The PlantFiles Newsletter

Covering the events of May 28, 2005, on which 234 members joined. 		PF Logo

Gardening Quote of the Day

"Soil is ultimately a cultural problem, and it will only be corrected by cultural solutions."

(Wendell Berry, American poet, conservationist (born 8/5/1934))

The PlantFiles Photo of the Day

Brugmansia 'Perfect Harmony'

Brugmansia

By tiG

PF Photo of the Day

Activity Report:

42 new plants were added to the database.
52 new descriptions were added.
79 new images were added.
728 new options were checked off.

Comments

Member Addition Description
MotherNature4 Positive CommentTropical Hibiscus 'Tarantella'
(Hibiscus rosa-sinensis)
JoanJ Positive CommentSingle Late Tulip 'Blushing Beauty'
(Tulipa )
sugarweed Neutral CommentMount Diablo Buckwheat
(Eriogonum truncatum)
sterhill Positive CommentChinese Peony, Garden Peony 'Mons. Jules Eli'
(Paeonia lactiflora)
Pyrola5 Positive Comment Bigflower Coreopsis, Largeflowered Tickseed, Tickseed Coreopsis 'Early Sunrise'
(Coreopsis grandiflora)
tiredone Positive CommentCalibrachoa, Million Bells 'Superbells™ Purple'
(Calibrachoa )
mkjones Positive CommentFuchsia 'Alison Patricia'
(Fuchsia )
Farmerdill Positive CommentPeanut 'Tennessee Red'
(Arachis hypogaea)
zairegar Positive CommentAglaonema
(Aglaonema rotundum)
MikenMyrtle Positive CommentTall Bearded Iris 'Before the Storm'
(Iris )
ChrisGG Positive CommentCalibrachoa, Million Bells, Petunia
(Calibrachoa )
zairegar Positive CommentAglaonema Heng Heng
(Aglaonema )
zairegar Positive CommentTaro 'Black Velvet'
(Alocasia reginula)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentEggplant 'Roleks'
(Solanum melongena var. esculentum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentEggplant 'Snow'
(Solanum melongena var. esculentum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentEggplant 'Panda'
(Solanum melongena var. esculentum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentEggplant 'Emperor'
(Solanum melongena var. esculentum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentEggplant 'Tiger'
(Solanum melongena var. esculentum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentEggplant 'Violet Prince'
(Solanum melongena var. esculentum)
shirleyt Positive Comment Bigflower Coreopsis, Largeflowered Tickseed, Tickseed Coreopsis 'Early Sunrise'
(Coreopsis grandiflora)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentEggplant 'Eureka'
(Solanum melongena var. esculentum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentEggplant 'Echo'
(Solanum melongena var. esculentum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentEggplant 'Swing'
(Solanum melongena var. esculentum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentEggplant 'Violet King'
(Solanum melongena var. esculentum)
MotherNature4 Positive CommentVeldt Grape
(Cissus quadrangularis)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentEggplant 'Violet Queen'
(Solanum melongena var. esculentum)
Mainecoon Positive CommentArilbred 'Stars over El Paso'
(Iris Arilbred OGB)
Melissa_Ohio Neutral CommentDaylily 'Rabbit Ears'
(Hemerocallis )
Melissa_Ohio Neutral CommentDaylily 'Rachel'
(Hemerocallis )
Melissa_Ohio Neutral CommentDaylily 'Rachel Jackson'
(Hemerocallis )
Melissa_Ohio Neutral CommentDaylily 'Rachel Cunningham'
(Hemerocallis )
Melissa_Ohio Neutral CommentDaylily 'Rachel Hamrick'
(Hemerocallis )
Melissa_Ohio Neutral CommentDaylily 'Raggedy Andy'
(Hemerocallis )
Melissa_Ohio Neutral CommentDaylily 'Radiant Apogee'
(Hemerocallis )
Melissa_Ohio Neutral CommentDaylily 'Rachel's Hope'
(Hemerocallis )
TomH3787 Neutral CommentOzark Coneflower, Yellow Coneflower
(Echinacea paradoxa)
Mainecoon Positive CommentTall Bearded Iris 'Dracula's Shadow'
(Iris )
Mainecoon Positive CommentTall Bearded Iris 'Quaker Lady'
(Iris )
Farmerdill Neutral CommentSponge Gourd,Luffah, Chinese okra, Dishcloth Gourd, Vegetable Gourd, Cee Gwa, Running 'Huay Kaew'
(Luffa cylindrica)
Mainecoon Positive CommentStandard Dwarf bearded 'Cats Reign'
(iris )
Melissa_Ohio Neutral CommentDaylily 'Sitting Cool'
(Hemerocallis )
Melissa_Ohio Neutral CommentDaylily 'Sir Blackstem'
(Hemerocallis )
Melissa_Ohio Neutral CommentDaylily 'Simply Sensational'
(Hemerocallis )
Melissa_Ohio Neutral CommentDaylily 'Smuggler's Bounty'
(Hemerocallis )
Melissa_Ohio Neutral CommentDaylily 'Song Of Singapore'
(Hemerocallis )
Melissa_Ohio Neutral CommentDaylily 'Snow Blizzard'
(Hemerocallis )
Missyinbama Negative CommentOrnamental Sweet Potato, Sweet Potato Vine 'Tricolor'
(Ipomoea batatas)
Melissa_Ohio Neutral CommentDaylily 'Sounds Of Silence'
(Hemerocallis )
Melissa_Ohio Neutral CommentDaylily 'Southern Charmer'
(Hemerocallis )
Melissa_Ohio Neutral CommentDaylily 'Southland Echoes'
(Hemerocallis )
Melissa_Ohio Neutral CommentDaylily 'Special Moment'
(Hemerocallis )
ArianesGrandma Positive CommentSmoke Tree 'Golden Spirit™'
(Cotinus coggygria)

Images

Member Addition Description
mtiltonImagePotato 'German Butterball'
(Solanum tuberosum)
htopImageFirecracker Plant, Mexican Honeysuckle, Orange Plume Flower
(Justicia spicigera)
Kruch72ImageCoral Bells, Alumroot, Coralbells, Alum Root 'Green Spice'
(Heuchera americana)
NativePlantFan9ImageBeach Naupaka, Sea Lettuce, Half Flower, Beach Scaevola, Wideleaf Beach Naupaka
(Scaevola taccada var. sericea)
tazzyImageLouisiana Iris 'Pumpkin Chiffon'
(Iris )
John_BenootImageIntermediate Bearded Iris 'Prince of Burgundy'
(Iris )
Gindee77ImageEnglish Rose, Austin Rose 'Abraham Darby'
(Rosa )
GalanthophileImageHolly 'Lawsoniana'
(Ilex x altclarensis)
trilian15ImageJohnny Jump-Up, Heartsease, Wild Pansy, Love-in-idleness, Call-me-to-you, Pinkeney John, Herb Trinit
(Viola tricolor)
CHAImageTall Bearded Iris 'Dusky Evening'
(Iris )
MotherNature4ImageTropical Hibiscus 'Tarantella'
(Hibiscus rosa-sinensis)
puttytatImageTall Bearded Space Age Iris 'Doodads'
(Iris )
Todd_BolandImageSeabeach Sandwort
(Honckenya peploides)
lauriefImageStandard Dwarf Bearded Iris 'Yankee Skipper'
(Iris )
rh3708ImageTall Bearded Iris 'Aaron's Dream'
(Iris )
jnanaImageBurrageara Jungle Moss 'Rain Forest'
(Burrageara )
sayaImageBracted Daylily, Small Daylily, Grassleaf Daylily
(Hemerocallis dumortieri)
JodyCImageDutch Iris
(Iris x hollandica)
frostweedImageEastern Purple Coneflower
(Echinacea purpurea)
jhayes5032ImageJapanese Maple 'Trompenburg'
(Acer palmatum)
kennedyhImageGreen Midge-orchid
(Genoplesium buftonianum)
Calif_SueImageFlowering Maple, Chinese Bell Flower, Chinese Lantern 'Tangerine'
(Abutilon )
gumllaImagePeruvian Daffodil
(Hymenocallis festalis)
JanetSImageJapanese Water Iris, Japanese Flag, Russian Iris 'Good Omen'
(Iris ensata)
shimerImageMountain Hydrangea 'Kurohime-Azisai'
(Hydrangea serrata)
flowerfrenzyImageSiberian Iris 'Neat Trick'
(Iris sibirica)
WillowWaspImageJapanese Morning Glory 'Gray Lady'
(Ipomoea nil)
mhelmImageStandard Dwarf Bearded Iris 'Pumpin' Iron'
(Iris )
melodyImagePoison Hemlock
(Conium maculatum)
Big_RedImageWatermelon 'Charleston Grey'
(Citrullus lanatus)
palmbobImage 'Joe Hoak'
(Agave desmettiana X)
XenomorfImageEchinopsis Hybrid 'White Knight'
(Echinopsis )
HappenstanceImagePoliceman's Helmet 'Wine Red'
(Impatiens glandulifera)
lincolnitessImageDaylily 'Saratoga Springtime'
(Hemerocallis )
cacti_loverImageEchinopsis
(Echinopsis aurea var. leucomalla)
QueenBImageSummer Squash Zucchini 'Costata Romanesco'
(Cucurbita pepo)
Shelly221ImageBougainvillea 'Rosenka'
(Bougainvillea )
lmellingImageHosta 'Fortunei Albomarginata'
(Hosta )
CynthiaWilliamsImageSpotted Bellflower 'Cherry Bells'
(Campanula punctata)
Gideon_SAImageOrchid
(Coelogyne massangeana)
drivebytruckerImageStemless Lady's Slipper, Moccasin Flower
(Cypripedium acaule)
BUFFY690Image Bigflower Coreopsis, Largeflowered Tickseed, Tickseed Coreopsis 'Early Sunrise'
(Coreopsis grandiflora)
ToxicodendronImageGiant Solomon's Seal
(Polygonatum biflorum var. commutatum)
mgarrImageBowles Golden Grass 'Bowles Golden'
(Carex elata)
DravencatImageAmaryllis 'Voodoo'
(Hippeastrum )
giancarloImageVariegated Bromeliad 'Chantinii'
(Aechmea variegata)
kenoImageCoral Bells, Alumroot, Coralbells, Alum Root 'Dolce Peach Melba'
(Heuchera )
Mike_GImageNew Zealand Iris
(Libertia grandiflora)
EquilibriumImageHubricht's Blue Star, Narrow Leaf Blue Star, Arkansas Amsonia
(Amsonia hubrichtii)
patpImageNishiki Willow, Dappled Willow 'Hakuro Nishiki'
(Salix integra)
Melissa_OhioImageDaylily 'Siloam Green Diamond'
(Hemerocallis )
oceangirlImageBishops' Mitre
(Epimedium x rubrum)
sandy130ImageWax Plant 'Minibelle'
(Hoya )
JoanJImageLucky Bamboo 'Deremensis Group'
(Dracaena fragrans)
bootandallImagePineapple Guava
(Acca sellowiana)
daledImageWatermelon 'Georgia Rattlesnake'
(Citrullus lanatus)
BOBNHImageDaylily 'Mrs. W. H. Wyman'
(Hemerocallis )
bludrgnImageTulip Anthurium, Hawaiian Tulip, Tulip Tail Flower, Tulip Flamingo Flower
(Anthurium amnicola)
sterhillImageChinese Peony, Garden Peony 'Mons. Jules Eli'
(Paeonia lactiflora)
CaptMichaImageLace Flower, Lace Flower Vine 'Cygnet'
(Alsobia )
michaeladennerImageChina Rose 'Ducher'
(Rosa )
mkjonesImageFuchsia 'Alison Patricia'
(Fuchsia )
candy981ImageChinese Dogwood, Korean Dogwood
(Cornus kousa var. chinensis)
FarmerdillImagePeanut 'Tennessee Red'
(Arachis hypogaea)
MikenMyrtleImageTall Bearded Iris 'Before the Storm'
(Iris )
BrindaImageTropical Hibiscus 'Ocean Spray'
(Hibiscus rosa-sinensis)
zairegarImageAglaonema
(Aglaonema rotundum)
kniphofiaImagePetunia 'Pirouette Purple'
(Petunia )
scutlerImageTall Bearded Iris 'Deltaplane'
(Iris )
Clare_CAImagePlumeria 'Kimo'
(Plumeria rubra)
KelliImageTall Bearded Iris 'Oktoberfest'
(Iris )
TomH3787ImageOzark Coneflower, Yellow Coneflower
(Echinacea paradoxa)
MainecoonImageTall Bearded Iris 'Sea Quest'
(Iris )
daylily970ImageRanunculaceae 'Dawn'
( )
darylImageBigleaf Hydrangea, French Hydrangea, Mophead 'Europa'
(Hydrangea macrophylla)
xyrisImageFlowering Maple, Abutilon
(Abutilon vitifolium)
rylaffImageDaylily 'Indian Sky'
(Hemerocallis )
henryr10ImageElephant's Foot, Turtleback Plant
(Dioscorea macrostachys)
ArianesGrandmaImageSmoke Tree 'Golden Spirit™'
(Cotinus coggygria)

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Have a good day, and happy gardening!

Dave Whitinger

 

And that's the way it was... May 28, 2005