The PlantFiles Newsletter Covering the events of February 25, 2009, on which 168 members joined.

Gardening Quote of the Day

(Jamie Jobb, garden writer)

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Member Addition Description daylily970 Standard Dwarf Bearded Iris 'Little Moonbeam' (Iris ) daylily970 Daylily 'Jo Weiss' (Hemerocallis ) daylily970 Daylily 'Joyce Brudd' (Hemerocallis ) daylily970 Tall Bearded Iris 'Judy Mogil' (Iris ) daylily970 Tall Bearded Iris 'Lilac Stitchery' (Iris ) daylily970 Daylily 'Lin Wright' (Hemerocallis ) daylily970 Border Bearded Iris 'Little Freak' (Iris ) daylily970 Daylily 'Lady Neva' (Hemerocallis ) daylily970 Siberian Iris 'Lady Vanessa' (Iris sibirica) cheerpeople Asiatic Lily 'Red Velvet' (Lilium ) daylily970 Intermediate Bearded Iris 'La De Da' (Iris ) daylily970 Hosta 'Lemon Drop' (Hosta ) daylily970 Intermediate Bearded Iris 'Lemon Wine' (Iris ) cactus_lover Agave (Agave x leopoldii) cactus_lover Agave (Agave x leopoldii) daylily970 Daylily 'Kiss Me Tender' (Hemerocallis ) daylily970 Siberian Iris 'Lights of Paris' (Iris sibirica) cactus_lover Gasteria (Gasteria nitida var. armstrongii) daylily970 Tall Bearded Iris 'Lights, Camera, Action' (Iris ) daylily970 Oriental-Trumpet Lily, OT Hybrid, Orienpet Lily 'Leslie Woodriff' (Lilium ) daylily970 Daylily 'Jo Barbre' (Hemerocallis ) daylily970 Border Bearded Iris 'Iris Bohnsack' (Iris ) daylily970 Tall Bearded Iris 'Jazz Combo' (Iris ) daylily970 Spuria Iris 'Innovator' (Iris ) daylily970 Border Bearded Iris 'Indigo Doll' (Iris ) daylily970 Tall Bearded Iris 'Infernal Fire' (Iris ) daylily970 Daylily 'Hug Me Big' (Hemerocallis ) daylily970 Tall Bearded Iris 'Hot To Trot' (Iris ) daylily970 Tall Bearded Iris 'Hotdogs And Mustard' (Iris ) daylily970 Oriental-Trumpet Lily, OT Hybrid, Orienpet Lily 'Honeymoon' (Lilium ) daylily970 Tall Bearded Iris 'Hold That Tiger' (Iris ) daylily970 Yellow Flag 'Holden Clough' (Iris ) josemaceta Alexandra Palm, Alexander Palm, King Palm (Archontophoenix alexandrae) daylily970 Standard Dwarf Bearded Iris 'Little Showoff' (Iris ) daylily970 Daylily 'Lobo Lucy' (Hemerocallis ) daylily970 Daylily 'Loch Ness Monster' (Hemerocallis ) daylily970 Daylily 'Loch Ness Monster' (Hemerocallis ) daylily970 Intermediate Bearded Iris 'Logo' (Iris ) daylily970 Hosta (Hosta longissima) cheerpeople Asiatic Lily 'Oklahoma' (Lilium ) cheerpeople Oriental-Trumpet Lily, OT Hybrid, Orienpet Lily 'Altari' (Lilium ) cheerpeople Oriental Lily 'Nippon' (Lilium ) cheerpeople False Sunflower, Rough Heliopsis, Orange Sunflower, Ox-Eye 'Summer Nights' (Heliopsis helianthoides var. scabra) DaylilySLP Silver Lace Fern, Slender Brake Fern 'Evergemiensis' (Pteris ensiformis) DaylilySLP Silver Lace Fern, Slender Brake Fern 'Evergemiensis' (Pteris ensiformis) DaylilySLP Silver Lace Fern, Slender Brake Fern 'Evergemiensis' (Pteris ensiformis) cheerpeople False Sunflower, Rough Heliopsis, Orange Sunflower, Ox-Eye 'Summer Nights' (Heliopsis helianthoides var. scabra) DaylilySLP Golden Club Moss, Krauss' Spikemoss, Trailing Spike Moss 'Aurea' (Selaginella kraussiana) DaylilySLP Golden Club Moss, Krauss' Spikemoss, Trailing Spike Moss 'Aurea' (Selaginella kraussiana) DaylilySLP Golden Club Moss, Krauss' Spikemoss, Trailing Spike Moss 'Aurea' (Selaginella kraussiana) DaylilySLP Stromanthe 'Tricolor' (Stromanthe sanguinea) DaylilySLP Stromanthe 'Tricolor' (Stromanthe sanguinea) DaylilySLP Stromanthe 'Tricolor' (Stromanthe sanguinea) DaylilySLP Pseudorhipsalis (Pseudorhipsalis ramulosa) cheerpeople Asiatic Lily 'Rosepoint Lace' (Lilium ) cheerpeople Giant Upright Elephant Ear (Alocasia odora) htop Single Mexican Tuberose, Rajanigandha, Sedep Malam (Polianthes tuberosa) htop Single Mexican Tuberose, Rajanigandha, Sedep Malam (Polianthes tuberosa) htop Single Mexican Tuberose, Rajanigandha, Sedep Malam (Polianthes tuberosa) poppysue Knysna Heath (Erica densifolia) evr Amaryllis 'Mont Blanc' (Hippeastrum ) evr Amaryllis 'Mont Blanc' (Hippeastrum ) mgarr Aloe (Aloe nyeriensis) mgarr Aloe (Aloe nyeriensis) mgarr Amaryllis 'Red Lion' (Hippeastrum ) mgarr Beetle Orchid (Epidendrum porpax) mgarr Sophronitis (Sophronitis cernua) cactus_lover Gasteria (Gasteria nitida var. armstrongii) cactus_lover Gasteria 'Variegata' (Gasteria gracilis) cactus_lover Gasteria 'Variegata' (Gasteria gracilis) cactus_lover Gasteria (Gasteria nitida var. armstrongii) cactus_lover Gasteria (Gasteria nitida var. armstrongii) cactus_lover Agave (Agave titanota) TheRoseGirl Common Camellia, Japanese Camellia 'Prince Eugene Napoleon' (Camellia japonica) TheRoseGirl Common Camellia, Japanese Camellia 'Prince Eugene Napoleon' (Camellia japonica) kennedyh Burgan, Kanuka (Kunzea ericoides) kennedyh Green Tea-tree (Leptospermum coriaceum) kennedyh Lemon-Scented Tea Tree (Leptospermum liversidgei) kennedyh Lemon-Scented Tea Tree (Leptospermum liversidgei) kennedyh Slender Bush-pea (Pultenaea tenuifolia) sunnyg Ornamental Oregano 'Kent Beauty' (Origanum rotundifolium) sunnyg Ornamental Oregano 'Kent Beauty' (Origanum rotundifolium) sunnyg Balfour's Touch Me Not, Balfour's Impatien, Poor Man's Orchid (Impatiens balfourii) Kelli Common Fiddleneck (Amsinckia menziesii var. intermedia) Kelli Common Fiddleneck (Amsinckia menziesii var. intermedia) Kelli California Laurel, California Bay Laurel, Oregon Myrtle, Headache Tree (Umbellularia californica) Kelli Thick Leaf Yerba Santa (Eriodictyon crassifolium)

New Botanary Words

Name Pronunciation Meaning nakaharae   nak-a-har-ee   Named for Gonji Nakahara, Japanese botanist   vernicosa   vern-ih-KOH-sa   Varnished   vernicosum   vern-ih-KOH-sum   Varnished   vernicosus   vern-ih-KOH-sus   Varnished   macrosepala   mak-ro-SEP-a-la   Large-sepaled   macrosepalum   mak-ro-SEP-a-lum   Large-sepaled   macrosepalus   mak-ro-SEP-a-lus   Large-sepaled   hippophaeoides   hip-po-fay-OH-ih-dees   Resembling Hippophae, a genus name for an unknown plant, possibly a spurge   hyperythrum   hy-per-RYTH-rum   Reddish below, referring to the red dots on the undersides of the leaves   degronianum   de-gron-ee-AH-num   Named for M Degron, 19th century director of the French Posts in Yokohama   drakensbergensis   drak-ens-berg-EN-sis   Of or from the Drakensberg mountain range in South Africa   drakensbergense   drak-ens-berg-EN-see   Of or from the Drakensberg mountain range in South Africa   constantinopolitanus   kon-stan-teen-oh-pol-ih-TAH-nus   Of or from Constantinople, the ancient Greek city   constantinopolitanum   kon-stan-teen-oh-pol-ih-TAH-num   Of or from Constantinople, the ancient Greek city   miyabeana   my-yah-bee-AH-na   Named for Kingo Miyabe, 19th century Japanese taxonomist and botanist   hayekii   hay-EK-ee-eye   Named for August von Hayek, early 20th century Austrian botanist   x hayekii   hay-EK-ee-eye   Hybrid named for August von Hayek, early 20th century Austrian botanist   milfordiae   mil-FORD-ee-ay   Named for Helen A. Milford, South African plant collector   reginae-amaliae   ree-JIN-ee a-MAY-lee-ee   Named for Queen Amalia of Greece, 19th century monarch

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Final Notes

Have a good day, and happy gardening!

Dave

And that's the way it was... February 25, 2009