The PlantFiles Newsletter

Covering the events of October 13, 2007, on which 163 members joined. 		PF Logo

Gardening Quote of the Day

"You have to eat a lot of parsley to be an old sage"

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Activity Report:

145 new plants were added to the database.
48 new descriptions were added.
107 new images were added.
1699 new options were checked off.

Comments

Member Addition Description
Marilynbeth Neutral CommentTall Bearded Iris 'I've Got A Secret'
(Iris )
barrystock Positive Comment
(Jatropha mahafalensis)
macybee Neutral CommentCockscomb (Cristata Group)
(Celosia argentea var. cristata)
tropicalben Positive CommentBorhidis Guano Palm
(Coccothrinax borhidiana)
Marilynbeth Neutral CommentTall Bearded Iris 'It's All Good'
(Iris )
Terry Neutral CommentWhite Mulberry Tree 'Kokuso'
(Morus alba)
Marilynbeth Neutral CommentTall Bearded Iris 'Good Show'
(Iris )
thistlesifter Positive Comment
(Haworthia magnifica var. magnifica)
tropicalben Neutral CommentZamia
(Zamia prasina)
Marilynbeth Neutral CommentTall Bearded Iris 'Impeccable Taste'
(Iris )
macybee Neutral CommentBushy Aster, Rice Button Aster 'Wood's Blue'
(Symphyotrichum dumosum)
thistlesifter Positive CommentCathedral Window Haworthia
(Haworthia cymbiformis)
RON_CONVOLVULACEAE Negative CommentMorning Glory 'Supernova'
(Ipomoea purpurea)
koipondgardener Positive CommentLotus Vine, Parrot's Beak 'Amazon Sunset'
(Lotus maculatus)
Marilynbeth Neutral CommentTall Bearded Iris 'Ethereal Voices'
(Iris )
Marilynbeth Neutral CommentTall Bearded Iris 'Fall Rerun'
(Iris )
Marilynbeth Neutral CommentTall Bearded Iris 'Fancy Gal'
(Iris )
Marilynbeth Neutral CommentTall Bearded Iris 'Fire Bride'
(Iris )
Marilynbeth Neutral CommentTall Bearded Iris 'Fire Pit'
(Iris )
Kell Positive CommentDouble White Coneflower 'Coconut Lime'
(Echinacea purpurea)
Kell Positive CommentConeflower 'Harvest Moon'
(Echinacea )
Kell Neutral CommentRose 'Plum Frost'
(Rosa )
adriancapuzzi Positive CommentWollemi Pine
(Wollemia nobilis)
Marilynbeth Neutral CommentTall Bearded Iris 'Forge Fire'
(Iris )
Marilynbeth Neutral CommentTall Bearded Iris 'Forgiven'
(Iris )
Marilynbeth Neutral CommentTall Bearded Iris 'Fragrant Lilac'
(Iris )
Marilynbeth Neutral CommentTall Bearded Iris 'Glowing Smile'
(Iris )
Marilynbeth Neutral CommentTall Bearded Iris 'Good As It Gets'
(Iris )
Marilynbeth Neutral CommentTall Bearded Iris 'Jump for Joy'
(Iris )
Marilynbeth Neutral CommentTall Bearded Iris 'Juris Prudence'
(Iris )
macybee Neutral CommentNew England Aster, Hardy Aster, Michaelmas Daisy 'Purple Dome'
(Symphyotrichum novae-angliae)
Marilynbeth Neutral CommentTall Bearded Iris 'Justifiably Proud'
(Iris )
Marilynbeth Neutral CommentTall Bearded Iris 'Kim's Melody'
(Iris )
Marilynbeth Neutral CommentTall Bearded Iris 'Knock 'Em Dead'
(Iris )
Marilynbeth Neutral CommentTall Bearded Iris 'La Valse'
(Iris )
Marilynbeth Neutral CommentTall Bearded Iris 'Lark Ascending'
(Iris )
Marilynbeth Neutral CommentTall Bearded Iris 'Lemon Dew'
(Iris )
Marilynbeth Neutral CommentTall Bearded Iris 'Like the Wind'
(Iris )
Cretaceous Neutral CommentThyrsopteris
(Thyrsopteris elegans)
macybee Neutral CommentSunflower 'Sunrise'
(Helianthus annuus)
macybee Neutral CommentMallow, French Hollyhock 'Zebrina'
(Malva sylvestris)
maccionoadha Positive CommentJerusalem Artichoke, Sunchoke
(Helianthus tuberosus)
macybee Neutral CommentGalveston Spider Lily
(Hymenocallis galvestonensis)
Marilynbeth Neutral CommentTall Bearded Iris 'Long Time Gone'
(Iris )
Marilynbeth Neutral CommentTall Bearded Iris 'Moon Journey'
(Iris )
Marilynbeth Neutral CommentTall Bearded Iris 'Morning Run'
(Iris )
marystem Positive CommentRice Flower
(Ozothamnus diosmifolius)
Marilynbeth Neutral CommentTall Bearded Iris 'Mother Earth'
(Iris )

Images

Member Addition Description
McGloryImageAromatic Aster, Fall Aster 'October Skies'
(Symphyotrichum oblongifolium)
McGloryImageEastern White Pine 'Nana'
(Pinus strobus)
MichaelChartersImageCape Mallow
(Anisodontea scabrosa)
ginger749ImageHairy Hakea
(Hakea gibbosa)
McGloryImageGoldenrod 'Laurin'
(Solidago )
KellImageHybrid Tea Rose 'Paradise'
(Rosa )
txbabycatImageMother of Thousands, Mexican Hat Plant 'Jaws of Life'
(Kalanchoe diagremontiana)
txbabycatImageMother of Thousands, Mexican Hat Plant 'Jaws of Life'
(Kalanchoe diagremontiana)
RON_CONVOLVULACEAEImage
(Ipomoea tabascana)
McGloryImageChrysanthemum, Garden Mum, Florist's Daisy 'Jessica Louise'
(Chrysanthemum x grandiflorum)
MichaelChartersImageAgave
(Agave toumeyana)
thistlesifterImageConophytum
(Conophytum flavum)
thistlesifterImageConophytum
(Conophytum ricardianum)
thistlesifterImageLiving Stones
(Lithops otzeniana)
ronwestImageNepenthes
(Nepenthes ephippiata)
GardenGuyKinImageWhite Ash 'Autumn Purple'
(Fraxinus americana)
thistlesifterImageHaworthia
(Haworthia pygmaea)
thistlesifterImageHaworthia
(Haworthia truncata var. maughanii)
RON_CONVOLVULACEAEImage
(Merremia vitifolia)
RON_CONVOLVULACEAEImage
(Merremia vitifolia)
RON_CONVOLVULACEAEImage
(Merremia vitifolia)
RON_CONVOLVULACEAEImage
(Merremia vitifolia)
KellImageDouble White Coneflower 'Coconut Lime'
(Echinacea purpurea)
KellImageDouble White Coneflower 'Coconut Lime'
(Echinacea purpurea)
KellImageHybrid Tea Rose 'Paradise'
(Rosa )
KellImageHybrid Tea Rose 'Paradise'
(Rosa )
KellImageHybrid Tea Rose 'Paradise'
(Rosa )
KellImageConeflower 'Harvest Moon'
(Echinacea )
kniphofiaImageSundew
(Drosera capensis)
kniphofiaImageEnglish Lavender 'Hidcote Blue'
(Lavandula angustifolia)
kniphofiaImage 'Moonsprite'
(Chamaecyparis lawsoniana)
kniphofiaImageHinoki False Cypress 'Fernspray Gold'
(Chamaecyparis obtusa)
kniphofiaImageAdriatic Bellflower
(Campanula garganica)
kniphofiaImageJapanese Windflower, Japanese Anemone, Japanese Thimbleflower 'Queen Charlotte'
(Anemone )
kniphofiaImageAzalea 'Cannon's Double'
(Rhododendron )
kniphofiaImageDrooping Leucothoe, Fetterbush, Dog Hobble 'Rainbow'
(Leucothoe fontanesiana)
kniphofiaImageBigleaf Hydrangea, Lacecap 'Selina'
(Hydrangea macrophylla)
kniphofiaImageBigleaf Hydrangea, Lacecap 'Selina'
(Hydrangea macrophylla)
kniphofiaImageBigleaf Hydrangea, Lacecap 'Selina'
(Hydrangea macrophylla)
kniphofiaImageCoral Bells, Alumroot, Coralbells, Alum Root 'Ebony and Ivory'
(Heuchera )
kniphofiaImageCoral Bells, Alumroot, Coralbells, Alum Root 'Fireworks'
(Heuchera sanguinea)
kniphofiaImageCoral Bells, Alumroot, Coralbells, Alum Root 'Beauty Color'
(Heuchera )
kniphofiaImageCamellia 'Hakugan'
(Camellia japonica)
kniphofiaImageCamellia 'Hakugan'
(Camellia japonica)
kniphofiaImageRhododendron 'Goldflimmer'
(Rhododendron )
kniphofiaImage 'Silver Edge'
(Rhododendron )
kniphofiaImageJapanese Euonymus; Spindletree; Japanese Spindletree 'Pierrolino'
(Euonymus japonicus)
RON_CONVOLVULACEAEImage
(Turbina oblongata)
RON_CONVOLVULACEAEImage
(Turbina oblongata)
thistlesifterImageConophytum
(Conophytum pellucidum var. terricolor)
thistlesifterImageConophytum
(Conophytum loeschianum)
thistlesifterImageLithops, Living Stone
(Lithops pseudotruncatella)
thistlesifterImageLiving Rocks
(Lithops hookeri)
thistlesifterImage ''Purple''
(Conophytum bilobum)
adriancapuzziImageWollemi Pine
(Wollemia nobilis)
thistlesifterImageConophytum
(Conophytum francoiseae)
adriancapuzziImageWollemi Pine
(Wollemia nobilis)
thistlesifterImageConophytum
(Conophytum blandum)
thistlesifterImageConophytum
(Conophytum stevens-jonesianum)
thistlesifterImageLiving Stones
(Lithops lesliei var. rubrobrunnea)
SeedsowerImageAmaranth 'Dreadlocks'
(Amaranthus caudatus )
SeedsowerImageAmaranth 'Dreadlocks'
(Amaranthus caudatus )
thistlesifterImageLiving Stones
(Lithops aucampiae)
thistlesifterImageConophytum
(Conophytum quaesitum)
thistlesifterImageConophytum 'Lambertense'
(Conophytum uviforme)
franjImagePachycereus
(Pachycereus gatesii)
franjImagePachycereus
(Pachycereus gatesii)
franjImageMammillaria 'Toluca'
(Mammillaria polythele)
franjImageMammillaria 'Toluca'
(Mammillaria polythele)
thistlesifterImageConophytum
(Conophytum tantillum subsp. amicorum)
KellImageHybrid Tea Rose 'Paradise'
(Rosa )
XenomorfImageArtemisia, Satiny Wormwood, Mugwort
(Artemisia schmidtiana)
XenomorfImageArtemisia, Satiny Wormwood, Mugwort
(Artemisia schmidtiana)
XenomorfImageArtemisia, Satiny Wormwood, Mugwort
(Artemisia schmidtiana)
XenomorfImageWhite Clematis
(Clematis ligusticifolia)
XenomorfImageWhite Clematis
(Clematis ligusticifolia)
XenomorfImageWhite margin pussytoes
(Antennaria marginata)
thistlesifterImageConophytum
(Conophytum luckhoffii)
KellImageGrevillea 'Superb'
(Grevillea )
KellImageGrevillea 'Superb'
(Grevillea )
KellImageGrevillea 'Superb'
(Grevillea )
thistlesifterImage
(Haworthia magnifica var. magnifica)
KellImageGrevillea 'Superb'
(Grevillea )
palmbobImageGiant Chin Cactus
(Gymnocalycium saglionis)
palmbobImageSucculent Grape
(Cyphostemma juttae)
palmbobImageTilt-head Aloe
(Aloe speciosa)
redzone911ImageZinnia 'Profusion Cherry'
(Zinnia )
bmullerImageFloribunda Rose 'Simplicity'
(Rosa )
bmullerImageFloribunda Rose 'Simplicity'
(Rosa )
bmullerImagePincushion Flower 'Isaac House Hybrids'
(Scabiosa caucasica)
bmullerImagePincushion Flower 'Isaac House Hybrids'
(Scabiosa caucasica)
bmullerImagePineapple Sage
(Salvia elegans)
Todd_BolandImageMoth Mullein
(Verbascum blattaria)
bmullerImageNasturtium 'Whirlybird Mix'
(Tropaeolum majus)
bmullerImageNasturtium 'Vanilla Berry'
(Tropaeolum Majus)
bmullerImageNasturtium 'Empress of India'
(Tropaeolum majus)
bmullerImageNasturtium 'Empress of India'
(Tropaeolum majus)
bmullerImageTassel Flower
(Emilia javanica)
bmullerImageNasturtium, Mastuerzo (Spanish)
(Tropaeolum majus)
kennedyhImageJungle Brake
(Pteris umbrosa)
kennedyhImageJungle Brake
(Pteris umbrosa)
kennedyhImageJungle Brake
(Pteris umbrosa)
kennedyhImageJungle Brake
(Pteris umbrosa)
kennedyhImageJungle Brake
(Pteris umbrosa)
ginger749ImageBlackwood
(Racosperma melanoxylon)
ginger749ImageHairy Hakea
(Hakea gibbosa)
ginger749ImageHairy Hakea
(Hakea gibbosa)

Plants Added Yesterday:

Plant
Shiroman Lotus 'Alba Plena'
Nelumbo nucifera
Tall Bearded Iris 'I've Got A Secret'
Iris
Golden Spider Lily, Surprise Lily
Lycoris aurea var. surgens
Magnolia 'Spectrum'
Magnolia
Magnolia 'Sunray'
Magnolia
Magnolia, Cucumber Magnolia 'Gold Star'
Magnolia acuminata
Magnolia, Cucumber Magnolia 'Golden Sun'
Magnolia
Magnolia
Magnolia amoena
Chinese Michelia
Michelia foveolata
Houpu Magnolia
Magnolia officinalis
Flowering Crabapple 'Coralburst'
Malus
Flowering Crabapple 'Lollipop'
Malus
Flowering Crabapple 'Madonna'
Malus
Flowering Crabapple 'Prairie Rose'
Malus
Flowering Crabapple 'White Cascade'
Malus
Hawthorn-leaf Crab Apple, Florentine Crab Apple
Malus florentina
Flowering Crabapple
Malus hupehensis
Apple 'Lyman's Large'
Malus x domestica
Apple 'Pristine'
Malus x domestica
Apple 'Redgold'
Malus x domestica
Flowering Crabapple 'Red Jade'
Malus
Apple 'Red McIntosh'
Malus x domestica
Apple 'Caitlin'
Malus pumila
Apple 'Jon-a-Red'
Malus pumila
Apple 'Royal Gala'
Malus pumila
Apple 'Jumbo'
Malus x domestica
Flowering Crabapple 'Strawberry Parfait'
Malus
Apple 'Zestar!'
Malus x domestica
Hollyhock Mallow 'Colonial Pink'
Malva alcea
Bell Bean Tree, Maroon Bell-Bean
Markhamia zanzibarica
Jumbo Ostrich Fern, Garden Fern, Shuttlecock Fern 'The King'
Matteuccia struthiopteris
White Tree Stock 'Alba'
Matthiola arborescens
Garden Stock, Ten-week Stock, Gillyflower 'Appleblossom'
Matthiola incana
Garden Stock, Ten-week Stock, Gillyflower 'Pillow Talk'
Matthiola incana
Tibetan Blue Poppy 'Hensol Violet'
Meconopsis betonicifolia
Welsh Poppy
Meconopsis cambrica var. aurantiaca
Alfalfa 'Nitro'
Medicago sativa
Japanese Wood Mint, Meehan's Mint 'Silver Sprinter'
Meehania urticifolia
Honey Flower
Melianthus minor
Lemon Balm 'Gold Leaf'
Melissa officinalis
Balm 'Royal Velvet Distinction'
Melittis melissophyllum
Tall Bearded Iris 'Fancy Gal'
Iris
Siberian Bluebells
Mertensia sibirica
Coneflower 'Harvest Moon'
Echinacea
'Moonsprite'
Chamaecyparis lawsoniana
'Silver Edge'
Rhododendron
''Purple''
Conophytum bilobum
Amaranth 'Dreadlocks'
Amaranthus caudatus
Tall Bearded Iris 'Good As It Gets'
Iris
Conophytum 'Lambertense'
Conophytum uviforme
Dawn Redwood 'Waasland'
Metasequoia glyptostroboides
Michauxia
Michauxia tchihatchewii
Michauxia
Michauxia laevigata
Rough-leaved Michauxia
Michauxia campanuloides
Hybrid Monkey Flower 'Magic Yellow Flame'
Mimulus
Creeping Monkey, Large Mountain Monkeyflower, Tiling's Monkeyflower
Mimulus tilingii
White Mulberry 'Paper Dolls'
Morus alba
Large-leaved Mulberry
Morus latifolia
White Mulberry Tree 'Kokuso'
Morus alba
Grape Hyacinth 'Peppermint'
Muscari armeniacum
Grape Hyacinth 'Album'
Muscari azureum
Grape Hyacinth 'Superstar'
Muscari
Grape Hyacinth
Muscari caucasicum
Autumn Grape Hyacinth, Lesser Grape Hyacinth, Small-flowered Hyacinth
Muscari parviflorum
Forget-Me-Not 'Blue Ball'
Myosotis sylvatica
Forget-Me-Not 'Copindi'
Myosotis sylvatica
Yellow-fruited Heavenly Bamboo, Yellow-berried Heavenly Bamboo
Nandina domestica var. leucocarpa
Short-cupped Narcissus, Small-cupped Daffodil 'Coral Crown'
Narcissus
Split-cupped Narcissus, Split-corona Daffodil, Butterfly Narcissus 'Etincelante'
Narcissus
Cyclamineus Narcissus, Cyclamen Daffodil 'February Silver'
Narcissus
Trumpet Narcissus, Trumpet Daffodil 'Flower Carpet'
Narcissus
Hoop Petticoat Daffodil 'Julia Jane'
Narcissus
Double Narcissus, Double Daffodil 'Snowball'
Narcissus
Double Narcissus, Double Daffodil 'Texas'
Narcissus
Jonquilla Narcissus, Apodanthus Daffodil 'Waterperry'
Narcissus
Hoop Petticoat Daffodil
Narcissus cantabricus
Late Narcissus, Species Narcissus
Narcissus serotinus
Lotus 'Penelope'
Nelumbo
Russian Lotus, Red Russian Lotus
Nelumbo nucifera var. caspicum
Lotus 'Spring Bird'
Nelumbo
Lotus 'Sunflower'
Nelumbo
Lotus 'Tulip'
Nelumbo
Nemesia 'Confetti'
Nemesia denticulata
Nemesia 'Nebula Mixed'
Nemesia strumosa
Baby Blue Eyes, Five Spot 'Chelsea Blue'
Nemophila maculata
Georgian Catmint
Nepeta grossheimii
Catmint
Nepeta longipes
Catmint
Nepeta nuda
Faassen's Catmint, Ornamental Catmint 'Kit Kat'
Nepeta x faassenii
Nerine, Guernsey Lily 'Kodora'
Nerine bowdenii
Nerine, Guernsey Lily 'Pink Triumph'
Nerine bowdenii
Oleander 'Calypso'
Nerium oleander
Oleander 'Jannoch'
Nerium oleander
Oleander 'Turner's Flirt'
Nerium oleander
Flowering Tobacco 'Fragrant Delight'
Nicotiana x sanderae
Flowering Tobacco 'Havana Mixed'
Nicotiana x sanderae
Flowering Tobacco, Nicotiana 'Hot Chocolate'
Nicotiana
Flowering Tobacco, Nicotiana
Nicotiana knightiana
Flowering Tobacco, Nicotiana 'Green Tears'
Nicotiana knightiana
Flowering Tobacco, Jasmine Tobacco 'Domino Mixed'
Nicotiana alata
Flowering Tobacco 'Perfume Deep Purple'
Nicotiana alata
Tobacco 'KY-17'
Nicotiana tabacum var. burley
Tobacco 'TN-90'
Nicotiana tabacum var. burley
Tobacco 'Havana 142'
Nicotiana tabacum
Tobacco 'Havana 608'
Nicotiana tabacum
Tobacco 'Small Stalk Black Mammoth'
Nicotiana tabacum
Tobacco 'Tom Ross Madole'
Nicotiana tabacum
Flowering Tobacco 'Avalon Lime/Purple Bicolour'
Nicotiana x sanderae
Cup Flower 'Robe Mixed'
Nierembergia hippomanica var. caerulea
Fennel Flower, Spanish Love-in-a-Mist, Spanish Fennel 'Exotic'
Nigella hispanica
Nothopanax
Nothopanax delavayi
Glottiphyllum
Glottiphyllum carnosum
Hardy Water Lily, Waterlily 'Denver's Delight'
Nymphaea
Glottiphyllum
Glottiphyllum surrectum
Tropical Night-Blooming Water Lily, Waterlily 'Brazos White'
Nymphaea
Glottiphyllum
Glottiphyllum fergusoniae
Glottiphyllum
Glottiphyllum nelii
Hardy Water Lily, Waterlily 'George L. Thoomas'
Nymphaea
Nasturtium 'Vanilla Berry'
Tropaeolum Majus
Tropical Day-Blooming Water Lily, Waterlily 'Innocence'
Nymphaea
Glottiphyllum
Glottiphyllum platycarpum
Glottiphyllum
Glottiphyllum grandiflorum
Tropical Day-Blooming Water Lily, Waterlily 'Moon Beam'
Nymphaea
Glottiphyllum
Glottiphyllum suave
Glottiphyllum
Glottiphyllum ochraceum
Sour Gum, Blackgum, Tupelo, Pepperidge 'Forum'
Nyssa sylvatica
Sour Gum, Blackgum, Tupelo, Pepperidge 'Wildfire'
Nyssa sylvatica
Basil 'Aroma'
Ocimum basilicum
Glottiphyllum
Glottiphyllum salmii
Tall Bearded Iris 'Justifiably Proud'
Iris
Glottiphyllum
Glottiphyllum peersii
Variegated Basil 'Pesto Perpetuo'
Ocimum x citriodorum
Basil 'Toscano'
Ocimum basilicum
Mexican Evening Primrose, Showy Evening Primrose 'Pink Petticoats'
Oenothera speciosa
Dwarf Olive Tree 'Little Ollie'
Olea europaea
Daisy Bush
Olearia solandri
Variegated Mondo Grass 'Variegata'
Ophiopogon japonicus
Jungle Brake
Pteris umbrosa
Purple Marjoram, Ornamental Oregano, Showy Oregano 'Rogue House'
Origanum
Blackwood
Racosperma melanoxylon
Thyrsopteris
Thyrsopteris elegans
Black eyed Cuphea, Tri-Coloured Cuphea
Cuphea cyanea var. hirtella
Sunflower 'Sunrise'
Helianthus annuus
Autumn Sage, Cherry Sage, Gregg's Sage, Texas Sage 'Annie'
Salvia greggii
Hairy Hakea
Hakea gibbosa

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And that's the way it was... October 13, 2007