The PlantFiles Newsletter

Covering the events of February 12, 2009, on which 167 members joined. 		PF Logo

Gardening Quote of the Day

"Man is a part of nature, and his war against nature is inevitably a war against himself. (from a 1963 CBS interview) "

(Rachel Louise Carson, American author, environmentalist (born 5/25/1907))

Activity Report:

88 new plants were added to the database.
18 new descriptions were added.
111 new images were added.
1801 new options were checked off.

Comments

Member Addition Description
robcorreia Positive CommentEuphorbia
(Euphorbia kibwezensis f. cristata)
Malus2006 Positive CommentFringed Loosestrife 'Firecracker'
(Lysimachia ciliata)
hymenocallis Positive CommentLobelia 'Vedrariensis'
(Lobelia x gerardii)
Malus2006 Positive CommentWild Bergamot
(Monarda fistulosa)
Joan Neutral CommentPurple Crest Aeonium, Black Tree Aeonium 'Zwartkop'
(Aeonium )
gessiegail Neutral CommentCape Primrose 'Russian Pink'
(Streptocarpus )
baiissatva Positive CommentCenter Stripe Agave, Thorn-crested Agave
(Agave lophantha)
oddball62983 Positive CommentSpring Snowflake, St. Agnes' Flower
(Leucojum vernum)
rinomanfroni Neutral CommentAgapetes
(Agapetes serpens)
gessiegail Neutral CommentCape Primrose 'Genesis'
(Streptocarpus )
labienlien Positive CommentRabbit's Foot Fern, Lacy Paw, Lacy Hare's Foot, Fijian Hares' Foot Fern
(Davallia fejeensis)
sallyg Positive CommentStrawberry 'Ruegen'
(Fragaria x ananassa)
jamie68 Positive CommentMiniature Rose 'Moonlight and Roses'
(Rosa )
Simon321 Positive CommentVirginia Spiderwort, Golden Spiderwort 'Sweet Kate'
(Tradescantia x andersoniana)
angele Positive CommentFringed Twinevine
(Funastrum cynanchoides)
gessiegail Neutral CommentCape Primrose 'Margaret'
(Streptocarpus )
digging_dirt Positive CommentMotherwort, Cow Wort, Lion's Ear, Lion's Tail
(Leonurus cardiaca)
baiissatva Positive CommentDawe's Aloe 'Jacob's Ladder'
(Aloe dawei)

Images

Member Addition Description
violabirdImageHybrid Camellia 'Cinnamon Scentsation'
(Camellia )
violabirdImageCamellia 'Florence Stratton'
(Camellia japonica)
violabirdImageCamellia 'Florence Stratton'
(Camellia japonica)
gessiegailImageCape Primrose 'Shenandoah's Summer'
(Streptocarpus )
gessiegailImageCape Primrose 'Raspberry Velvet'
(Streptocarpus )
gessiegailImageCape Primrose 'Blue Weismoore'
(Streptocarpus )
gessiegailImageCape Primrose 'Franken Jane Elizabeth'
(Streptocarpus )
gessiegailImageCape Primrose 'Leyla'
(Streptocarpus )
rlilyImageTall Bearded Iris 'Pheasant Feathers'
(Iris )
gessiegailImageCape Primrose 'Shenandoah's Sugar Plum'
(Streptocarpus )
gessiegailImageCape Primrose 'Margaret'
(Streptocarpus )
gessiegailImageCape Primrose 'Bristol's Mom's Plant'
(Streptocarpus )
gessiegailImageCape Primrose 'Bristol's Popsicle'
(Streptocarpus )
gessiegailImageCape Primrose 'Franken Allison'
(Streptocarpus )
gessiegailImageCape Primrose 'Russian Pink'
(Streptocarpus )
gessiegailImageCape Primrose 'Happy Snappy'
(Streptocarpus )
violabirdImageCamellia 'Massee Lane'
(Camellia reticulata)
violabirdImageCamellia 'Massee Lane'
(Camellia reticulata)
violabirdImageCamellia 'Massee Lane'
(Camellia reticulata)
violabirdImageCamellia 'Cleve James Varigated'
(Camellia japonica)
violabirdImageCamellia 'Cleve James Varigated'
(Camellia japonica)
Calif_SueImageCoulter's Matilija Poppy, California Tree Poppy
(Romneya coulteri)
Calif_SueImageCoulter's Matilija Poppy, California Tree Poppy
(Romneya coulteri)
Calif_SueImageCoulter's Matilija Poppy, California Tree Poppy
(Romneya coulteri)
plantladylinImageHoya
(Hoya linearis)
plantladylinImageHoya 'Iris Marie'
(Hoya )
Dave67ImageTropical Hibiscus 'Marilyn Quayle'
(Hibiscus rosa-sinensis)
Dave67ImageTropical Hibiscus 'Marilyn Quayle'
(Hibiscus rosa-sinensis)
plantladylinImageHoya
(Hoya cumingiana)
violabirdImageCamellia
(Camellia lutchuensis)
gessiegailImageCape Primrose 'Night Beacon'
(Streptocarpus )
violabirdImageCamellia
(Camellia lutchuensis)
violabirdImageCamellia
(Camellia lutchuensis)
plantladylinImageHoya
(Hoya heuschkeliana)
plantladylinImageHoya
(Hoya acuta)
gessiegailImageCape Primrose 'Purple Panda'
(Streptocarpus )
gessiegailImageCape Primerose 'Spin Art'
(Streptocarpus )
daylily970ImageTall Bearded Iris 'Casbah'
(Iris )
daylily970ImageTall Bearded Iris 'Abigail Nicole'
(Iris )
daylily970ImageTall Bearded Iris 'Abigail Nicole'
(Iris )
daylily970ImageTall Bearded Iris 'Abstract Art'
(Iris )
daylily970ImageSpuria Iris 'Adriatic Blue'
(Iris )
daylily970ImageSpuria Iris 'Adriatic Blue'
(Iris )
daylily970ImageTall Bearded Iris 'Accent'
(Iris )
amarantha00ImageTropical Hibiscus 'Butter Cup'
(Hibiscus rosa-sinensis)
daylily970ImageMiniature Tall Bearded Iris 'Alately'
(Iris )
amarantha00ImageTropical Hibiscus 'Butter Cup'
(Hibiscus rosa-sinensis)
daylily970ImageTall Bearded Iris 'Alizes'
(Iris )
daylily970ImageIntermediate Bearded Iris 'All Abuzz'
(Iris )
mtiltonImageCommon Rice, Swamp Rice, Red Rice, Burgundy Rice Plant, Red Dragon 'Koshihikari'
(Oryza sativa)
gessiegailImageCape Primrose 'Bristol's Agitated Eel'
(Streptocarpus )
gessiegailImageCape Primrose 'Lost in Space'
(Streptocarpus )
gessiegailImageCape Primrose 'Genesis'
(Streptocarpus )
gessiegailImageCape Primrose 'Cape Essence'
(Streptocarpus )
daylily970ImageTall Bearded Iris 'Apache Rose'
(Iris )
daylily970ImageTall Bearded Iris 'Apparent Secret'
(Iris )
daylily970ImageTall Bearded Iris 'Armageddon'
(Iris )
daylily970ImageSiberian Iris 'At The Ballet'
(Iris )
amarantha00ImageTropical Hibiscus 'Fantasy Charm'
(Hibiscus rosa-sinensis)
amarantha00ImageTropical Hibiscus, Cajun Hibiscus 'Curly Top'
(Hibiscus rosa-sinensis)
amarantha00ImageTropical Hibiscus 'Fat Actress'
(Hibiscus rosa-sinensis)
amarantha00ImageTropical Hibiscus 'Fifth Dimension'
(Hibiscus rosa-sinensis)
amarantha00ImageTropical Hibiscus, Cajun Hibiscus 'File Gumbo'
(Hibiscus rosa-sinensis)
amarantha00ImageTropical Hibiscus, Cajun Hibiscus 'Fireworks'
(Hibiscus rosa-sinensis)
amarantha00ImageTropical Hibiscus, Cajun Hibiscus 'Floral Fantasy'
(Hibiscus rosa-sinensis)
amarantha00ImageTropical Hibiscus 'Fragile Moment'
(Hibiscus rosa-sinensis)
amarantha00ImageTropical Hibiscus, Cajun Hibiscus 'Gabriel'
(Hibiscus rosa-sinensis)
amarantha00ImageTropical Hibiscus 'Gator Pride'
(Hibiscus rosa-sinensis)
amarantha00ImageTropical Hibiscus 'Goldmine'
(Hibiscus rosa-sinensis)
amarantha00ImageTropical Hibiscus 'Goldmine'
(Hibiscus rosa-sinensis)
amarantha00ImageTropical Hibiscus 'Green Shadow'
(Hibiscus rosa-sinensis)
amarantha00ImageHibiscus 'Haight Ashbury'
(Hibiscus acetosella)
amarantha00ImageTropical Hibiscus 'Heartbreak Hotel'
(Hibiscus rosa-sinensis)
amarantha00ImageTropical Hibiscus 'Heartbreak Hotel'
(Hibiscus rosa-sinensis)
amarantha00ImageTropical Hibiscus, Cajun Hibiscus 'Hoochie Coochie'
(Hibiscus rosa-sinensis)
amarantha00ImageTropical Hibiscus 'Hot Bikini'
(Hibiscus rosa-sinensis)
amarantha00ImageTropical Hibiscus 'Irene Collins'
(Hibiscus rosa-sinensis)
amarantha00ImageTropical Hibiscus 'Irene Collins'
(Hibiscus rosa-sinensis)
amarantha00ImageTropical Hibiscus 'Irish Eyes'
(Hibiscus rosa-sinensis)
amarantha00ImageTropical Hibiscus 'Irish Spring'
(Hibiscus rosa-sinensis)
amarantha00ImageTropical Hibiscus 'Island Queen'
(Hibiscus rosa-sinensis)
amarantha00ImageTropical Hibiscus 'Island Queen'
(Hibiscus rosa-sinensis)
amarantha00ImageTropical Hibiscus 'Jazz'
(Hibiscus rosa-sinensis)
palmbobImageYucca
(Yucca linearifolia)
palmbobImageYucca
(Yucca linearifolia)
palmbobImageYucca
(Yucca linearifolia)
angeleImageFringed Twinevine
(Funastrum cynanchoides)
palmbobImageNussbaumer's Sedum
(Sedum nussbaumerianum)
angeleImageFringed Twinevine
(Funastrum cynanchoides)
palmbobImageAloe
(Aloe classenii)
palmbobImageAloe
(Aloe globuligemma)
palmbobImageAgave
(Agave celsii var. nova)
kniphofiaImageAmaryllis 'Night Star'
(Hippeastrum )
Malus2006ImageHairy Vetch
(Vicia villosa)
Malus2006ImageFringed Loosestrife 'Firecracker'
(Lysimachia ciliata)
kennedyhImageAlpine Baeckea
(Baeckea gunniana)
kennedyhImageAlpine Baeckea
(Baeckea gunniana)
Malus2006ImageWild Bergamot
(Monarda fistulosa)
kennedyhImageAlpine Sundew
(Drosera arcturi)
kennedyhImageAlpine Sundew
(Drosera arcturi)
jamie68ImageFoothill Penstemon, Chaparral Penstemon, Bunchleaf Penstemon 'Zuriblau'
(Penstemon heterophyllus)
kennedyhImageSky Lily
(Herpolirion novae-zelandiae)
Dutchlady1ImageFrangipani Vine
(Chonemorpha fragrans)
ardesiaImageTropical Hibiscus 'Amazon Queen'
(Hibiscus rosa-sinensis)
jamie68ImageMiniature Rose 'Moonlight and Roses'
(Rosa )
jamie68ImageMiniature Rose 'Moonlight and Roses'
(Rosa )
daylily970ImageDaylily 'Applique'
(Hemerocallis )
daylily970ImageDaylily 'Apple Swirl'
(Hemerocallis )
daylily970ImageDaylily 'Arms To Heaven'
(Hemerocallis )
daylily970ImageSiberian Iris 'Banish Misfortune'
(Iris sibirica)
Simon321ImageVirginia Spiderwort, Golden Spiderwort 'Sweet Kate'
(Tradescantia x andersoniana)

New Botanary Words

Name Pronunciation Meaning
leptosepala  lep-toh-SEP-a-la  Slender sepals  
leptosepalum  lep-toh-SEP-a-lum  Slender sepals  
leptosepalus  lep-toh-SEP-a-lus  Slender sepals  
turczaninovii  tur-zan-in-NOV-ee-eye  Named for Nicholai S. Turczaninov, 19th century Ukranian botanist who amassed a large pesonal herbarium; also spelled turczaninowii.  
turczaninowii  tur-zan-in-NOV-ee-eye  Alternate spelling of turczaninowii; named for Nicholai S. Turczaninov, 19th century Ukranian botanist who amassed a large pesonal herbarium  

Plants Added Yesterday:

Plant
Tall Bearded Iris 'All My Dreams'
Iris
Cape Primrose 'Shenandoah's Sugar Plum'
Streptocarpus
Cape Primrose 'Margaret'
Streptocarpus
Cape Primrose 'Bristol's Popsicle'
Streptocarpus
Cape Primrose 'Franken Allison'
Streptocarpus
Cape Primrose 'Russian Pink'
Streptocarpus
Camellia 'Massee Lane'
Camellia reticulata
Camellia 'Cleve James Varigated'
Camellia japonica
Potato 'Ake Truedssen Blue'
Solanum tuberosum
Camellia
Camellia lutchuensis
Potato 'All Red'
Solanum tuberosum
Potato 'Blue Goose'
Solanum tuberosum
Potato 'Dutch Blue'
Solanum tuberosum
Potato 'Erlaine'
Solanum tuberosum
Potato 'Espalier'
Solanum tuberosum
Potato 'Fruheperle'
Solanum tuberosum
Cape Primrose 'Bristol's Agitated Eel'
Streptocarpus
Cape Primrose 'Lost in Space'
Streptocarpus
Cape Primrose 'Genesis'
Streptocarpus
Cape Primrose 'Cape Essence'
Streptocarpus
Tall Bearded Iris 'Aztec Art'
Iris
Tall Bearded Iris 'Carnival of Color'
Iris
Tall Bearded Iris 'Cheap Frills'
Iris
Tall Bearded Iris 'Circle of Light'
Iris
Tall Bearded Iris 'Dancing Star'
Iris
Tall Bearded Iris 'Deep Currents'
Iris
Tall Bearded Iris 'Fancy Dog'
Iris
Tall Bearded Iris 'Fashion Diva'
Iris
Tall Bearded Iris 'Flashy Show Girl'
Iris
Tall Bearded Iris 'French Riviera'
Iris
Tall Bearded Iris 'Grapetizer'
Iris
Tall Bearded Iris 'Holiday Spirit'
Iris
Tall Bearded Iris 'Hoo Doo'
Iris
Tall Bearded Iris 'I Hope You Dance'
Iris
Tall Bearded Iris 'Inspired'
Iris
Tall Bearded Iris 'Kiss of Passion'
Iris
Tall Bearded Iris 'Lost in Love'
Iris
Tall Bearded Iris 'Lynette Blue'
Iris
Tall Bearded Iris 'Magical Moment'
Iris
Tall Bearded Iris 'Mambo Italiano'
Iris
Tall Bearded Iris 'Painter's Touch'
Iris
Tall Bearded Iris 'Polka'
Iris
Tall Bearded Iris 'Sordid Lives'
Iris
Tall Bearded Iris 'Spring Madness'
Iris
Tall Bearded Iris 'Stilettos'
Iris
Tall Bearded Iris 'Strut'
Iris
Yucca
Yucca linearifolia
Tall Bearded Iris 'Charles' Castle'
Iris
Chinese Cabbage, Napa, Michihli, Wong Bok 'Lettucy Type'
Brassica rapa var. pekinensis
Chinese Cabbage, Napa, Michihli, Wong Bok 'Minuet'
Brassica rapa var. pekinensis
Chinese Cabbage, Napa, Michihli, Wong Bok 'Tenderheart'
Brassica rapa var. pekinensis
Calibrachoa, Million Bells 'Callie Bright Red'
Calibrachoa
Calibrachoa, Million Bells 'Callie Deep Yellow'
Calibrachoa
Calibrachoa, Million Bells 'Callie Dark Blue'
Calibrachoa
Calibrachoa, Million Bells 'Callie Light Blue'
Calibrachoa
Calibrachoa, Million Bells 'Callie Mango'
Calibrachoa
Calibrachoa, Million Bells 'Callie Orange '08'
Calibrachoa
Calibrachoa, Million Bells 'Callie Purple'
Calibrachoa
Calibrachoa, Million Bells 'Callie Rose'
Calibrachoa
Calibrachoa, Million Bells 'Callie Scarlet Red'
Calibrachoa
Calibrachoa, Million Bells 'Callie White '09'
Calibrachoa
Calibrachoa, Million Bells 'Callie Yellow '08'
Calibrachoa
Calibrachoa, Million Bells 'Karnaval'
Calibrachoa
Calibrachoa 'Minifamous Double Yellow'
Calibrachoa
Calibrachoa 'Minifamous Double Pink'
Calibrachoa
Ling, Scotch Heather, Scots Heather 'County Wicklow'
Calluna vulgaris
Common Camellia, Japanese Camellia 'Purple Dawn'
Camellia japonica
Bellflower
Campanula bellidifolia
China Aster 'Milady Rose'
Callistephus chinensis
Tall Bearded Iris 'Stylized'
Iris
Tall Bearded Iris 'Stolen Sweets'
Iris
Tall Bearded Iris 'Wizard of Odds'
Iris
Tall Bearded Iris 'A Star is Born'
Iris
New Zealand Hair Sedge
Carex tenuiculmis
Mutton Bird Sedge 'Rekohu Sunrise'
Carex trifida
Papaya, Mamão 'T.R. Hovey'
Carica papaya
Ceanothus, Wild Lilac 'Marie Bleu'
Ceanothus x pallidus
Miniature Rose 'Moonlight and Roses'
Rosa
Potato 'Gamal Bla'
Solanum tuberosum
Potato 'Hokkaiaka'
Solanum tuberosum
Potato 'Isla Caucahua'
Solanum tuberosum
Potato 'Kemerovskii'
Solanum tuberosum
Potato 'Lennoxville Rose'
Solanum tuberosum
Potato 'Midnight Beauty'
Solanum tuberosum
Potato 'Morning Glory'
Solanum tuberosum
Potato 'Papa Chonca'
Solanum tuberosum
Potato 'Peruvian Blue'
Solanum tuberosum
Potato 'Piekon Nuikku'
Solanum tuberosum

Final Notes

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Have a good day, and happy gardening!

Dave

 

And that's the way it was... February 12, 2009