The PlantFiles Newsletter

Covering the events of February 20, 2007, on which 167 members joined. 		PF Logo

Gardening Quote of the Day

"We learn from our gardens to deal with the most urgent question of the time: How much is enough? "

(Wendell Berry American poet, conservationist)

The PlantFiles Photo of the Day

Oriental Lily 'Stargazer'

Lilium

By kdjoergensen

PF Photo of the Day

Activity Report:

124 new plants were added to the database.
27 new descriptions were added.
74 new images were added.
1973 new options were checked off.

Comments

Member Addition Description
JoanJ Neutral CommentTall Bearded Iris 'Romantic Mood'
(Iris )
JoanJ Neutral CommentJapanese Water Iris, Japanese Flag, Russian Iris 'Rose Queen'
(Iris ensata)
MacSuibhne Positive CommentMexican Sycamore
(Platanus mexicana)
MacSuibhne Positive CommentYellow Elder, Trumpetbush, Ginger-Thomas, Gold Star Esperanza 'Gold Star'
(Tecoma stans)
MacSuibhne Positive CommentCanna Lily 'Lucifer'
(Canna x generalis)
MacSuibhne Positive CommentAfrican Aloe, Soap Aloe
(Aloe maculata)
maryqcontrary Positive CommentSpanish Thyme, Cuban Oregano, Indian Borage
(Plectranthus amboinicus)
WUVIE Positive CommentGourd 'Corsican Canteen'
(Lagenaria siceraria)
WUVIE Positive CommentGourd 'Zucca'
(Lagenaria siceraria)
JoanJ Neutral CommentStandard Dwarf Bearded Iris 'Baby Snowflake'
(Iris )
JoanJ Neutral CommentTall Bearded Iris 'Baccarat'
(Iris )
JoanJ Neutral CommentJapanese Water Iris, Japanese Flag, Russian Iris 'Banners On Parade'
(Iris ensata)
JoanJ Neutral CommentJapanese Water Iris, Japanese Flag, Russian Iris 'Beni Koshi'
(Iris ensata)
MaartenC Neutral CommentMule's Foot Fern, Madagascar Tree Fern
(Angiopteris evecta)
MaartenC Negative CommentAngiopteris
(Angiopteris erecta)
JoanJ Neutral CommentMiniature Dwarf Bearded Iris 'Bit More'
(Iris )
JoanJ Neutral CommentMiniature Dwarf Bearded Iris 'Bitsy Blue'
(Iris )
award Negative CommentBermuda Buttercup, Yellow Sour Grass, Cape Sorrel, African Woodsorrel
(Oxalis pes-caprae)
dale_a_gardener Positive Comment
(Wigandia urens)
JoanJ Neutral CommentIntermediate Bearded Iris 'Silent Strings'
(Iris )
JoanJ Neutral CommentIntermediate Bearded Iris 'Coloray'
(Iris )
Violalee Positive CommentMoonflower, Moon Vine
(Ipomoea alba)
JoanJ Neutral CommentTall Bearded Iris 'Ad Astra'
(Iris )
JoanJ Neutral CommentTall Bearded Iris 'Alaskan Crown'
(Iris )
JoanJ Neutral CommentTall Bearded Iris 'Alaskan Sunset'
(Iris )
JoanJ Neutral CommentTall Bearded Iris 'Ali Baba'
(Iris )
fabooj Neutral CommentFoxtail Fern 'Meyersii'
(Asparagus densiflorus)

Images

Member Addition Description
ALTER_EGOImageAloe
(Aloe esculenta)
ALTER_EGOImageManambe Palm
(Dypsis decipiens)
ALTER_EGOImageCycad
(Macrozamia fawcettii)
growinImageWitch Hazel 'Feuerzauber'
(Hamamelis x intermedia)
growinImageBlack Chokeberry
(Photinia melanocarpa)
growinImageRhododendron
(Rhododendron ririei)
thistlesifterImageAgave
(Agave celsii var. nova)
thistlesifterImage 'cv 'Rasberry Licorice''
(Aloe )
mellielongImage 'Sassy Wonder'
(Saintpaulia )
mellielongImage 'Dresden Doll'
(Saintpaulia )
mellielongImage 'Buckeye Bellringer'
(Saintpaulia )
TntiggerImageTall Bearded Iris 'Elegant Girl'
(Iris )
TntiggerImageTall Bearded Iris 'Firebird Suite'
(Iris )
TntiggerImageTall Bearded Iris 'Grape Expectations'
(Iris )
franjImage
(Crassula nudicaulis var. platyphylla)
franjImageTurbinicarpus
(Turbinicarpus lophophoroides)
franjImageBlack-Spine Prickly Pear, Purple Prickly Pear, Red-joint Prickly Pear, Texas Santa Rita
(Opuntia macrocentra var. minor)
Allison_FLImageLace Flower, Lace Flower Vine 'Cygnet'
(Alsobia dianthiflora)
bsharfImageAmaryllis 'Happiness'
(Hippeastrum )
bsharfImageAmaryllis 'Orange Sovereign'
(Hippeastrum )
bsharfImageAmaryllis 'Sumatra'
(Hippeastrum )
thistlesifterImageDawe's Aloe 'Jacob's Ladder'
(Aloe dawei)
WandasflowersImageIntermediate Bearded Iris 'Sonoran Sands'
(Iris )
WandasflowersImageTall Bearded Iris 'Spiced Custard'
(Iris )
WandasflowersImageTall Bearded Iris 'Stepping Out'
(Iris )
mgarrImageWhite Beautyberry 'Albifructus'
(Callicarpa dichotoma)
diehrdsouthrnrImageSwamp Hibiscus, Scarlet Rose Mallow, Texas Star, Scarlet Hibiscus
(Hibiscus coccineus)
diehrdsouthrnrImageJapanese Privet, Waxleaf Privet 'Rotundifolium'
(Ligustrum japonicum)
diehrdsouthrnrImageAngel Trumpet, Angel's Trumpet
(Brugmansia )
GabrielleImageCurly Parsley 'Green River'
(Petroselinum crispum)
GabrielleImageEnglish Thyme, Common Thyme
(Thymus vulgaris)
GabrielleImageBell Pepper 'Miniature Red Bell'
(Capsicum annuum)
MacSuibhneImageMexican Sycamore
(Platanus mexicana)
MacSuibhneImageCanna Lily 'Lucifer'
(Canna x generalis)
MacSuibhneImageShrub Rose 'Belinda's Dream'
(Rosa )
Allison_FLImage 'Feather'
(Saintpaulia )
Allison_FLImageAfrican Violet 'Pow Wow'
(Saintpaulia )
Loretta_NJImageAsiatic Yellowwood, Amur Maackia 'Starburst'
(Maackia amurensis)
sayaImageSnow Crocus, Golden Crocus 'Fuscotinctus'
(Crocus chrysanthus)
XenomorfImageCrinkle Leaf Plant
(Adromischus cristatus)
XenomorfImageAlamo Vine
(Merremia dissecta)
Loretta_NJImageAsiatic Yellowwood, Amur Maackia 'Starburst'
(Maackia amurensis)
XenomorfImageAlamo Vine
(Merremia dissecta)
XenomorfImageChuparosa, Chuperosa, Hummingbird Bush
(Justicia californica)
Loretta_NJImageAsiatic Yellowwood, Amur Maackia 'Starburst'
(Maackia amurensis)
XenomorfImageEuphorbia
(Euphorbia cylindrifolia)
XenomorfImageEuphorbia
(Euphorbia cylindrifolia)
sayaImageSnow Crocus, Golden Crocus 'Snowbunting'
(Crocus chrysanthus)
sayaImageSnow Crocus, Golden Crocus 'Cream Beauty'
(Crocus chrysanthus)
WUVIEImageGourd 'Zucca'
(Lagenaria siceraria)
WUVIEImageHard-shelled Gourd, Calabash 'Apple'
(Lagenaria siceraria)
cactus_loverImageSpindle Palm
(Hyophorbe verschaffeltii)
cactus_loverImageSpindle Palm
(Hyophorbe verschaffeltii)
cactus_loverImageFiddle Leaf Fig
(Ficus lyrata)
LilyLover_UTImageZinnia 'Red Cap'
(Zinnia elegans)
cactus_loverImageOrostachys
(Orostachys furusei)
kennedyhImageFloribunda Rose 'Heinzelmännchen'
(Rosa )
kennedyhImageFloribunda Rose 'Heinzelmännchen'
(Rosa )
kennedyhImageFloribunda Rose 'Heinzelmännchen'
(Rosa )
cactus_loverImageTravelers Palm
(Ravenala madagascariensis)
kennedyhImageFloribunda Rose, Cluster-flowered Rose 'Stretch Johnson'
(Rosa )
kennedyhImageFloribunda Rose, Cluster-flowered Rose 'Stretch Johnson'
(Rosa )
cactus_loverImageTravelers Palm
(Ravenala madagascariensis)
cactus_loverImageTravelers Palm
(Ravenala madagascariensis)
cactus_loverImageWhite-Veined Arrowhead Vine, Nephthytis 'Imperial White'
(Syngonium podophyllum)
cactus_loverImageTravelers Palm
(Ravenala madagascariensis)
cactus_loverImagePapaya
(Carica papaya)
cactus_loverImagePapaya
(Carica papaya)
awardImageFlowering Quince
(Chaenomeles speciosa)
revclausImageImpatiens
(Impatiens zombensis)
awardImageBermuda Buttercup, Yellow Sour Grass, Cape Sorrel, African Woodsorrel
(Oxalis pes-caprae)
dale_a_gardenerImage
(Wigandia urens)
awardImageBird of Paradise, Crane Flower
(Strelitzia reginae)
ViolaleeImageColeus, Painted Nettle, Flame Nettle 'Fishnet Stockings'
(Solenostemon scutellarioides)

Plants Added Yesterday:

Plant
Mexican Sycamore
Platanus mexicana
'Little Stiffy'
Hosta
'Little One'
Hosta
Tall bearded 'Lorna's Banana Creamsicle'
Iris
Tall bearded 'Lorna's Big Red'
Iris
Tall bearded 'Lorna's Blue Lagoon'
Iris
Tall bearded 'Lorna's Blue Lake'
Iris
Tall bearded 'Lorna's Cinnamon'
Iris
Tall bearded 'Lorna's Emily'
Iris
Tall bearded 'Lorna's Junebug'
Iris
Tall bearded 'Lorna's Loonie Blue'
Iris
Tall bearded 'Lorna's Moonbeam'
Iris
Tall bearded 'Lorna's Pink Lady'
Iris
Tall bearded 'Lorna's Powder Blue'
Iris
Tall bearded 'Lorna's Purple Dragon'
Iris
Tall bearded 'Lorna's Rosita'
Iris
Tall bearded 'Lorna's Sheena'
Iris
Tall bearded 'Ace of Lace'
Iris
Tall bearded 'Alaskan Moon'
Iris
Tall bearded 'All Gussied Up'
Iris
Tall Bearded Iris 'Angel Abriel Faith'
Iris
Tall bearded 'Attensun'
Iris
Tall bearded 'Barefoot Contessa'
Iris
Mammillaria
Mammillaria crucigera var. grandinosa
Tall bearded 'Big Melt'
Iris
Tall bearded 'Blousy'
Iris
Tall bearded 'Bluid'
Iris
Tall bearded 'Burr Scene'
Iris
Tall bearded 'Cause For Pause'
Iris
Tall bearded 'Charlene's Decree'
Iris
Tall bearded 'Christine Suchy'
Iris
Tall bearded 'Citrus Mistress'
Iris
Tall bearded 'Cry Me A River'
Iris
Tall bearded 'Da Blues'
Iris
Tall bearded 'Daleamite'
Iris
Tall bearded 'Dinner Date'
Iris
Tall bearded 'Dirty Is Purdy'
Iris
Tall bearded 'Drop The Hanky'
Iris
Tall bearded 'Duded Up'
Iris
Tall bearded 'Fatso'
Iris
Tall bearded 'Fluff Stuff'
Iris
Tall bearded 'Fred's Gal'
Iris
Tall bearded 'Frozen Explosion'
Iris
Tall bearded 'Fundango'
Iris
Tall bearded 'Gawkin Mateereul'
Iris
Tall bearded 'Gawlee'
Iris
Tall bearded 'Get A Grip'
Iris
Tall bearded 'Giddyup To Go'
Iris
Tall bearded 'Great Grins Gorden'
Iris
Tall bearded 'Have a Goodun'
Iris
Tall bearded 'Honeybun's Love'
Iris
Tall bearded 'Hubba Hubba Hubba'
Iris
Tall bearded 'Indy Edith'
Iris
Tall bearded 'It Ain't So'
Iris
Tall bearded 'Jeremy Jets On'
Iris
Tall bearded 'Kingdom Come'
Iris
Tall bearded 'Lacy Adventure'
Iris
Tall bearded 'Lotta Plicata'
Iris
Tall bearded 'Lush Smush'
Iris
Tall bearded 'Meeta Areta'
Iris
Tall bearded 'Melting Pot'
Iris
Tall bearded 'My Friend Chelsea'
Iris
Tall bearded 'New Wrinkles'
Iris
Tall bearded 'Orange Blotter'
Iris
Tall bearded 'Out Stand Dish'
Iris
Tall bearded 'Over Exposed'
Iris
Tall bearded 'Pieces of April'
Iris
Tall bearded 'Quite Quaint'
Iris
Tall bearded 'Red Neck Haven'
Iris
Tall bearded 'Roar'
Iris
Tall bearded 'Ruddy Red'
Iris
Tall bearded 'Santoleria'
Iris
Tall bearded 'Say Okay'
Iris
Tall bearded 'Scenic Wonder'
Iris
Tall bearded 'Scorch'
Iris
Tall bearded 'Sezitso'
Iris
Tall bearded 'Sharp Image'
Iris
Tall bearded 'Skinsome'
Iris
Tall bearded 'Sky Pie'
Iris
Tall bearded 'Smith Named Keith'
Iris
Tall bearded 'Somsee Somsigh'
Iris
Cornflower 'Persian'
Centaurea cyanus
Tall bearded 'Splish Splash'
Iris
Tall bearded 'Spray Mate'
Iris
Tall bearded 'Stand In Awe'
Iris
Sunflower 'Citrus'
Helianthus annuus
Tall bearded 'Sublime Time'
Iris
Tall bearded 'Suds'
Iris
Tall bearded 'Swedish Sweetheart'
Iris
Tall bearded 'Talking Turkey'
Iris
Tall bearded 'Tropical Cooler'
Iris
Tall bearded 'Virus Iris'
Iris
Tall bearded 'What Did Delaware'
Iris
Tall bearded 'Whatcha Up To'
Iris
Tall bearded 'Where There's Smoke'
Iris
Tall bearded 'Wishcraft'
Iris
Hybrid Epiphyllum, Orchid Cactus, Epicactus 'Gaspar Paetz'
Epiphyllum
Hybrid Epiphyllum, Orchid Cactus, Epicactus 'Gerda Paetz'
Epiphyllum
Hybrid Epiphyllum, Orchid Cactus, Epicactus 'Gertrud Paetz'
Epiphyllum
Hybrid Epiphyllum, Orchid Cactus, Epicactus 'Gisela Paetz'
Epiphyllum
Hybrid Epiphyllum, Orchid Cactus, Epicactus 'Gitti Paetz'
Epiphyllum
Sunflower 'Junior'
Helianthus annuus
Common Cosmos, Mexican Aster 'White Sensation'
Cosmos bipinnatus
Hybrid Epiphyllum, Orchid Cactus, Epicactus 'Gloria Paetz'
Epiphyllum
Hybrid Epiphyllum, Orchid Cactus, Epicactus 'Hanni Paetz'
Epiphyllum
Hybrid Epiphyllum, Orchid Cactus, Epicactus 'Hans Wurzbacher'
Epiphyllum
Hybrid Epiphyllum, Orchid Cactus, Epicactus 'Harald Paetz'
Epiphyllum
Hybrid Epiphyllum, Orchid Cactus, Epicactus 'Harry Paetz'
Epiphyllum
Hybrid Epiphyllum, Orchid Cactus, Epicactus 'Heidi Paetz'
Epiphyllum
Hybrid Epiphyllum, Orchid Cactus, Epicactus 'Heike Paetz'
Epiphyllum
Hybrid Epiphyllum, Orchid Cactus, Epicactus 'Helmi Paetz'
Epiphyllum
Hybrid Epiphyllum, Orchid Cactus, Epicactus 'Ilona Paetz'
Epiphyllum
Hybrid Epiphyllum, Orchid Cactus, Epicactus 'Ina Paetz'
Epiphyllum
Hybrid Epiphyllum, Orchid Cactus, Epicactus 'Irena Paetz'
Epiphyllum
Hybrid Epiphyllum, Orchid Cactus, Epicactus 'Iris Paetz'
Epiphyllum
Hybrid Epiphyllum, Orchid Cactus, Epicactus 'Irmgard Paetz'
Epiphyllum
Hybrid Epiphyllum, Orchid Cactus, Epicactus 'Isabell Paetz'
Epiphyllum
Hybrid Epiphyllum, Orchid Cactus, Epicactus 'Ivetta Paetz'
Epiphyllum
Hybrid Epiphyllum, Orchid Cactus, Epicactus 'Elegans Lei'
Epiphyllum
Hybrid Epiphyllum, Orchid Cactus, Epicactus 'Elmon'
Epiphyllum
Hybrid Epiphyllum, Orchid Cactus, Epicactus 'Geckuden'
Epiphyllum
Hybrid Epiphyllum, Orchid Cactus, Epicactus 'Gold Light'
Epiphyllum
Hybrid Epiphyllum, Orchid Cactus, Epicactus 'Omeinishiki'
Epiphyllum
Caucasian Elecampagne, Elecampane ''Grandiflora''
Inula orientalis

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Have a good day, and happy gardening!

Dave

 

And that's the way it was... February 20, 2007