The PlantFiles Newsletter

Covering the events of June 21, 2005, on which 209 members joined. 		PF Logo

Gardening Quote of the Day

"The best thing that can come out of a garden are gifts for other people."

(Jamie Jobb, garden writer)

The PlantFiles Photo of the Day

Nishiki Willow, Dappled Willow 'Hakuro Nishiki'
Salix integra
By gardenwife

PF Photo of the Day

Activity Report:

40 new plants were added to the database.
37 new descriptions were added.
61 new images were added.
553 new options were checked off.

Comments

Member Addition Description
cmccrell Positive CommentClematis 'Niobe'
(Clematis )
Farmerdill Neutral CommentSummer Squash-Crookneck 'Rebel Yell'
(Cucurbita pepo)
palmbob Neutral Comment
(Thamnocalamus spathiflorus)
CaptMicha Positive CommentPeegee Hydrangea, Panicle Hydrangea 'Grandiflora'
(Hydrangea paniculata)
CaptMicha Neutral CommentPreuss' Strophanthus
(Strophanthus preussii)
adavis Positive CommentLaeliocattleya Drumbeat 'Heritage'
(Laeliocattleya )
saya Neutral CommentChinese Evergreen
(Aglaonema commutatum)
saya Neutral Comment
(Aloe ferox X microstigma)
TuttiFrutti Positive CommentEnglish Pea 'Early Alaska'
(Pisum sativum)
mellielong Positive CommentClematis 'Niobe'
(Clematis )
mellielong Positive CommentBlanket Flower, Indian Blanket 'Goblin'
(Gaillardia aristata)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentWatermelon 'Leanca'
(Citrullus lanatus)
PurplePansies Neutral CommentMoss Rose, Purslane
(Portulaca grandiflora)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentWatermelon 'Greystone'
(Citrullus lanatus)
Farmerdill Neutral Commentmelon 'Dove'
(Cucumis melo)
PurplePansies Positive CommentSlender Mountain Mint, Narrow-leaved Mountain Mint
(Pycnanthemum tenuifolium)
PurplePansies Positive CommentDittany of Crete
(Origanum dictamnus)
huggybear Positive CommentRose Mallow, Annual Mallow
(Lavatera trimestris)
Farmerdill Neutral Commentmelon 'Gourmet'
(Cucumis melo)
Farmerdill Neutral Commentmelon 'Sensation'
(Cucumis melo)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentCantaloupe, Galia 'Courier'
(Cucumis melo)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentCantaloupe , Galia 'Diplomat'
(Cucumis melo)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentSpanish Melon 'Duke'
(Cucumis melo var. inodorus)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentCantaloupe 'Halona'
(Cucumis melo)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentCantaloupe 'Maverick'
(Cucumis melo)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentCantaloupe 'Otero'
(Cucumis melo)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentSpanish Melon 'Tamara'
(Cucumis melo var. inodorus)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentCantaloupe, Galia 'Visa'
(Cucumis melo)
zsnp Positive CommentWashington Hawthorn
(Crataegus phaenopyrum)
StarGazey26 Positive CommentGolden Barrel Cactus
(Echinocactus grusonii)
Chills Positive CommentPassion Flower Clematis 'Sieboldii'
(Clematis )
MediaHound Neutral CommentHamburger Bean, Horse Eye
(Mucuna sloanei)
Shirley1md Positive CommentClematis 'Memory of the Heart'
(Clematis )
wwnight Positive CommentPortulaca 'Sundial Mix'
(Portulaca )
Elizabethtown Neutral CommentTall Bearded Iris 'Dauntless'
(Iris )
Elizabethtown Neutral CommentTall Bearded Iris 'Debby Rairdon'
(Iris )
DerrickintheKey Positive CommentGumbo Limbo, Tourist Tree, Torchwood, Dysentery Bark
(Bursera simaruba)

Images

Member Addition Description
kennedyhImageSnow Aciphyll
(Aciphylla glacialis)
lauriefImageIntermediate Bearded Iris 'Dark Blizzard'
(Iris )
langbrImageGrass Nut, Ithuriel's Spear, Wally Basket 'Queen Fabiola'
(Triteleia laxa)
htopImageGarden Phlox 'John Fanick'
(Phlox paniculata)
kniphofiaImageColeus, Painted Nettle 'Life Lime'
(Solenostemon scutellarioides)
teatimerImageClematis 'Warszawska Nike'
(Clematis )
WUVIEImageDaylily 'Double Pompom'
(Hemerocallis )
melodyImageFloribunda Rose, Rambler, Tree Rose, Wichuriana 'Dorothy Perkins'
(Rosa )
mghImageTall Bearded Iris 'Ebony Angel'
(Iris )
Melissa_OhioImageDaylily 'Hale Bremer'
(Hemerocallis )
palmbobImageKedong Dracaena
(Dracaena ellenbeckiana)
trilian15ImageLarge-flowered Climber, Redoute Rose, Red-leaved Rose, Red Leaf Rose, Hecht-Rose
(Rosa glauca)
TheresaImageSilver Sage
(Salvia argentea)
tripletmomma2KImageTomato 'Sweet Baby Girl'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
onaleeImageJapanese Morning Glory 'Fujishibori Wisteria Tie Dye'
(Ipomoea nil)
van_in_nycImageFlowering Quince 'Toyo-Nishiki'
(Chaenomeles speciosa)
NancymoImageTall Bearded Iris 'Curvy Course'
(Iris )
flowerfrenzyImageTall Bearded Iris 'Posh Place'
(Iris )
victorgardenerImageLady's Mantle
(Alchemilla mollis)
Shirley1mdImageClematis 'Perrin's Pride'
(Clematis )
rshadlowImageTall Bearded Iris 'Kind Hearted'
(Iris )
DiOhioImageHosta 'Lakeside Sparkle Plenty'
(Hosta )
sayaImageRock Rose 'Grayswood Pink'
(Cistus )
mhelmImageMiniature Tall Bearded Iris 'Little Paul'
(Iris )
patpImageStokes' Aster, Stokes Aster, Cornflower Aster
(Stokesia laevis)
XenomorfImageBrown-flowered Hedgehog, Green-flowered Pitaya, Green Hedgehog
(Echinocereus viridiflorus subsp. cylindricus)
Todd_BolandImageBaumann's Horse Chestnut, Conker Tree 'Baumannii'
(Aesculus hippocastanum)
Songbird839ImageAster 'Dark Beauty'
(Aster Alpinus)
darylImageBigleaf Hydrangea, French Hydrangea, Mophead 'Endless Summer'
(Hydrangea macrophylla)
mgarrImagePrickly Dianthus
(Acantholimon hohenackeri)
eswImageBeardtongue, Beard Tongue 'Prairie Dusk'
(Penstemon barbatus)
JoanJImageHybrid Columbine 'McKana Giant'
(Aquilegia )
lmellingImageBellflower 'Sarastro'
(Campanula )
mtiltonImageWatermelon 'Malali'
(Citrullus lanatus)
drdonImageHimalayan Blue Bamboo
(Himalayacalamus hookerianus)
sweezelImageDaylily 'Tuscawilla Pink Joe'
(Hemerocallis )
NativePlantFan9ImageGolden Dew Drop, Sky Flower, Pigeon Berry 'Gold Mound'
(Duranta erecta)
giancarloImageBlushing Philodendron, Red-leaf Philodendron 'Gold'
(Philodendron erubescens)
tyso2233ImageWinter Squash 'Georgia Candy Roaster'
(Cucurbita maxima)
KimGaitherImageSea Thrift 'Bees Hybrids'
(Armeria Hybrida)
oceangirlImageTall Bearded Iris 'Savannah Sunset'
(Iris )
cj5404azImagePetunia 'Dolce Limoncello'
(Petunia grandiflora)
adavisImageLaeliocattleya Drumbeat 'Heritage'
(Laeliocattleya )
bootandallImageMourning Cypress, Chinese Weeping Cypress
(Cupressus funebris)
ElizabethtownImageTall Bearded Iris 'Great Lakes'
(Iris )
FarmerdillImageBeet 'Cylindra'
(Beta vulgaris)
DravencatImageDaylily 'Mico'
(Hemerocallis )
OregonCoastSethImageMexican Cypress, Montezuma Cypress
(Taxodium mucronatum)
silverfox91ImageFountain Butterfly Bush, Alternate-Leaf Butterfly Bush
(Buddleja alternifolia)
MediaHoundImageMoney Tree, Malabar Chestnut, Guyana (Guiana) Chestnut, Provision Tree, French Peanut
(Pachira aquatica)
chenning3ImageOriental Poppy
(Papaver orientale)
TuttiFruttiImageEnglish Pea 'Early Alaska'
(Pisum sativum)
tntrImageLove Plant, Cupid's Dart 'Amor White'
(Catananche caerulea)
LilyponImageSpotted Bellflower
(Campanula punctata)
mellielongImageBougainvillea, Buganvilla (Spanish)
(Bougainvillea spectabilis)
MoonglowImageEnglish Rose, Austin Rose 'Pat Austin'
(Rosa )
mrporlImageKillarney Strawberry Tree, Strawberry Tree
(Arbutus unedo)
art_n_gardenImagePurple Velvet Plant, Purple Passion Vine, Purple Nettle
(Gynura aurantiaca)
aj_greenthumbImageAmerican Beautyberry
(Callicarpa americana)
pradamaryImageAzalea 'Coral Bells'
(Rhododendron kurume)
Big_RedImageTomato 'German Johnson Pink'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)

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Have a good day, and happy gardening!

Dave Whitinger

 

And that's the way it was... June 21, 2005