The PlantFiles Newsletter

Covering the events of February 4, 2007, on which 134 members joined.

Gardening Quote of the Day

"If one were as good a gardener in practice as one is in theory, what a garden would one create!"

(Vita Sackville-West, English novelist, poet, gardener (born 3/9/1892))

The PlantFiles Photo of the Day

Empress Tree
Paulownia tomentosa
By cristina

Activity Report:

234 new plants were added to the database.
29 new descriptions were added.
60 new images were added.
3121 new options were checked off.

Comments

Member	Addition	Description
vossner	Positive Comment	Senecio (Senecio scaposus)
JoanJ	Neutral Comment	Coleus, Painted Nettle 'Saturn' (Solenostemon scutellarioides)
heebiejeebie	Positive Comment	Carrot 'Kinbi' (Daucus carota)
JoanJ	Neutral Comment	Standard Dwarf Bearded Iris 'Rickshaw' (Iris )
JoanJ	Neutral Comment	Standard Dwarf Bearded Iris 'Plum Lucky' (Iris )
Margiempv	Positive Comment	Tall Bearded 'Mady Carriere' (Iris )
Margiempv	Positive Comment	Tall Bearded 'Maverick's Game' (Iris )
ViburnumValley	Positive Comment	Flowering Crabapple 'David' (Malus )
ViburnumValley	Positive Comment	Flowering Crabapple 'Adams' (Malus )
ViburnumValley	Positive Comment	Flowering Crabapple 'Adirondack' (Malus )
ViburnumValley	Positive Comment	Flowering Crabapple 'Brandywine' (Malus )
ViburnumValley	Positive Comment	Flowering Crabapple 'Cardinal' (Malus )
ViburnumValley	Positive Comment	Flowering Crabapple 'Centurion' (Malus )
sladeofsky	Negative Comment	Prickly Lettuce, China Lettuce, Wild Lettuce, Compass Plant, Horse Thistle, Milk Thistle (Lactuca serriola)
ViburnumValley	Positive Comment	Flowering Crabapple 'Donald Wyman' (Malus )
Margiempv	Positive Comment	Tall Bearded Iris 'Three Seasons' (Iris )
bsharf	Positive Comment	Amaryllis 'Wonderland' (Hippeastrum )
Bellisgirl	Positive Comment	Miniature Rose 'What a Peach' (Rosa )
JoanJ	Neutral Comment	Coleus 'Pink Chaos' (Solenostemon scutellarioides)
mpstewart	Neutral Comment	Blue Poppy, Himalayan Poppy 'Lingholm' (Meconopsis x sheldonii)
JoanJ	Neutral Comment	Coleus, Flame Nettle, Painted Nettle 'Religious Radish' (Solenostemon scutellarioides)
SW_gardener	Neutral Comment	Chinese Yellow Banana, Golden Lotus Banana (Musella lasiocarpa)
SW_gardener	Neutral Comment	Japanese Fiber Banana, Japanese Hardy Banana (Musa basjoo)
SW_gardener	Neutral Comment	Cast Iron Plant (Aspidistra elatior)
JoanJ	Neutral Comment	Coleus, Painted Nettle 'Sedona' (Solenostemon scutellarioides)
JoanJ	Neutral Comment	Coleus 'Sky Fire' (Solenostemon scutellarioides)
JoanJ	Neutral Comment	Coleus, Painted Nettle, Flame Nettle 'Splash' (Solenostemon scutellarioides)
JoanJ	Positive Comment	Coleus 'Strawberry Drop' (Solenostemon scutellarioides)
JoanJ	Neutral Comment	Coleus, Painted Nettle 'Black Knight' (Solenostemon scutellarioides)

Images

Member	Addition	Description
cactus_lover		Agave (Agave potatorum)
greenorchid		Tall Bearded Iris 'Pixie Dust' (Iris )
Mainer		Daylily 'American Revolution' (Hemerocallis )
Tntigger		Tall Bearded Iris 'Amarillo Frills' (Iris )
RON_CONVOLVULACEAE		(Ipomoea stans)
ViburnumValley		Red Cedar Juniper, Eastern Red Cedar 'Grey Owl' (Juniperus virginiana)
PalmBchBill		Basket Plant (Callisia fragrans)
begoniacrazii		Silk Tassel Bush, Coast Silk Tassel, Wavyleaf Silktassel (Garrya elliptica)
cactus_lover		Aloe (Aloe brevifolia)
ALTER_EGO		Flat-flowered Aloe (Aloe marlothii)
ALTER_EGO		Staghorn Fern (Platycerium superbum)
joepan		Hairy Lychee, Rambutan (Nephelium lappaceum)
joepan		Hairy Lychee, Rambutan (Nephelium lappaceum)
mgarr		Mahogany Fern, Tree Maidenhair Fern, Moon Fern (Didymochlaena truncatula)
mgarr		Double Early Tulip 'Monte Carlo' (Tulipa )
Chantell		Aloe (Aloe broomii)
Chantell		Tavaresia (Tavaresia barklyi)
ViburnumValley		Fringe petal crabapple, Flowering crabapple 'Fimbriata' (Malus ioensis)
jamie68		Doublefile Viburnum, Japanese Snowball Bush 'Pink Beauty' (Viburnum plicatum var. tomentosum)
jamie68		Doublefile Viburnum, Japanese Snowball Bush 'Mary Milton' (Viburnum plicatum var. tomentosum)
Margiempv		Tall Bearded Iris 'Magical Glow' (Iris )
Margiempv		Tall Bearded Iris 'Mam Zelle' (Iris )
Margiempv		Tall Bearded 'Mady Carriere' (Iris )
Margiempv		Tall Bearded 'Marbled Sundae' (Iris )
Margiempv		Tall Bearded 'Maverick's Game' (Iris )
Margiempv		Tall Bearded 'Noreen's Delight' (Iris )
Margiempv		Tall Bearded Iris 'Orchid Pinstripe' (Iris )
Margiempv		Tall Bearded iris 'Over and Over' (Iris )
htop		Canada Lettuce, Tall Lettuce, Tall Wild Lettuce (Lactuca canadensis)
htop		Canada Lettuce, Tall Lettuce, Tall Wild Lettuce (Lactuca canadensis)
Xenomorf		Century Plant (Agave gypsophila)
Xenomorf		Aloe (Aloe brevifolia)
Xenomorf		Aloe (Aloe brevifolia)
Xenomorf		Easter Lily Cactus (Echinopsis oxygona)
Xenomorf		Eriosyce (Eriosyce senilis)
Xenomorf		Eriosyce (Eriosyce senilis)
cactus_lover		Agave 'Shoji Rajin' (Agave potatorum)
cactus_lover		Agave, Century Plant (Agave parrasana)
begoniacrazii		Dragon Wing Begonia 'Lota Rose' (Begonia )
kniphofia		Primrose 'Rosie Double mix' (Primula vulgaris)
kniphofia		Primrose 'Rosie Double mix' (Primula vulgaris)
cactus_lover		White Velvet, White Gossamer Plant, Hairy Wandering Jew (Tradescantia sillamontana)
cactus_lover		White-Flowered Wandering Jew, Inch Plant, Small-leaf Spiderwort, River Spiderwort (Tradescantia fluminensis)
cactus_lover		Purple Heart, Purple Queen, Wandering Jew 'Purple Heart' (Tradescantia pallida)
kennedyh		Holly-leaved Grevillea 'Carpenters Rocks' (Grevillea aquifolium)
kennedyh		Polyantha Rose 'Gay Vista' (Rosa )
kennedyh		Floribunda Rose 'Gold Badge' (Rosa )
kennedyh		Floribunda Rose 'Gold Badge' (Rosa )
cactus_lover		Giant Agave, Century Plant (Agave salmiana var. ferox)
Mainer		Border Bearded Iris 'Christiana Baker' (Iris )
kennedyh		Polyantha Rose 'Honeyflow' (Rosa )
bsharf		Amaryllis 'Wonderland' (Hippeastrum )
mrs_colla		Shrubby Milkwort (Polygala chamaebuxus)
mrs_colla		Sweet Pea Bush (Polygala myrtifolia)
bsharf		Amaryllis 'Pink Floyd' (Hippeastrum )
Cheesy		Tall Bearded Iris 'Secret Admirer' (Iris )
Cheesy		Tall Bearded Iris 'Cajun Cooking' (Iris )
Carkeekfish		Snowdrop (Galanthus nivalis)
txgimgim		Tall Bearded Iris 'Aura Light' (Iris )
PalmBchBill		Balbis' Air Plant (Tillandsia balbisiana)

Plants Added Yesterday:

Plant

Border Bearded Iris 'Arizona Copperhead'
Iris

Border Bearded Iris 'Prayer Cushion'
Iris

Standard Dwarf Bearded Iris 'Eyelash'
Iris

Miniature Dwarf Bearded Iris 'Jiffy'
Iris

Standard Dwarf Bearded Iris 'Plum Spot'
Iris

Miniature Dwarf Bearded Iris 'Tanny'
Iris

Tall Bearded 'Mady Carriere'
Iris

Tall Bearded 'Marbled Sundae'
Iris

Tall Bearded 'Maverick's Game'
Iris

Tall Bearded 'Noreen's Delight'
Iris

Tall bearded 'Horned Amethyst'
Iris

Tall bearded 'Horned Color Gem'
Iris

Tall bearded 'Horned Flamingo'
Iris

Tall bearded 'Horned Flare'
Iris

Tall bearded 'Horned Lace'
Iris

Tall bearded 'Horned Papa'
Iris

Tall bearded 'Horned Pink'
Iris

Tall bearded 'Horned Royality'
Iris

Tall bearded 'Horned Skylark'
Iris

Tall bearded 'Horned Tangerine'
Iris

Tall bearded 'Horned Tantalizer'
Iris

Tall bearded 'Horned Tracery'
Iris

Tall bearded 'Horned Twotone'
Iris

Tall bearded 'Arctic Blush'
Iris

Tall bearded 'Autumn Cavalier'
Iris

Daylily 'Marie Woodard'
Hemerocallis

Daylily 'Marie Wright'
Hemerocallis

Daylily 'Marieke'
Hemerocallis

Tall bearded 'Autumn Delight'
Iris

Tall bearded 'Autumn Orchid'
Iris

Daylily 'Marietta Daybreak'
Hemerocallis

'Bagdad Beauty'
Iris Onco

Daylily 'Marietta Dazzler'
Hemerocallis

Tall bearded 'Black Flare'
Iris

Tall bearded 'Black Sultan'
Iris

Tall bearded 'Blaze of Blue'
Iris

Tall bearded 'Blue Abalone'
Iris

Tall bearded 'Blue Everbloomer'
Iris

Tall bearded 'Blue Intensity'
Iris

Intermediate 'Blue Joy'
Iris

Tall bearded 'Bold Giant'
Iris

Tall bearded 'Bountiful Beauty'
Iris

Tall bearded 'Bright Fuchsia'
Iris

'Bright Pastel'
Iris

Tall bearded 'Brilliant Rose'
Iris

Aril 'Calico Gown'
Iris

Tall bearded 'Chantimorena'
Iris

Nicotiana 'Eau-de-cologne'
Nicotiana Sanderae

Tall bearded 'Color Riot'
Iris

Tall bearded 'Cream Magic'
Iris

Tall bearded 'Crimson Beauty'
Iris

Tall bearded 'Crimson Colossus'
Iris

Tall bearded 'Crimson Lace'
Iris

Tall bearded 'Crimson Repeater'
Iris

Tall bearded 'December Dawn'
Iris

Tall bearded 'December Garnet'
Iris

Tall bearded 'December Royality'
Iris

Regelia 'Decorated Blue Beard'
Iris

Hybrid Epiphyllum, Orchid Cactus, Epicactus 'Red Eagle'
Epiphyllum

Tall bearded 'Double Duty'
Iris

Hybrid Epiphyllum, Orchid Cactus, Epicactus 'Revelation'
Epiphyllum

Tall bearded 'Double Horn'
Iris

Hybrid Epiphyllum, Orchid Cactus, Epicactus 'Rosenkavalier'
Epiphyllum

Tall bearded 'El Dorado Beauty'
Iris

Tall bearded 'El Dorado Maid'
Iris

Tall bearded 'Exotic Fire'
Iris

Tall bearded 'Fabulous Fringes'
Iris

Hybrid Epiphyllum, Orchid Cactus, Epicactus 'Rosy Fingers'
Epiphyllum

Hybrid Epiphyllum, Orchid Cactus, Epicactus 'Sam'
Epiphyllum

Hybrid Epiphyllum, Orchid Cactus, Epicactus 'Sing Song'
Epiphyllum

Hybrid Epiphyllum, Orchid Cactus, Epicactus 'Spanish Gold'
Epiphyllum

Daylily 'Sue Painter'
Hemerocallis

Hybrid Epiphyllum, Orchid Cactus, Epicactus 'Stormy Weather'
Epiphyllum

Daylily 'Tammy Pate'
Hemerocallis

Daylily 'Tennoaks Imnotanubbin'
Hemerocallis

Hybrid Epiphyllum, Orchid Cactus, Epicactus 'Tosca'
Epiphyllum

Daylily 'Tennoaks Thunder In The Sun'
Hemerocallis

Daylily 'Christine Kent'
Hemerocallis

Hybrid Epiphyllum, Orchid Cactus, Epicactus 'Zorina'
Epiphyllum

Daylily 'Cinnamon Sugar'
Hemerocallis

Hybrid Epiphyllum, Orchid Cactus, Epicactus 'All That Jazz'
Epiphyllum

Daylily 'Evelyn Williams'
Hemerocallis

Hybrid Epiphyllum, Orchid Cactus, Epicactus 'Babalon'
Epiphyllum

Hybrid Epiphyllum, Orchid Cactus, Epicactus 'Janine D.'
Epiphyllum

Primrose 'Rosie Double mix'
Primula vulgaris

Hybrid Epiphyllum, Orchid Cactus, Epicactus 'Manteca'
Epiphyllum

Haworthia
Haworthia tortuosa

Holly-leaved Grevillea 'Carpenters Rocks'
Grevillea aquifolium

Dalea 'Monterrey Blue'
Dalea bicolor var. bicolor

Polyantha Rose 'Gay Vista'
Rosa

Polyantha Rose 'Honeyflow'
Rosa

Tall bearded 'Fall Fire'
Iris

Tall bearded 'Fall Flamingo'
Iris

Tall bearded 'Fall Frills'
Iris

Tall bearded 'Fall Sunshine'
Iris

Tall bearded 'Fall Surprise'
Iris

Tall bearded 'Fancy Bright'
Iris

Tall bearded 'Fancy Flare'
Iris

Tall bearded 'Fancy Frills'
Iris

Tall bearded 'Fancy Velvet'
Iris

Tall bearded 'Fancyancy'
Iris

Tall bearded 'First Snowfall'
Iris

Tall bearded 'Flaming Gold'
Iris

Tall bearded 'Flaming Snow'
Iris

Tall bearded 'Flounced Fantasia'
Iris

Tall bearded 'Flounced Frivolite'
Iris

Tall bearded 'Flying Repeater'
Iris

Tall bearded 'Fringed Flounce'
Iris

Tall bearded 'Fringed Rose'
Iris

Hers' Maple, Snakebark Maple, Snakeskin Maple
Acer hersii

Tall bearded 'Fringed Spoon'
Iris

Tall bearded 'Giant Clematis'
Iris

Japanese Maple 'Crimson Carole'
Acer palmatum

Cutleaf Japanese Maple, Threadleaf Japanese Maple 'Midori no teiboku'
Acer palmatum var. dissectum

Tall bearded 'Glorious Two-Timer'
Iris

Japanese Maple 'Wattez'
Acer palmatum

Tall bearded 'Gold Bullion'
Iris

European Maple, Norway Maple 'Crimson Sentry'
Acer platanoides

Tall bearded 'Gold Discovery'
Iris

Red Maple, Scarlet Maple 'Polara'
Acer rubrum

Tall bearded 'Golden Unicorn'
Iris

Cutleaf Sugar Maple 'Sweet Shadow'
Acer saccharum

Aril 'Green Dutchess'
Iris

Tall bearded 'Green Premiere'
Iris

Yarrow, Milfoil, Staunchweed, Sanguinary, Thousandleaf, Soldier's Woundwort 'Calistoga'
Achillea millefolium

Tall bearded 'Green Unicorn'
Iris

Tall bearded 'Jack Horner'
Iris

Yarrow, Milfoil, Staunchweed, Sanguinary, Thousandleaf, Soldier's Woundwort 'Summer Berries'
Achillea millefolium

Border Bearded 'Jaunty Jerry'
Iris

Yarrow, Milfoil, Staunchweed, Sanguinary, Thousandleaf, Soldier's Woundwort 'Wonderful Wampee'
Achillea millefolium

Tall bearded 'Jumbo Flounce'
Iris

Cupid's Bow, Hot Water Plant, Magic Flower, Mother's Tears, Nut-orchid, Orchid Pansy, Widow's Tears 'Ambroise Verschaffelt'
Achimenes

Tall bearded 'Jumbo Rose'
Iris

Tall bearded 'Karen Sue'
Iris

Eremophila 'Valentine'
Eremophila maculata

Tall bearded 'Lacy Lantern'
Iris

Kolomikta Vine, Kiwi Vine, Arctic Beauty Kiwi 'September Sun'
Actinidia kolomikta

Tall bearded 'Late Amethyst'
Iris

Coleus, Flame Nettle, Painted Nettle 'Religious Radish'
Solenostemon scutellarioides

King George's Cypress-pine, Swamp Cypress
Actinostrobus pyramidalis

China Flower, Shepherd's Delight
Adenandra uniflora

Tall bearded 'Lemon Silk'
Iris

Tall bearded 'Lemon Spoon'
Iris

Red Horsechestnut, Red Horse Chestnut, Bottlebrush Buckeye
Aesculus x carnea

Tall bearded 'Lucky Flounce'
Iris

Variegated Red Horsechestnut, Red Horse Chestnut, Bottlebrush Buckeye 'Aureomarginata'
Aesculus x carnea

Horse Chestnut, Conker Tree 'Umbraculifera'
Aesculus hippocastanum

Tall bearded 'Magic Light'
Iris

Horse Chestnut, Conker Tree 'Variegata'
Aesculus hippocastanum

Tall bearded 'Magic Rosette'
Iris

Buckeye
Aesculus x woerlitzensis

Tall bearded 'Orange Flounce'
Iris

Intermediate 'Orange Twotone'
Iris

Lily of the Nile 'Glacier Stream'
Agapanthus

Lily of the Nile 'Midnight Blue'
Agapanthus

Floss Flower, Ageratum 'Timeless Mixture'
Ageratum houstonianum

Velvet bentgrass 'Silver Needles'
Agrostis canina

Bugle, Bugleweed, Carpet Bugle 'Vanilla Chip'
Ajuga reptans

Variegated Chocolate Vine, Five-Leaf Akebia, Raisin Vine 'Brookside Variegate'
Akebia quinata

Chocolate Vine 'Deep Purple'
Akebia trifoliata

Onion 'Stockton Red'
Allium cepa

Shallot, Potato Onion, Multiplier Onion 'Sante'
Allium cepa var. aggregatum

Onion 'Grano 1015Y'
Allium cepa

Potato Onion, Multiplier Onion, Hill Onion, Mother Onion, Pregnant Onion 'Yellow Potato'
Allium cepa var. aggregatum

Hybrid Bunching Onion 'Guardsman'
Allium

Intermediate 'Pink Dove'
Iris

Tall bearded 'Pink Flare'
Iris

Tall bearded 'Pink Maid'
Iris

Intermediate 'Pink Marble'
Iris

Tall bearded 'Pink Pinafore'
Iris

Tall bearded 'Pink Spoon'
Iris

Tall bearded 'Pink Symphony'
Iris

Tall bearded 'Pink Tassel'
Iris

Variegated Thunberg's Geranium 'Jester's Jacket'
Geranium thunbergii

Tall bearded 'Pink Unicorn'
Iris

Tall bearded 'Placer Maid'
Iris

Tall bearded 'Plumed Delight'
Iris

Tall bearded 'Pride of Summer'
Iris

Tall bearded 'Red Gold'
Iris

Arilbred 'Red Joppa'
Iris

Tall bearded 'Red Mahogany'
Iris

Tall bearded 'Red Unicorn'
Iris

Tall bearded 'Rose Delight'
Iris

Tall bearded 'Rose Spoon'
Iris

Tall bearded 'Scarlet Tiger'
Iris

Tall bearded 'Sierra Sunset'
Iris

Tall bearded 'Snowy Redbeard'
Iris

Tall bearded 'Spooned Fantom'
Iris

Tall bearded 'Spoon of Gold'
Iris

Tall bearded 'Spooned Blaze'
Iris

Tall bearded 'Spooned Delight'
Iris

Tall bearded 'Spooned Flamingo'
Iris

Tall bearded 'Spooned Lace'
Iris

Tall bearded 'Spooned Premiere'
Iris

Border Bearded 'Spurred Premiere'
Iris

Tall bearded 'Sunset Flame'
Iris

Tall bearded 'Super Flounce'
Iris

Tall bearded 'Super Frill'
Iris

Coleus, Painted Nettle 'Black Knight'
Solenostemon scutellarioides

Tall bearded 'Super Lace'
Iris

Tall bearded 'Tangerine Cream'
Iris

Tall bearded 'Tangerine Snow'
Iris

Tall bearded 'Thanksgiving Firelight'
Iris

Tall bearded 'Triflare'
Iris

Tall bearded 'White Unicorn'
Iris

Tall bearded 'Wings of Flight'
Iris

Tall bearded 'Winter Flame'
Iris

Tall bearded 'Winter Giant'
Iris

Border Bearded 'Wizard of Oz'
Iris

Tall bearded 'Yellow Eagle'
Iris

Ornamental Onion
Allium komarovianum

Ornamental Allium
Allium macranthum

Soft Neck Garlic 'Bavarian Purple'
Allium sativum

Hardneck Garlic, Rocambole, Serpent Garlic 'Belarus'
Allium sativum var. ophioscorodon

Soft Neck Garlic 'Broadleaf Czech'
Allium sativum

Hardneck Garlic, Rocambole, Serpent Garlic 'Chesnok Red'
Allium sativum var. ophioscorodon

Soft Neck Garlic 'Chinese Pink'
Allium sativum

Hardneck Garlic, Rocambole, Serpent Garlic 'Chrysalis Purple'
Allium sativum var. ophioscorodon

Soft Neck Garlic 'Early Italian Purple'
Allium sativum

Softneck Garlic 'Italian Late'
Allium sativum

Hardneck Garlic, Rocambole, Serpent Garlic 'Music'
Allium sativum var. ophioscorodon

Hardneck Garlic, Rocambole, Serpent Garlic 'Ontario Purple Trillium'
Allium sativum var. ophioscorodon

Soft Neck Garlic 'Palawa'
Allium sativum

Hardneck Garlic, Rocambole, Serpent Garlic 'Premium Northern White'
Allium sativum var. ophioscorodon

Hardneck Garlic, Rocambole, Serpent Garlic 'Purple Glazer'
Allium sativum var. ophioscorodon

Hardneck Garlic, Rocambole, Serpent Garlic 'Siberian'
Allium sativum var. ophioscorodon

Hardneck Garlic, Rocambole, Serpent Garlic 'Spanish Roja'
Allium sativum var. ophioscorodon

Softneck Garlic 'Susanville'
Allium sativum

Softneck Garlic 'Western Rose'
Allium sativum

Stone Leek
Allium saxatile

Gray Alder, Speckled Alder
Alnus incana

Alder
Alnus x spaethii

Parrot Lily, Parrot Flower, Peruvian Lily, Lily of the Incas 'Dandy Candy'
Alstroemeria

Parrot Lily, Parrot Flower, Peruvian Lily, Lily of the Incas 'Princess Fabiana'
Alstroemeria

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Have a good day, and happy gardening!

Dave

And that's the way it was... February 4, 2007