The PlantFiles Newsletter

Covering the events of January 28, 2006, on which 179 members joined.
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Gardening Quote of the Day

"A garden is a grand teacher. It teaches patience and careful watchfulness; it teaches industry and thrift; above all it teaches entire trust."

(Gertrude Jekyll, English gardener, artist, writer)

The PlantFiles Photo of the Day

Hardy Hibiscus, Rose Mallow, Swamp Mallow 'Southern Belle'
Hibiscus moscheutos
By aking1a

PF Photo of the Day

Activity Report:

249 new plants were added to the database.
102 new descriptions were added.
53 new images were added.
2869 new options were checked off.

Comments

Member Addition Description
Suze_ Positive CommentTomato 'Purple Perfect'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
Equilibrium Positive CommentBeechdrops
(Epifagus virginiana)
Equilibrium Positive CommentIndian Pipe, Indianpipe, Corpse Plant, Ice Plant, Death Plant, Bird's Nest
(Monotropa uniflora)
Equilibrium Positive CommentYellow Pimpernel
(Taenidia integerrima)
Equilibrium Positive CommentPencil Flower
(Stylosanthes biflora)
Equilibrium Neutral CommentPale Jewel Weed, Pale Touch-Me-Not, Yellow Jewelweed
(Impatiens pallida)
Equilibrium Positive CommentNarrow-Leaved Loosestrife
(Lysimachia quadriflora)
Equilibrium Positive CommentWild Senna
(Senna marilandica)
Equilibrium Negative CommentFlower Of An Hour, Venice Mallow
(Hibiscus trionum)
rcn48 Positive CommentHosta 'Stained Glass'
(Hosta )
rcn48 Positive CommentHosta 'Leading Lady'
(Hosta )
rcn48 Positive CommentHosta 'Sunshine Glory'
(Hosta )
rcn48 Positive CommentHosta 'Striptease'
(Hosta )
winddancer2003 Positive CommentChina Doll, Serpent Tree, Emerald Tree
(Radermachera sinica)
rcn48 Positive CommentMock Orange 'Buckley's Quill'
(Philadelphus )
rcn48 Positive CommentEastern Redbud, Canadian Redbud, Judas Tree 'Forest Pansy'
(Cercis canadensis)
ViburnumValley Positive CommentWayfaringtree 'Mohican'
(Viburnum lantana)
ViburnumValley Positive CommentWayfaringtree 'Variegatum'
(Viburnum lantana)
ViburnumValley Neutral CommentNannyberry, Sheepberry
(Viburnum lentago)
ViburnumValley Positive CommentChinese Snowball Bush
(Viburnum macrocephalum)
ViburnumValley Positive CommentChinese Snowball Bush 'Sterile'
(Viburnum macrocephalum)
timrann Positive CommentPalmiste de l'ile Ronde
(Dictyosperma Album Var Congugatum)
melody Positive CommentBrussels Sprouts 'Long Island Improved'
(Brassica oleracea var. gemmifera)
Archerhope Neutral CommentBear's Breeches
(Acanthus mollis)
timrann Positive Comment
(Tournefortia Argentea)
ViburnumValley Positive CommentKentucky Viburnum, Softleaf Arrowwood
(Viburnum molle)
sterhill Positive CommentChinese Indigo
(Indigofera kirilowii)
Suze_ Neutral CommentTomato 'Black Master'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
QueenB Positive CommentSasanqua Camellia, Autumn Camellia 'Kanjiro'
(Camellia sasanqua)
Suze_ Positive CommentRed Basil 'Red Rubin'
(Ocimum basilicum)
Gabrielle Positive CommentOriental Poppy
(Papaver orientale)
Gabrielle Positive CommentBeardtongue, Beard Tongue 'Rondo Mix'
(Penstemon barbatus)
melody Neutral CommentCarrot 'Oxheart'
(Daucus carota)
melody Neutral CommentCarrot 'Purple Dragon'
(Daucus carota)
Gabrielle Positive CommentKnotweed, Fleece Flower, Tovara 'Red Dragon'
(Persicaria microcephala)
Gabrielle Positive CommentCurly Parsley
(Petroselinum crispum)
Gabrielle Positive CommentGarden Phlox
(Phlox paniculata)
Gabrielle Positive CommentCreeping Phlox
(Phlox subulata)
Gabrielle Positive CommentCreeping Phlox 'Emerald Blue'
(Phlox subulata)
Gabrielle Neutral CommentObedient Plant, False Dragonhead
(Physostegia virginiana)
Gabrielle Positive CommentHeal All, Self Heal 'Pagoda'
(Prunella grandiflora)
Gabrielle Neutral CommentMeadow Buttercup
(Ranunculus acris)
Gabrielle Neutral CommentGooseberry 'Pixwell'
(Ribes )
Gabrielle Positive CommentCastor Bean, Caster Oil Plant, Mole Bean, Higuera Infernal
(Ricinus communis)
cnswift Positive CommentZinnia 'Profusion Orange'
(Zinnia )
Gabrielle Positive CommentCastor Bean, Caster Oil Plant, Mole Bean, Higuera Infernal 'Zanzibarensis'
(Ricinus communis)
Gabrielle Positive CommentPolyantha Rose 'The Fairy'
(Rosa )
Suze_ Positive CommentTomato 'Black from Tula'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
Paulwhwest Neutral CommentLate, Large-Flowered Clematis 'Elegija'
(Clematis )
Don_Mader Positive CommentEgyptian Star Cluster, Star Flower, Pentas 'Red Butterfly'
(Pentas lanceolata)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentLeek 'Apollo'
(Allium porrum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentLeek 'Flextan'
(Allium porrum)
Suze_ Neutral CommentTomato 'Brandywine Black'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
Paulwhwest Neutral CommentEarly, Large-flowered Clematis 'Empress of India'
(Clematis )
Farmerdill Neutral CommentLeek 'Longbow'
(Allium porrum)
Suze_ Positive CommentTomato 'Black Krim'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentLettuce, Iceberg 'Barcelona'
(Lactuca sativa)
Gabrielle Neutral CommentRaspberry, Red Raspberry 'Heritage'
(Rubus idaeus)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentLettuce, Iceberg 'Dublin'
(Lactuca sativa)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentLettuce, Iceberg 'Lakeland'
(Lactuca sativa)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentLettuce, Cos 'Counter'
(Lactuca sativa)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentLettuce, Cos 'Djembe'
(Lactuca sativa)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentLettuce, Cos 'Little Gem Delight'
(Lactuca sativa)
Xenomorf Neutral CommentEriosyce
(Eriosyce strausiana)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentLettuce, Butterhead 'Suzan'
(Lactuca sativa)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentLettuce, Butterhead 'Sunny'
(Lactuca sativa)
Suze_ Neutral CommentTomato 'Rose Beauty'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentLettuce, Butterhead 'Estelle'
(Lactuca sativa)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentLettuce, Butterhead 'Clarion'
(Lactuca sativa)
Suze_ Neutral CommentTomato 'Kay's White'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentCharentais Melon 'Sweetheart'
(Cucumis melo var cantalupensis)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentParsnip 'Countess'
(Pastinaca sativa)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentParsnip 'Merlin'
(Pastinaca sativa)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentParsnip 'Palace'
(Pastinaca sativa)
ddfaith Neutral CommentCommon Camellia, Japanese Camellia 'Silver Waves'
(Camellia japonica)
Suze_ Neutral CommentTomato 'Fablonelystyni'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
Xenomorf Neutral CommentQuisquito de Taltal
(Eriosyce taltalensis subsp. taltalensis var. taltalensis)
stressbaby Positive CommentDwarf Banana 'Dwarf Cavendish'
(Musa acuminata)
stressbaby Neutral CommentBanana 'Dwarf Orinoco'
(Musa )
stressbaby Positive CommentBanana 'Dwarf Red'
(Musa )
Xenomorf Neutral CommentEriosyce
(Eriosyce taltalensis subsp. echinus var. floccosa)
Gabrielle Positive CommentBlack-eyed Susan, Gloriosa Daisy, Yellow Ox-eye Daisy
(Rudbeckia hirta)
Gabrielle Positive CommentRue
(Ruta graveolens)
Gabrielle Positive CommentViolet Sage, Ornamental Meadow Sage, Balkan Clary, Perennial Woodland Sage 'Blue Queen'
(Salvia nemorosa)
Gabrielle Positive CommentViolet Sage, Ornamental Meadow Sage, Balkan Clary, Perennial Woodland Sage 'Rose Queen'
(Salvia nemorosa)
Xenomorf Neutral CommentEriosyce 'neohankeana'
(Eriosyce taltalensis subsp. paucicostata)
Gabrielle Positive CommentStonecrop 'Chubby Fingers'
(Sedum album)
Gabrielle Positive CommentTiny Buttons Sedum, Little Blue Spanish Stonecrop 'Minus'
(Sedum hispanicum)
cyndit Positive CommentYellow Buttercups, Yellow Alder, Sage Rose
(Turnera ulmifolia)
Huntress Neutral CommentHookspur Violet, Early Blue Violet, Western Dog Violet
(Viola adunca)
Xenomorf Neutral Comment
(Eriosyce villosa)
Gabrielle Positive CommentHen & Chicks, Houseleek, Old Man & Old Woman 'Red'
(Sempervivum )
Gabrielle Positive CommentCalifornia Golden-Eyed Grass, Yellow-Eyed Grass, Golden Blue-Eyed Grass
(Sisyrinchium californicum)
Suze_ Positive CommentTomato 'Matt's Wild Cherry'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
rebecca30 Neutral CommentHeavenly Bamboo, Nandina
(Nandina domestica)
Suze_ Neutral CommentTomato 'Mr. Tartar's German Tomato'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
alamoaimee Positive CommentChina Rose 'Archduke Charles'
(Rosa )
Suze_ Neutral CommentTomato 'Pirkstine Orange'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
Suze_ Neutral CommentTomato 'Pirkstine Yellow'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
Suze_ Neutral CommentTomato 'Sarnowski Plum'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
Equilibrium Positive CommentPrairie Dock
(Silphium terebinthinaceum)
Equilibrium Positive CommentDrummond's Goldenrod, Cliff Goldenrod
(Solidago drummondii)

Images

Member Addition Description
kennedyhImageField Marigold, Wild Marigold
(Calendula arvensis)
Big_RedImageApple 'Connell Red'
(Malus x domestica)
palmbobImageBactris
(Bactris major)
timrannImage
(Hyophorbe vaughanii)
growinImageBoxleaf Hebe
(Hebe buxifolia)
DaylilySLPImageDaylily 'Bold Bandit'
(Hemerocallis )
DaylilySLPImageDaylily 'Briana Joy'
(Hemerocallis )
timrannImageChandelle Ile Aux Aigrettes
(Dracaena Concinna)
palmbobImageTilt-head Aloe
(Aloe speciosa)
franjImageCow's Horn
(Euphorbia grandicornis)
franjImageFerocactus
(Ferocactus chrysacanthus)
jnanaImageEranthemum, Blue Sage
(Eranthemum pulchellum)
jnanaImageBeefsteak Plant, Bloodleaf
(Iresine herbstii)
growinImageWheki, Rough Tree Fern
(Dicksonia squarrosa)
Big_RedImageApple 'Wealthy'
(Malus x domestica)
kellImageRhizomatous Begonia 'Boomer'
(Begonia )
rcn48ImageChinese Ground Orchid 'Alba'
(Bletilla striata)
rcn48ImageChinese Ground Orchid
(Bletilla striata)
GabrielleImageFour O'Clock, Marvel of Peru 'Broken Colors'
(Mirabilis jalapa)
EquilibriumImageMonterey Cypress
(Cupressus macrocarpa)
EquilibriumImageGolden Rain Tree, Golden Raintree, Panicled Goldenraintree
(Koelreuteria paniculata)
GabrielleImageSweet Iris, Variegated Orris Root, Variegated Sweet Iris 'Variegata'
(Iris pallida)
KimGaitherImageGerman Primrose, Poison Primrose
(Primula obconica)
KimGaitherImageGloxinia
(Sinningia speciosa)
aries44ImageRadish 'White Icicle'
(Raphanus sativus)
Todd_BolandImageHinoki False Cypress 'Pyramidalis'
(Chamaecyparis obtusa)
Todd_BolandImageHinoki False Cypress 'Kosteri'
(Chamaecyparis obtusa)
JoanJImageKrimson Queen Hoya, Variegated Wax Plant 'Tricolor'
(Hoya carnosa)
JoanJImageWax Plant, Porcelain Flower
(Hoya carnosa)
LindaTX8ImageBurridges Greenthread, Burridge's Green-thread 'Philippine'
(Thelesperma burridgeanum)
KiepersolImage 'Jazz'
(Guzmania )
KiepersolImage 'Samba'
(Guzmania )
TBGDNImageDaylily 'Button Box'
(Hemerocallis )
TBGDNImageDaylily 'Silver Pink'
(Hemerocallis )
kniphofiaImageAmaryllis 'Exotic Star'
(Hippeastrum )
kniphofiaImageFairy Washboard
(Haworthia limifolia)
Suze_ImageTomato 'Green Giant'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
mysticImageDaylily 'Pick Of The Litter'
(Hemerocallis )
ViburnumValleyImageKentucky Viburnum, Softleaf Arrowwood
(Viburnum molle)
ViburnumValleyImageKentucky Viburnum, Softleaf Arrowwood
(Viburnum molle)
mysticImageDaylily 'Circle Of Friends'
(Hemerocallis )
FarmerdillImageCauliflower 'All the Year Round'
(Brassica oleracea var. botrytis)
sterhillImageChinese Indigo
(Indigofera kirilowii)
LamiaceaeImageBasil Bee Balm, White Basil-balm, White Bergamot
(Monarda clinopodia)
KactusKathiImageJoseph's Coat, Irish Mittens
(Opuntia monacantha var. variegata)
kennedyhImageDrumsticks, Saviour Grass
(Dasypogon bromeliifolius)
SarahskeeperImageHardy Hibiscus, Rose Mallow, Swamp Mallow 'Disco Belle Pink'
(Hibiscus moscheutos)
stressbabyImageJupiter's Beard, Keys to Heaven, Red Valerian
(Centranthus ruber)
KonjacKingImageDevil's Tongue, Snake Plant, Konjac, Konnyaku Potato
(Amorphophallus konjac)
stressbabyImageBanana 'Dwarf Red'
(Musa )
KonjacKingImageDevil's Tongue, Snake Plant, Konjac, Konnyaku Potato
(Amorphophallus konjac)
XenomorfImagePersian Carpet Flower
(Edithcolea grandis)
XenomorfImagePersian Carpet Flower
(Edithcolea grandis)

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Have a good day, and happy gardening!

Dave Whitinger

 

And that's the way it was... January 28, 2006