The PlantFiles Newsletter

Covering the events of August 9, 2007, on which 213 members joined. 		PF Logo

Gardening Quote of the Day

"A garden is the interface between the house and the rest of civilization."

(Geoffrey Charlesworth, American garden writer)

The PlantFiles Photo of the Day

Dwarf Carnosa, Wax Plant, Porcelain Flower 'Holliana'
Hoya carnosa
By ceedub

PF Photo of the Day

Activity Report:

18 new plants were added to the database.
68 new descriptions were added.
113 new images were added.
227 new options were checked off.

Comments

Member Addition Description
Igrowinpa Neutral CommentDaylily 'Ann Gehry'
(Hemerocallis )
pheitmeyer Positive CommentBanana 'Dwarf Orinoco'
(Musa )
Igrowinpa Negative CommentDaylily 'Seductor'
(Hemerocallis )
JoanJ Neutral CommentBorder Bearded Iris 'Teapot Tempest'
(Iris )
JoanJ Neutral CommentBorder Bearded Iris 'Classic Navy'
(Iris )
JoanJ Neutral CommentMiniature Dwarf Bearded Iris 'Yak Attack'
(Iris )
JoanJ Neutral CommentMiniature Dwarf Bearded Iris 'Tingle'
(Iris )
JoanJ Neutral CommentWild Iris, Northern Flag, Beachhead Iris 'Sylvanshine'
(Iris setosa)
JoanJ Neutral CommentPacific Coast Native Iris 'Pacific Snowball'
(Iris )
JoanJ Neutral CommentPacific Coast Native Iris 'Baby Blanket'
(Iris )
JoanJ Neutral CommentPacific Coast Native Iris 'Umunhum'
(Iris )
JoanJ Neutral CommentLouisiana Iris 'Jazz Hot'
(Iris )
JoanJ Neutral CommentSiberian Iris 'Fond Kiss'
(Iris sibirica)
JoanJ Neutral CommentSiberian Iris 'Somebody Loves Me'
(Iris sibirica)
JoanJ Neutral CommentSpuria Iris 'Missouri Moonlight'
(Iris )
JoanJ Neutral CommentJapanese Water Iris, Japanese Flag, Russian Iris 'Raspberry Candy'
(Iris ensata)
DaylilySLP Neutral CommentDaylily 'Edge Of Eden'
(Hemerocallis )
JoanJ Neutral CommentBorder Bearded Iris 'Princess Bride'
(Iris )
JoanJ Neutral CommentBorder Bearded Iris 'Touch of Frost'
(Iris )
JoanJ Neutral CommentBorder Bearded Iris 'Elegant Lass'
(Iris )
JoanJ Neutral CommentMiniature Tall Bearded Iris 'Pug'
(Iris )
JoanJ Neutral CommentMiniature Tall Bearded Iris 'Ben a Factor'
(Iris )
JoanJ Neutral CommentMiniature Dwarf Bearded Iris 'Branded'
(Iris )
JoanJ Neutral CommentMiniature Dwarf Bearded Iris 'Be Little'
(Iris )
JoanJ Neutral CommentArilbred Iris 'Masada's Glory'
(Iris )
JoanJ Neutral CommentJapanese Water Iris, Japanese Flag, Russian Iris 'R. Giskard'
(Iris ensata)
JoanJ Neutral CommentSpec-X Iris 'Understated'
(Iris )
JoanJ Neutral CommentSpecies X Iris 'Magyar Medley'
(Iris )
JoanJ Neutral CommentPacific Coast Native Iris 'Ciao'
(Iris )
JoanJ Neutral CommentPacific Coast Native Iris 'Drip Drop'
(Iris )
JoanJ Neutral CommentLouisiana Iris 'Ginger Punch'
(Iris )
JoanJ Neutral CommentLouisiana Iris 'Honey Galore'
(Iris )
JoanJ Neutral CommentLouisiana Iris 'Spice World'
(Iris )
JoanJ Neutral CommentLouisiana Iris 'Raspberry Rilla'
(Iris )
Marilynbeth Positive CommentOrange Hummingbird Mint, Jewel of the Sierra Madre, Hyssop 'Apricot Sunrise'
(Agastache )
JoanJ Neutral CommentSiberian Iris 'Lavender Fair'
(Iris sibirica)
JoanJ Neutral CommentSiberian Iris 'Barbara Schmieder'
(Iris sibirica)
JoanJ Neutral CommentSiberian Iris 'Just Cruising'
(Iris sibirica)
JoanJ Neutral CommentSiberian Iris 'Dandy's Hornpipe'
(Iris sibirica)
JoanJ Neutral CommentSiberian Iris 'In Full Sail'
(Iris sibirica)
JoanJ Neutral CommentSiberian Iris 'Magnum Bordeaux'
(Iris sibirica)
JoanJ Neutral CommentSiberian Iris 'Lemon Veil'
(Iris sibirica)
JoanJ Neutral CommentSpuria Iris 'Whitewater River'
(Iris )
JoanJ Neutral CommentJapanese Iris 'Rafferty'
(Iris ensata)
JoanJ Neutral CommentJapanese Water Iris, Japanese Flag, Russian Iris 'Peak Of Pink'
(Iris ensata)
JoanJ Neutral CommentJapanese Water Iris, Japanese Flag, Russian Iris 'Above and Beyond'
(Iris ensata)
JoanJ Neutral CommentJapanese Water Iris, Japanese Flag, Russian Iris 'Pooh Bah'
(Iris ensata)
ksanford Positive CommentCorkscrew Vine
(Vigna caracalla)
bonitin Neutral CommentNepalese Crane's-Bill
(Geranium nepalense)
upsydaisy Positive CommentHardy Ageratum, Blue Mistflower
(Conoclinium coelestinum)
upsydaisy Positive CommentMoonflower, Moon Vine, Giant White Moonflower
(Ipomoea alba)
BayAreaTropics Positive CommentClub Foot, Elephant's Trunk, Half-Man's, Halfmen
(Pachypodium namaquanum)
Marilynbeth Positive CommentFortune Hybrid Hyssop 'Blue Fortune'
(Agastache )
btc129psu Neutral CommentBrahma Kamal
(Saussurea obvallata)
kelkc Positive CommentHyacinth Bean
(Lablab purpureus)
tabasco Positive CommentZinnia 'Benary's Giant Mix'
(Zinnia elegans)
frostweed Positive CommentHalberd Leaved Swamp Mallow, Soldier Rose Mallow
(Hibiscus laevis)
Jode Positive CommentMiniature Rose 'Acey Duecy'
(Rosa )
jjpm74 Neutral CommentTomato 'Beefmaster'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
jjpm74 Neutral CommentTomato 'Zapotec Pink Pleated'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
jjpm74 Positive CommentTomato 'Opalka'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
jjpm74 Positive CommentTomato 'Green Zebra'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
jjpm74 Neutral CommentTomato 'Radiator Charlie's Mortgage Lifter'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
jjpm74 Positive CommentTomato 'San Marzano'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
jjpm74 Positive CommentTomato 'Super Bush'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
fastmtnbiker Negative CommentStinging serpent
(Cevallia sinuata)
gessiegail Neutral CommentAfrican Violet 'Buckeye Elusive Stars'
(Saintpaulia )
gessiegail Positive CommentAfrican Violet 'Buckeye Edged Night'
(Saintpaulia )

Images

Member Addition Description
bonitinImageShaggy Shield Fern
(Dryopteris cycadina)
bonitinImageJapanese Painted Fern
(Athyrium niponicum var. pictum)
lilyluvrImageOriental Lily 'Stargazer'
(Lilium )
Calif_SueImageSaint Catherine's Lace
(Eriogonum giganteum)
begoniacraziiImageFuego
(Begonia plebeja)
amuletImagePeony 'Lil' Sweetie'
(Paeonia )
KellImageLupine 'Thomas Church'
(Lupinus regalis)
GabrielleImageShowy Elecampagne, Elecampane
(Inula magnifica)
HedychiumGuyImageDwarf Banana 'Dwarf Namwah'
(Musa acuminata)
HedychiumGuyImageDwarf Banana 'Dwarf Namwah'
(Musa acuminata)
HedychiumGuyImageDwarf Banana 'Dwarf Namwah'
(Musa acuminata)
amuletImageGarden Peony 'Mischief'
(Paeonia lactiflora)
amuletImageChinese Peony, Garden Peony 'Pink Hawaiian Coral'
(Paeonia lactiflora)
amuletImageChinese Peony, Garden Peony 'Pink Hawaiian Coral'
(Paeonia lactiflora)
amuletImageChinese Peony, Garden Peony 'Pink Hawaiian Coral'
(Paeonia lactiflora)
KellImageHedgehog Agave, Rabo de leon
(Agave stricta)
KellImageHedgehog Agave, Rabo de leon
(Agave stricta)
KellImageHedgehog Agave, Rabo de leon
(Agave stricta)
KellImageLeucadendron, Conebush 'Pisa'
(Leucadendron )
KellImageLeucadendron, Conebush 'Pisa'
(Leucadendron )
KellImageLeucadendron, Conebush 'Pisa'
(Leucadendron )
kniphofiaImageOriental Lily 'Stargazer'
(Lilium )
kniphofiaImageAsian Clematis
(Clematis stans)
IgrowinpaImageDaylily 'Ann Gehry'
(Hemerocallis )
pheitmeyerImageBanana 'Dwarf Orinoco'
(Musa )
palmbobImagePony Tail Palm 'Yellow Star'
(Nolina recurvata var. albomarginata)
palmbobImage
(Aloe duckeri)
KellImageMexican Catchfly 'Jack Flash'
(Silene laciniata)
KellImageMexican Catchfly 'Jack Flash'
(Silene laciniata)
TomH3787ImageRain Lily, Fairy Lily, Zephyr Lily 'Ajax'
(Zephyranthes )
TomH3787ImageSunset Rain Lily 'Sunset Strain'
(Zephyranthes )
TomH3787ImageWhite Star Grass, Star Rush, White Topped Sedge
(Dichromena latifolia)
MotherNature4ImagePurple Chinese Hat, Tahitian Hat Plant, Parasol flower
(Holmskioldia tettensis)
DaylilySLPImageDaylily 'Drowning In Desire'
(Hemerocallis )
DaylilySLPImageDaylily 'Edge Of Darkness'
(Hemerocallis )
DaylilySLPImageDaylily 'Edge Of Eden'
(Hemerocallis )
TomH3787ImageCrinum Lily 'Summer Nocturne'
(Crinum )
DaylilySLPImageDaylily 'Enchanted April'
(Hemerocallis )
DaylilySLPImageDaylily 'Eyes A Blue'
(Hemerocallis )
DaylilySLPImageDaylily 'Ferengi Gold'
(Hemerocallis )
DaylilySLPImageDaylily 'Forestlake Ragamuffin'
(Hemerocallis )
DaylilySLPImageDaylily 'Give Me Eight'
(Hemerocallis )
DaylilySLPImageDaylily 'Goldie Fritz'
(Hemerocallis )
DaylilySLPImageDaylily 'Heavenly Beginnings'
(Hemerocallis )
lilyluvrImageOriental Lily 'Stargazer'
(Lilium )
amuletImagePeony 'Primevere'
(Paeonia lactiflora)
amuletImageGarden Peony 'Mischief'
(Paeonia lactiflora)
amuletImagePeony 'Primevere'
(Paeonia lactiflora)
amuletImagePeony 'Primevere'
(Paeonia lactiflora)
Calif_SueImageMexican Catchfly 'Jack Flash'
(Silene laciniata)
Calif_SueImageMexican Catchfly 'Jack Flash'
(Silene laciniata)
MarilynbethImageOrange Hummingbird Mint, Jewel of the Sierra Madre, Hyssop 'Apricot Sunrise'
(Agastache )
Calif_SueImageGran Canaria Pineforest Foxglove
(Isoplexis isabelliana)
Calif_SueImageGran Canaria Pineforest Foxglove
(Isoplexis isabelliana)
KellImageMoroccan Sea Holly
(Eryngium variifolium)
KellImageMoroccan Sea Holly
(Eryngium variifolium)
KellImageMoroccan Sea Holly
(Eryngium variifolium)
mgarrImageWater Willow, Swamp Loosestrife
(Decodon verticillatus)
bonitinImageShaggy Shield Fern
(Dryopteris cycadina)
bonitinImageShaggy Shield Fern
(Dryopteris cycadina)
bonitinImageShaggy Shield Fern
(Dryopteris cycadina)
bonitinImageOstrich Fern, Garden Fern, Shuttlecock Fern
(Matteuccia struthiopteris)
bonitinImageOstrich Fern, Garden Fern, Shuttlecock Fern
(Matteuccia struthiopteris)
bonitinImageOstrich Fern, Garden Fern, Shuttlecock Fern
(Matteuccia struthiopteris)
bonitinImageSalad Burnet
(Sanguisorba minor)
cedarnestImagePurple Amaranth, Red Amaranth, Prince's Feather, Mexican Grain Amaranth 'Hot Biscuits'
(Amaranthus cruentus)
bonitinImagePlantain
(Plantago media)
bonitinImagePlantain
(Plantago media)
StLgreenthumbImageTropical Hibiscus 'Baja Breeze'
(Hibiscus rosa-sinensis)
StLgreenthumbImageTropical Hibiscus 'Baja Breeze'
(Hibiscus rosa-sinensis)
XenomorfImageEriosyce
(Eriosyce taltalensis var. echinus)
XenomorfImageFrailea
(Frailea castanea)
XenomorfImageFrailea
(Frailea castanea)
XenomorfImageMammillaria
(Mammillaria anniana)
XenomorfImageMammillaria
(Mammillaria anniana)
XenomorfImageClub Foot, Elephant's Trunk, Half-Man's, Halfmen
(Pachypodium namaquanum)
PrattlingParneImageLondon Pride, St. Patricks Cabbage, Whimsey, Prattling Parnell, Look Up And Kiss Me
(Saxifraga umbrosa)
bonitinImage 'Blaulicht'
(Jasione laevis)
bonitinImage 'Blaulicht'
(Jasione laevis)
essentialplanetImageCucumber 'Summer Delight'
(Cucumis sativus)
essentialplanetImageCucumber 'Spring Swallow'
(Cucumis sativus)
bonitinImageHimalayan Maidenhair Fern, Evergreen Maidenhair Fern
(Adiantum venustum)
bonitinImageMaidenhair Spleenwort, Common Spleenwort
(Asplenium trichomanes)
bonitinImageMaidenhair Spleenwort, Common Spleenwort
(Asplenium trichomanes)
bonitinImageKorean Tassel Fern, Japanese Lace Fern, Holly Fern, Bristle Fern
(Polystichum polyblepharum)
JamesCOImageChangeable Hardy Water Lily, Waterlily 'Chrysantha'
(Nymphaea odorata)
bonitinImageWestern Bracken Fern, Brake, Bracken, Northern Bracken Fern, Brackenfern
(Pteridium aquilinum)
bonitinImageWestern Bracken Fern, Brake, Bracken, Northern Bracken Fern, Brackenfern
(Pteridium aquilinum)
bonitinImagePersian Palm, Giant Elephant Ear, Calidora 'Calidora'
(Alocasia )
KellImageIvy Geranium, Ivy-leaf Geranium 'Crocodile'
(Pelargonium peltatum)
zone5girlImageColeus, Painted Nettle 'Saturn'
(Solenostemon scutellarioides)
KellImageMitre Aloe
(Aloe mitriformis)
KellImageMitre Aloe
(Aloe mitriformis)
KellImageMitre Aloe
(Aloe mitriformis)
chicochi3ImageFlorbunda Rose 'Picasso'
(Rosa )
troisImageWishbone Flower, Bluewings
(Torenia fournieri)
cbrandenburgImageHosta 'Lakeside Legal Tender'
(Hosta )
cbrandenburgImageHosta 'Golden Oriole'
(Hosta )
cbrandenburgImageHosta 'Lakeside Miss Muffett'
(Hosta )
cocoajunoImageSmall Decorative Dahlia 'Gallery Art Deco'
(Dahlia )
JodeImageMiniature Rose 'Sun Sprinkles'
(Rosa )
JodeImageMiniature Rose 'Sun Sprinkles'
(Rosa )
JodeImageMiniature Rose 'Winsome'
(Rosa )
MurielFaustImageUmbrella Magnolia
(Magnolia tripetala)
kennedyhImage
(Callitris baileyi)
kennedyhImage
(Callitris baileyi)
kennedyhImage
(Callitris baileyi)
MurielFaustImageDove Tree, Handkerchief Tree, Ghost Tree
(Davidia involucrata)
kennedyhImageStaff Climber
(Celastrus australis)
MurielFaustImageChinese Fringe Tree 'China Snow'
(Chionanthus retusus)
tabascoImageZinnia 'Benary's Giant Mix'
(Zinnia elegans)
kennedyhImageEnglish Holly
(Ilex aquifolium)
frostweedImageHalberd Leaved Swamp Mallow, Soldier Rose Mallow
(Hibiscus laevis)

Plants Added Yesterday:

Plant
African Violet 'Buckeye Edged Night'
Saintpaulia
Daylily 'Foxhaven Annie'
Hemerocallis
Daylily 'Foxhaven Enigma'
Hemerocallis
Daylily 'Get You Freak On'
Hemerocallis
Daylily 'Sister Of The Moon'
Hemerocallis
Daylily 'Barrister's Choice'
Hemerocallis
Daylily 'Blast From The Past'
Hemerocallis
Crinum Lily 'Summer Nocturne'
Crinum
Species X Iris 'Magyar Medley'
Iris
Japanese Iris 'Rafferty'
Iris ensata
Tall Bearded Iris 'Call Ripley's'
Iris
'Blaulicht'
Jasione laevis
Brahma Kamal
Saussurea obvallata
Miniature Rose 'Acey Duecy'
Rosa
Staff Climber
Celastrus australis
Daylily 'Boog's Woogie'
Hemerocallis
Daylily 'Candlestick Maker'
Hemerocallis
Daylily 'Esau's Folly'
Hemerocallis

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Have a good day, and happy gardening!

Dave

 

And that's the way it was... August 9, 2007