The PlantFiles Newsletter

Covering the events of May 24, 2005, on which 279 members joined. 		PF Logo

Gardening Quote of the Day

"Weeding is ironically one of the most skilled and yet underrated activities of practical horticulture. People who don't know how to weed shouldn't do it. People who know how to weed are gardeners. (from The Art of Weeding)"

(C.E. Clary)

The PlantFiles Photo of the Day

'Princess Diana'
Clematis texensis
By violabird

PF Photo of the Day

Activity Report:

48 new plants were added to the database.
37 new descriptions were added.
78 new images were added.
2424 new options were checked off.

Comments

Member Addition Description
cinemike Positive CommentFairy Foxglove
(Erinus alpinus)
Melissa_Ohio Neutral CommentDaylily 'Remembering Rose'
(Hemerocallis )
Melissa_Ohio Neutral CommentDaylily 'Renegade Red'
(Hemerocallis )
Melissa_Ohio Neutral CommentDaylily 'Rings Of Time'
(Hemerocallis )
Melissa_Ohio Neutral CommentDaylily 'Ricky Rose'
(Hemerocallis )
prettywitty Neutral CommentMandevilla, Dipladenia
(Mandevilla splendens)
kell Positive CommentAngel's Trumpet, Angels Trumpet 'Susanne'
(Brugmansia )
saya Positive CommentSea Thrift, Sea Pink, Common Thrift 'Alba'
(Armeria maritima)
linjasar Positive CommentClematis 'Crystal Fountain'
(Clematis )
bootandall Positive CommentHosta 'June'
(Hosta )
tajataja Positive CommentAngel Trumpet, Angel's Trumpet
(Brugmansia )
Breezymeadow Positive CommentLemon Balm
(Melissa officinalis)
Krockyrat Neutral CommentHidden Ginger, Hidden Lily
(Curcuma petiolata)
JaxFlaGardener Positive CommentAngel Trumpet, Angel's Trumpet
(Brugmansia )
JaxFlaGardener Positive CommentStaghorn Fern, Elkhorn Fern, Antelope Ears
(Platycerium bifurcatum)
devons11 Positive CommentFuzzy Deutzia
(Deutzia scabra)
devons11 Negative CommentWater Smartweed
(Polygonum coccineum)
Melissa_Ohio Neutral CommentDaylily 'Rhapsody In Time'
(Hemerocallis )
Melissa_Ohio Neutral CommentDaylily 'Return To Silence'
(Hemerocallis )
Clare_CA Positive Comment 'Fairy Castle'
(Cereus tetragonus)
brugmansialover Positive CommentNatal Plum
(Carissa macrocarpa)
wubba Positive CommentFastigiate Hornbeam, Columnar Hornbeam 'Fastigiata'
(Carpinus betulus)
PurplePansies Positive CommentGolden Oregano 'Aureum'
(Origanum vulgare)
PurplePansies Positive CommentLavendin 'Silver Edge'
(Lavandula x intermedia)
doss Neutral Commentclematis 'Etoile Rose'
(Clematis viticella)
Calif_Sue Positive CommentMask Flower
(Alonsoa meridionalis)
linjasar Positive CommentTall Bearded Iris 'Clarence'
(Iris )
Farmerdill Neutral CommentChinese Cabbage, Napa, Michihli, Wong Bok 'Baw Ploy'
(Brassica pekinensis)
lily4me Positive CommentSnowball Bush, European Snowball 'Roseum'
(Viburnum opulus)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentChinese Cabbage, Napa, Michihli, Wong Bok 'Okinawa'
(Brassica pekinensis)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentChinese Cabbage, Napa, Michihli, Wong Bok 'Bomb'
(Brassica pekinensis)
CaptMicha Negative CommentSmartweed, Big Seeded Smartweed
(Persicaria pensylvanica)
CaptMicha Positive CommentRose Campion 'Angel's Blush'
(Lychnis coronaria)
cmwhets3 Neutral CommentPin Cushion Plant, Coral Bead Plant, Baby Tears
(Nertera granadensis)
Moonglow Positive CommentFloribunda Rose 'Tuscan Sun'
(Rosa )
PurplePansies Positive CommentCoral Bells, Alumroot, Coralbells, Alum Root 'Green Spice'
(Heuchera americana)
JoanJ Positive CommentReblooming Tall Bearded Iris 'Immortality'
(Iris )

Images

Member Addition Description
mtiltonImageHybrid Tea Rose 'Special Merit'
(Rosa )
zsnpImageEuropean Linden, Common Lime Tree 'Wratislaviensis'
(Tilia x europaea)
palmbobImage
(Dyckia encholirioides X brevifolia)
raysplantsImageYellow Flag 'Roy Davidson'
(Iris pseudacorus)
puttytatImageTall Bearded Broken Color Iris 'Cheetah Cheese'
(Iris )
sweezelImageTea Rose 'Mons. Tillier'
(Rosa )
htopImageFirecracker Plant, Mexican Honeysuckle, Orange Plume Flower
(Justicia spicigera)
Clare_CAImageCommon Lilac, French Lilac 'Krasavitsa Moskvy'
(Syringa vulgaris)
cacti_loverImage
(Parodia crassigibba)
frostweedImageSunflower
(Helianthus annuus)
GalanthophileImage
(Helonius bullata)
HappenstanceImage
(Senecio macrocephalus)
plymouthgardenImageEuropean Beech 'Asplenifolia'
(Fagus sylvatica)
NativePlantFan9ImageBeach Naupaka, Sea Lettuce, Half Flower, Beach Scaevola, Wideleaf Beach Naupaka
(Scaevola taccada var. sericea)
DaylilySLPImageDaylily 'Skyhooks'
(Hemerocallis )
langbrImageTall Bearded Iris 'Stardock'
(Iris )
AnniesWeePlotImageJapanese Snow Pine 'Tani Mano Uki'
(Pinus Pinus parviflora)
lincolnitessImageOrnamental Mullein, Verbascum 'Southern Charm'
(Verbascum )
EquilibriumImageHardy Ageratum, Blue Mistflower
(Conoclinium coelestinum)
John_BenootImageMiniature Tall Bearded Iris 'Concord Sprite'
(Iris )
tazzyImageLouisiana Iris 'Prix D' Elegance'
(Iris )
Gindee77ImageHybrid Tea Rose 'First Prize'
(Rosa )
XenomorfImageCrested Saguaro
(Carnegiea gigantea f. cristate)
rylaffImageDaylily 'Brent Gabriel'
(Hemerocallis )
shadowgirlImageLouisiana Iris 'Cherry Twist'
(Iris )
kdjoergensenImageAsiatic Lily 'Blazing Dwarf' 'Blazing Dwarf'
(Lilium )
CHAImageTall Bearded Iris 'Gold of Ophir'
(Iris )
violabirdImage 'Princess Diana'
(Clematis texensis)
mkjonesImageBlack-Eyed Susan Vine 'Alba'
(Thunbergia alata)
jhayes5032ImageJapanese Maple 'Purple Ghost'
(Acer palmatum)
mghImageTall Bearded Iris 'Easter Bonnet'
(Iris )
emilyrasmusImageAsiatic Lily 'Coral Sunset'
(Lilium )
jnanaImageButterfly Plant 'Stripe'
(Christia obcordata)
kniphofiaImageMiniature Jonquilla Daffodil 'Pipit'
(Narcissus )
bootandallImageDwarf Fothergilla, Dwarf Witch Alder 'Blue Mist'
(Fothergilla gardenii)
Todd_BolandImageHemlock Parsley
(Conioselinum chinense)
henryr10ImageYellow Flag
(Iris pseudacorus)
LynnCanGrowItImageSpotted Dead Nettle 'Anne Greenaway'
(Lamium maculatum)
melodyImageMuscadine, Southern Fox Grape, Scuppernong, Bullace
(Vitis rotundifolia)
MobyImageLily-of-the-Altai, Lavender Mountain Lily, Siberian Lily, Tartar Lily
(Ixiolirion tataricum)
rh3708ImageTall Bearded Iris 'Aaron's Dagger'
(Iris )
flowerfrenzyImageTall Bearded Iris 'Bold Encounter'
(Iris )
lmellingImageHosta 'Grand Marquee'
(Hosta )
FarmerdillImageBroccoli 'Coronado Crown'
(Brassica oleracea var. botrytis)
kennedyhImage
(Gastrodia sesamoides)
BassetMomImageMiniature Rose 'Earthquake'
(Rosa )
chenning3ImageTall Bearded Iris 'Oriental Glory'
(Iris )
PotEmUpImageChandalier Plant
(Kalanchoe manginii)
MikenMyrtleImageTall Bearded Iris 'Amplified'
(Iris )
anitahillImageViolet Sage, Ornamental Meadow Sage, Balkan Clary, Perennial Woodland Sage 'Mainacht'
(Salvia nemorosa)
bed24ImageMontauk Daisy, Nippon Daisy
(Nipponanthemum nipponicum)
CaptMichaImagePawpaw
(Asimina triloba)
kellImageAngel's Trumpet, Angels Trumpet 'Susanne'
(Brugmansia )
jumprooImageRed Japanese Painted Fern 'Ursula's Red'
(Athyrium niponicum)
mgarrImageClematis 'Henryi'
(Clematis )
sayaImageBracted Daylily, Small Daylily, Grassleaf Daylily
(Hemerocallis dumortieri)
flowergirlgolfImageHydrangea 'Pretty Maiden'
(Hydrangea serrata)
lauriefImageStandard Dwarf Bearded Iris 'Gentle Grace'
(Iris )
artconsImageRoyal Poinciana, Flamboyant Tree, Flame Tree, Peacock Flower, Gulmohar
(Delonix regia)
leeann6ImageKlein's Pencil Cactus
(Cylindropuntia kleiniae)
JodyCImageDutch Iris
(Iris x hollandica)
Songbird839ImageTall Bearded Iris 'Supreme Sultan'
(Iris )
sugarlumpImageTree Peony 'Hatsugarasu'
(Paeonia suffruticosa)
lisamrImageAutumn Sage 'Maraschino'
(Salvia greggii)
sundryImageWalking Iris, Apostle Plant
(Neomarica gracilis)
trilian15ImageFlowering Almond
(Prunus triloba)
RWhizImageAloe
(Aloe brevifolia)
cinemikeImageFairy Foxglove
(Erinus alpinus)
Melissa_OhioImageDaylily 'Remus'
(Hemerocallis )
angeleImageFlax-flowered Ipomopsis
(Ipomopsis longiflora)
Kruch72ImageCutleaf Staghorn Sumac 'Tiger Eyes (Bailtiger)'
(Rhus Typhina)
TuttiFruttiImageSnapdragon 'Solstice Yellow'
(Antirrhinum majus)
jamaicanfairyImageTriple yellow hibiscus
( )
Calif_SueImageAlstroemeria
(Alstroemeria pelegrina)
daylily970ImageColeus, Flame Nettle, Painted Nettle 'Needlepoint'
(Solenostemon scutellarioides)
MoonglowImageFloribunda Rose 'Tuscan Sun'
(Rosa )
tripletmomma2KImageFleabane 'Gaiety'
(Erigeron )
BUFFY690ImageHybrid Tea Rose 'American Dream'
(Rosa )

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Dave Whitinger

 

And that's the way it was... May 24, 2005