The PlantFiles Newsletter

Covering the events of December 19, 2008, on which 87 members joined.
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Gardening Quote of the Day

"Kind hearts are the garden, kind thoughts are the roots, kind words are the blossoms, kind deeds are the fruit."

(John Ruskin, English writer, artist (born 2/8/1819))

Activity Report:

28 new plants were added to the database.
23 new descriptions were added.
104 new images were added.
281 new options were checked off.

Comments

Member Addition Description
thistlesifter Positive CommentAloe 'Doran Black'
(Aloe )
Lakeside3 Positive CommentJapanese Cedar 'Sekkan Sugi'
(Cryptomeria japonica)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentLettuce, Butterhead 'Scarlet Letter'
(Lactuca sativa)
seattleblev Positive CommentEcheveria 'Black Prince'
(Echeveria )
Farmerdill Neutral CommentLettuce, Loose Leaf 'Starfighter'
(Lactuca sativa)
glowspicey Positive CommentBell Pepper 'Tequila'
(Capsicum annuum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentLettuce, Iceberg 'NIZ-44-4402'
(Lactuca sativa)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentLettuce, Loose Leaf 'Ruby Sky'
(Lactuca sativa)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentLettuce, Romaine 'Red Cash'
(Lactuca sativa)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentCantaloupe 'Pixie'
(Cucumis melo)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentOnion 'Swale'
(Allium cepa)
zillabug Positive CommentWhite Champak, Pak-Ian, Fragrant Himalayan Champaca, Joy Perfume Tree, White Sandalwood
(Michelia x alba)
akitaman1 Positive CommentSweet Corn 'Sugar Dots'
(Zea mays)
grouper Positive CommentFern tree
(Filicium decipiens)
Lakeside3 Neutral CommentGlobe Cedar 'Woodwardii'
(Thuja occidentalis)
Lakeside3 Positive CommentGolden Dwarf Hinoki Cypress 'Tetragona Aurea'
(Chamaecyparis obtusa)
Lakeside3 Positive CommentHinoki False Cypress 'Fernspray Gold'
(Chamaecyparis obtusa)
Lakeside3 Positive CommentHinoki False Cypress 'Lemon Twist'
(Chamaecyparis obtusa)
Garden_Isle_Dave Neutral CommentCastor Bean, Caster Oil Plant, Mole Bean, Higuera Infernal
(Ricinus communis)
wormfood Positive CommentEastern Cottonwood
(Populus deltoides)
timrann Neutral CommentBrownea
(Brownea coccinea)
angiegr Positive CommentPetunia 'Opera Supreme Lilac Ice'
(Petunia )
angiegr Positive CommentFlowering Tobacco 'Perfume Mix'
(Nicotiana alata)

Images

Member Addition Description
mgarrImageJapanese White Pine 'Glauca'
(Pinus parviflora)
mgarrImageScots pine 'Saxatilis'
(Pinus sylvestris)
mgarrImageHinoki False Cypress 'Coralliformis'
(Chamaecyparis obtusa)
mgarrImageHinoki False Cypress 'Kosteri'
(Chamaecyparis obtusa)
mgarrImageDwarf Norway spruce 'Pumila Glauca'
(Pinus abies)
sanannieImageHosta 'Elvis Lives'
(Hosta )
mgarrImageDwarf Greek Stone Pine 'Nana'
(Pinus peuce)
mgarrImageSawara False Cypress, Japanese False Cypress 'Tsukumo'
(Chamaecyparis pisifera)
mgarrImageColorado Spruce, Blue Spruce 'Kosteri'
(Picea pungens)
sanannieImageHosta 'Fantabulous'
(Hosta )
sanannieImageHosta 'Feather Boa'
(Hosta )
sanannieImageHosta 'Flavocircinalis'
(Hosta tokudama)
sunflower_infoImageSouthern Amaranth, Giant Amaranth, Pigweed
(Amaranthus australis)
sunflower_infoImageSouthern Amaranth, Giant Amaranth, Pigweed
(Amaranthus australis)
sunflower_infoImageTidalmarsh Amaranth, Water Hemp
(Amaranthus cannabinus)
sunflower_infoImageTidalmarsh Amaranth, Water Hemp
(Amaranthus cannabinus)
sunflower_infoImageTidalmarsh Amaranth, Water Hemp
(Amaranthus cannabinus)
kris_acharImagePalmyra Palm, Toddy Palm, Sugar Palm
(Borassus flabellifer)
kris_acharImagePalmyra Palm, Toddy Palm, Sugar Palm
(Borassus flabellifer)
BetjaImageTall Bearded Iris 'Starring'
(Iris )
kris_acharImagePalmyra Palm, Toddy Palm, Sugar Palm
(Borassus flabellifer)
kris_acharImagePalmyra Palm, Toddy Palm, Sugar Palm
(Borassus flabellifer)
jmorthImageZinnia 'Zowie Yellow Flame'
(Zinnia elegans)
Lakeside3ImageChina Fir
(Cunninghamia lanceolata)
Lakeside3ImageChina Fir
(Cunninghamia lanceolata)
turektaylorImageAppleblossom Grass 'Whirling Butterflies'
(Gaura lindheimeri)
Lakeside3ImageSawara False Cypress, Japanese False Cypress 'Sungold'
(Chamaecyparis pisifera)
LenaBeanNZImageHot Banana Pepper 'Hungarian Yellow Wax'
(Capsicum annuum)
LenaBeanNZImageHot Banana Pepper 'Hungarian Yellow Wax'
(Capsicum annuum)
LazLoImageHoly Basil, Tulsi 'Linn'
(Ocimum sanctum)
LazLoImageHoly Basil, Tulsi 'Linn'
(Ocimum sanctum)
thistlesifterImageAloe
(Aloe betsileensis)
thistlesifterImageAloe
(Aloe betsileensis)
thistlesifterImageAloe
(Aloe betsileensis)
mgarrImageDwarf American Arborvitae 'Globosa Rheindiana'
(Thuja occidentalis)
Lakeside3ImageHinoki False Cypress 'Templehof'
(Chamaecyparis obtusa)
mgarrImageJapanese Cedar 'Vilmoriniana'
(Cryptomeria japonica)
mgarrImageNorway Spruce 'Pumila Glauca'
(Picea abies)
KSBaptisiaImageTall Bearded Iris 'Neutron Dance'
(Iris )
mgarrImageChinese Plum Yew
(Cephalotaxus harringtonia var. sinensis)
KSBaptisiaImageTall Bearded Iris 'Night Ruler'
(Iris )
mgarrImageTufted Hair Grass 'Schottland'
(Deschampsia caespitosa)
KSBaptisiaImageTall Bearded Iris 'Over Alaska'
(Iris )
mgarrImageJapanese Pieris, Hybrid Andromeda 'Brouwer's Beauty'
(Pieris x)
KSBaptisiaImageTall Bearded Iris 'Petite Princess'
(Iris )
mgarrImageSedge 'Ice Dance'
(Carex morrowii)
KSBaptisiaImageTall Bearded Iris 'Pink Attraction'
(Iris )
mgarrImageOregon Grape
(Mahonia moranensis)
mgarrImageOregon Grape
(Mahonia moranensis)
Lakeside3ImageHinoki False Cypress 'Gracilis'
(Chamaecyparis obtusa)
thistlesifterImageAloe 'Doran Black'
(Aloe )
Lakeside3ImageJapanese Cedar 'Black Dragon'
(Cryptomeria japonica)
Lakeside3ImageJapanese Cedar 'Sekkan Sugi'
(Cryptomeria japonica)
sanannieImageHosta 'Gloriosa'
(Hosta )
sanannieImageHosta 'Goldbrook Glimmer'
(Hosta )
sanannieImageHosta 'Golden Scepter'
(Hosta )
sanannieImageHosta 'Green Lama'
(Hosta )
sanannieImageHosta 'Gunsmoke'
(Hosta )
jawadkundiImageHardy Water Lily, Waterlily 'Peach Glow'
(Nymphaea )
jawadkundiImageTropical Day-Blooming Water Lily, Waterlily 'Blue Beauty'
(Nymphaea )
jawadkundiImageTropical Day-Blooming Water Lily, Waterlily 'Pink Sensation'
(Nymphaea )
jawadkundiImageTropical Day-Blooming Water Lily, Waterlily 'Blue Beauty'
(Nymphaea )
jawadkundiImageTropical Day-Blooming Water Lily, Waterlily 'Pink Sensation'
(Nymphaea )
jawadkundiImageTropical Day-Blooming Water Lily, Waterlily 'Pink Sensation'
(Nymphaea )
jawadkundiImageTropical Day-Blooming Water Lily, Waterlily 'Pink Sensation'
(Nymphaea )
helen_hekmatImageAjowan, Ajwain, Bishop's Weed
(Trachyspermum ammi)
jawadkundiImageTropical Day-Blooming Water Lily, Waterlily 'Pink Sensation'
(Nymphaea )
Lakeside3ImageGlobe Cedar 'Woodwardii'
(Thuja occidentalis)
Lakeside3ImageGolden Dwarf Hinoki Cypress 'Tetragona Aurea'
(Chamaecyparis obtusa)
Lakeside3ImageGolden Dwarf Hinoki Cypress 'Tetragona Aurea'
(Chamaecyparis obtusa)
Lakeside3ImageHinoki False Cypress 'Fernspray Gold'
(Chamaecyparis obtusa)
Lakeside3ImageHinoki False Cypress 'Fernspray Gold'
(Chamaecyparis obtusa)
Lakeside3ImageHinoki False Cypress 'Lemon Twist'
(Chamaecyparis obtusa)
Lakeside3ImageHinoki False Cypress 'Lemon Twist'
(Chamaecyparis obtusa)
Lakeside3ImageHinoki False Cypress 'Lemon Twist'
(Chamaecyparis obtusa)
Lakeside3ImageLeyland Cypress 'Gold Rider'
(X Cupressocyparis leylandii)
Lakeside3ImageLeyland Cypress 'Gold Rider'
(X Cupressocyparis leylandii)
unccgardenerImageLeopard Plant 'Hoshifu Chirimen'
(Farfugium japonicum)
tashmooreImageDollar Plant, Jade Plant, Jade Tree, Money Tree
(Crassula ovata)
tashmooreImageDesert Rose
(Adenium obesum)
tashmooreImageGerbera Daisy, Transvaal Daisy, African Daisy, Barberton Daisy, Gerber Daisy
(Gerbera jamesonii)
angiegrImageEuphorbia 'Diamond Frost'
(Euphorbia )
cactus_loverImageEuphorbia
(Euphorbia debilispina)
tashmooreImageGerbera Daisy, Transvaal Daisy, African Daisy, Barberton Daisy, Gerber Daisy
(Gerbera jamesonii)
turektaylorImageGloriosa Lily, Glory Lily 'Rothschildiana'
(Gloriosa superba)
turektaylorImageAppleblossom Grass 'Whirling Butterflies'
(Gaura lindheimeri)
angiegrImagePetunia 'Opera Supreme Lilac Ice'
(Petunia )
angiegrImagePetunia 'Opera Supreme Lilac Ice'
(Petunia )
angiegrImagePetunia 'Opera Supreme Lilac Ice'
(Petunia )
pirlImageJapanese Water Iris, Japanese Flag, Russian Iris 'Returning Tide'
(Iris ensata)
angiegrImageFlowering Tobacco 'Perfume Mix'
(Nicotiana alata)
angiegrImageFlowering Tobacco 'Perfume Mix'
(Nicotiana alata)
kennedyhImageLotononis
(Lotononis bainesii)
kennedyhImageLotononis
(Lotononis bainesii)
kennedyhImageAustral Trefoil, Australian Trefoil
(Lotus australis)
kennedyhImageAustral Trefoil, Australian Trefoil
(Lotus australis)
kennedyhImageAustral Trefoil, Australian Trefoil
(Lotus australis)
KellImageColeus, Painted Nettle 'Inky Pinky'
(Solenostemon scutellarioides)
KellImageColeus, Painted Nettle 'Inky Pinky'
(Solenostemon scutellarioides)
KellImageColeus, Painted Nettle 'Inky Pinky'
(Solenostemon scutellarioides)
KellImageColeus, Flame Nettle, Painted Nettle 'Needlepoint'
(Solenostemon scutellarioides)
KellImageColeus, Flame Nettle, Painted Nettle 'Needlepoint'
(Solenostemon scutellarioides)
KellImageColeus, Flame Nettle, Painted Nettle 'Orange King'
(Solenostemon scutellarioides)
KellImageColeus, Flame Nettle, Painted Nettle 'Orange King'
(Solenostemon scutellarioides)

New Botanary Words

Name Pronunciation Meaning
Lotononis  low-ton-OH-nis  Derived from the combination of the generic names Lotus and Ononis  
calliantholilacina  kal-lee-anth-oh-ly-las-SEE-nuh  From the Greek kallos (beauty) and the Latin lilacinus (lilac colored)  
callichroma  kal-ih-KROH-muh  From the Greek kallos (beauty) and chroma (color)  
calochlora  kal-oh-KLOR-uh  From the Greek kallos (beauty) and chloros (green)  
camarguensis  kuh-mar-gu-EN-sis  Of or from Carmargo, Bolivia  
cephalomacrostibas  kef-uh-lo-mak-roh-STEE-bus  From the Greek kephale (head), makros (large), and stibas (cushion, padding)  
cerdana  ser-DAN-uh  Of or from Cerda Bolivia  
chalaensis  kal-ay-EN-sis  Of or from chala, Peru  

Plants Added Yesterday:

Plant
Lettuce, Butterhead 'Scarlet Letter'
Lactuca sativa
Lettuce, Loose Leaf 'Starfighter'
Lactuca sativa
Lettuce, Iceberg 'NIZ-44-4402'
Lactuca sativa
Lettuce, Loose Leaf 'Ruby Sky'
Lactuca sativa
Lettuce, Romaine 'Red Cash'
Lactuca sativa
Cantaloupe 'Pixie'
Cucumis melo
Onion 'Swale'
Allium cepa
Parsley 'Splendid'
Petroselinum crispum
Lotononis
Lotononis bainesii
Cyclamen, Hardy Cyclamen 'Lake Effect'
Cyclamen coum
Cyrtanthus
Cyrtanthus breviflorus
Sierra Shooting Star, Tall Mountain Shooting Star 'Rotlicht'
Dodecatheon jeffreyi
Robin's Plantain, Robin's Fleabane 'Lynnhaven Carpet'
Erigeron pulchellus
Pineapple Flower, Pineapple Lily 'Just About Midnight'
Eucomis autumnalis
Pineapple Flower, Pineapple Lily
Eucomis humilis
Fritillary, Fritillaria
Fritillaria sewerzovii
Italian Gladiolus, Cornfield Gladiolus, Field Gladiolus
Gladiolus mortonius
Petunia 'Opera Supreme Lilac Ice'
Petunia
Austral Trefoil, Australian Trefoil
Lotus australis
French Sorrel, Buckler's Sorrel, Buckler-leaved Sorrel 'Silver Shield'
Rumex scutatus
Field Gladiolus
Gladiolus splendens
Bomarea
Bomarea
SuperCal Petunia 'Vanilla Blush'
Petunia
SuperCal Petunia 'Neon Rose'
Petunia
SuperCal Petunia 'Velvet'
Petunia
Variegated Flowering Tobacco, Nicotiana 'Cream Splash'
Nicotiana langsdorfii
Anthurium
Anthurium sangria
Scotch heather 'Mair's Variety''
Calluna vulgaris

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Have a good day, and happy gardening!

Dave

 

And that's the way it was... December 19, 2008