The PlantFiles Newsletter

Covering the events of May 17, 2005, on which 244 members joined. 		PF Logo

Gardening Quote of the Day

"Almost any garden, if you see it at just the right moment, can be confused with paradise."

(Henry Mitchell, American gardener)

The PlantFiles Photo of the Day

Jacob's Ladder 'Purple Rain'
Polemonium yezoense
By zsnp

PF Photo of the Day

Activity Report:

63 new plants were added to the database.
48 new descriptions were added.
76 new images were added.
847 new options were checked off.

Comments

Member Addition Description
Shirley1md Positive CommentRhododendron 'Scintillation'
(Rhododendron )
LilyLover_UT Positive CommentCandytuft 'Snowflake'
(Iberis sempervirens)
Morph Positive CommentSmooth Luffa, Sponge Luffa, Climbing Okra, Dishrag Gourd
(Luffa cylindrica)
jnana Negative CommentAustralian Pine, Horsetail Casuarina
(Casuarina equisetifolia)
jnana Negative CommentAsparagus Fern, Sprenger Asparagus 'Sprengeri'
(Asparagus densiflorus)
jnana Negative CommentBrazilian Pepper Tree
(Schinus terebinthifolius)
jnana Negative CommentQueen Palm, Cocos Plumosa, Jeriva
(Syagrus romanzoffiana)
palmbob Positive Comment
(Aloe laeta)
joshz8a Positive CommentStromanthe
(Stromanthe sanguinea)
Breezymeadow Positive CommentWishbone Flower
(Torenia fournieri)
jasmerr Positive CommentEnglish Rose, Austin Rose 'Abraham Darby'
(Rosa )
Retired99 Positive CommentShrub Rose 'Belinda's Dream'
(Rosa )
jklewis Positive CommentTwinleaf, Helmet Pod, Ground Squirrel Pea
(Jeffersonia diphylla)
Gindee77 Positive CommentBoubon Rose 'Reine Victoria' 'Reine Victoria'
(rosa )
Gindee77 Positive CommentBourbon Rose 'Louise Odier'
(Rosa )
Gindee77 Positive CommentDaylily 'Frans Hals'
(Hemerocallis )
Gindee77 Positive CommentOriental Lily 'Tom Pouce'
(Lilium )
Xenomorf Neutral Comment 'Jusbertii'
(Harrisia )
hanna1 Positive CommentDusty Miller, Silver Ragwort
(Senecio cineraria)
devilishdebi Positive CommentLamium
(Lamium garganicum)
hanna1 Positive CommentScotch Broom
(Cytisus scoparius)
hanna1 Positive CommentStrawberry 'Sequoia'
(Fragaria x ananassa)
tajataja Positive CommentClimbing Polyantha Rose, Old Garden Rose, Redoute Rose 'Seven Sisters'
(Rosa multiflora)
twiggybuds Positive CommentShrub Rose 'Belinda's Dream'
(Rosa )
sedgewyck734 Positive CommentSnail Vine
(Phaseolus caracalla)
Benjohnson Positive CommentColumbine 'SwallowtailŽ'
(Aquilegia )
Farmerdill Neutral CommentCucumber 'Saldo'
(Cucumis sativus)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentCucumber 'Toril'
(Cucumis sativus)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentCucumber 'Visa'
(Cucumis sativus)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentCucumber 'Wendy'
(Cucumis sativus)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentCucumber 'BSK 878'
(Cucumis sativus)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentCucumber 'BSK 2029'
(Cucumis sativus)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentBell Pepper 'Announce'
(Capsicum annuum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentBell Pepper 'Goal'
(Capsicum annuum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentBell Pepper 'Pax'
(Capsicum annuum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentBell Pepper 'Puma'
(Capsicum annuum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentBell Pepper 'Solution'
(Capsicum annuum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentBell Pepper 'Forward'
(Capsicum annuum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentBell Pepper 'Score'
(Capsicum annuum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentTomato 'Spicie'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentTomato 'Swift'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentTomato 'BST 6624'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentTomato 'Axxion'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentTomato 'Cheers'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentTomato 'Navigator'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
Gindee77 Positive CommentBlue Fescue 'Elijah's Blue'
(Festuca cinerea)
Gindee77 Positive CommentRose 'Camisole'
(Rosa )
Gindee77 Positive CommentMiniature Rose 'Minnie Pearl'
(Rosa )

Images

Member Addition Description
TomtomImageRing Bellflower
(Symphyandra cretica)
htopImageChinese Yellow Banana, Golden Lotus Banana
(Musella lasiocarpa)
smiln32ImageColeus 'Merlot'
(Solenostemon scutellarioides)
frostweedImageCorn Poppy, Field Poppy, Flanders Field Poppy, Shirley Poppy
(Papaver rhoeas)
dossImageBorder Bearded Iris 'Thumkin'
(Iris )
Melissa_OhioImageIris 'Mildred Presby'
(Iris )
EquilibriumImage Trillium, Wake Robin
(Trillium grandiflorum)
sweezelImageSedum
(Sedum palmeri)
cacti_loverImageGiant Barrel Cactus, Biznaga Gigante
(Echinocactus platyacanthus)
mtiltonImageSnap Bean or Dry Bean 'Black Valentine'
(Phaseolus vulgaris)
rylaffImageTropical Day-Blooming Water Lily, Waterlily 'Queen of Siam'
(Nymphaea )
angeleImageBlack-Spine Prickly Pear, Purple Prickly Pear, Red-joint Prickly Pear, Texas Santa Rita
(Opuntia macrocentra)
CaptMichaImageViridiflora Tulip 'Artist'
(Tulipa )
bootandallImagePittosporum 'Stephens Island'
(Pittosporum )
AnniesWeePlotImageWoolly Thyme
(Thymus pseudolanuginosus)
lmellingImageEuropean Plum 'Stanley'
(Prunus domestica)
MikenMyrtleImageHybrid Tea Rose 'Double Delight'
(Rosa )
zsnpImageJacob's Ladder 'Purple Rain'
(Polemonium yezoense)
XenomorfImageAlastrado, Chique-chique, Xiquixique, Xique-xique, Xique-xique das Pedras
(Pilosocereus gounellei subsp. gounellei)
LilyponImageVirginia Strawberry, Wild Strawberry
(Fragaria virginiana)
Shelly221ImageHard-shelled Gourd, Calabash 'Bottle'
(Lagenaria siceraria)
coo_sasukeImageTall Bearded Iris 'Starship Enterprise'
(Iris )
bugaboo22ImageDoublefile Viburnum 'Shasta'
(Viburnum plicatum var. tomentosum)
wubbaImageDouble Late Tulip, Peony-flowered Tulip 'Angelique'
(Tulipa )
Todd_BolandImageKabschia Saxifrage 'Marianna'
(Saxifraga X borisii)
Big_RedImageLettuce 'Black-Seeded Simpson'
(Lactuca sativa)
QueenBImageCanna Lily 'Grand Duc'
(Canna x generalis)
flowerfrenzyImageTall Bearded Iris 'Heaven'
(Iris )
spaceman_spiffImageGhost Plant, Mother of Pearl Plant
(Graptopetalum paraguayense)
StreverImageVariegated Beach Hibiscus, Sea Hibiscus, Cotton Tree, Cottonwood, Mahoe 'Albo-variegatus'
(Hibiscus tiliaceus)
ToxicodendronImagePassion Flower, Passionflower 'Lady Margaret'
(Passiflora )
victorgardenerImageDoublefile Viburnum 'Shasta'
(Viburnum plicatum var. tomentosum)
DaylilySLPImageDaylily 'Red Suspenders'
(Hemerocallis )
mkjonesImageSedum '"Tricolor"'
(Sedum )
KelliImageClaret Cup Cactus, Strawberry Cactus, Crimson Hedgehog Cactus
(Echinocereus triglochidiatus)
Clare_CAImageRed Lotus Tree
(Manglietia insignis)
jhayes5032ImageJapanese Maple 'Oridono nishiki'
(Acer palmatum)
UrsulaImage
(Malesherbia multiflora)
raysplantsImage '"Ivory"'
(Iris pseudacorus)
HappenstanceImageHybrid Tea Rose 'Spice Twice'
(Rosa )
trilian15ImageHairy Wood-rush
(Luzula pilosa)
lincolnitessImageColeus, Painted Nettle 'Red Trailing Queen'
(Solenostemon scutellarioides)
palmbobImageHardy Century Plant
(Agave obscura)
leeann6ImagePurple Pincushion, Common Ball Cactus, Beehive Cactus
(Coryphantha vivipara)
Calif_SueImageTropical Hibiscus 'Hula Girl'
(Hibiscus rosa-sinensis)
jnnImageBlanket Flower, Indian Blanket 'Torchlight'
(Gaillardia x grandiflora)
FarmerdillImageBroccoli 'Coronado Crown'
(Brassica oleracea var. botrytis)
out2gardenImageCushion Spurge
(Euphorbia polychroma)
darylImageVariegated Saxifraga Primuloides, Miniature London Pride 'Primuloides Variegata'
(Saxifraga umbrosa)
kennedyhImageCrucifix Orchid
(Epidendrum radicans)
kniphofiaImageMarsh Violet, Bog Violet
(Viola palustris)
artconsImageSnow Squarestem
(Melanthera nivea)
henryr10ImageGreater Meadow Rue, Columbine Meadow Rue
(Thalictrum aquilegifolium)
hanna1ImageVariegated Japanese Knotweed, Speckled Mexican Bamboo 'Variegata'
(Polygonum cuspidatum)
puttytatImageTall Bearded Iris 'Celestial Explosion'
(Iris )
MobyImageTall Bearded Space Age Iris 'Horny Lorii'
(Iris )
WillowWaspImageFlaming Katy, Christmas Kalanchoe 'CalandivaŽ Dark Pink'
(Kalanchoe blossfeldiana)
picanteImageFern Leaf Peony 'Rubra Flora Plena'
(Paeonia tenuifolia)
MorphImageSmooth Luffa, Sponge Luffa, Climbing Okra, Dishrag Gourd
(Luffa cylindrica)
MotherNature4ImagePurple Chinese Hat, Tahitian Hat Plant, Parasol flower
(Holmskioldia tettensis)
aztropicImageBuccaneer Palm, Cherry Palm
(Pseudophoenix sargentii)
mvespaImageAmethyst Meadow Squill
(Squill litardierei syn. S. amethystina, pratensis)
gardenermaidImageTropical Hibiscus 'Prince Henry'
(Hibiscus rosa-sinensis)
Gindee77ImageOriental Lily 'Tom Pouce'
(Lilium )
CharlottedaImageHardy Water Lily, Waterlily 'Arc en Ciel'
(Nymphaea odorata)
lauriefImageStandard Dwarf Bearded Iris 'Jewel Baby'
(Iris )
esthomizzyImageLarge-flowered Climber 'AltissimoŽ'
(Rosa )
TuttiFruttiImageSnow Pea 'Oregon Sugar Pod II'
(Pisum sativum var. macrocarpon)
gumllaImageDumbcane, Dumb Cane
(Dieffenbachia seguine)
YTRNImageDaylily 'Spring Fantasy'
(Hemerocallis )
mysticImageScented Geranium 'Rober's Lemon Rose'
(Pelargonium graveolens)
Joan_in_OntarioImageRed Horsechestnut, Red Horse Chestnut, Bottlebrush Buckeye 'Briotii'
(Aesculus x carnea)
ruby42ImageHarry van de Laar 'Harry van de Laar'
(Hosta )
blondemommyof2ImageDrago, Dragon Tree
(Dracaena draco)
LilyLover_UTImageCandytuft 'Snowflake'
(Iberis sempervirens)
Shirley1mdImageRhododendron 'Scintillation'
(Rhododendron )

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Have a good day, and happy gardening!

Dave Whitinger

 

And that's the way it was... May 17, 2005