The PlantFiles Newsletter

Covering the events of August 24, 2005, on which 207 members joined.
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Gardening Quote of the Day

"Sunshine is delicious, rain is refreshing, wind braces us up, snow is exhilarating; there is really no such thing as bad weather, only different kinds of good weather. "

(John Ruskin, British writer, art critic (born 2/8/1819))

The PlantFiles Photo of the Day

Night-blooming Cereus, Queen of the Night, Dutchman's Pipe Cactus
Epiphyllum oxypetalum
By yang

PF Photo of the Day

Activity Report:

143 new plants were added to the database.
54 new descriptions were added.
45 new images were added.
1453 new options were checked off.

Comments

Member Addition Description
JoanJ Neutral CommentTall Bearded Iris 'Stare Stealer'
(Iris )
Weezingreens Positive CommentFrench Marigold 'Disco Mix'
(Tagetes patula)
tazjet Positive CommentSweet Joe Pye Weed
(Eupatorium purpureum)
JoanJ Neutral CommentTall Bearded Iris 'Kiss the Dawn'
(Iris )
JoanJ Neutral CommentTall Bearded Iris 'No Doubt'
(Iris )
JoanJ Neutral CommentTall Bearded Iris 'Opening Act'
(Iris )
JoanJ Neutral CommentTall Bearded Iris 'Desert Passion'
(Iris )
JoanJ Positive CommentTomato 'Mexico Midget'
(Lycopersicon esculentum)
JoanJ Neutral CommentTall Bearded Iris 'Feminine Wiles'
(Iris )
WolfieG Positive CommentHigh Mallow, Tall Mallow, French Hollyhock
(Malva sylvestris)
JoanJ Neutral CommentTall Bearded Iris 'Favorite Pastime'
(Iris )
JoanJ Neutral CommentTall Bearded Iris 'Feather Boa'
(Iris )
JoanJ Neutral CommentTall Bearded Iris 'Feelings'
(Iris )
JoanJ Neutral CommentTall Bearded Iris 'Feminine Charm'
(Iris )
Don_Quixote Positive CommentFour O'Clock, Marvel of Peru 'Broken Colors'
(Mirabilis jalapa)
Dacooolest Positive CommentFour O'Clock, Marvel of Peru
(Mirabilis jalapa)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentSweet Corn 'True Gold'
(Zea mays)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentCucumber 'Park's All-Season Burpless'
(Cucumis sativus)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentCucumber 'Park's Bush Whopper II'
(Cucumis sativus)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentCucumber 'Park's Whopper Improved'
(Cucumis sativus)
seekingSol Negative CommentCatchweed Bedstraw, Sticky Willy, Goose Grass, Cleavers
(Galium aparine)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentEggplant 'Park's Whopper'
(Solanum melongena var. esculentum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentEggplant 'Patio Mohican'
(Solanum melongena var. esculentum)
JoanJ Neutral CommentTall Bearded Iris 'Femme Fatale'
(Iris )
JoanJ Neutral CommentTall Bearded Iris 'Broken Dreams'
(Iris )
flowercrazy39 Positive CommentVariegated Lemon Thyme
(Thymus citriodorus variegata)
JoanJ Neutral CommentTall Bearded Iris 'Debbie Reynolds'
(Iris )
JoanJ Neutral CommentTall Bearded Iris 'Entice'
(Iris )
flowercrazy39 Positive CommentAutumn Snakeroot, Black Cohosh, Bugbane
(Actaea simplex)
JoanJ Neutral CommentTall Bearded Iris 'Magician's Apprentice'
(Iris )
Farmerdill Neutral CommentLettuce, Cos 'Baby Star'
(Lactuca sativa)
flowercrazy39 Positive CommentBlue Mist Spiraea, Bluebeard 'Blue Mist'
(Caryopteris x clandonensis)
JoanJ Neutral CommentTall Bearded Iris 'Lilla Alberta'
(Iris )
flowercrazy39 Positive CommentArtemisia, Satiny Wormwood, Mugwort, Silvermound Artemisia 'Silver Mound'
(Artemisia schmidtiana)
JoanJ Neutral CommentTall Bearded Iris 'Lotus Land'
(Iris )
Zylphey Positive CommentMoss Rose, Purslane
(Portulaca grandiflora)
flowercrazy39 Neutral CommentShasta Daisy
(Leucanthemum x superbum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentHot Pepper 'Karpatia'
(Capsicum annuum)
flowercrazy39 Neutral CommentNew York Aster, Michaelmas Daisy 'Winston Churchill'
(Symphyotrichum novi-belgii)
JoanJ Neutral CommentTall Bearded Iris 'My Ginny'
(Iris )
JoanJ Neutral CommentTall Bearded Iris 'Thinking Of You'
(Iris )
JoanJ Neutral CommentTall Bearded Iris 'Great Pretender'
(Iris )
JoanJ Neutral CommentTall Bearded Iris 'Halogram'
(Iris )
JoanJ Neutral CommentTall Bearded Iris 'Ozone Alert'
(Iris )
Farmerdill Neutral CommentTomato 'Container Choice'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
melody Neutral CommentSow Thistle
(Sonchus asper)
melody Neutral CommentTansy
(Tanacetum vulgare)
melody Neutral CommentColts' Foot, Butterbur, Coughwort, Horsehoof
(Tussilago farfara)
aquaape Neutral CommentCherry Laurel, English Laurel
(Prunus laurocerasus)
aquaape Positive CommentHong Kong Orchid Tree
(Bauhinia x blakeana)
zarcanat Positive CommentCanada Lily, Meadow Lily
(Lilium canadense)
achoogardner Positive CommentSpider Flower, Spider Legs, Grandfather's Whiskers 'White Queen'
(Cleome hasslerana)
achoogardner Neutral CommentBloodflower; Swallow-wort, Butterfly Weed, Mexican Milkweed 'Silky Gold'
(Asclepias curassavica)
yvonneestelle Positive CommentCastor Bean, Caster Oil Plant, Mole Bean, Higuera Infernal
(Ricinus communis)

Images

Member Addition Description
westocast73ImageSunflower 'Giant Sungold'
(Helianthus annuus)
gretelImageReiger Begonia
(Begonia x hiemalis)
AlchrisImageBlackberry Lily, Leopard Lily
(Belamcanda chinensis)
cacti_loverImageGolden Rat Tail
(Cleistocactus winteri)
giancarloImageNeoregelia 'Martin'
(Neoregelia )
cceamoreImageDaylily 'Juanita's Picotee Delight'
(Hemerocallis )
EquilibriumImageChicory
(Cichorium intybus)
jnanaImageClock Vine
(Thunbergia mysorensis)
MnKImageHosta 'Morning Light'
(Hosta )
DaylilySLPImageDaylily 'Alaqua'
(Hemerocallis )
WeezingreensImagePeony Poppy, Opium Poppy 'Greenapple'
(Papaver somniferum var. paeoniflorum)
melodyImagePrickly-Mallow
(Sida spinosa)
ocimum_nateImageTomato 'Tigerella'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
CheesyImageTall Bearded Iris 'Kona Waves'
(Iris )
KelliImageEcheveria 'Ebony'
(Echeveria agavoides)
Gerris2ImageBog Sage
(Salvia uliginosa)
FloridianImageDwarf Banana 'Dwarf Cavendish'
(Musa acuminata)
htopImageBougainvillea 'Coconut Ice'
(Bougainvillea )
zarcanatImageCigar Flower
(Cuphea lanceolata)
HappenstanceImageElephant's Foot, Turtleback Plant
(Dioscorea macrostachys)
frostweedImageDrummond Rattlebox, Coffeebean, Poison Bean, Rattle-bush, Rattle Bean
(Sesbania drummondii)
gonedutchImageHardy Hibiscus, Rose Mallow, Swamp Mallow 'Luna Blush'
(Hibiscus moscheutos)
gloryvineImageHosta 'Hadspen Blue'
(Hosta )
ritchhImageHot Pepper 'Cochiti'
(Capsicum annuum)
PotEmUpImageBugle Lily
(Watsonia intermedia)
Sally_DenverImageFan Columbine
(Aquilegia flabellata)
palmbobImage
(Coleocephalocereus goebelianus)
gavrilImageSpider Flower, Spider Legs, Grandfather's Whiskers
(Cleome hasslerana)
FarmerdillImageHot Pepper 'TAM Mild Jalapeno-1'
(Capsicum annuum)
ViolaAnnImageHosta 'Korean Snow'
(Hosta )
Kauai17ImageTexas Pioneer Rose 'Thomas Affleck'
(Rosa )
grikdogImageMonkshood Vine
(Ampelopsis aconitifolia)
GardenGeek_WIImageHosta 'Korean'
(Hosta minor)
gregr18ImageWild Senna
(Cassia marilandica)
tiaremanImageMajesty Palm
(Ravenea rivularis)
troisImageTropical Hibiscus 'El Capitolio sport'
(Hibiscus rosa-sinensis)
CaptMichaImageMintweed
(Salvia reflexa)
luvsgrtdanesImageOrnamental Sweet Potato, Sweet Potato Vine 'Margarita'
(Ipomoea batatas)
bootandallImage 'Eldorado'
(Camellia )
JoanJImageDahlia 'Kenora Sunset'
(Dahlia )
kennedyhImageCordate Spikenard, Udo
(Aralia cordata)
mysticImageCaladium Thai Hybrid 'Apsonsawan'
(Caladium bicolor)
LilyLover_UTImageCreeping Basket of Gold 'Mountain Gold'
(Alyssum montanum)
tubbss5ImageCantaloupe 'Hales Best'
(Cucumis melo)
XenomorfImageWhitebrush, White-Brush, Beebrush, Jazminillo, Chaparro Blanco, Privet Lippia, Tronsco, Cedron
(Aloysia gratissima)

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Have a good day, and happy gardening!

Dave Whitinger

 

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