The PlantFiles Newsletter

Covering the events of April 2, 2006, on which 284 members joined.
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Gardening Quote of the Day

"The only calendar I need is just outside my window. With eyes to see and ears to hear, nature keeps me posted."

(Alfred A. Montapert)

The PlantFiles Photo of the Day

Orchid Tree, Bauhinia
Bauhinia acuminata
By bermudiana

PF Photo of the Day

Activity Report:

58 new plants were added to the database.
68 new descriptions were added.
69 new images were added.
862 new options were checked off.

Comments

Member Addition Description
JoanJ Neutral CommentTriumph Tulip 'Bastogne'
(Tulipa )
Suze_ Positive CommentHeavenly Bamboo, Nandina 'Firehouse'
(Nandina domestica)
JoanJ Neutral CommentStandard Dwarf Bearded Iris 'Tattler'
(Iris )
chanticleer Neutral CommentOrchid Tree, Bauhinia
(Bauhinia acuminata)
JoanJ Neutral CommentStandard Dwarf Bearded Iris 'Ruby Eruption'
(Iris )
JoanJ Neutral CommentStandard Dwarf Bearded Iris 'Plum Jewel'
(Iris )
JoanJ Neutral CommentStandard Dwarf Bearded Iris 'Sabrina's Kiss'
(Iris )
JoanJ Neutral CommentStandard Dwarf Bearded Iris 'Lime Ruffles'
(Iris )
Suze_ Positive CommentTomato 'Cherokee Purple'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
Suze_ Neutral CommentTomato 'Berkeley Tie Dye'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
JamesCO Positive CommentCyclamineus Narcissus, Cyclamen Daffodil 'Jetfire'
(Narcissus )
Suze_ Neutral CommentTomato 'Black and Brown Boar'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
Suze_ Neutral CommentTomato 'Blonde Boar'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
Suze_ Neutral CommentTomato 'Boars Hoof'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
Suze_ Neutral CommentTomato 'Evan's Purple Pear'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
Suze_ Neutral CommentTomato 'Freckled Child'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
Suze_ Neutral CommentTomato 'Furry Yellow Hog'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
Suze_ Neutral CommentTomato 'Furry Red Boar'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
Suze_ Neutral CommentTomato 'Haley's Purple Comet'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
Suze_ Neutral CommentTomato 'Piedmont Pear'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
Suze_ Neutral CommentTomato 'Pork Chop'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
Suze_ Neutral CommentTomato 'Pink Boar'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
Suze_ Neutral CommentTomato 'Beauty King'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
Suze_ Neutral CommentTomato 'Beauty Queen'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
Suze_ Neutral CommentTomato 'Dora'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
Suze_ Neutral CommentTomato 'Gary O'Sena'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
Suze_ Neutral CommentTomato 'Liz Birt'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
Suze_ Neutral CommentTomato 'Big Streaked'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
Suze_ Neutral CommentTomato 'Big Tiger'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
lcg123 Positive CommentDaylily 'Laddie Boy'
(Hemerocallis )
Suze_ Positive CommentNandina, Dwarf Nandina, Dwarf Heavenly Bamboo 'Fire Power'
(Nandina domestica)
Suze_ Positive CommentChinese Witch Hazel, Chinese Fringe Flower 'Plum Delight'
(Loropetalum chinense var. rubrum)
Sheila_FW Positive CommentHarlequin Flower 'Mixed Colors'
(Sparaxis tricolor)
KPJFamily Positive CommentDaylily 'Mighty Fortress'
(Hemerocallis )
dovey Positive CommentHorned Violet, Tufted Pansy 'Black Magic'
(Viola cornuta)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentHardy Kiwi 'Ananasnaya'
(Actinidia arguta)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentHardy Kiwi 'Chico'
(Actinidia arguta)
DanaDW Positive CommentAleppo Pine
(Pinus halepensis)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentKiwi 'Hayward'
(Actinidia deliciosa)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentHardy Kiwi 'Ken's Red'
(Actinidia purpurea)
JoanJ Neutral CommentStandard Dwarf Bearded Iris 'Vintage Rose'
(Iris )
JoanJ Neutral CommentStandard Dwarf Bearded Iris 'Rebus'
(Iris )
JoanJ Neutral CommentStandard Dwarf Bearded Iris 'Harlem Nocturne'
(Iris )
JoanJ Neutral CommentStandard Dwarf Bearded Iris 'Blackberry Jam'
(Iris )
JoanJ Neutral CommentStandard Dwarf Bearded Iris 'Star of Africa'
(Iris )
JoanJ Neutral CommentStandard Dwarf Bearded Iris 'Radioactive'
(Iris )
blpender Positive CommentGiant Hummingbird's Mint, Giant Hyssop 'Tutti-Frutti'
(Agastache barberi)
JoanJ Neutral CommentStandard Dwarf Bearded Iris 'Blue for Sue'
(Iris )
Farmerdill Neutral CommentKiwi 'Saanichton 12'
(Actinidia deliciousa)
JoanJ Neutral CommentStandard Dwarf Bearded Iris 'Wildcat Pajamas'
(Iris )
JoanJ Neutral CommentStandard Dwarf Bearded Iris 'Gimmick'
(Iris )
JoanJ Neutral CommentStandard Dwarf Bearded Iris 'Bordeaux Pearl'
(Iris )
JoanJ Neutral CommentStandard Dwarf Bearded Iris 'Cherokee Daybreak'
(Iris )
JoanJ Neutral CommentStandard Dwarf Bearded Iris 'Peach Ruffles'
(Iris )
JoanJ Neutral CommentStandard Dwarf Bearded Iris 'Sweet Baby'
(Iris )
MotherNature4 Positive CommentAfrican Violet 'Pink Obsession'
(Saintpaulia )
JoanJ Neutral CommentStandard Dwarf Bearded Iris 'Cameo Queen'
(Iris )
JoanJ Neutral CommentStandard Dwarf Bearded Iris 'Scholar'
(Iris )
JoanJ Neutral CommentStandard Dwarf Bearded Iris 'Seafire'
(Iris )
JoanJ Neutral CommentStandard Dwarf Bearded Iris 'Counting Sheep'
(Iris )
JoanJ Neutral CommentStandard Dwarf Bearded Iris 'Chocolate Sundae'
(Iris )
JoanJ Neutral CommentStandard Dwarf Bearded Iris 'Tickety Boo'
(Iris )
JoanJ Neutral CommentStandard Dwarf Bearded Iris 'Helmsman'
(Iris )
Shirley1md Positive CommentLupine 'The Govenor'
(Lupinus )
Bavarian Neutral CommentTexas Globeberry, Balsam Apple, Hierba de Vibora (Viper's Herb)
(Ibervillea lindheimerii)
Margiempv Positive CommentTall Bearded Iris 'Mystic Lace'
(Iris )
chanticleer Positive CommentFalse Aralia
(Schefflera elegantissima)
tnangela Positive CommentTree Peony 'Yoshinogawa'
(Paeonia suffruticosa)

Images

Member Addition Description
bootandallImageSasanqua Camellia, Autumn Camellia 'Beatrice Emily'
(Camellia sasanqua)
FarmerdillImageLeek 'Large Long Summer'
(Allium porrum)
kniphofiaImageBeefsteak Plant 'Magilla'
(Perilla )
kellImagePincushion flower, Protea 'Spider'
(Leucospermum )
lilwrenImageWild Plum, American Plum, Goose Plum
(Prunus americana)
kellImageMexican Bush Sage 'Midnight'
(Salvia leucantha)
htopImageBryophyllum
(Bryophyllum crenatodaigremontianum)
lilwrenImageCooley's water-willow
(Justicia cooleyi)
htopImageOrnamental Pepper 'Holiday Cheer'
(Capsicum annuum)
GustichockImageTipu, Rosewood, Pride-of-Bolivia, Yellow Jacaranda
(Tipuana tipu)
Todd_BolandImageCommon Periwinkle, Creeping Myrtle, Flower-of-Death 'Alba Variegata'
(Vinca minor)
Todd_BolandImageSpecies Tulip 'Fuselier'
(Tulipa praestans)
DaylilySLPImageDaylily 'Rosy Returns'
(Hemerocallis )
JamesCOImageFlowering Pear, Callery Pear 'Bradford'
(Pyrus calleryana)
EricInSFImageRhododendron oreodoxa
(Rhododendron oreodoxa)
EricInSFImageRhododendron pachytrichtum
(Rhododendron pachytrichtum)
ladyrowanImageLong-Cupped Narcissus, Large-Cupped Daffodil 'High Society'
(Narcissus )
RonniePitmanImage 'Melody White'
(Dianthus )
MeigImageClematis 'Hagley Hybrid'
(Clematis )
palmbobImage 'Brother Girl'
(Phalaenopsis )
palmbobImage '(Comet King)'
(Dendrobium )
Suze_ImageTomato 'Azoychka'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
UrsulaImage
(Alstroemeria revoluta)
Suze_ImageTomato 'Orange-1'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
RonniePitmanImageFlowering Maple 'Voodoo'
(Abutilon )
dossImageTall Bearded Iris 'Waiting For October'
(Iris )
kdjoergensenImageTrumpet Narcissus, Trumpet Daffodil 'King Alfred'
(Narcissus )
kdjoergensenImageDaffodil, Narcissus 'Tete-a-Tete'
(Narcissus )
XenomorfImageDudleya
(Dudleya pachyphytum)
XenomorfImageEchinopsis
(Echinopsis bridgesii subsp. bridgesii)
ilimaImageTree Cotton, Creole Cotton, Sea Island Cotton
(Gossypium barbadense)
ilimaImageTree Cotton, Creole Cotton, Sea Island Cotton
(Gossypium barbadense)
KelliImage 'Lorraine Chains'
(Cymbidium panalatinga)
MargiempvImageTall Bearded Iris 'Lemon Custard'
(Iris )
MargiempvImageTall Bearded Iris 'Mariposa Autumn'
(Iris )
KelliImageNaked Coral Tree
(Erythrina coralloides)
Big_RedImageBroccoli 'Premium Crop'
(Brassica oleracea)
kbaumleImageShowy Stonecrop 'Purple Emperor'
(Sedum )
kbaumleImageFlowering Quince 'Crimson & Gold'
(Chaenomeles x superba)
ladyrowanImageLong-Cupped Narcissus, Large-cupped Daffodil 'Curly'
(Narcissus )
JamesCOImagePansy 'Matrix Yellow'
(Viola x wittrockiana)
GalanthophileImageEngleria Saxifrage
(Saxifraga grisebachii)
GalanthophileImage
(Ozothamnus coralloides)
kniphofiaImageColeus 'Peter Wonder'
(Solenostemon scutellarioides)
aachamp79ImagePloughbreaker, Prickly Cardinal
(Erythrina zeyheri)
Ally_UTImageBlue Mist Spiraea, Bluebeard 'Worcester Gold'
(Caryopteris x clandonensis)
doveyImageHorned Violet, Tufted Pansy 'Black Magic'
(Viola cornuta)
carminator1ImageSnap Pea, Edible-podded Pea 'Sugar Snap'
(Pisum sativum var. macrocarpon)
KimGaitherImagePieris, Andromeda, Lily of the Valley Shrub 'Snowdrift'
(Pieris taiwanensis)
KimGaitherImageJapanese Spurge, Pachysandra
(Pachysandra terminalis)
willmetgeImageNorthern Highbush Blueberry 'Berkeley'
(Vaccinium corymbosum)
willmetgeImageNorthern Highbush Blueberry 'Berkeley'
(Vaccinium corymbosum)
kennedyhImagePink Bladderwort
(Utricularia tenella)
kennedyhImagePink Bladderwort
(Utricularia tenella)
zemersonImageLong-cupped Narcissus, Large-cupped Daffodil 'Ice Follies'
(Narcissus )
zemersonImageDianthus, China Pinks
(Dianthus chinensis)
jooolsterImageString of Hearts 'Variegata'
(Ceropegia woodii)
MotherNature4ImageCrinkle Leaf Plant
(Adromischus cristatus)
MotherNature4ImageDesert Cabbage, Paddle Plant, Flapjack Plant
(Kalanchoe thyrsiflora)
wallaby1ImageWaterlily Tulip 'Shakespeare'
(Tulipa kaufmanniana)
JRushImageJapanese Pieris, Andromeda, Lily of the Valley Shrub
(Pieris japonica)
wallaby1ImageWaterlily Tulip 'Shakespeare'
(Tulipa kaufmanniana)
Shirley1mdImageLupine 'The Govenor'
(Lupinus )
vossnerImageGrapefruit 'Ruby Red'
(Citrus x paradisi)
RWhizImageSilver Torch, Snow Pole
(Cleistocactus strausii)
WUVIEImageMoney Plant, Honesty, Bolbonac, Moonwort, Silver Dollar
(Lunaria annua)
RWhizImageSmooth Agave, Dwarf Century Plant 'Variegata'
(Agave desmettiana)
WUVIEImageTrumpet Vine, Trumpet Creeper, Cow-Itch Vine
(Campsis radicans)
Big_RedImagePeach 'Hale Haven'
(Prunus persica)

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Have a good day, and happy gardening!

Dave Whitinger

 

And that's the way it was... April 2, 2006