The PlantFiles Newsletter

Covering the events of October 19, 2007, on which 157 members joined. 		PF Logo

Gardening Quote of the Day

"And while I at length debate and beat the bush, There shall step in other men and catch the birds. (from Be Merry Friends)"

(John Heywood, 16th century English dramatist, epigrammist)

Activity Report:

90 new plants were added to the database.
35 new descriptions were added.
119 new images were added.
852 new options were checked off.

Comments

Member Addition Description
MotherNature4 Neutral Comment
(Galvezia ballii)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentDry Bean 'Kilham Goose'
(Phaseolus vulgaris)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentWax Bean 'Kiswaukee Yellow'
(Phaseolus vulgaris)
macybee Neutral CommentFloribunda Petunia 'Primetime Violet Star'
(Petunia )
macybee Neutral CommentViola 'Penny Sunrise'
(Viola )
macybee Neutral CommentDouble European Columbine, European Crowfoot, Granny's Bonnet
(Aquilegia vulgaris var. flore-pleno)
mgsid Positive CommentTomato 'Golden Boy'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
mgsid Positive CommentTomato 'Sunmaster'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
macybee Neutral CommentMountain Fleece 'Firetail'
(Persicaria amplexicaulis)
macybee Neutral CommentHimalayan Knotweed, Himalayan Fleece Flower 'Darjeeling Red'
(Persicaria affinis)
macybee Neutral CommentMountain Fleece 'Inverleith'
(Persicaria amplexicaulis)
enya_34 Positive CommentSedge 'Ice Dance'
(Carex morrowii)
mgsid Positive CommentTomato 'Ildi'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
Kell Neutral CommentEnglish Rose, Austin Rose 'Jaquenetta'
(Rosa )
1913cat Positive CommentTall Bearded Iris 'Cantina'
(Iris )
Tropicanna Positive CommentCalla Lily 'Anneke'
(Zantedeschia )
nwtokarchik Positive CommentCrimson Passion Flower, Grape-Leaved Passion Fruit
(Passiflora vitifolia)
Xenomorf Positive CommentIce Plant
(Delosperma floribundum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentDry Bean 'Painted Pony'
(Phaseolus vulgaris)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentDry Shelling Bean 'Peruvian Goose'
(Phaseolus vulgaris)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentSnap Bean (String, Green or French Bean) 'Prince'
(Phaseolus vulgaris)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentDry Bean 'Six Nation'
(Phaseolus vulgaris)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentDry Bean 'Zuni Shalaka'
(Phaseolus vulgaris)
billowen Neutral CommentBetel Nut Palm
(Areca catechu)
Marilynbeth Neutral CommentTall Bearded Iris 'Bridal Icing'
(Iris )
Marilynbeth Neutral CommentTall Bearded Iris 'Ballet Performance'
(Iris )
Marilynbeth Neutral CommentTall Bearded Iris 'Ballet Royale'
(Iris )
Marilynbeth Neutral CommentTall Bearded Iris 'Ballroom'
(Iris )
Marilynbeth Neutral CommentTall Bearded Iris 'Bamboo Shadows'
(Iris )
Marilynbeth Neutral CommentTall Bearded Iris 'Barbara May'
(Iris )
Marilynbeth Neutral CommentTall Bearded Space Age Iris 'Batter Up'
(Iris )
Marilynbeth Neutral CommentTall Bearded Iris 'Bel Esprit'
(Iris )
Marilynbeth Neutral CommentTall Bearded Iris 'Beautiful Friendship'
(Iris )
Marilynbeth Neutral CommentTall Bearded Iris 'Be Counted'
(Iris )
Marilynbeth Neutral CommentTall Bearded Iris 'Belgian Princess'
(Iris )

Images

Member Addition Description
patrobImageTall Bearded Iris 'Pheasant Feathers'
(Iris )
KellImageHybrid Tea Rose 'Johnnie Walker'
(Rosa )
KellImageHybrid Tea Rose 'Johnnie Walker'
(Rosa )
KellImageHybrid Tea Rose 'Johnnie Walker'
(Rosa )
KellImageHybrid Tea Rose 'Johnnie Walker'
(Rosa )
KellImageFloribunda Rose 'By Appointment'
(Rosa )
KellImageFloribunda Rose 'By Appointment'
(Rosa )
KellImageFloribunda Rose 'By Appointment'
(Rosa )
KellImageHybrid Tea Rose 'New Day'
(Rosa )
KellImageHybrid Tea Rose 'New Day'
(Rosa )
KellImageHybrid Tea Rose, Large-flowered Rose 'Kalahari'
(Rosa )
KellImageHybrid Tea Rose, Large-flowered Rose 'Kalahari'
(Rosa )
KellImageHybrid Tea Rose, Large-flowered Rose 'Kalahari'
(Rosa )
KellImageHybrid Tea Rose 'Madonna'
(Rosa )
CoreHHIImageConfederate Rose, Cotton Rose
(Hibiscus mutabilis)
KellImageCluster-flowered Rose, Floribunda Rose 'Camille Pissarro'
(Rosa )
ginger749ImagePea Flowers.
(Bossiaea obcordata)
KellImageCluster-flowered Rose, Floribunda Rose 'Camille Pissarro'
(Rosa )
KellImageCluster-flowered Rose, Floribunda Rose 'Camille Pissarro'
(Rosa )
ginger749ImagePea Flowers.
(Bossiaea obcordata)
ginger749ImagePea Flowers.
(Bossiaea obcordata)
KellImageCluster-flowered Rose, Floribunda Rose 'Camille Pissarro'
(Rosa )
ginger749ImagePea Flowers.
(Bossiaea obcordata)
ginger749ImagePea Flowers.
(Bossiaea obcordata)
ginger749ImagePea Flowers.
(Bossiaea obcordata)
ginger749ImageFern-leaved Wattle.
(Acacia filicifolia)
ginger749ImageFern-leaved Wattle.
(Acacia filicifolia)
ginger749ImagePalm-lily-Red Fruited Palm
(Cordyline rubra)
htopImageClock Vine
(Thunbergia mysorensis)
KellImageHybrid Tea Rose 'Desert Peace'
(Rosa )
htopImageClock Vine
(Thunbergia mysorensis)
KellImageHybrid Tea Rose 'Desert Peace'
(Rosa )
KellImageHybrid Tea Rose 'Desert Peace'
(Rosa )
htopImageClock Vine
(Thunbergia mysorensis)
htopImageClock Vine
(Thunbergia mysorensis)
htopImageClock Vine
(Thunbergia mysorensis)
KellImageFloribunda Rose 'Charisma'
(Rosa )
KellImageFloribunda Rose 'Charisma'
(Rosa )
KellImageEnglish Rose, Austin Rose 'Jaquenetta'
(Rosa )
KellImageEnglish Rose, Austin Rose 'Jaquenetta'
(Rosa )
KellImageHybrid Tea Rose 'Oldtimer'
(Rosa )
KellImageHybrid Tea Rose 'Oldtimer'
(Rosa )
ginger749ImageFoxtail Palm
(Wodyetia bifurcata)
KellImageRose 'Pariser Charme'
(Rosa )
KellImageLarge-Flowered, Hybrid Tea Rose 'Friendship'
(Rosa )
KellImageLarge-Flowered, Hybrid Tea Rose 'Friendship'
(Rosa )
KellImageLarge-Flowered, Hybrid Tea Rose 'Friendship'
(Rosa )
KellImageLarge-Flowered, Hybrid Tea Rose 'Friendship'
(Rosa )
KellImageLarge-Flowered, Hybrid Tea Rose 'Givenchy'
(Rosa )
KellImageLarge-Flowered, Hybrid Tea Rose 'Givenchy'
(Rosa )
KellImageFloribunda Rose 'Amber Queen'
(Rosa )
KellImageFloribunda Rose 'Amber Queen'
(Rosa )
KellImageFloribunda Rose 'Amber Queen'
(Rosa )
KellImageHybrid Rugosa Rose, Shrub Rose 'Kordes Robusta'
(Rosa )
KellImageFloribunda Rose 'Ice White'
(Rosa )
htopImageCrepe Ginger
(Costus speciosus)
ginger749ImageSpear Lily
(Doryanthes palmeri)
htopImageCrepe Ginger
(Costus speciosus)
ginger749ImageSpear Lily
(Doryanthes palmeri)
ginger749ImageSpear Lily
(Doryanthes palmeri)
htopImageCrepe Ginger
(Costus speciosus)
htopImageCrepe Ginger
(Costus speciosus)
htopImageCrepe Ginger
(Costus speciosus)
kniphofiaImageBlack-Eyed Susan Vine 'African Sunset'
(Thunbergia alata)
kniphofiaImageBlack-Eyed Susan Vine 'African Sunset'
(Thunbergia alata)
kniphofiaImageBlack-Eyed Susan Vine 'African Sunset'
(Thunbergia alata)
kniphofiaImageMaidenhair Tree
(Ginkgo biloba)
XenomorfImageDouglas-Fir
(Pseudotsuga menziesii)
XenomorfImageDouglas-Fir
(Pseudotsuga menziesii)
XenomorfImageBeautiful Fleabane
(Erigeron formosissimus)
XenomorfImageBeautiful Fleabane
(Erigeron formosissimus)
XenomorfImageQuaking Aspen
(Populus tremuloides)
XenomorfImageQuaking Aspen
(Populus tremuloides)
kniphofiaImageCardinal Flower
(Lobelia cardinalis)
kniphofiaImageToad Lily 'Empress'
(Tricyrtis )
kniphofiaImageAlpine Clematis 'Foxy'
(Clematis alpina)
kniphofiaImageAlpine Clematis 'Foxy'
(Clematis alpina)
DMershImageSilver Dollar Prickly Pear, Dinner Plate Cactus
(Opuntia robusta)
DMershImageSilver Dollar Prickly Pear, Dinner Plate Cactus
(Opuntia robusta)
DMershImageSilver Dollar Prickly Pear, Dinner Plate Cactus
(Opuntia robusta)
DMershImageCholla
(Opuntia tunicata)
kniphofiaImageClematis 'Lasurstern'
(Clematis )
kniphofiaImageElderberry, Black Elder, European Elder, Bourtree 'Black Lace'
(Sambucus nigra)
kniphofiaImageSpotted Laurel 'Crotonifolia'
(Aucuba japonica)
kniphofiaImageHolly 'Yellora'
(Ilex aquifollium)
kniphofiaImageHolly 'Yellora'
(Ilex aquifollium)
kniphofiaImageJapanese Maple 'Shaina'
(Acer palmatum)
DinuImagePink Mexican Turk's Cap, Pink Turk's Cap 'Paquito Pink'
(Malvaviscus arboreus var. mexicanus)
DinuImagePink Mexican Turk's Cap, Pink Turk's Cap 'Paquito Pink'
(Malvaviscus arboreus var. mexicanus)
kniphofiaImageJapanese Maple, Red Dancing Girl Maple 'Beni maiko'
(Acer palmatum)
kniphofiaImage 'Pink Princess'
(Schizostylis )
kniphofiaImage 'Pink Princess'
(Schizostylis )
KellImageLarge-flowered Climber 'Sunday Best'
(Rosa )
KellImageLarge-flowered Climber 'Sunday Best'
(Rosa )
carrielamontImageHardy Chrysanthemum 'Sheffield'
(Chrysanthemum )
ginger749ImageRocky River Fig
(Ficus nodosa)
claypaImageSouthern Arrowwood
(Viburnum recognitum)
carrielamontImageHardy Chrysanthemum 'Sheffield'
(Chrysanthemum )
ginger749ImageRocky River Fig
(Ficus nodosa)
carrielamontImageLate Panicle Hydrangea 'Quickfire'
(Hydrangea )
ginger749ImageRocky River Fig
(Ficus nodosa)
carrielamontImageLate Panicle Hydrangea 'Quickfire'
(Hydrangea )
ginger749ImageScrambling Lily
(Geitonoplesium cymosum)
ginger749ImageScrambling Lily
(Geitonoplesium cymosum)
ginger749ImageTrailing Guinea Flower
(Hibbertia dentata)
KellImageHybrid Tea, Large-flowered Rose 'Avoca'
(Rosa )
KellImageHybrid Tea, Large-flowered Rose 'Avoca'
(Rosa )
KellImageHybrid Tea, Large-flowered Rose 'Avoca'
(Rosa )
LouCImageRoot Beer Plant, Hoja Santa
(Piper auritum)
ginger749ImageStaghorn Fern, Elkhorn Fern, Antelope Ears
(Platycerium bifurcatum)
kennedyhImageWhite Caladenia, White Fingers
(Petalochilus catenatus)
kennedyhImageWhite Caladenia, White Fingers
(Petalochilus catenatus)
kennedyhImageGreen Comb Spider-orchid
(Caladenia phaeoclavia)
kennedyhImageGreen Comb Spider-orchid
(Caladenia phaeoclavia)
kennedyhImageGreen Comb Spider-orchid
(Caladenia phaeoclavia)
ginger749ImageBird's Nest Fern
(Asplenium australasicum)
ByndeweedBethImageJapanese Morning Glory 'Blue Silk'
(Ipomoea nil)
ByndeweedBethImageJapanese Morning Glory 'Blue Silk'
(Ipomoea nil)
ByndeweedBethImageJapanese Morning Glory 'Blue Silk'
(Ipomoea nil)

Plants Added Yesterday:

Plant
Rocky River Fig
Ficus nodosa
Japanese Plum 'Redheart'
Prunus salicina
Weeping Cherry Tree, Weeping Higan Cherry 'Pendula Plena Rosea'
Prunus subhirtella
Weeping Cherry Tree, Weeping Higan Cherry 'Autumnalis Rosea'
Prunus subhirtella
Shooting Stars 'Amethyst Stars'
Pseuderanthemum laxiflorum
Purple False Eranthemum 'Variegatum'
Pseuderanthemum atropurpureum
Arrow Bamboo
Pseudosasa japonica var. pleioblastoides
Hybrid Tea Rose 'Madonna'
Rosa
Yaku Island Wild Arrow Bamboo
Pseudosasa owatarii
Usawa Cane Bamboo
Pseudosasa usawae
White-berry Yew
Pseudotaxus chienii
Weeping Douglas Fir 'Glauca Pendula'
Pseudotsuga menziesii
Douglas-Fir 'Seattle Mountain'
Pseudotsuga menziesii
Pea Flowers.
Bossiaea obcordata
Lemon Guava
Psidium littorale
California Tea
Psoralea physodes
Wingnut
Pterocarya hupehensis
Lungwort, Bethelehem Sage, Jerusalem Sage 'Gaelic Magic'
Pulmonaria saccharata
Pasque Flower
Pulsatilla grandis
Pomegranate, Granate Apple 'Haku-Botan'
Punica granatum
Pycnostachys
Pycnostachys dawei
Fern-leaved Wattle.
Acacia filicifolia
Common Pear, European Pear 'Orient'
Pyrus communis
Common Pear, European Pear 'Pineapple'
Pyrus communis
Chinese Pear, Japanese Pear, Asian Pear, Sand Pear, Nashi Fruit 'Niitaka'
Pyrus pyrifolia
English Oak, Truffle Oak, Pedunculate Oak 'Regal Prince'
Quercus robur
Pin Oak, Swamp Oak 'Green Pillar'
Quercus palustris
English Rose, Austin Rose 'Jaquenetta'
Rosa
Floribunda Rose 'Bonfire Night'
Rosa
Ranunculus, Persian Buttercup 'Flamenco'
Ranunculus
Ranunculus, Persian Buttercup 'Merlot'
Ranunculus
Ranunculus, Persian Buttercup 'Sunset Tecolote'
Ranunculus
Ranunculus, Persian Buttercup 'Purple Tecolote'
Ranunculus

Galvezia ballii
Holly 'Yellora'
Ilex aquifollium
Radish 'French Breakfast 3'
Raphanus sativus
Chinese Foxglove 'Popstar'
Rehmannia angulata
Maddenia Rhododendron 'Bernice'
Rhododendron
Maddenia Rhododendron 'Heaven Scent'
Rhododendron
Maddenia Rhododendron 'Pink Trumpet'
Rhododendron
'Pink Princess'
Schizostylis
Rhododendron 'R.W. Rye'
Rhododendron
Red Castor Bean 'Sanguineus'
Ricinus communis
Rose Acacia, Bristly Locust, Moss Locust 'Macrophylla'
Robinia hispida
Rubus
Rubus amphidasys
Rubus
Rubus formosensis
Rubus
Rubus ichangensis
Ice Plant
Delosperma esterhuyseniae
Ice Plant
Delosperma floribundum
'Double Fantasy'
Helleborus niger
'Black Beauty'
Helleborus orientalis
'rubra aurea maculata'
Philodendron domesticum
Dry Shelling Bean 'Peruvian Goose'
Phaseolus vulgaris
Large-flowered Climber 'Sunday Best'
Rosa
Ice Plant 'Alba'
Delosperma lineare
Ice Plant
Delosperma napiforme
Ice Plant
Delosperma vinaceum
Ice Plant
Delosperma aberdeenense
Ice Plant
Delosperma lydenburgense
Ice Plant
Delosperma pondoense
Ice Plant
Delosperma wiumii
Ruschia
Ruschia willdenowii
Ruschia
Ruschia acuminata
Ruschia
Ruschia tenella
Ruschia
Ruschia multiflora
Ruschia
Ruschia ruschiana
Ruschia
Ruschia nana
Ruschia
Ruschia exigua
Ruschia
Ruschia calcarea
Turbinicarpus
Turbinicarpus schmiedickeanus var. frailensis
Raspberry
Rubus setchuenensis
Raspberry
Rubus swinhoei
Tibetan Bramble
Rubus thibetanus
Willow
Salix gilgiana
Satureja
Satureja umbrosa var. repens
Poor Man's Orchid 'Disco'
Schizanthus
Thanksgiving Cactus, Holiday Cactus, Crab Cactus 'Sunset'
Schlumbergera truncata
Sempervivum
Sempervivum minus
Common Houseleek, Hen-and-Chickens, Old Man and Woman, Roof House Leek 'Trazo'
Sempervivum
Potato 'Catalina'
Solanum tuberosum
Floribunda Rose 'Poppy'
Rosa
Coleus, Painted Nettle 'Black Beauty'
Solenostemon scutellarioides
Coleus, Painted Nettle, Flame Nettle 'Coloring Book'
Solenostemon scutellarioides
Coleus, Painted Nettle, Flame Nettle 'Cranberry Sun'
Solenostemon scutellarioides
Coleus, Painted Nettle 'Desert Sunset'
Solenostemon scutellarioides
Coleus, Painted Nettle 'Diablo'
Solenostemon scutellarioides
Coleus, Painted Nettle 'Dizzy Gillespie'
Solenostemon scutellarioides
Coleus, Painted Nettle 'Full Moon'
Solenostemon scutellarioides
Coleus, Painted Nettle 'Goldfinch'
Solenostemon scutellarioides
Hybrid Tea, Large-flowered Rose 'Avoca'
Rosa

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Have a good day, and happy gardening!

Dave

 

And that's the way it was... October 19, 2007