sinensis)
Beach_BarbieImageGolden Dew Drop, Sky Flower, Pigeon Berry 'Gold Mound'
(Duranta erecta)
KashtanGeorgeImageNorway Spruce
(Picea abies)
KashtanGeorgeImageNorway Spruce
(Picea abies)
GardenGuyKinImageFlowering Crabapple 'Donald Wyman'
(Malus )
xylorhizaImageChilean Bellflower
(Lapageria rosea)
bagel_kImageGraptoveria 'Silver Star'
(X Graptoveria )
bagel_kImageBaby's Toes
(Fenestraria rhopalophylla subsp. aurantiaca)
CactusJordiImageMammillaria
(Mammillaria tayloriorum)

New Botanary Words

Name Pronunciation Meaning
charleswilsoniana  charls-wil-son-ee-AH-nuh  For 20th century succulent plant enthusiast Charles Wilson  
clava  KLAV-uh  Club shaped  
copiapina  koh-pee-uh-PIN-uh  Of or from Copiapó, Chile  
copiapinus  koh-pee-uh-PIN-us  Of or from Copiapó, Chile  
desmondii  des-MON-dee-eye  For 20th century British botanist at RBG Kew, Desmond Meikle  
dissitispina  dis-sit-ih-SPIN-uh  From the Latin dissitus (well spaced, remote) and spinus (spined)  
enormis  en-OR-mis  Abnormal, irregular  
epiphylloides  ep-ih-fill-OH-id-eez  Resembles the genus Epiphyllum; for the similar branches  
erigavensis  er-ee-gah-VEN-sis  Of or from Erigavo, Somalia  
espinosa  e-spin-OH-suh  Lacking spines  
espinosus  e-spin-OH-sus  Lacking spines  

Plants Added Yesterday:

Plant
Cucumber 'Sweet Paradise'
Cucumis sativus

Ipomoea tuxtlensis
Foxtail Lily 'Pretty in Pink'
Eremurus
Potato 'Blue Shetland'
Solanum tuberosum
Potato 'Cruza 148'
Solanum tuberosum
Potato 'Duckworth'
Solanum tuberosum
Lily of the Nile, African Lily 'Cold Hardy White'
Agapanthus
Lily of the Nile, African Lily 'Kingston Blue Strain'
Agapanthus
Potato 'Frutilla'
Solanum tuberosum
Pineleaf Penstemon 'Magdalena Sunshine'
Penstemon pinifolius
Pineleaf Penstemon 'Nearly Red'
Penstemon pinifolius
Daylily 'Choppy Waters'
Hemerocallis
Daylily 'Lemon Drop Kid'
Hemerocallis
Potato 'Z'
Solanum tuberosum
Globe Artichoke 'Violet Globe'
Cynara scolymus
Cabbage 'Candisa'
Brassica oleracea var. capitata
Dendrobium Thongchai
Dendrobium
Carrot 'Atlas'
Daucus carota
Cauliflower 'Longships'
Brassica oleracea var. botrytis
Cauliflower 'North Forelander'
Brassica oleracea var. botrytis

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Have a good day, and happy gardening!

Dave

 

And that's the way it was... December 5, 2008