The PlantFiles Newsletter

Covering the events of October 26, 2009, on which 127 members joined. 		PF Logo

Gardening Quote of the Day

"And while I at length debate and beat the bush, There shall step in other men and catch the birds. (from Be Merry Friends)"

(John Heywood, 16th century English dramatist, epigrammist)

Activity Report:

40 new plants were added to the database.
45 new descriptions were added.
31 new images were added.
541 new options were checked off.

Comments

Member Addition Description
Joan Neutral CommentFirethorn 'Ruby Mound'
(Pyracantha )
Joan Neutral CommentWintercreeper Euonymus 'Golden Prince'
(Euonymus fortunei)
Joan Neutral CommentLantana 'Confetti'
(Lantana camara)
Joan Neutral CommentLantana 'Spreading Sunset'
(Lantana )
Joan Neutral CommentIndian Hawthorn 'Majestic Beauty'
(Rhaphiolepis indica)
Joan Neutral CommentHybrid Camellia 'Pink Bouquet'
(Camellia )
Joan Neutral CommentBougainvillea 'Don Mario'
(Bougainvillea )
Joan Neutral CommentJapanese Black Pine 'Majestic Beauty'
(Pinus thunbergii)
rancherrich Neutral CommentCentury Plant
(Agave angustifolia)
Joan Neutral CommentRocky Mountain Juniper, Creeping Juniper 'Blue Creeper'
(Juniperus scopulorum)
Joan Neutral CommentVariegated Pampas Grass 'Sun Stripe'
(Cortaderia selloana)
Joan Neutral CommentEnglish Holly 'Gold Coast'
(Ilex aquifolium)
Joan Neutral CommentIndian Hawthorn 'Charisma'
(Rhaphiolepis indica)
Joan Neutral CommentIndian Hawthorn, White Indian Hawthorn 'Spring Rapture'
(Rhaphiolepis indica)
Joan Neutral CommentRed-Tipped Photinia, Fraser Photinia 'Indian Princess'
(Photinia x fraseri)
Joan Neutral CommentAbelia 'Prostrate White'
(Abelia x grandiflora)
Joan Neutral CommentBougainvillea 'Manila Red'
(Bougainvillea )
Joan Neutral CommentBougainvillea 'Tahitian Maid'
(Bougainvillea )
Joan Neutral CommentBougainvillea 'Cherry Blossom'
(Bougainvillea )
Joan Neutral CommentItalian Cypress, Funeral Cypress 'Swane's Golden'
(Cupressus sempervirens)
Joan Neutral CommentHolly 'Ebony Magic'
(Ilex )
klw414 Positive CommentGlobe Amaranth, Gomphrena
(Gomphrena globosa)
joegee Neutral CommentGriffinia
(Griffinia alba)
Joan Neutral CommentClematis 'John Warren'
(Clematis )
JeffAW Positive CommentPumpkin 'Amish Pie'
(Cucurbita maxima)
JeffAW Positive CommentWinter Squash 'Hopi Orange'
(Cucurbita maxima)
JeffAW Positive CommentWinter Squash 'Red Warty Thing'
(Cucurbita maxima)
JeffAW Positive CommentWinter Squash 'Sweet Keeper'
(Cucurbita maxima)
jerry31557 Neutral CommentCoral Honeysuckle, Trumpet Honeysuckle
(Lonicera sempervirens)
bogturtle Positive CommentRedvein Enkianthus 'Sinsetu'
(Enkianthus campanulatus)
alzone7 Positive CommentForsythia Sage
(Salvia madrensis)
MissyMc Neutral CommentWintergreen, Teaberry, Checkerberry
(Gaultheria procumbens)
AnnaMontana Positive CommentCathedral Bells, Cup and Saucer Vine
(Cobaea scandens)
Pogo53 Negative CommentDeodar Cedar
(Cedrus deodara)
Winslow_Tide Positive CommentHot Pepper 'Monkey Face'
(Capsicum annuum)
amygirl Positive CommentLimonia
(Ravenia spectabilis)
Joan Neutral CommentTall Bearded Iris 'Night Flame'
(Iris )
Joan Neutral CommentTall Bearded Iris 'Temptone'
(Iris )
Joan Neutral Comment Tall Bearded Iris 'Autumn Prince'
(Iris )
avjudge Positive CommentAconite, Monkshood, Monk's Coule, Helmet Flower, Cat's Tail
(Aconitum napellus)
thepaperrose Positive CommentLongiflorum/Oriental Lily, LO Hybrid 'Triumphator'
(Lilium )
DMersh Neutral CommentHolly Oak, Evergreen Oak, Holm Oak
(Quercus ilex)
joegee Neutral CommentGriffinia
(Griffinia aracensis)
SoDakMom Positive CommentFalse Indigo, Blue Wild Indigo
(Baptisia australis)
SweetBowl Positive CommentPurple Birch, Purple-leafed Birch 'Royal Frost'
(Betula )

Images

Member Addition Description
kennedyhImageShining Westringia
(Westringia lucida)
kennedyhImageShining Westringia
(Westringia lucida)
blueflower19ImageWhite Milkweed, Redring Milkweed
(Asclepias variegata)
mygardensImageSwamp Sunflower, Narrow-Leaved Sunflower
(Helianthus angustifolius)
LynDCImageTall Bearded Iris 'Night Flame'
(Iris )
LynDCImageTall Bearded Iris 'Night Flame'
(Iris )
Calif_SueImageOleander Leaf Protea
(Protea neriifolia)
Calif_SueImageOleander Leaf Protea
(Protea neriifolia)
LynDCImageTall Bearded Iris 'Night Flame'
(Iris )
Calif_SueImageTorch Aloe, Tree Aloe, Mountain Bush Aloe, Krantz Aloe
(Aloe arborescens)
Calif_SueImageTorch Aloe, Tree Aloe, Mountain Bush Aloe, Krantz Aloe
(Aloe arborescens)
Calif_SueImageFoxtail Agave, Dragon-Tree Agave, Spineless Agave
(Agave attenuata)
Calif_SueImageDarwin Barberry, Darwin's Berberis
(Berberis darwinii)
Calif_SueImageDarwin Barberry, Darwin's Berberis
(Berberis darwinii)
Calif_SueImageDarwin Barberry, Darwin's Berberis
(Berberis darwinii)
Calif_SueImageDarwin Barberry, Darwin's Berberis
(Berberis darwinii)
Calif_SueImageDarwin Barberry, Darwin's Berberis
(Berberis darwinii)
ocrcchinaImageBamboo Orchid, Bird Orchid
(Arundina graminifolia)
LynDCImageTall Bearded Iris 'Thornbird'
(Iris )
LynDCImageTall Bearded Iris 'Thornbird'
(Iris )
LynDCImageTall Bearded Iris 'Temptone'
(Iris )
LynDCImageTall Bearded Iris 'Temptone'
(Iris )
LynDCImage Tall Bearded Iris 'Autumn Prince'
(Iris )
LynDCImage Tall Bearded Iris 'Autumn Prince'
(Iris )
brical1ImageOleander
(Nerium oleander)
blueflower19ImageArrowwood, Southern Arrowwood, Roughish Arrowwood
(Viburnum dentatum)
kennedyhImageGrey Mangrove
(Avicennia marina subsp. australasica)
kennedyhImageGrey Mangrove
(Avicennia marina subsp. australasica)
kennedyhImageLolly Bush, Smooth Clerodendrum
(Clerodendrum floribundum)
kennedyhImageLolly Bush, Smooth Clerodendrum
(Clerodendrum floribundum)
kennedyhImageTrailing Lantana
(Lantana montevidensis)

New Botanary Words

Name Pronunciation Meaning
Lachnostachys  lak-no-STAK-iss  From the Greek lachne (wool, woolly hair) and stachys (spike)  
carmenensis  kar-men-EN-sis  For Professor Carmen González Castañeda, wife of 20th century cactus enthusiast M. Castañeda  
colademononis  koh-luh-dee-mon-OH-nis  From the Spanish vernacular name Cola de Mono (meaning monkey's tail)  
Griffinia  grif-FIN-ee-uh  In honor of William Griffin, 19th century explorer, colonial administrator, and governor of South Australia, then of Cape Colony, South Africa. and then of New Zealand  

Plants Added Yesterday:

Plant
Firethorn 'Ruby Mound'
Pyracantha
Lantana 'Spreading Sunset'
Lantana
Hybrid Camellia 'Pink Bouquet'
Camellia
Bougainvillea 'Don Mario'
Bougainvillea
Japanese Black Pine 'Majestic Beauty'
Pinus thunbergii
Rocky Mountain Juniper, Creeping Juniper 'Blue Creeper'
Juniperus scopulorum
Indian Hawthorn 'Charisma'
Rhaphiolepis indica
Indian Hawthorn, White Indian Hawthorn 'Spring Rapture'
Rhaphiolepis indica
Red-Tipped Photinia, Fraser Photinia 'Indian Princess'
Photinia x fraseri
Daylily 'Wild Cat'
Hemerocallis
Daylily 'The Wonderful Thing About Tigers'
Hemerocallis
Abelia 'Prostrate White'
Abelia x grandiflora
Bougainvillea 'Manila Red'
Bougainvillea
Daylily 'True North'
Hemerocallis
Bougainvillea 'Tahitian Maid'
Bougainvillea
Daylily
Hemerocallis Tux and Tails
Holly 'Ebony Magic'
Ilex
Griffinia
Griffinia alba
Griffinia
Griffinia aracensis
Griffinia
Griffinia arifolia
Griffinia
Griffinia colatinensis
Griffinia
Griffinia concinna
Griffinia
Griffinia cordata
Griffinia
Griffinia espiritensis
Griffinia
Griffinia hyacinthina
Griffinia
Griffinia ilheusiana
Griffinia
Griffinia intermedia
Griffinia
Griffinia itambensis
Griffinia
Griffinia leucantha
Griffinia
Griffinia liboniana
Griffinia
Griffinia mucurina
Griffinia
Griffinia parviflora
Griffinia
Griffinia paubrasilica
Griffinia
Griffinia rochae
Griffinia
Griffinia nocturna
Griffinia
Griffinia gardneriana
Tall Bearded Iris 'Autumn Prince'
Iris
Japanese Orixa 'Pearl Frost'
Orixa japonica
Nomocharis
Nomocharis forrestii
Grey Mangrove
Avicennia marina subsp. australasica

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Have a good day, and happy gardening!

Dave

 

And that's the way it was... October 26, 2009