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Gardening Quote of the Day

"A garden is like those pernicious machineries we read of, every month, in the newspapers, which catch a man’s coat-skirt or his hand, and draw in his arm, his leg, and his whole body to irresistible destruction."

(Ralph Waldo Emerson, American poet, philosopher)

The PlantFiles Photo of the Day





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PF Photo of the Day

Activity Report:

139 new plants were added to the database.
21 new descriptions were added.
105 new images were added.
1424 new options were checked off.

Comments

Member Addition Description
Kell Positive CommentProtea 'Cardinal'
(Protea )
htop Neutral CommentOconee Azalea, Piedmont Azalea
(Rhododendron flammeum)
mama_gray Neutral CommentPurple Leaf Sand Cherry
(Prunus cistena)
tucsonjill Positive CommentHummingbird Sage, Texas Sage, Scarlet Sage 'Lady in Red'
(Salvia coccinea)
Margiempv Positive CommentTall Bearded Iris 'Legend of Camelot'
(Iris )
htop Neutral CommentClock Vine
(Thunbergia mysorensis)
bagel_k Positive CommentAmur Pink, Amur River Pink 'Siberian Blues'
(Dianthus amurensis)
yotedog Neutral CommentFive-fingered Aralia 'Variegatus'
(Acanthopanax sieboldianus)
Marilynbeth Neutral CommentTall Bearded Iris 'Opposing Forces'
(Iris )
Marilynbeth Neutral CommentTall Bearded Iris 'Mythology'
(Iris )
Marilynbeth Neutral CommentBorder Bearded Iris 'Morning Twilight'
(Iris )
Marilynbeth Neutral CommentTall Bearded Iris 'Mysterious Ways'
(Iris )
bhaugh Positive CommentMother of Thousands, Mexican Hat Plant
(Kalanchoe diagremontiana)
rebecca101 Positive CommentLeek 'Blue Solaize'
(Allium porrum)
tbweber Negative CommentDay Flower, Widow's Tears, Blue Spiderwort
(Commelina coelestis)
lrayhon Negative CommentGreenbriar, Bull Briar, Horse brier, Cat brier,Common Green Brier, Round Leaf Greenbrier
(Smilax rotundifolia)
Kaelkitty Positive CommentYoungberry 'Young'
(Rubus ursinus)
BayAreaTropics Positive CommentMother of Thousands, Mexican Hat Plant
(Kalanchoe diagremontiana)
Kell Neutral CommentHybrid Tea Rose 'La Canadienne'
(Rosa )
tucsonjill Positive CommentHartweg's Sundrops
(Calylophus hartwegii)
Kell Neutral CommentHybrid Tea Rose 'Golden Julia'
(Rosa )

Images

Member Addition Description
KellImageFloribunda Rose 'Gruss an Aachen'
(Rosa )
kennedyhImageCoast Swainson-pea, Poison Pea
(Swainsona lessertiifolia)
MaeceImageKotschy's Crocus
(Crocus kotschyanus)
MaeceImageKotschy's Crocus
(Crocus kotschyanus)
palmbobImageVariegated Century Plant 'Marginata'
(Agave americana)
ByndeweedBethImageJapanese Morning Glory 'Akatsuki no Mai'
(Ipomoea nil)
palmbobImageVariegated Century Plant 'Marginata'
(Agave americana)
palmbobImageAloe
(Aloe hemmingii)
palmbobImageConophytum
(Conophytum friedrichiae)
palmbobImageConophytum
(Conophytum minutum)
palmbobImageConophytum
(Conophytum obcordellum)
palmbobImageQueen Palm, Cocos Plumosa, Jeriva
(Syagrus romanzoffiana)
jabowman78ImageHairy Toad Lily
(Tricyrtis hirta)
htopImageSilk Oak, Silky Oak
(Grevillea robusta)
htopImageSilk Oak, Silky Oak
(Grevillea robusta)
giancarloImage
(Philodendron wittianum)
ecrane3ImageTropical Hibiscus 'Zoey'
(Hibiscus Rosa-sinensis)
gessiegailImageCape Primrose 'Salmon Sunset'
(Streptocarpus )
gessiegailImageCape Primrose 'Bristol's Rhubarb'
(Streptocarpus )
gessiegailImageCape Primrose 'Iced Pink Flamingo'
(Streptocarpus )
gessiegailImageCape Primrose 'Spiritual Corridor'
(Streptocarpus )
gessiegailImageCape Primrose 'Black Gardenia'
(Streptocarpus )
gessiegailImageCape Primrose 'Gloria'
(Streptocarpus )
gessiegailImageCape Primrose 'Kim'
(Streptocarpus )
gessiegailImageCape Primrose 'Night Beacon'
(Streptocarpus )
gessiegailImageCape Primrose 'Iced Pink Flamingo'
(Streptocarpus )
htopImageOconee Azalea, Piedmont Azalea
(Rhododendron flammeum)
htopImageOconee Azalea, Piedmont Azalea
(Rhododendron flammeum)
htopImageOconee Azalea, Piedmont Azalea
(Rhododendron flammeum)
htopImageOconee Azalea, Piedmont Azalea
(Rhododendron flammeum)
Calif_SueImageHybrid Tea Rose 'Antigone'
(Rosa )
Calif_SueImageHybrid Tea Rose 'Barcelona'
(Rosa )
MargiempvImageTall Bearded Iris 'Legend of Camelot'
(Iris )
Calif_SueImageHybrid Tea Rose 'Claude Monet'
(Rosa )
bagel_kImageDaylily 'Rosy Returns'
(Hemerocallis )
dame_de_jardinImageRose of Sharon 'Lucy'
(Hibiscus syriacus)
bagel_kImageLobelia 'Vedrariensis'
(Lobelia x gerardii)
KellImageProtea 'Cardinal'
(Protea )
KellImageProtea 'Cardinal'
(Protea )
Calif_SueImageFloribunda Rose 'Hana-Gasumi'
(Rosa )
Calif_SueImageFloribunda Rose 'Hana-Gasumi'
(Rosa )
KellImageProtea 'Cardinal'
(Protea )
bagel_kImageAmur Pink, Amur River Pink 'Siberian Blues'
(Dianthus amurensis)
Calif_SueImageHybrid Tea Rose 'Kardinal'
(Rosa )
Calif_SueImageHybrid Tea Rose 'Kuroshinju'
(Rosa )
Calif_SueImageHybrid Tea Rose 'Mrs. Arthur Robert Waddell'
(Rosa )
dame_de_jardinImageHawaiian Ti, Ti Tree, Good Luck Tree 'Tricolor'
(Convallaria fruticosa)
Calif_SueImageHybrid Tea Rose 'Neon Lights'
(Rosa )
Calif_SueImageHybrid Tea Rose 'Neon Lights'
(Rosa )
Calif_SueImageHybrid Tea Rose 'Schwarze Madonna'
(Rosa )
htopImageWater Lettuce
(Pistia stratiotes)
bagel_kImageShrub Rose 'Pink Knock Out'
(Rosa )
htopImageNasturtium 'Vesuvius'
(Tropaeolum majus)
Calif_SueImageFloribunda Rose 'Mardi Gras'
(Rosa )
Calif_SueImageFloribunda Rose 'Mardi Gras'
(Rosa )
XenomorfImageColorado Spruce, Blue Spruce
(Picea pungens)
XenomorfImageCommon Mullein, Aaron's Rod, Adam's Flannel, Fairy Tale Plant
(Verbascum thapsus)
XenomorfImageCommon Mullein, Aaron's Rod, Adam's Flannel, Fairy Tale Plant
(Verbascum thapsus)
XenomorfImageCommon Mullein, Aaron's Rod, Adam's Flannel, Fairy Tale Plant
(Verbascum thapsus)
XenomorfImageSilverweed Cinquefoil
(Argentina anserina)
XenomorfImageSilverweed Cinquefoil
(Argentina anserina)
zestImageSilver Butterfly Oxalis
(Oxalis triangularis subsp. papilionacea)
KellImageFloribunda Rose 'Angel Face'
(Rosa )
WaterCan2ImageGarlic Chives, Oriental Garlic, Chinese Chives, Chinese Leek, Flat Chives
(Allium tuberosum)
kniphofiaImageMexican Orange 'Sundance'
(Choisya ternata)
KellImageFloribunda Rose 'Angel Face'
(Rosa )
Calif_SueImageFloribunda Rose 'Whisper'
(Rosa )
kniphofiaImageFukien Tea
(Ehretia buxifolia)
Calif_SueImageFloribunda Rose 'Drummer Boy'
(Rosa )
Calif_SueImageFloribunda Rose 'Drummer Boy'
(Rosa )
Calif_SueImageFloribunda Rose 'Drummer Boy'
(Rosa )
kniphofiaImageEnglish Yew 'Standishii'
(Taxus baccata)
kniphofiaImageRussian Olive, Oleaster, Ebbinge's Silverberry 'Gilt Edge'
(Elaeagnus x ebbingei)
kniphofiaImageRussian Olive, Oleaster, Ebbinge's Silverberry 'Gilt Edge'
(Elaeagnus x ebbingei)
kniphofiaImageCoral Bells, Alumroot, Coralbells, Alum Root 'Petite Marbled Burgundy'
(Heuchera )
SallyDImageAvonia
(Avonia papyracea)
kniphofiaImageCrimson Flag, Cape Lily, River Lily 'Fenland Daybreak'
(Hesperantha coccinea)
kniphofiaImageCrimson Flag, Cape Lily, River Lily 'Fenland Daybreak'
(Hesperantha coccinea)
kniphofiaImageCrimson Flag, Cape Lily, River Lily 'Fenland Daybreak'
(Hesperantha coccinea)
kniphofiaImageJapanese Black Pine 'Thunderhead'
(Pinus thunbergii)
kniphofiaImageJapanese Black Pine 'Thunderhead'
(Pinus thunbergii)
kniphofiaImageJapanese Black Pine 'Thunderhead'
(Pinus thunbergii)
MTA_GooberImageZebra Plant
(Aphelandra squarrosa)
ByndeweedBethImageBellvine Morning Glory
(Ipomoea plebia)
rebecca101ImageParsnip 'Harris Model'
(Pastinaca sativa)
rebecca101ImageLeek 'Blue Solaize'
(Allium porrum)
rebecca101ImageZinnia 'Benary's Giant Salmon Rose'
(Zinnia elegans)
rebecca101ImageBok Choy, Pak Choi, Celery Mustard, Chinese Chard, Chinese Cabbage 'Feng Qing Choi'
(Brassica rapa var. chinensis)
chicochi3ImageMexican Bush Sage
(Salvia leucantha)
Calif_SueImageFloribunda Rose 'Café'
(Rosa )
redzone911ImageZinnia 'Profusion Cherry'
(Zinnia )
redzone911ImageBlanket Flower 'Torch Flame'
(Gaillardia )
chicochi3ImageHybrid Tea Rose 'Marilyn Monroe'
(Rosa )
chicochi3ImageRose 'Lady Diana'
(Rosa )
hawkaricaImageBloodflower, Swallow-wort, Butterfly Weed, Mexican Milkweed, Scarlet Milkweed
(Asclepias curassavica)
KellImageFloribunda Rose 'Gruss an Aachen'
(Rosa )
KellImageFloribunda Rose 'Gruss an Aachen'
(Rosa )
kennedyhImageBower Spinach
(Tetragonia implexicoma)
kennedyhImageBower Spinach
(Tetragonia implexicoma)
kennedyhImageBower Spinach
(Tetragonia implexicoma)
kennedyhImageBower Spinach
(Tetragonia implexicoma)
redzone911ImageBeefsteak Plant 'Magilla'
(Perilla )
windImageOkra 'Red Burgundy'
(Abelmoschus esculentus)
windImageOkra 'Red Burgundy'
(Abelmoschus esculentus)
billowenImageFlame Thrower Palm, Houailou Red Leaf Palm, Red Feather Palm, Blushing Palm
(Chambeyronia macrocarpa)

Plants Added Yesterday:

Plant
Asian Mayapple
Podophyllum pleianthum
Protea 'Cardinal'
Protea
Ocote Chino
Pinus oocarpa
Weeping Pinyon Pine
Pinus pinceana
Pine
Pinus shenkanensis
Japanese White Pine 'Yatsubusa'
Pinus parviflora
Japanese White Pine 'Yuki Goten'
Pinus parviflora

Philodendron wittianum
Cape Primrose 'Iced Pink Flamingo'
Streptocarpus
Cape Primrose 'Spiritual Corridor'
Streptocarpus
Cape Primrose 'Black Gardenia'
Streptocarpus
Cape Primrose 'Gloria'
Streptocarpus
Cape Primrose 'Night Beacon'
Streptocarpus
Hybrid Tea Rose 'Antigone'
Rosa
Hybrid Tea Rose 'Barcelona'
Rosa
Tall Bearded Iris 'Legend of Camelot'
Iris
Hybrid Tea Rose 'Claude Monet'
Rosa
Floribunda Rose 'Hana-Gasumi'
Rosa
Hybrid Tea Rose 'Kuroshinju'
Rosa
Hybrid Tea Rose 'Mrs. Arthur Robert Waddell'
Rosa
Hybrid Tea Rose 'Neon Lights'
Rosa
Hybrid Tea Rose 'Schwarze Madonna'
Rosa
Floribunda Rose 'Mardi Gras'
Rosa
Floribunda Rose 'Drummer Boy'
Rosa
Floribunda Rose 'Whisper'
Rosa
Eastern White Pine 'Globosa'
Pinus strobus
Eastern White Pine 'Pygmea'
Pinus strobus
Scots Pine, European Redwood, Scotch Pine 'Gold Coin'
Pinus sylvestris
Scots Pine, European Redwood, Scotch Pine 'Greg's Variegated'
Pinus sylvestris
Scots Pine, European Redwood, Scotch Pine 'Little Broll'
Pinus sylvestris
Japanese Black Pine 'Koto Buki'
Pinus thunbergii
Himalayan Pine, Butan Pine 'Densa Hillii'
Pinus wallichiana
Japanese Black Pine 'Yatsubusa'
Pinus thunbergii
Scots Pine, European Redwood, Scotch Pine 'Sentinel'
Pinus sylvestris
Norway Spruce 'Highlandia'
Picea abies
Japanese White Pine 'Compacta'
Pinus parviflora
Chinese Plantain, Che Qian Zi
Plantago asiatica
Chinese Plantain, Che Qian Zi 'Variegata'
Plantago asiatica
California Sycamore 'Roberts'
Platanus racemosa
Platycarya
Platycarya strobilacea
Balloon Flower, Chinese Bellflower, Japanese Bellflower 'Perlmutterschale'
Platycodon grandiflorus
Helichrysum, Licorice Plant, Hottentot Tea, Trailing Licorice, Dwarf Licorice Plant
Plecostachys serpyllifolia
Swedish Ivy, Tropical Mint, Candlestick Vine, Ornamental Coleus
Plectranthus coleoides
Candle Plant, Spur Flower 'Red'
Plectranthus hilliardiae
Plectranthus
Plectranthus oertendahlii
Japanese Bamboo
Pleioblastus akebono
Plectranthus 'Heigh Ho Silver'
Plectranthus
Dwarf Variegated Bamboo
Arundinaria chino f. angustifolia
Dwarf Bamboo
Pleioblastus chino f. elegantissimus
Dwarf Bamboo
Pleioblastus chino f. kimmei
Dwarf Variegated Bamboo 'Vaginatus Variegatus'
Pleioblastus chino
Dwarf Fern-leaf Bamboo 'Green Carpet'
Pleioblastus distichus
Dwarf Whitestripe Bamboo 'Little Zebra'
Pleioblastus fortunei
Cane Bamboo
Arundinaria graminea
Hinds' Cane Bamboo
Arundinaria hindsii
Hinds' Cane Bamboo 'Yasui'
Arundinaria hindsii
Bamboo
Pleioblastus kongosanensis
Bamboo 'Akibensis'
Pleioblastus kongosanensis
Linear-leaved Bamboo
Pleioblastus linearis
Linear-leaved Bamboo 'Nana'
Pleioblastus linearis
Pigmy Bamboo, Pygmy Bamboo
Pleioblastus pygmaeus
False Patchouli, Indian Patchouli, Java Patchouli
Pogostemon heyneanus
Northern Jacob's Ladder 'Iceberg Point'
Polemonium boreale
Showy Jacob's Ladder 'Blue Dove'
Polemonium pulcherrimum
Sky Pilot, Skunkweed, Sticky Jacob's-Ladder, Sticky Polemonium
Polemonium viscosum
Japanese Solomon's Seal, Fragrant Solomon's Seal, Striped Solomon's Seal 'Striatum'
Polygonatum
Pink Knotweed 'Afghan'
Polygonum capitatum
Holly Fern 'Shiny Holly'
Polystichum
White Poplar, Silver-leaved Poplar, Silver Poplar, Bolle's Poplar 'Pyramidalis'
Populus alba
Jack's Poplar, Balm of Gilead
Populus x jackii
Variegated Jack's Poplar, Variegated Balm of Gilead 'Aurora'
Populus x jackii
Szechwan Poplar
Populus szechuanica
Potentilla 'Twinkling Star'
Potentilla
Himalayan Cinquefoil 'Fireball'
Potentilla atrosanguinea
Creeping Cinquefoil 'Pleniflora'
Potentilla reptans
Spring Cinquefoil 'Pygmaea'
Potentilla neumanniana
English Primrose 'Blue Sapphire'
Primula vulgaris
English Primrose 'Chic in Blue'
Primula
English Primrose 'Chic in Pink'
Primula
English Primrose 'Chic in Yellow'
Primula
English Primrose 'Chic in Red'
Primula
English Primrose 'Corporal Baxter'
Primula
Goldlace Primrose 'Green Lace'
Primula x polyanthus
Oxlip, Paigle Primrose 'Jessica'
Primula elatior
Hybrid Primrose 'Pacific Hybrids'
Primula x elatior
Polyanthus Primrose 'Velvet Moon'
Primula x polyantha
Polyanthus Primrose 'Renaissance Mix'
Primula
Primrose 'Vivid'
Primula
Alpine Auricula, Mountain Cowslip, Bear's Ears 'Viennese Waltz'
Primula auricula
Fairy Primrose 'Juliette Mixed'
Primula malacoides
German Primrose, Poison Primrose 'Twilly Touch Me'
Primula obconica
Primula, Primrose 'Rosetta Red'
Primula
Cherry
Prunus dielsiana
European Plum 'Bluebyrd'
Prunus domestica
European Plum 'Earliblue'
Prunus domestica
European Plum 'AU Rubrum'
Prunus domestica
European Plum 'AU Rosa'
Prunus domestica
European Plum 'AU Roadside'
Prunus domestica
Plum 'AU Producer'
Prunus
Plum 'Improved Duarte'
Prunus
Cherry Laurel, English Laurel 'Castlewellan'
Prunus laurocerasus
Japanese Flowering Apricot 'Contorta'
Prunus mume
Japanese Flowering Apricot 'Dawn'
Prunus mume
Japanese Flowering Apricot 'Rosemary Clarke'
Prunus mume
Peach 'Baby Gold'
Prunus persica
Dwarf Peach 'Crimson Rocket'
Prunus persica
Peach 'Empress'
Prunus persica
Ice Plant
Delosperma velutinum
Ice Plant
Delosperma vogtsii
Ice Plant
Delosperma robustum
Ice Plant
Delosperma parviflorum
Ice Plant
Delosperma macrostigma
Ice Plant
Delosperma inconspicuum
Ice Plant
Delosperma carolinense
Ice Plant
Delosperma acuminatum
Ice Plant
Delosperma alticola
Youngberry 'Young'
Rubus ursinus
Ruschia
Ruschia spinosa
Ruschia
Ruschia polita
Ruschia
Ruschia leucosperma
Ruschia
Ruschia impressa
Ruschia
Ruschia dilatata
Ruschia
Ruschia centrocapsula
Ruschia
Ruschia brevifolia
Ruschia
Ruschia barnardii
Coast Swainson-pea, Poison Pea
Swainsona lessertiifolia
Hybrid Tea Rose 'La Canadienne'
Rosa
Japanese Plum 'Black Amber'
Prunus salicina
European Plum 'Starking Delicious'
Prunus domestica
Peach 'White County'
Prunus persica
Peach 'White River'
Prunus persica
Nectarine 'Honeyglo'
Prunus persica var. nucipersica
Nectarine 'Westbrook'
Prunus persica var. nucipersica
Dwarf Cherry, Sand Cherry
Prunus pumila
European Plum 'Alderman'
Prunus domestica
Floribunda Rose 'Lavender Princess'
Rosa
Hybrid Tea Rose 'Golden Julia'
Rosa
Shrub Rose 'Meilland Decor Arlequin'
Rosa
Hybrid Tea Rose 'Johnnie Walker'
Rosa

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Have a good day, and happy gardening!

Dave

 

And that's the way it was... October 18, 2007