The PlantFiles Newsletter

Covering the events of December 29, 2006, on which 103 members joined.

Gardening Quote of the Day

"Men can't be trusted with pruning shears any more than they can be trusted with the grocery money in a delicatessen ... They are like boys with new pocket knives who will not stop whittling. "

(Phyllis McGinley, American poet)

The PlantFiles Photo of the Day

Daylily 'Rose Talisman'

Hemerocallis

By carolann

Activity Report:

137 new plants were added to the database.
57 new descriptions were added.
74 new images were added.
1618 new options were checked off.

Comments

Member	Addition	Description
marsviolet	Positive Comment	Japanese Windflower, Japanese Anemone, Japanese Thimbleflower 'Alba' (Anemone hupehensis)
marsviolet	Positive Comment	Japanese Windflower, Japanese Anemone, Japanese Thimbleflower (Anemone hupehensis var. japonica)
mystic	Neutral Comment	Greyleaf Geranium, Grayleaf Geranium 'Ballerina' (Geranium cinereum)
mystic	Neutral Comment	Bloody Cranesbill, Hardy Geranium 'Shepherd's Warning' (Geranium sanguineum)
mystic	Neutral Comment	Bloody Cranesbill, Hardy Geranium (Geranium sanguineum var. striatum)
mystic	Neutral Comment	Greyleaf Geranium, Grayleaf Geranium 'Splendens' (Geranium cinereum subsp. subcaulescens)
mystic	Neutral Comment	Greyleaf Geranium, Grayleaf Geranium 'Giuseppe' (Geranium cinereum var. subcaulescens)
mystic	Neutral Comment	Brussels Sprouts 'Braveheart' (Brassica oleracea var. gemmifera)
mystic	Neutral Comment	Brussels Sprouts 'Diablo' (Brassica oleracea var. gemmifera)
mystic	Neutral Comment	Brussels Sprouts 'Igor' (Brassica oleracea var. gemmifera)
mystic	Neutral Comment	Brussels Sprouts 'Maximus' (Brassica oleracea var. gemmifera)
mystic	Neutral Comment	Brussels Sprouts 'Montgomery' (Brassica oleracea var. gemmifera)
mystic	Neutral Comment	Brussels Sprouts 'Nelson' (Brassica oleracea var. gemmifera)
mystic	Neutral Comment	Brussels Sprouts 'Oliver' (Brassica oleracea var. gemmifera)
Farmerdill	Neutral Comment	Onion, Bunching 'Green Banner' (Allium cepa)
mystic	Neutral Comment	Brussels Sprouts 'Romulus' (Brassica oleracea var. gemmifera)
mystic	Neutral Comment	Brussels Sprouts 'Silverline' (Brassica oleracea var. gemmifera)
mystic	Neutral Comment	Brussels Sprouts 'Mistral' (Brassica oleracea var. gemmifera)
mystic	Neutral Comment	Carrot 'Adelaide' (Daucus carota)
VGMKY	Positive Comment	Tomato 'Vinson Watts' (Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
mystic	Neutral Comment	Carrot 'Flyaway' (Daucus carota)
VGMKY	Positive Comment	Tomato 'Williams Striped' (Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
wiscwoodlander	Positive Comment	Hosta 'Tattoo' (Hosta )
nifty413	Neutral Comment	Euphorbia, Spurge 'Helena's Blush' (Euphorbia x)
Gina_Rose	Positive Comment	Red Firecracker Plant (Russelia sarmentosa)
palmbob	Neutral Comment	Agave (Agave striata)
palmbob	Positive Comment	Agave (Agave stricta var. nana)
palmbob	Neutral Comment	(Aloe ecklonis)
palmbob	Positive Comment	Aloe (Aloe krapohliana)
runktrun	Positive Comment	Hinoki False Cypress 'Gold Fern' (Chamaecyparis obtusa)
Farmerdill	Neutral Comment	Sweet Corn (SH2) 'Triumph' (Zea mays var. rugosa)
Farmerdill	Neutral Comment	Sweet Pepper 'Diablo Sweet' (Capsicum annuum)
Farmerdill	Neutral Comment	Tomato 'Agriset 334' (Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
Farmerdill	Neutral Comment	Carrot 'Parisian' (Daucus carota)
Farmerdill	Neutral Comment	Pumpkin 'Bumpkin' (Cucurbita pepo)
Farmerdill	Neutral Comment	Summer Squash Zucchini '49er' (Cucurbita pepo)
frostweed	Neutral Comment	Red Chokeberry 'Erecta' (Aronia arbutifolia)
JerusalemCherry	Positive Comment	Gymnocalycium (Gymnocalycium schickendantzii var. pungens)
frostweed	Neutral Comment	Dusty Miller, Native Wormwood, White Sage, Louisiana Sagewort 'Silver King' (Artemisia ludoviciana)
Camille2	Neutral Comment	Ground Laurel, Mayflower, Trailing Arbutus (Epigaea repens)
frostweed	Neutral Comment	Mexican Devil-Weed (Aster spinosus)
frostweed	Neutral Comment	Smooth Yellow False Foxglove (Aureolaria flava var. macrantha)
frostweed	Neutral Comment	Large-flowered Yellow False Foxglove, Western False Foxglove (Aureolaria grandiflora)
frostweed	Neutral Comment	Smooth Yellow False Foxglove (Aureolaria grandiflora var. cinerea)
frostweed	Neutral Comment	Smooth Yellow False Foxglove (Aureolaria grandiflora var. serrata)
frostweed	Neutral Comment	Comb-leaf Yellow False Foxglove (Aureolaria pectinata)
frostweed	Neutral Comment	Downy False Foxglove, Downy Yellow False Foxglove (Aureolaria virginica)
Farmerdill	Neutral Comment	Pumpkin/Winter Squash 'Gold Speck' (Cucurbita pepo)
Farmerdill	Neutral Comment	Winter Squash 'Eclipse' (Cucurbita maxima)
Farmerdill	Neutral Comment	Pumpkin/Winter Squash '20 Karat Gold' (Cucurbita maxima)
Farmerdill	Neutral Comment	Cabbage 'Thunderhead' (Brassica oleracea var. capitata)
Farmerdill	Neutral Comment	Sweet Corn 'Sweet Surprise' (Zea mays var. rugosa)
Farmerdill	Neutral Comment	Onion 'Silver Princess' (Allium cepa)
Farmerdill	Neutral Comment	Onion 'Red Defender' (Allium cepa)
Farmerdill	Neutral Comment	Carrot 'Uppercut 25' (Daucus carota)
Farmerdill	Neutral Comment	Bell Pepper 'Magno' (Capsicum annuum)
palmbob	Neutral Comment	(Euphorbia angularis)

Images

Member	Addition	Description
Tntigger		Tall Bearded Iris 'Santa' (Iris )
Tntigger		Tall Bearded Iris 'Speeding Again' (Iris )
Kell		(Ceratostema silvicola)
Kell		Lacebark 'Variegata' (Hoheria populnea)
JamesCO		English Ivy, Common Ivy 'Gold Child' (Hedera helix)
JamesCO		Summer Poinsettia, Joseph's Coat, Tampala, Chinese Spinach, Vegetable Amaranth, Een Choy 'Splendens' (Amaranthus tricolor)
thistlesifter		Fouquieria (Fouquieria fasciculata)
thistlesifter		'cv 'Thelma O'Reilly'' (Echeveria )
jmlynn		(Combretum constrictum)
jmlynn		(Bauhinia herrerae)
Wandasflowers		Tall Bearded Iris 'Pink Tiger' (Iris )
Wandasflowers		Standard Dwarf Bearded Iris 'Plum Ripples' (Iris )
begoniacrazii		Coyote Brush, Bush Baccharis, Dwarf Chaparral Broom (Baccharis pilularis)
begoniacrazii		'Buddha's Temple' (Crassula )
gardenergail		Climbing Hybrid Tea Rose 'Peace, Cl.' (Rosa )
gardenergail		Climbing Hybrid Tea Rose 'Peace, Cl.' (Rosa )
palmbob		Dypsis (Dypsis fibrosa)
olddude		Coconut Palm (Cocos nucifera)
wallaby1		Purple Bell Vine (Rhodochiton atrosanguineum)
wallaby1		Purple Bell Vine (Rhodochiton atrosanguineum)
Xenomorf		Mojave Lupine, Coulter's Lupine (Lupinus sparsiflorus)
Xenomorf		Graptopetalum (Graptopetalum pentandrum subsp. superbum)
Xenomorf		Bearded Cryptantha (Cryptantha barbigera)
Xenomorf		Arizona Foldwing (Dicliptera resupinata)
Xenomorf		Aloe (Aloe pearsonii)
Xenomorf		Namibia Partridge Breast Aloe (Aloe dinteri)
mgarr		Neoalsomitra (Neoalsomitra sarcophylla)
WUVIE		Annatto, Lipstick Plant, Urucum (Bixa orellana)
Jazzpunkin		Daylily 'Pink Stripes' (Hemerocallis )
cactus_lover		Agave 'Variegata' (Agave attenuata)
cactus_lover		Agave 'Variegata' (Agave attenuata)
cactus_lover		Aloe (Aloe mcloughlinii)
Gina_Rose		Red Firecracker Plant (Russelia sarmentosa)
Gina_Rose		Red Firecracker Plant (Russelia sarmentosa)
palmbob		Foxtail Agave, Dragon-Tree Agave, Spineless Agave (Agave attenuata)
palmbob		Foxtail Agave, Dragon-Tree Agave, Spineless Agave (Agave attenuata)
palmbob		Agave (Agave geminiflora)
palmbob		Agave (Agave striata)
palmbob		Agave (Agave stricta var. nana)
palmbob		Aloe (Aloe congolensis)
palmbob		(Aloe ecklonis)
palmbob		Aloe (Aloe krapohliana)
palmbob		Aloe (Aloe parvula)
palmbob		Tilt-head Aloe (Aloe speciosa)
kennedyh		Prostrate Wooly Bush, Albany Wooly Bush (Adenanthos cunninghamii)
kennedyh		Prostrate Wooly Bush, Albany Wooly Bush (Adenanthos cunninghamii)
kennedyh		Prostrate Wooly Bush, Albany Wooly Bush (Adenanthos cunninghamii)
kennedyh		Fan-leaf Grevillea (Grevillea infundibularis)
kennedyh		(Keraudrenia hermanniifolia)
palmbob		Pony Tail Palm, Bottle Palm (Beaucarnea recurvata)
palmbob		Bismarck Palm, Bismark Palm (Bismarckia nobilis)
palmbob		Bismarck Palm, Bismark Palm (Bismarckia nobilis)
palmbob		Shaving Brush Tree (Pseudobombax ellipticum)
palmbob		Cat Palm, Cascade Palm, Cataract Palm (Chamaedorea cataractarum)
palmbob		Mexican Grass Tree (Dasylirion longissima)
palmbob		Japanese Sago Palm, King Sago Palm, Sago Cycas, Sago Palm (Cycas revoluta)
krystal1		Hybrid Epiphyllum, Orchid Cactus, Epicactus 'One in a Million' (Epiphyllum )
palmbob		Triangle Palm (Dypsis decaryi)
palmbob		Triangle Palm (Dypsis decaryi)
nifty413		Klondike Cosmos, Sulphur Cosmos, Orange Cosmos 'Ladybird Scarlet' (Cosmos sulphureus)
palmbob		Lebombo Cycad (Encephalartos lebomboensis)
palmbob		(Euphorbia angularis)
palmbob		(Euphorbia angularis)
palmbob		(Euphorbia angularis)
eden100		Gerbera Daisy, Transvaal Daisy, African Daisy, Barberton Daisy (Gerbera jamesonii)
nifty413		Globe Artichoke 'Imperial Star' (Cynara scolymus)
eden100		Cactus-flowered Zinnia 'Bright Jewel Mix' (Zinnia elegans)
palmbob		Euphorbia (Euphorbia clandestina)
palmbob		Sweet Noor, Sweet Noorsdoring (Euphorbia coerulescens)
palmbob		Euphorbia (Euphorbia enopla)
ALTER_EGO		Aloe (Aloe petricola)
Melissa_Ohio		Daylily 'Quicksilver Pink' (Hemerocallis )
Melissa_Ohio		Daylily 'Wired' (Hemerocallis )
ALTER_EGO		Aloe (Aloe sabaea)

Plants Added Yesterday:

Plant

Bell Pepper 'Magno'
Capsicum annuum

Cauliflower 'Juneau'
Brassica oleracea var. botrytis

Onion, Bunching 'Green Banner'
Allium cepa

Daylily 'Betty Jean's Choice'
Hemerocallis

Daylily 'Beyond The Gate'
Hemerocallis

Daylily 'Beyond The Miracle'
Hemerocallis

Daylily 'Big Babe Tennis'
Hemerocallis

Daylily 'Big Bang Boom'
Hemerocallis

Neoalsomitra
Neoalsomitra sarcophylla

Daylily 'Big Giant Head'
Hemerocallis

Daylily 'Big Hearted Lady'
Hemerocallis

Daylily 'Bill Chapman'
Hemerocallis

Daylily 'Birgit Filut'
Hemerocallis

Euphorbia, Spurge 'Helena's Blush'
Euphorbia x

Daylily 'Bite Me'
Hemerocallis

Daylily 'Black Cherry Blues'
Hemerocallis

Daylily 'Blaney House'
Hemerocallis

Daylily 'Blaze Of Color'
Hemerocallis

Daylily 'Blazing Sunset'
Hemerocallis

Daylily 'Blessed Bloomer'
Hemerocallis

Daylily 'Blind Faith'
Hemerocallis

Daylily 'Blount's Blackberry Wine'
Hemerocallis

Lavandin 'Dutch Group'
Lavandula x intermedia

Hyssop 'Sissinghurst'
Hyssopus

Sideoats Grama 'Trailway'
Bouteloua curtipendula

Helichrysum, Licorice Plant 'Minus'
Helichrysum petiolare

Daylily 'Blue Eyed Blonde'
Hemerocallis

Daylily 'Blue Hippo'
Hemerocallis

Daylily 'Blueberry Trumpets'
Hemerocallis

Daylily 'Bluebird Singing'
Hemerocallis

Daylily 'Blues Music'
Hemerocallis

Daylily 'Blush Of Spring'
Hemerocallis

Daylily 'Blushing Angel's Glow'
Hemerocallis

Dwarf English Pennyroyal 'Nana'
Mentha pulegium

Daylily 'Blushing Donna'
Hemerocallis

Daylily 'Blushing Unicorn'
Hemerocallis

Daylily 'Jade Moon'
Hemerocallis

Daylily 'Lilac Star'
Hemerocallis

Daylily 'Bob All En'
Hemerocallis

Daylily 'Border Truffle'
Hemerocallis

Daylily 'Born To Tango'
Hemerocallis

Alocasia 'Reticulata'
Alocasia zebrina

Houseleek, Hens and Chicks, Live-forever 'Affine'
Sempervivum

Houseleek, Hens and Chicks, Live-forever 'Ann Marie'
Sempervivum

Houseleek, Hens and Chicks, Live-forever 'Aplple Blossom'
Sempervivum

Houseleek, Hens and Chicks, Live-forever 'Banderi'
Sempervivum

Houseleek, Hens and Chicks, Live-forever 'Black Mini'
Sempervivum

Houseleek, Hens and Chicks, Live-forever 'Clara Noyes'
Sempervivum

Houseleek, Hens and Chicks, Live-forever 'Clipper'
Sempervivum

Variegated Abelia 'Mardi Gras'
Abelia x grandiflora

Bear's Breeches 'Tasmanian Angel'
Acanthus mollis

Japanese Maple 'Barbara'
Acer palmatum

Japanese Maple 'Coral Pink'
Acer palmatum

Variegated Dwarf Japanese Maple 'Cynthia's Crown Jewel'
Acer palmatum

Daylily 'Bosie'
Hemerocallis

Japanese Maple 'Elmwood'
Acer palmatum

Japanese Maple 'Ghost Dancer'
Acer palmatum

Japanese Maple 'Krazy Krinkle'
Acer palmatum

Daylily 'Botanica'
Hemerocallis

Japanese Maple 'Red Spray'
Acer palmatum

Japanese Maple 'Samurai Sword'
Acer palmatum

Japanese Maple 'Sara D'
Acer palmatum

Japanese Maple 'Tsukomo'
Acer palmatum

Japanese Maple 'Vic's Pink'
Acer palmatum

Aloe ecklonis

Full Moon Maple, Japanese Maple 'Moonrise'
Acer shirasawanum

Aconitum 'Blue Lagoon'
Aconitum

Kiwi
Actinidia arguta var. cordifolia

Northern Maidenhair Fern 'Miss Sharples'
Adiantum pedatum

Lily of the Nile, African Lily 'Purple Cloud'
Agapanthus

Hyssop 'Purple Haze'
Agastache

Lucy Braun's Snakeroot, Lucy Brown's Snakeroot
Ageratina luciae-brauniae

Daylily 'Bouncing Gazelle'
Hemerocallis

Daylily 'Bound For Glory'
Hemerocallis

Fan-leaf Grevillea
Grevillea infundibularis

Sweet Corn (SH2) 'Triumph'
Zea mays var. rugosa

Sweet Pepper 'Diablo Sweet'
Capsicum annuum

Keraudrenia hermanniifolia

Tomato 'Agriset 334'
Lycopersicon lycopersicum

Chocolate Vine, Five-Leaf Akebia, Raisin Vine 'Amethyst Glow'
Akebia quinata

White-Flowered Chocolate Vine, Five-Leaf Akebia, Raisin Vine 'Leucantha'
Akebia quinata

Carrot 'Parisian'
Daucus carota

Summer Squash Zucchini '49er'
Cucurbita pepo

Daylily 'Antique Smile'
Hemerocallis

Daylily 'Choo-Choo Perfection'
Hemerocallis

Daylily 'Country Jazz'
Hemerocallis

Daylily 'Dumb Blonde'
Hemerocallis

Daylily 'Free Lee'
Hemerocallis

Daylily 'Groovy Chick'
Hemerocallis

Daylily 'Holy Moly'
Hemerocallis

Daylily 'Horatio Alger'
Hemerocallis

Daylily 'Max Pickles'
Hemerocallis

Daylily 'Stephanie Payne'
Hemerocallis

Daylily 'Tennessee Border'
Hemerocallis

Daylily 'Horny Devil'
Hemerocallis

Pumpkin/Winter Squash 'Gold Speck'
Cucurbita pepo

Winter Squash 'Eclipse'
Cucurbita maxima

Pumpkin/Winter Squash '20 Karat Gold'
Cucurbita maxima

Cabbage 'Thunderhead'
Brassica oleracea var. capitata

Sweet Corn 'Sweet Surprise'
Zea mays var. rugosa

Onion 'Silver Princess'
Allium cepa

Onion 'Red Defender'
Allium cepa

Carrot 'Uppercut 25'
Daucus carota

Euphorbia angularis

Red Hot Poker, Torch Lily
Kniphofia rooperi

Daylily 'Because of You'
Hemerocallis

Daylily 'Best In Class'
Hemerocallis

Daylily 'Bold Move'
Hemerocallis

Daylily 'Flamboyant Diva'
Hemerocallis

Daylily 'In Style'
Hemerocallis

Daylily 'Incendiary'
Hemerocallis

Daylily 'Pandora's Treasure'
Hemerocallis

Daylily 'Play To Win'
Hemerocallis

Sunflower 'Bicentenary'
Helianthus annuus

Daylily 'Bouquets For Brooklyn'
Hemerocallis

Daylily 'Eating Crow'
Hemerocallis

Daylily 'Monocacy Summer Mist'
Hemerocallis

Blc. Ojai 'Verte' HCC/AOS 'Verte'
Brassolaeliocattleya Ojai

Daylily 'Ozark Jane'
Hemerocallis

Daylily 'Purple Architechture'
Hemerocallis

Daylily 'Quicksilver Pink'
Hemerocallis

Daylily 'The Sky Is Falling'
Hemerocallis

Daylily 'Ocean Spirit'
Hemerocallis

Daylily 'Orions Band'
Hemerocallis

Daylily 'Wired'
Hemerocallis

Daylily 'Piedmont Paleface'
Hemerocallis

Wood Anemone 'Green Fingers'
Anemone nemorosa

Wood Anemone 'Flore Pleno'
Anemone nemorosa

Japanese Windflower, Japanese Anemone, Japanese Thimbleflower 'Kriemhilde'
Anemone

Columbine 'Colorado Violet & White'
Aquilegia

Killarney Strawberry Tree, Strawberry Tree 'Oktoberfest'
Arbutus unedo

Jack in the Pulpit 'Silver Center'
Arisaema consanguineum

Black Sagebrush
Artemisia nova

Lords and Ladies 'Winter White'
Arum italicum

Dwarf Goat's Beard 'Misty Lace'
Aruncus

Ginger 'Quick Silver'
Asarum splendens

Pineapple Grass
Astelia alpina

Final Notes

Thank you for reading the PlantFiles Newsletter. If you ever decide you don't wish to receive these mailings anymore, simply go to your preferences page at PlantFiles and remove the check in the checkbox for this newsletter.

Have a good day, and happy gardening!

Dave

And that's the way it was... December 29, 2006