The PlantFiles Newsletter

Covering the events of June 28, 2005, on which 221 members joined. 		PF Logo

Gardening Quote of the Day

"Happy is said to be the family which can eat onions together. They are, for the time being, separate, from the world, and have a harmony of aspiration. (from My Summer in a Garden, 1871) "

(Charles Dudley Warner, American writer, editor)

The PlantFiles Photo of the Day

Monkey Puzzle Tree
Araucaria araucana
By waderic

PF Photo of the Day

Activity Report:

36 new plants were added to the database.
35 new descriptions were added.
67 new images were added.
539 new options were checked off.

Comments

Member Addition Description
snowhermit Positive CommentAngel's Trumpet 'Fascination'
(Brugmansia flora plena)
moyesii Neutral CommentConeflower 'Sunset'
(Echinacea )
QueenB Neutral CommentJapanese Morning Glory 'Heian no Umi'
(Ipomoea nil)
QueenB Neutral CommentJapanese Morning Glory 'Gray Lady'
(Ipomoea nil)
QueenB Positive CommentJapanese Morning Glory 'Blue Silk'
(Ipomoea nil)
QueenB Positive CommentDesert Petunia, Florida Bluebells, Mexican Petunia, Mexican Blue Bells
(Ruellia brittoniana)
sterhill Positive CommentHosta 'Blue Mammoth'
(Hosta )
smiln32 Positive CommentHosta 'Golden Sceptor'
(Hosta )
PanamonCreel Neutral CommentReverse variegated Hindu Rope Hoya 'Mauna Loa'
(Hoya compacta)
Happy_1 Positive CommentMoth Orchid 'Dtps. Soga Passat 'Orchis''
(Phalaenopsis )
Happy_1 Positive CommentMoth Orchid 'TH298 dtps./Cassablanca Joy x P. Join Diamond'
(Phalaenopsis )
NativePlantFan9 Positive CommentBigflower Pawpaw or Scrub Pawpaw
(Asimina obovata)
01Glenn Positive CommentPainted Tongue 'Royale Mix'
(Salpiglossis sinuata)
hmoore Negative CommentBachelor's Buttons, Cornflower 'Black Ball'
(Centaurea cyanus)
danygard Neutral CommentRose of Sharon 'Pink Giant'
(Hibiscus syriacus)
Seedsower Positive CommentDaylily 'Spacecoast Starburst'
(Hemerocallis )
Kelli Positive CommentAutumn Sage
(Salvia greggii)
Rancho33 Positive CommentTomato 'Merced'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
Zylphey Positive CommentFloribunda Rose 'Westerland'
(Rosa )
golgi Positive CommentSnapdragon 'Night and Day'
(Antirrhinum majus)
Tim55 Positive CommentTexas Lantana
(Lantana horrida)
smarkham Positive CommentHosta 'Revolution'
(Hosta )
Farmerdill Neutral CommentTomato 'Rubino-Top'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
smarkham Positive CommentColeus, Flame Nettle, Painted Nettle 'Kong™ Series Mosaic'
(Solenostemon scutellarioides)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentTomato 'Diamante'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentTomato 'Merlot'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentBell Pepper 'Dakar'
(Capsicum annuum)
PurplePansies Neutral CommentCardoon or Cardoni 'Gobbo di Nizza or Hunchback of Nice'
(Cynara cardunculus)
Rocco Positive CommentAutumn Sage
(Salvia greggii)
FishMang Positive CommentMadagascar Jasmine
(Stephanotis floribunda)
JaxFlaGardener Positive CommentTibouchina
(Tibouchina spp.)
golgi Positive Comment 'Sorbet series "Yesterday,Today,Tomorrow'
(Viola cornuta F1 hybrid)
JaxFlaGardener Positive CommentButterfly Weed
(Asclepias tuberosa)
TexasTam Positive CommentVariegated Tapioca 'Variegata'
(Manihot esculenta)
Dieffenjack Positive CommentDumbcane, Dumb Cane
(Dieffenbachia seguine)

Images

Member Addition Description
BeginnerLuckyImageConeflower 'Sunset'
(Echinacea )
MotherNature4ImageAmerican Holly, Dune Holly, Hummock holly, Scrub Holly
(Ilex opaca var. arenicola)
palmbobImageCycad
(Encephalartos villosus)
flowerfrenzyImageSiberian Iris 'Reddy or Not'
(Iris sibirica)
victorgardenerImageEnglish Rose, Austin Rose 'Jacquenetta'
(Rosa )
bootandallImageEcheveria 'Chocolate'
(Echeveria )
mgarrImageClimbing Fumitory, Mountain Fringe
(Adlumia fungosa)
ElizabethtownImageTall Bearded Iris 'Debby Rairdon'
(Iris )
WillowWaspImageJapanese Morning Glory 'Roman Candy'
(Ipomoea nil)
CMoxonImageHot Pepper 'Super Chili'
(Capsicum annuum)
Gindee77ImageEastern Purple Coneflower
(Echinacea purpurea)
htopImageBog Sage
(Salvia uliginosa)
KamehaImageMeyer's Lemon Tree 'Meyer'
(Citrus x meyeri)
FarmerdillImageSummer Squash-Crookneck 'Fancycrook'
(Cucurbita pepo)
Happy_1ImageHawaiian Ti 'Miss Andrea'
(cordyline fruiticosa)
KelliImageBlooming Boxes
(Bryophyllum proliferum)
giancarloImageCrab Claws, Hanging Lobster Claw
(Heliconia rostrata)
XenomorfImageEchinopsis Hybrid, Trichocereus Hybrid 'Apricot Glow'
(Echinopsis )
MobyImageDaylily 'Cranberry Cove'
(Hemerocallis )
Songbird839ImageDaylily 'Salieri'
(Hemerocallis )
Big_RedImageSummer Squash 'Tromboncino'
(Cucurbita moschata)
JodyCImageSelf-Heal, Selfheal, Heal All
(Prunella vulgaris)
budgieloverImageCommon Cosmos, Mexican Aster 'Gloria'
(Cosmos bipinnatus)
mysticImageDaylily 'Judah'
(Hemerocallis )
mrporlImageTitoki, New Zealand Oak
(Alectryon excelsus)
rshadlowImageTall Bearded Iris 'Garden Bride (Chapman 98)'
(Iris )
trilian15ImageMelancholy Thistle, Curly Head
(Cirsium heterophyllum)
JerusalemCherryImageJerusalem Cherry, Winter Cherry, Madeira Winter Cherry 'Balloon'
(Solanum pseudocapsicum)
cacti_loverImageBig Needle Cactus, Big Nipple Cory-Cactus, Dona Ana, Long Mamma, Nipple Beehive Cactus
(Coryphantha macromeris subsp. runyonii)
Todd_BolandImage
(Anemone altaica)
darylImageFuchsia 'Archie Owen'
(Fuchsia )
HappenstanceImageHybrid Tuberous Begonia
(Begonia x tuberhybrida)
kennedyhImageBull Kauri, Atherton Kauri
(Agathis microstachya)
sayaImageYarrow, Milfoil, Staunchweed, Sanguinary, Thousandleaf, Soldier's Woundwort 'Summer Pastels'
(Achillea millefolium)
tinora_artImageDaylily 'Igor'
(Hemerocallis )
JoanJImageBelladonna Lily, Naked Lady
(Amaryllis belladonna)
kenoImageCoral Bells, Alumroot, Coralbells, Alum Root 'Lime Rickey'
(Heuchera )
lisasmallImageDaylily 'Judith'
(Hemerocallis )
jadewolfImageCoriander, Cilantro, Chinese Parsley
(Coriandrum sativum)
pinky100ImageCanterbury Bells
(Campanula medium)
pradamaryImageEnglish Rose, Austin Rose 'Charlotte'
(Rosa )
KiepersolImagesimple-leaved cabbage tree
(Cussonia natalensis)
jodyImageHosta 'Bizarre'
(Hosta )
bluekat76ImageDwarf Virginia Sweetspire, Gooseberry 'Little Henry™'
(Itea virginica)
tubbss5ImageHollyhock 'Nigrita'
(Alcea rosea)
kbmartin39ImageAngled Loofah, Chinese Okra, Ribbed Gourd
(Luffa acutangula)
ViolaAnnImageHosta 'Summer Breeze'
(Hosta )
linthicumImage 'Mary Alice Stokes'
(Hemerocallis )
MartyJoImageDaylily 'Lady Friend'
(Hemerocallis )
GreenThumbGreenImagePepper 'Fish'
(Capsicum annuum)
snowhermitImageAngel's Trumpet 'Fascination'
(Brugmansia flora plena)
QueenBImageVariegated Pineapple Flower, Pineapple Lily 'Sparkling Burgundy'
(Eucomis comosa)
daledImageWatermelon 'Tendersweet, Yellow'
(Citrullus lanatus)
kniphofiaImageCommon Sundrops
(Oenothera tetragona)
CreekerImageHosta 'Abiqua Drinking Gourd'
(Hosta )
Jeff_BeckImagePrairie Gentian, Lisianthus, Texas Bluebell
(Eustoma grandiflorum)
sterhillImageHosta 'Blue Mammoth'
(Hosta )
smiln32ImageCoral Bark Japanese Maple 'Sango-kaku'
(Acer palmatum)
01GlennImagePainted Tongue 'Royale Mix'
(Salpiglossis sinuata)
CharlottedaImageBig Leaf Hydrangea Lacecap 'Lady in Red'
(Hydrangea Macrophylla)
tripletmomma2KImageTomato 'Sweet Baby Girl'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
Sue_WAImageSpotted Bellflower
(Campanula punctata)
golgiImageSnapdragon 'Night and Day'
(Antirrhinum majus)
PurplePansiesImageFalse Campanula, Lilyleaf Ladybells, Lady Bells
(Adenophora liliifolia)
danygardImageRose of Sharon 'Pink Giant'
(Hibiscus syriacus)
KimGaitherImageSiberian Yarrow 'Love Parade'
(Achillea sibirica var. camtschatica)
WUVIEImageDaylily 'Siloam Ury Winniford'
(Hemerocallis )

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Have a good day, and happy gardening!

Dave Whitinger

 

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