The PlantFiles Newsletter

Covering the events of February 6, 2007, on which 122 members joined. 		PF Logo

Gardening Quote of the Day

"I used to own an ant farm but had to give it up. I couldn't find tractors small enough to fit it."

(Steven Wright, American comedian)

The PlantFiles Photo of the Day

Oriental Lily 'Stargazer'

Lilium

By kdjoergensen

PF Photo of the Day

Activity Report:

131 new plants were added to the database.
57 new descriptions were added.
47 new images were added.
1362 new options were checked off.

Comments

Member Addition Description
BackyardGuy Positive CommentMadagascar Palm
(Pachypodium lamerei)
BayAreaTropics Positive CommentMadagascar Palm
(Pachypodium lamerei)
newhobby Positive CommentAsparagus Fern, Sprenger Asparagus 'Sprengeri'
(Asparagus densiflorus)
threegardeners Positive CommentSiberian Wallflower
(Erysimum x marshallii)
Tntigger Positive CommentTall Bearded Iris 'Rustic Royalty'
(Iris )
thistlesifter Positive CommentAloe
(Aloe mitriformis)
Tntigger Positive CommentTall Bearded Iris 'Sea Power'
(Iris )
Tntigger Positive CommentTall Bearded Iris 'Select Circle'
(Iris )
Indy Negative CommentWatermelon 'Verona'
(Citrullus lanatus)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentShallot, Potato Onion, Multiplier Onion 'Ambition'
(Allium cepa var. aggregatum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentWax Bean 'Golden Rocky'
(Phaseolus vulgaris)
Indy Positive CommentWatermelon 'Gold Strike'
(Citrullus lanatus)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentOnion, Bunching 'Parade'
(Allium cepa)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentSpinach 'Tortoiseshell'
(Spinacia oleracea)
frostweed Neutral CommentYellow Bluestem
(Bothriochloa ischaemum)
Tetrazygia Positive CommentPineland Acacia, Sweet Acacia
(Acacia pinetorum)
frostweed Neutral CommentHybrid Beardgrass
(Bothriochloa hybrida)
Tetrazygia Neutral CommentSweet Acacia, Huisache, Mimosa Bush, Sweet Wattle
(Acacia minuta)
frostweed Neutral CommentField Mustard
(Brassica campestris)
frostweed Neutral CommentHinckley's Brickellia
(Brickellia brachyphylla var. hinckleyi)
frostweed Neutral CommentTerlingua Brickellia
(Brickellia brachyphylla var. terlinguensis)
frostweed Neutral CommentCalifornia Brickellbush
(Brickellia californica)
frostweed Neutral CommentSouthwestern brickellbush
(Brickellia conduplicata)
frostweed Neutral CommentCoulter's brickellbush
(Brickellia coulteri)
frostweed Neutral CommentGravelbar Brickellbush
(Brickellia cylindracea)
frostweed Neutral CommentLeafy brickellbush
(Brickellia dentata)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentWatermelon 'China Baby'
(Citrullus lanatus)
JodyC Neutral CommentPeperomia 'Ruby Glow'
(Peperomia graveolens)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentWatermelon 'Jumbo'
(Citrullus lanatus)
frostweed Neutral CommentFalse Boneset
(Brickellia eupatorioides)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentWatermelon 'Empire No.2'
(Citrullus lanatus)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentWatermelon 'China Dragon'
(Citrullus lanatus)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentWatermelon 'New Dragon'
(Citrullus lanatus)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentWatermelon 'Ten-Bow'
(Citrullus lanatus)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentWatermelon 'Ten-Bow No.2'
(Citrullus lanatus)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentWatermelon 'Farmers Giant'
(Citrullus lanatus)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentWatermelon 'Sky Mountain'
(Citrullus lanatus)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentWatermelon 'Little Boy'
(Citrullus lanatus)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentWatermelon 'Bright Gem'
(Citrullus lanatus)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentWatermelon 'Grand Baby'
(Citrullus lanatus)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentWatermelon 'Southern Light'
(Citrullus lanatus)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentWatermelon 'Klondike II'
(Citrullus lanatus)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentWatermelon 'Early Klondike'
(Citrullus lanatus)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentWatermelon 'Lucky Mountain'
(Citrullus lanatus)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentWatermelon 'Belle 460'
(Citrullus lanatus)
Bellisgirl Positive CommentHardy Grape Leaf Anemone 'Robustissima'
(Anemone tomentosa)
Bellisgirl Positive CommentMasterwort 'Ruby Cloud'
(Astrantia major)
Bellisgirl Neutral CommentAvens, Geum 'Mrs. Bradshaw'
(Geum )
Bellisgirl Positive CommentAvens, Geum 'Lady Stratheden'
(Geum )
Bellisgirl Neutral CommentDouble Purple Coneflower 'Doppelgänger'
(Echinacea purpurea)
mininissandog Positive CommentFoxtail Fern 'Meyersii'
(Asparagus densiflorus)
Bellisgirl Positive CommentDaylily 'Pandora's Box'
(Hemerocallis )
Bellisgirl Neutral CommentVariegated Garden Phlox 'Nora Leigh'
(Phlox paniculata)
Bellisgirl Positive CommentMaltese Cross, Jerusalem Cross, London Pride
(Lychnis chalcedonica)
Bellisgirl Positive CommentGay Feather, Dense Blazing Star 'Kobold'
(Liatris spicata)
Tetrazygia Negative CommentVariegated Orchid Tree
(Bauhinia variegata)
Tetrazygia Neutral CommentWhite Variegated Orchid Tree, White Butterfly Tree
(Bauhinia variegata var. candida)

Images

Member Addition Description
ALTER_EGOImageBrain Cactus
(Stenocactus multicostatus)
StreverImageOxalis
(Oxalis versicolor)
ALTER_EGOImageVariegated Queen Victoria
(Agave victoriae-reginae f. variegata)
ViburnumValleyImageTree of Heaven, Chinese Sumac, Stink Tree
(Ailanthus altissima)
mrs_collaImageShrubby Milkwort
(Polygala chamaebuxus)
RaiderLepImageOriental Lily 'Stargazer'
(Lilium )
RaiderLepImageAsiatic Lily 'Nerone'
(Lilium )
missionrandyImageTomato 'Novikov's Giant'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
JanetSImageAfrican Violet 'Mosaique'
(Saintpaulia )
JanetSImageAfrican Violet 'Mosaique'
(Saintpaulia )
jamie68ImageLenten Rose 'Red Lady'
(Helleborus orientalis)
RON_CONVOLVULACEAEImageMorning Glory, Grannyvine 'Wedding Bells'
(Ipomoea tricolor)
RON_CONVOLVULACEAEImageBrazilian Morning Glory
(Ipomoea setosa)
thistlesifterImageAloe
(Aloe kedongensis)
goshsmomImagePara Cress, Toothache Plant, Eyeball Plant 'Peek-A-Boo'
(Spilanthes oleracea)
mgarrImageNun's Orchid, Nun's Cap Orchid
(Phaius tankervilliae)
mgarrImageOrchid
(Lycaste lucianii)
XenomorfImageAloe
(Aloe vanbalenii)
XenomorfImageAloe
(Aloe vanbalenii)
XenomorfImageAloe
(Aloe vanbalenii)
XenomorfImageFan Aloe
(Aloe plicatilis)
XenomorfImageAloe
(Aloe descoingsii)
XenomorfImageAloe
(Aloe aristata)
cactus_loverImage
(Aloe ibitiensis)
cactus_loverImageAloe
(Aloe parvula)
cactus_loverImageBulbine
(Bulbine lagopus)
palmbobImage
(Aechmea recurvata var. benrathii)
CarkeekfishImageWinter Honeysuckle
(Lonicera fragrantissima)
TntiggerImageStandard Dwarf Bearded Iris 'Puddy Tat'
(Iris )
bsharfImageAmaryllis 'Lemon Lime'
(Hippeastrum )
TntiggerImageTall Bearded Iris 'Ring Around Rosie'
(Iris )
kennedyhImageRed Flowering Gum, Scarlet Flowering Gum
(Corymbia ficifolia)
WeezingreensImageClematis-flowered Columbine 'Christa Barlow'
(Aquilegia vulgaris var. stellata)
giancarloImage
(Begonia nelumbiifolia)
cactus_loverImageAstrophytum 'tricostatum'
(Astrophytum myriostigma var.nudum)
kennedyhImageHybrid Tea Rose 'Joyce Edmonds'
(Rosa )
giancarloImage 'imperial wine'
(Philodendron )
kennedyhImageHybrid Tea Rose 'Lady Vera'
(Rosa )
kennedyhImageHybrid Tea Rose 'Lady Vera'
(Rosa )
kennedyhImageHybrid Tea Rose 'Legacy Jubilee'
(Rosa )
aries44ImageTomato 'Pruden's Purple'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
thistlesifterImageAloe
(Aloe mitriformis)
CheiriImageSouthern Blue Flag, Orchid Iris
(Iris virginica)
mrs_collaImageFlowering Quince
(Chaenomeles speciosa)
boojumImageDendrobium Kimigayo
(Dendrobium Kimigayo)
onaleeImageJapanese Morning Glory 'Star of India'
(Ipomoea nil)
ScorpioangelImageEcheveria
(Echeveria setosa)

Plants Added Yesterday:

Plant

Lomatophyllum citreum
Coneflower 'Baby Swan'
Echinacea purpurea
Freesia Blue Bayou 'Blue Bayou'
Freesia
Tree Ivy 'Angyo Star'
X Fatshedera lizei
Hammock Fern
Blechnum occidentale
Tree Mallow
Lavatera maritima
Orchid
Lycaste lucianii
Hybrid Epiphyllum, Orchid Cactus, Epicactus 'Gretel'
Epiphyllum
Hybrid Epiphyllum, Orchid Cactus, Epicactus 'Jubiläum 1947'
Epiphyllum
Hybrid Epiphyllum, Orchid Cactus, Epicactus 'Komet'
Epiphyllum
Hybrid Epiphyllum, Orchid Cactus, Epicactus 'Lebensfreude'
Epiphyllum
Hybrid Epiphyllum, Orchid Cactus, Epicactus 'Liebreiz'
Epiphyllum
Hybrid Epiphyllum, Orchid Cactus, Epicactus 'Maienfreude'
Epiphyllum
Hybrid Epiphyllum, Orchid Cactus, Epicactus 'Margarete'
Epiphyllum
Hybrid Epiphyllum, Orchid Cactus, Epicactus 'Morgenröte'
Epiphyllum
Hybrid Epiphyllum, Orchid Cactus, Epicactus 'Mylady'
Epiphyllum
Hybrid Epiphyllum, Orchid Cactus, Epicactus 'Opfergabe'
Epiphyllum
Hybrid Epiphyllum, Orchid Cactus, Epicactus 'Rosenfreude'
Epiphyllum
Hybrid Epiphyllum, Orchid Cactus, Epicactus 'Rotkäppchen'
Epiphyllum
Hybrid Epiphyllum, Orchid Cactus, Epicactus 'Torero'
Epiphyllum
Hybrid Epiphyllum, Orchid Cactus, Epicactus 'Urwaldlicht'
Epiphyllum
Hybrid Epiphyllum, Orchid Cactus, Epicactus 'Züchterstolz'
Epiphyllum
Hybrid Epiphyllum, Orchid Cactus, Epicactus 'Zukunft'
Epiphyllum
Aporophyllum 'Sussex Pink'
Aporophyllum
Aporophyllum 'Sussex Flame'
Aporophyllum
Yellow Columbine
Aquilegia buergeriana var. flavescens
European Columbine, European Crowfoot, Granny's Bonnet 'Clementine Salmon Rose'
Aquilegia vulgaris
European Columbine, European Crowfoot, Granny's Bonnet 'Winky White and White Double'
Aquilegia vulgaris
Rock Cress 'Snowfix'
Arabis caucasica
Rock Cress 'Pink Sequins'
Arabis caucasica
Rock Cress 'White Sequins'
Arabis caucasica
Bearberry, Kinnikinnick, Manzanita 'Microphylla'
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi
Variegated Japanese Ardisia, Marlberry 'Dragon Brocade'
Ardisia japonica
Tall bearded 'Around My World'
Iris
Japanese Ardisia, Marlberry 'Dancing Girl'
Ardisia japonica
Helmet Cobra Lily
Arisaema galeatum
Blume's Cobra Lily
Arisaema intermedium
Cobra Lily
Arisaema jacquemontii
Cobra Lily
Arisaema omeiense
White Indian Cobra Lily
Arisaema album
Barnes Cobra Lily
Arisaema barnesii
Cobra Lily, Jack-in-the-Pulpit 'Green-spathed form'
Arisaema engleri
Tall bearded 'Owyhee'
Iris
Cobra Lily
Arisaema speciosum var. magnificum
Tall bearded 'Owyhee Dancer'
Iris
Wart Cobra Lily
Arisaema verrucosum
Sikkim Cobra Lily
Arisaema utile
Tall bearded 'Tomeco'
Iris
Aristea
Aristea dichotoma
Aristea
Aristea inaequalis
Dutchman's Pipe
Aristolochia debilis
Tall bearded 'Ochoco'
Iris
Macqui
Aristotelia chilensis
Tall bearded 'Missing Link'
Iris
Black Chokeberry 'Grandifolia'
Photinia melanocarpa
Border Bearded 'Lorna's Baby'
Iris
Black Chokeberry
Photinia melanocarpa var. elata
Hybrid Chokeberry, Purple-fruited Chokeberry
Aronia x prunifolia
Artemisia, Satiny Wormwood, Mugwort, Silvermound Artemisia 'Silverado'
Artemisia schmidtiana
Variegated Mugwort 'Variegata'
Artemisia vulgaris
Hybrid Asparagus 'Larac'
Asparagus
False Asparagus Fern 'Spitzenschleier'
Asparagus pseudoscaber
Many-ray Aster, Woodland Aster
Symphyotrichum anomalum
New York Aster, Michaelmas Daisy 'Bonningale White'
Symphyotrichum novi-belgii
Aromatic Aster, Fall Aster 'Dream of Beauty'
Symphyotrichum oblongifolium
Aster 'Nanus'
Aster sedifolius
Mescalito
Hechtia montana
False Spirea, False Goat's Beard 'Milk and Honey'
Astilbe chinensis

Begonia nelumbiifolia
Astrophytum 'tricostatum'
Astrophytum myriostigma var,nudum
False Spirea, False Goat's Beard 'Color Flash'
Astilbe
Astrophytum 'tricostatum'
Astrophytum myriostigma var.nudum
False Spirea, False Goat's Beard 'Color Flash Lime'
Astilbe
Masterwort 'Tickled Pink'
Astrantia
'imperial wine'
Philodendron
Hybrid Tea Rose 'Joyce Edmonds'
Rosa
Purple Orach, Mountain Spinach
Atriplex hortensis var. purpurea
Hybrid Tea Rose 'Lady Vera'
Rosa
Baboon Flower 'Blue Gem'
Babiana stricta
Baboon Flower 'Purple Star'
Babiana stricta
Baboon Flower 'Tubergen's Blue'
Babiana stricta
Baboon Flower 'Zwanenburg's Glory'
Babiana stricta
Baboon Flower
Babiana stricta var. regia
Hybrid Tea Rose 'Legacy Jubilee'
Rosa
Begonia 'Caravan'
Begonia
Rex Begonia 'Comtesse Louise Erdody'
Begonia rex-cultorum
Tuberous Begonia 'Flamenco'
Begonia x tuberhybrida
Tuberous Begonia 'Picotee Bridesmaid'
Begonia x tuberhybrida
Spinach 'Tortoiseshell'
Spinacia oleracea
Begonia
Begonia rajah
Begonia 'San Miguel'
Begonia
Tuberous Begonia 'Selph's Mahogany'
Begonia x tuberhybrida
Rex Begonia 'Two Face'
Begonia rex-cultorum
Hybrid Beardgrass
Bothriochloa hybrida
Fuchsia Begonia
Begonia foliosa var. miniata
Hemsley's Begonia
Begonia hemsleyana
Shrimp Begonia
Begonia radicans
Trailing Begonia 'Brazilian Heart'
Begonia solananthera
Begonia 'Camellia Bright Scarlet Red'
Begonia x tuberhybrida
Begonia 'Camellia Sunny Yellow'
Begonia x tuberhybrida
Begonia 'Camellia Buttery Orange'
Begonia x tuberhybrida
Begonia 'Camellia Deep Rose Pink'
Begonia x tuberhybrida
Tuberous Begonia 'Crispa Marginata'
Begonia x tuberhybrida
Watermelon 'China Baby'
Citrullus lanatus
Fringed Begonia
Begonia fimbriata
Watermelon 'Jumbo'
Citrullus lanatus
Tuberous Begonia 'Flamboyant'
Begonia x tuberhybrida
Tuberous Begonia 'Illumination Pink'
Begonia x tuberhybrida
Watermelon 'Empire No.2'
Citrullus lanatus
Begonia 'Le Madelon'
Begonia multiflora
Begonia 'Maxima'
Begonia multiflora
Watermelon 'China Dragon'
Citrullus lanatus
Turkish Bellavalia
Bellevalia dubia
English Daisy, Lawn Daisy, Bruisewort 'Polar Pink'
Bellis perennis
English Daisy, Lawn Daisy, Bruisewort 'Polar Red'
Bellis perennis
English Daisy, Lawn Daisy, Bruisewort 'Polar Strawberries and Cream'
Bellis perennis
English Daisy, Lawn Daisy, Bruisewort 'Polar White'
Bellis perennis
Watermelon 'New Dragon'
Citrullus lanatus
Watermelon 'Ten-Bow'
Citrullus lanatus
Watermelon 'Ten-Bow No.2'
Citrullus lanatus
Watermelon 'Farmers Giant'
Citrullus lanatus
Watermelon 'Sky Mountain'
Citrullus lanatus
Watermelon 'Little Boy'
Citrullus lanatus
Watermelon 'Bright Gem'
Citrullus lanatus
Watermelon 'Grand Baby'
Citrullus lanatus
Watermelon 'Southern Light'
Citrullus lanatus
Watermelon 'Klondike II'
Citrullus lanatus
Watermelon 'Early Klondike'
Citrullus lanatus
Watermelon 'Lucky Mountain'
Citrullus lanatus
Watermelon 'Belle 460'
Citrullus lanatus
Crested Chain Fruit Cholla 'Cristate'
Cylindropuntia fulgida var. mammillata

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Dave

 

And that's the way it was... February 6, 2007