The PlantFiles Newsletter Covering the events of June 23, 2010, on which 179 members joined.

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(Edward A. Murphy, Jr., USAF engineer)

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Member Addition Description travellover Tall Bearded Iris 'Generosity' (Iris ) travellover Tall Bearded Iris 'Country Manor' (Iris ) travellover Tall Bearded Iris 'Rain Man' (Iris ) travellover Tall Bearded Iris 'Anna Lou' (Iris ) travellover Tall Bearded Iris 'Love Is' (Iris ) travellover Border Bearded Iris 'Sonja's Selah' (Iris ) atisch Moth Orchid (Phalaenopsis aphrodite) eyleene Fishtail Japanese Camellia 'Quercifolia' (Camellia japonica) eyleene Common Camellia, Japanese Camellia 'Unryu' (Camellia japonica) OKI_T Daylily 'Snow Ballerina' (Hemerocallis ) OKI_T Daylily 'Snow Ballerina' (Hemerocallis ) OKI_T Daylily 'Snow Ballerina' (Hemerocallis ) OKI_T Daylily 'Yellow Ribbon' (Hemerocallis ) OKI_T Daylily 'Yellow Ribbon' (Hemerocallis ) OKI_T Daylily 'Yellow Ribbon' (Hemerocallis ) OKI_T Daylily 'Nina Winegar' (Hemerocallis ) OKI_T Daylily 'Canadian Border Patrol' (Hemerocallis ) OKI_T Daylily 'Scarlet Orbit' (Hemerocallis ) OKI_T Daylily 'Kindly Light' (Hemerocallis ) OKI_T Daylily 'Kindly Light' (Hemerocallis ) OKI_T Daylily 'Kindly Light' (Hemerocallis ) ialeggs2 Daylily 'Bumble Bee' (Hemerocallis ) turektaylor Daylily 'Happy Apache' (Hemerocallis ) atisch Moth Orchid (Phalaenopsis aphrodite) bsimpson1972 Tulip Poplar, Tulip Tree (Liriodendron tulipifera) bsimpson1972 Tulip Poplar, Tulip Tree (Liriodendron tulipifera) bsimpson1972 Tulip Poplar, Tulip Tree (Liriodendron tulipifera) atisch Guarisophleya Jewel Box (Guarisophleya ) Carkeekfish Smoke Tree 'Golden Spirit' (Cotinus coggygria) turektaylor Daylily 'Tombstone Arizona' (Hemerocallis ) turektaylor Daylily 'Tombstone Arizona' (Hemerocallis ) turektaylor Daylily 'Tombstone Arizona' (Hemerocallis ) turektaylor Daylily 'Cherry Chocolate' (Hemerocallis ) CleanSlate Daylily 'Gustav Rogul' (Hemerocallis ) CleanSlate Daylily 'Gustav Rogul' (Hemerocallis ) CleanSlate Daylily 'Jedi Great Feeling' (Hemerocallis ) turektaylor Daylily 'Cherry Chocolate' (Hemerocallis ) turektaylor Daylily 'Cherry Chocolate' (Hemerocallis ) CleanSlate Daylily 'Tears Of Love' (Hemerocallis ) turektaylor Daylily 'Undercurrent' (Hemerocallis ) CleanSlate Daylily 'Vanilla Sorbet' (Hemerocallis ) turektaylor Daylily 'Lies and Lipstick' (Hemerocallis ) CleanSlate Daylily 'Gentle Rose' (Hemerocallis ) turektaylor Daylily 'Lies and Lipstick' (Hemerocallis ) turektaylor Daylily 'Pirate King' (Hemerocallis ) turektaylor Daylily 'Pirate King' (Hemerocallis ) CleanSlate Daylily 'Jan's Twister' (Hemerocallis ) turektaylor Daylily 'Rosy Rhino' (Hemerocallis ) turektaylor Daylily 'Rosy Rhino' (Hemerocallis ) turektaylor Daylily 'Julie Banks' (Hemerocallis ) CleanSlate Daylily 'Super Doll' (Hemerocallis ) turektaylor Daylily 'Courting Trouble' (Hemerocallis ) turektaylor Daylily 'Courting Trouble' (Hemerocallis ) kudrick Alabama Wild Ginger 'Woodlanders Select' (Asarum speciosum) turektaylor Daylily 'Circle Of Secrets' (Hemerocallis ) turektaylor Daylily 'Circle Of Secrets' (Hemerocallis ) turektaylor Daylily 'Jamaican Rita' (Hemerocallis ) turektaylor Daylily 'Jamaican Rita' (Hemerocallis ) turektaylor Daylily 'Still Dreaming' (Hemerocallis ) turektaylor Daylily 'Pirate King' (Hemerocallis ) turektaylor Daylily 'Pirate King' (Hemerocallis ) MollyJane Daylily 'Ginger Whip' (Hemerocallis ) MollyJane Daylily 'Lady Inara' (Hemerocallis ) MollyJane Daylily 'Boagie' (Hemerocallis ) MeMow Tall Bearded Iris 'Pastel Lei' (Iris ) CactusJordi Coryphantha (Coryphantha vaupeliana) Qortni Floribunda Rose 'Black Cherry' (Rosa ) Qortni Floribunda Rose 'Black Cherry' (Rosa ) judithandrews Standard Dwarf Bearded Iris 'Citrus Blast' (Iris ) judithandrews Tall Bearded Iris 'Clear Choice' (Iris ) CleanSlate Daylily 'Something Wonderful' (Hemerocallis ) judithandrews Tall Bearded Iris 'Cleo Coston' (Iris ) CleanSlate Daylily 'Becky Lynn' (Hemerocallis ) rainewalker Berlandier Acacia (Acacia berlandieri) rainewalker Berlandier Acacia (Acacia berlandieri) rainewalker Berlandier Acacia (Acacia berlandieri) CleanSlate Daylily 'Butter Pecan' (Hemerocallis ) CleanSlate Daylily 'Butter Pecan' (Hemerocallis ) judithandrews Tall Bearded Iris 'Constantine' (Iris ) CleanSlate Daylily 'Tani' (Hemerocallis ) judithandrews Tall Bearded Iris 'Coral Splendor' (Iris ) judithandrews Tall Bearded Iris 'Cowboy In Black' (Iris ) judithandrews Tall Bearded Iris 'Crackling Caldera' (Iris ) judithandrews Tall Bearded Iris 'Crash Course' (Iris ) CleanSlate Daylily 'Siloam Merle Kent' (Hemerocallis ) judithandrews Standard Dwarf Bearded Iris 'Cup Of Joy' (Iris ) judithandrews Border Bearded Iris 'Cut Above' (Iris ) CleanSlate Daylily 'Betty Benz' (Hemerocallis ) CleanSlate Daylily 'Today's Charm' (Hemerocallis ) CleanSlate Daylily 'Pardon Me' (Hemerocallis ) CleanSlate Daylily 'Big Smile' (Hemerocallis ) judithandrews Tall Bearded Iris 'Dakota Smoke' (Iris ) judithandrews Tall Bearded Iris 'Dale Yost' (Iris ) judithandrews Intermediate Bearded iris 'Dark Forces' (Iris ) Chere Tall Bearded Iris 'Butterfly Kiss' (Iris ) Rowena_Italy Currant Tomato 'Tess's Land Race Currant' (Lycopersicon pimpinellifolium) lindseyp Pincushion Flower 'Summer Berries' (Scabiosa ) lindseyp Pincushion Flower 'Summer Berries' (Scabiosa ) judithandrews Tall Bearded Iris 'Dark Hollow' (Iris ) judithandrews Tall Bearded Iris 'Daughter of Stars' (Iris ) judithandrews Tall Bearded Iris 'Dawn to Dusk' (Iris ) judithandrews Intermediate Bearded Iris 'Dazzling' (Iris ) judithandrews Tall Bearded Iris 'Designer Label' (Iris ) judithandrews Tall Bearded Iris 'Decadence' (Iris ) judithandrews Tall Bearded Iris 'Dialect' (Iris ) judithandrews Tall Bearded Iris 'Discovered Treasure' (Iris ) judithandrews Tall Bearded Iris 'Ditch Rider' (Iris ) judithandrews Tall Bearded Iris 'Dorothy Devenport' (Iris ) judithandrews Tall Bearded Iris 'Dream Team' (Iris ) vbbharmon Daylily 'Tropic Sunset' (Hemerocallis ) judithandrews Border Bearded Iris 'Double Banded' (Iris ) achancy Prairie Gentian, Lisianthus, Texas Bluebell 'Florida Blue' (Eustoma grandiflorum) crisymei Hybrid Tea Rose 'Oregold' (Rosa ) crisymei Floribunda Rose 'Evening Star' (Rosa ) crisymei Floribunda Rose 'Brass Band' (Rosa ) crisymei Floribunda Rose 'Brass Band' (Rosa ) crisymei Hybrid Tea Rose 'Touch of Class' (Rosa ) crisymei Hybrid Tea Rose 'Madame Violet' (Rosa ) crisymei Hybrid Tea Rose 'Madame Violet' (Rosa ) crisymei Hybrid Tea Rose 'Sunbright' (Rosa ) crisymei Hybrid Tea Rose 'Gift of Life' (Rosa ) Xenomorf Jojoba (Simmondsia chinensis) Xenomorf Jojoba (Simmondsia chinensis) Xenomorf Jojoba (Simmondsia chinensis) Xenomorf Jojoba (Simmondsia chinensis) Xenomorf Jojoba (Simmondsia chinensis) Xenomorf Jojoba (Simmondsia chinensis) Xenomorf Jojoba (Simmondsia chinensis) Xenomorf Jojoba (Simmondsia chinensis) Xenomorf Jojoba (Simmondsia chinensis) Xenomorf Showy Milkweed, Greek Milkweed (Asclepias speciosa) Xenomorf Showy Milkweed, Greek Milkweed (Asclepias speciosa) Xenomorf Showy Milkweed, Greek Milkweed (Asclepias speciosa) Xenomorf Matucana (Matucana aurantiaca subsp. currundayensis) Xenomorf Matucana (Matucana aurantiaca subsp. currundayensis) Xenomorf Matucana (Matucana tuberculata) Xenomorf Matucana (Matucana tuberculata) Xenomorf Viznaga de Dulce (Melocactus curvispinus subsp. dawsonii) Xenomorf Viznaga de Dulce (Melocactus curvispinus subsp. dawsonii) Xenomorf Viznaga de Dulce (Melocactus curvispinus subsp. dawsonii) Xenomorf Opuntia (Opuntia elatior) Xenomorf Opuntia (Opuntia elatior) Xenomorf Opuntia (Opuntia elatior) Xenomorf Opuntia (Opuntia elatior) Xenomorf Opuntia (Opuntia elatior) Xenomorf Opuntia (Opuntia elatior) gtr1017 Great Burdock, Edible Burdock, Cockle-Button, Beggar's Buttons (Arctium lappa) goldendragon ZZ Plant, Aroid Palm, Succulent Philodendron (Zamioculcas zamiifolia) wroberts9147 Virginia Spiderwort, Widow's-Tears 'Zwanenburg Blue' (Tradescantia x andersoniana) cactus_lover Egyptian Mimosa, Egyptian Thorn, Scented Thorn, Scented-pod Acacia (Acacia nilotica) cactus_lover Egyptian Mimosa, Egyptian Thorn, Scented Thorn, Scented-pod Acacia (Acacia nilotica) cactus_lover Katsagon (Heterophragma adenophyllum) cactus_lover Katsagon (Heterophragma adenophyllum) cactus_lover Katsagon (Heterophragma adenophyllum) cactus_lover Katsagon (Heterophragma adenophyllum) cactus_lover Katsagon (Heterophragma adenophyllum) cactus_lover Primrose Jasmine, Chinese Jasmine (Jasminum mesnyi) cactus_lover Primrose Jasmine, Chinese Jasmine (Jasminum mesnyi) cactus_lover Sacred Jasmine, Pikake, Asiatic Jasmine 'Maid of Orleans' (Jasminum sambac) cactus_lover Sacred Jasmine, Pikake, Asiatic Jasmine 'Maid of Orleans' (Jasminum sambac) rainewalker Sunshine Mimosa, Powderpuff, Sensitive Plant (Mimosa strigillosa)

New Botanary Words

Name Pronunciation Meaning Otostegia   o-to-STEG-ee-a   From the Greek otus (ear) and stege (roof or covering), referring to the elongated petals   leiocalyx   lee-oh-KAL-iks   From the Greek leios (smooth) and calyx   verdcourtii   verd-KORT-ee-eye   Named for Dr. Bernard Verdcourt, 21st century biologist and taxonomist at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew   candens   KAN-denz   From the Latin candeo, meaning a very bright (dazzling) white   Balsamocitrus   bal-sam-oh-SIT-rus   From the Greek balsamon (balsam) and kitron (lemon, lime, citrus)   Psathyrostachys   sath-er-oh-STAK-iss   From the Greek psathyros (fragile) and stachys (spike)   Pseudocymopterus   soo-do-sim-OP-ter-us   False Cympopterus, genus name from the Greek cyma (wave) and pteron (wing), referring to its fruit   Pleuraphis   plur-RAF-iss   From the Greek pleura (side or lateral) and raphis (needle)   Gymnopogon   jim-no-PO-gon   From the Greek gymnos (naked) and pogon (beard)   nectariferus   nek-tar-IF-erus   Bearing nectar   nectarifera   nek-tar-IF-er-a   Bearing nectar   nectariferum   nek-tar-IF-er-um   Bearing nectar   binectariferum   bi-nek-tar-IF-er-um   From the Greek bi (two), and nectariferum (bearing nectar)   binectariferus   bi-nek-tar-IF-er-us   From the greek bi (two) and nectariferus (bearing nectar)   binectarifera   bi-nek-tar-IF-er-a   From the Greek bi (two) and nectarifera (bearing nectar)   Bakeridesia   baker-id-ES-ee-a   Named for Edmund Gilbert Baker, 20th century British botanist and plant collector in South Africa   aphrodite   a-fro-DI-tee   In Greek mythology, the goddess of love   alexandri   al-eks-AN-dree   Named for Dr. R.C. Alexander, 19th century Scottish physician and botanist   chirindensis   chir-in-DEN-sis   Of or from the Chirinda forests near Zimbabwe and Mozambique   chirindense   chir-in-DEN-see   Of or from the Chirinda forests near Zimbabwe and Mozambique   melanophloeos   mel-a-no-FLO-os   Dark bark   strawii   STRAW-ee-eye   Named for Richard Myron Straw, 21st century California botanist   prunina   pru-NEE-na   Resembling Prunus (genus name for plums)

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Final Notes

Have a good day, and happy gardening!

Dave

And that's the way it was... June 23, 2010