The PlantFiles Newsletter

Covering the events of April 17, 2009, on which 242 members joined. 		PF Logo

Gardening Quote of the Day

"One kind word can warm three winter months."

(Japanese Proverb)

Activity Report:

13 new plants were added to the database.
68 new descriptions were added.
91 new images were added.
557 new options were checked off.

Comments

Member Addition Description
Joan Neutral CommentEdging Lobelia, Annual Lobelia, Trailing Lobelia 'Laguna Dark Blue'
(Lobelia erinus)
Joan Neutral CommentLobelia 'La Fresco'
(Lobelia )
Joan Neutral CommentLobelia 'Purple Towers'
(Lobelia )
Joan Neutral CommentEdging Lobelia, Annual Lobelia, Trailing Lobelia 'Paper Moon'
(Lobelia erinus)
Joan Neutral CommentLobelia 'African Skies'
(Lobelia valida)
Joan Neutral CommentGroundcover Lobelia, Creeping Lobelia
(Lobelia chinensis)
Joan Neutral CommentTrailing Lobelia
(Lobelia gracilis)
Joan Neutral CommentEdging Lobelia, Annual Lobelia, Trailing Lobelia 'Laguna Heavenly Lilac'
(Lobelia erinus)
Joan Neutral CommentEdging Lobelia, Annual Lobelia, Trailing Lobelia 'Anabel Lilac'
(Lobelia )
Joan Neutral CommentBlue Lobelia 'Misty Morn'
(Lobelia )
Joan Neutral CommentCentropogon
(Centropogon cornutus)
Joan Neutral CommentEdging Lobelia, Annual Lobelia, Trailing Lobelia 'White Cascade'
(Lobelia pendula)
Joan Neutral CommentEdging Lobelia, Annual Lobelia, Trailing Lobelia 'Blue Cascade'
(Lobelia pendula)
Joan Neutral CommentEdging Lobelia, Annual Lobelia, Trailing Lobelia 'Red Cascade'
(Lobelia pendula)
Joan Neutral CommentEdging Lobelia, Annual Lobelia, Trailing Lobelia 'White Lady'
(Lobelia erinus)
Joan Neutral CommentBellflower
(Lobelia andrewsii)
Joan Neutral CommentEdging Lobelia, Annual Lobelia, Trailing Lobelia 'Mrs. Clibran Improved'
(Lobelia erinus)
Joan Neutral CommentEdging Lobelia, Annual Lobelia, Trailing Lobelia 'String of Pearls'
(Lobelia erinus)
Joan Neutral CommentEdging Lobelia, Annual Lobelia, Trailing Lobelia 'Fountain Mix'
(Lobelia erinus)
Joan Neutral CommentLobelia, Cardinal Flower 'Dark Crusader'
(Lobelia )
Joan Neutral CommentEdging Lobelia, Annual Lobelia, Trailing Lobelia 'Big Blue'
(Lobelia erinus)
Joan Neutral CommentTall Lobelia
(Lobelia gibbosa)
Joan Neutral CommentEdging Lobelia, Annual Lobelia, Trailing Lobelia 'Regatta Marine Blue'
(Lobelia erinus)
Joan Neutral CommentCardinal Flower 'Tania'
(Lobelia )
Joan Neutral CommentBay Lobelia
(Lobelia feayana)
Joan Neutral CommentEdging Lobelia, Annual Lobelia, Trailing Lobelia 'Fountain White'
(Lobelia erinus)
Joan Neutral CommentGlades Lobelia
(Lobelia glandulosa)
Joan Neutral CommentSouthwestern Blue Lobeila
(Lobelia anatina)
Joan Neutral CommentEdging Lobelia, Annual Lobelia, Trailing Lobelia 'Lilac Compact'
(Lobelia erinus)
Joan Neutral CommentDowny Lobelia
(Lobelia puberula var. pauciflora)
vossner Positive CommentDaylily 'Half Moon Key'
(Hemerocallis )
Joan Neutral CommentDowny Lobelia
(Lobelia puberula var. mineolana)
Joan Neutral CommentFlorida Lobelia
(Lobelia floridana)
dmj1218 Positive CommentBell Pepper 'Gourmet'
(Capsicum annuum)
dmj1218 Positive CommentCrinum 'White Queen'
(Crinum )
Joan Neutral CommentSpecies X Iris 'Miss Saigon'
(Iris x hollandica)
Joan Neutral CommentDowny Lobelia
(Lobelia puberula var. simulans)
Joan Neutral CommentGreat Blue Lobelia
(Lobelia siphilitica var. ludoviciana)
Joan Neutral CommentForest Lobelia
(Lobelia trigonocaulis)
Joan Neutral CommentAngled Lobelia
(Lobelia alata)
Joan Neutral CommentFoldear Lobelia
(Lobelia flaccidifolia)
Joan Neutral CommentFringeleaf Lobelia
(Lobelia fenestralis)
Joan Neutral CommentEdging Lobelia, Annual Lobelia, Trailing Lobelia 'Emperor William'
(Lobelia erinus)
Joan Neutral CommentHybrid Cardinal Flower, Hybrid Lobelia 'Fan Burgundy'
(Lobelia x speciosa)
Joan Neutral CommentTufted Lobelia
(Lobelia rhombifolia)
Joan Neutral CommentBerlandier's Lobelia
(Lobelia berlandieri)
Joan Neutral CommentBerlandier's Lobelia
(Lobelia berlandieri var. brachypoda)
Joan Neutral CommentEdging Lobelia, Annual Lobelia, Trailing Lobelia 'Fountain Blue'
(Lobelia erinus)
ntehawk Positive CommentEchinopsis Hybrid, Trichocereus Hybrid 'Flying Saucer'
(Echinopsis )
Joan Neutral CommentTall Bearded Iris 'Pink Pussycat'
(Iris )
Joan Neutral CommentTall Bearded Iris 'Pink Cheer'
(Iris )
Joan Neutral CommentTall Bearded Iris 'Pink Angel'
(Iris )
Joan Neutral CommentLouisiana Iris 'Venus Vortex'
(Iris )
Joan Neutral CommentLouisiana Iris 'Delta Star'
(Iris )
Joan Neutral CommentTall Bearded Iris 'Peach Frost'
(Iris )
Joan Neutral CommentTall Bearded Iris 'Pistachio'
(Iris )
gtr1017 Positive CommentSouthern High Bush Blueberry 'Sharpblue'
(Vaccinium virgatum)
purplesun Positive CommentCider Gum
(Eucalyptus gunnii)
Tntigger Positive CommentStandard Dwarf Bearded Iris 'Little Sighs'
(Iris )
pestee42 Positive CommentApple Hawthorn, Eastern Mayhaw, May Hawthorn
(Crataegus aestivalis)
demosthenes07 Negative CommentJapanese Photinia, Red Tip Photinia, Red Leaf Photinia
(Photinia glabra)
Joan Neutral CommentDouble Narcissus, Double Daffodil 'Palmares'
(Narcissus )
Joan Neutral CommentIntermediate Bearded Iris 'Allah'
(Iris )
Joan Neutral CommentStandard Dwarf Bearded Iris 'Little Sighs'
(Iris )
Kada Positive CommentTurbina, Christmas Vine
(Turbina corymbosa)
cam2 Neutral CommentTaro, Elephant Ear 'Black Magic'
(Colocasia esculenta)
giftgas Positive CommentBohemian Knotweed
(Fallopia x bohemica)
beaglenana Neutral CommentAmerican Persimmon, Common Persimmon, Eastern Persimmon, Date Plum
(Diospyros virginiana)

Images

Member Addition Description
kudrickImagePanda Face Ginger, Panda Flower 'Green Panda'
(Asarum maximum)
BitmanImagePride of Madeira
(Echium candicans)
DyanesGardenImagePasque Flower 'Blaue Glocke'
(Pulsatilla vulgaris)
vossnerImageDaylily 'Half Moon Key'
(Hemerocallis )
mtiltonImageDwarf Palmetto, Bluestem Palmetto, Blue Palm 'McCurtain'
(Sabal minor)
amorecuoreImageTropical Hibiscus, Cajun Hibiscus 'Eye Of Kali'
(Hibiscus rosa-sinensis)
imapigeonImageRhododendron 'Colonel Cohen'
(Rhododendron )
mtiltonImageMeyer's Lemon Tree 'Improved Meyer'
(Citrus x meyeri)
dmj1218ImageBell Pepper 'Gourmet'
(Capsicum annuum)
amorecuoreImageSpecies X Iris 'Miss Saigon'
(Iris x hollandica)
dmj1218ImageCrinum 'White Queen'
(Crinum )
amorecuoreImageRed Hot Poker 'First Surprise'
(Kniphofia )
lehua_mcImageJapanese Shield Fern, Autumn Fern 'Brilliance'
(Dryopteris erythrosora)
lehua_mcImageLenten Rose 'Blue Lady'
(Helleborus orientalis)
lehua_mcImageWeeping Brown Sedge 'Bronzita'
(Carex flagellifera)
lehua_mcImageWood Spurge, Robb's Euphorbia
(Euphorbia amygdaloides var. robbiae)
lehua_mcImageHebe 'Sussex Carpet'
(Hebe albicans)
stormylaImageRedflower Currant, Flowering Currant, Winter Currant 'King Edward VII'
(Ribes sanguineum)
lehua_mcImagePurple Sage 'Purpurea'
(Salvia officinalis)
lehua_mcImageAsiatic Lily 'Orange Pixie'
(Lilium )
lehua_mcImageHosta 'Fortunei Albomarginata'
(Hosta )
lehua_mcImageOstrich Fern, Garden Fern, Shuttlecock Fern
(Matteuccia struthiopteris)
kelcaseyImagePeruvian Daffodil
(Hymenocallis festalis)
KellImageAfrican Daisy, Cape Daisy, Osteospermum 'Sunny Bianca'
(Osteospermum )
KellImageAfrican Daisy, Cape Daisy, Osteospermum 'Sunny Bianca'
(Osteospermum )
KellImageAfrican Daisy, Cape Daisy, Osteospermum 'Sunny Bianca'
(Osteospermum )
palmbobImageCommon Lilac, French Lilac 'President Lincoln'
(Syringa vulgaris)
mehdisqImageSilk Cotton Tree, Kapok Tree, Red Silk Cotton Tree
(Bombax ceiba)
mehdisqImageSilk Cotton Tree, Kapok Tree, Red Silk Cotton Tree
(Bombax ceiba)
mehdisqImageSilk Cotton Tree, Kapok Tree, Red Silk Cotton Tree
(Bombax ceiba)
GardenGuyKinImageWestern Buttercup
(Ranunculus occidentalis)
mehdisqImageSilk Cotton Tree, Kapok Tree, Red Silk Cotton Tree
(Bombax ceiba)
mehdisqImageSilk Cotton Tree, Kapok Tree, Red Silk Cotton Tree
(Bombax ceiba)
mehdisqImageSilk Cotton Tree, Kapok Tree, Red Silk Cotton Tree
(Bombax ceiba)
mehdisqImageSilk Cotton Tree, Kapok Tree, Red Silk Cotton Tree
(Bombax ceiba)
mehdisqImageSilk Cotton Tree, Kapok Tree, Red Silk Cotton Tree
(Bombax ceiba)
cactus_loverImageVariegated Agave 'Variegata'
(Agave titanota)
cactus_loverImageShaving Brush Tree
(Pseudobombax ellipticum)
cactus_loverImageShaving Brush Tree
(Pseudobombax ellipticum)
cactus_loverImageShaving Brush Tree
(Pseudobombax ellipticum)
cactus_loverImageRock Fig, Lava Fig, Mary's Tree
(Ficus petiolaris)
cactus_loverImageRock Fig, Lava Fig, Mary's Tree
(Ficus petiolaris)
LadyAshleyRImageGround Pine, Ground Pine Clubmoss, Rare Clubmoss, Tree Club Moss, Princess-Pine, Lycopode Foncé
(Lycopodium obscurum)
LadyAshleyRImageGround Pine, Ground Pine Clubmoss, Rare Clubmoss, Tree Club Moss, Princess-Pine, Lycopode Foncé
(Lycopodium obscurum)
LadyAshleyRImageSkunk Cabbage, Skunk Weed, Polecat Cabbage, Stinking Poke, Fetid Hellebore
(Symplocarpus foetidus)
LadyAshleyRImageSkunk Cabbage, Skunk Weed, Polecat Cabbage, Stinking Poke, Fetid Hellebore
(Symplocarpus foetidus)
LadyAshleyRImageSkunk Cabbage, Skunk Weed, Polecat Cabbage, Stinking Poke, Fetid Hellebore
(Symplocarpus foetidus)
sarajuteImageHosta 'Frances Williams'
(Hosta )
sarajuteImageHosta 'Dream Queen'
(Hosta )
sarajuteImageHosta 'Northern Exposure'
(Hosta )
sarajuteImageHosta 'Earth Angel'
(Hosta )
sarajuteImageHosta 'Knockout'
(Hosta )
1913catImageIntermediate Bearded Iris 'Allah'
(Iris )
palmbobImageManzanita 'Carmel Sur'
(Arctostaphylos edmundsii)
palmbobImageShag Bark Manzanita
(Arctostaphylos rudis)
palmbobImageShag Bark Manzanita
(Arctostaphylos rudis)
palmbobImageManzanita Inner Monterey Manzanita 'Wayside'
(Arctostaphylos hookeri)
palmbobImageManzanita Inner Monterey Manzanita 'Wayside'
(Arctostaphylos hookeri)
palmbobImageManzanita Inner Monterey Manzanita 'Wayside'
(Arctostaphylos hookeri)
palmbobImageWoolyleaf Manzanita, Downy Manzanita, Hairly-leaved Manzanita
(Arctostaphylos tomentosa)
palmbobImageWoolyleaf Manzanita, Downy Manzanita, Hairly-leaved Manzanita
(Arctostaphylos tomentosa)
palmbobImageOregon Grape, Oregon Grape Holly, Holly-leaved Barberry 'Golden Abundance'
(Mahonia aquifolium)
spring_luverImageBleeding Heart 'Candy Hearts'
(Dicentra )
palmbobImageCommon Camellia, Japanese Camellia 'Ann Smith'
(Camellia japonica)
palmbobImageNevin's Barberry
(Mahonia nevinii)
palmbobImageCommon Camellia, Japanese Camellia 'Dolores Hope'
(Camellia japonica)
palmbobImageCommon Camellia, Japanese Camellia 'Dolores Hope'
(Camellia japonica)
TntiggerImageStandard Dwarf Bearded Iris 'Little Sighs'
(Iris )
palmbobImageCommon Camellia, Japanese Camellia 'Eleanor Hagood'
(Camellia japonica)
palmbobImageCommon Camellia, Japanese Camellia 'Eleanor Hagood'
(Camellia japonica)
palmbobImageCommon Camellia, Japanese Camellia 'Grand Prix'
(Camellia japonica)
kudrickImageFan Columbine 'Blackcurrant Ice'
(Aquilegia flabellata)
kudrickImageColumbine 'Blue Butterflies'
(Aquilegia vulgaris)
cactus_loverImageAgave 'Shoji Rajin'
(Agave potatorum)
cactus_loverImageSquid Agave
(Agave bracteosa)
cactus_loverImageSquid Agave
(Agave bracteosa)
cactus_loverImageSquid Agave
(Agave bracteosa)
cactus_loverImageHaworthia 'Sisunami'
(Haworthia truncata)
cactus_loverImageHaworthia
(Haworthia truncata var. maughanii)
ceej1963ImageOrbea
(Orbea ciliata)
cactus_loverImageAgave 'Kichiokan Aurea-variegata'
(Agave potatorum)
ceej1963ImageOrbea
(Orbea ciliata)
ceej1963ImageOrbea
(Orbea ciliata)
ceej1963ImageOrbea
(Orbea ciliata)
ceej1963ImageOrbea
(Orbea ciliata)
cactus_loverImageAgave 'Verde'
(Agave macroacantha)
kennedyhImageApple of Sodom
(Solanum linnaeanum)
kennedyhImageApple of Sodom
(Solanum linnaeanum)
kennedyhImageApple of Sodom
(Solanum linnaeanum)
kennedyhImageApple of Sodom
(Solanum linnaeanum)
kennedyhImageApple of Sodom
(Solanum linnaeanum)

New Botanary Words

Name Pronunciation Meaning
Chionographis  ki-on-oh-GRAF-iss  From the Greek chion (snow) and graphis (brush, pencil) refers to the petals and inflorescence  

Plants Added Yesterday:

Plant
Variegated Hawaiian Baby Woodrose 'Variegated'
Argyreia nervosa
Tropical Hibiscus, Cajun Hibiscus 'Eye Of Kali'
Hibiscus rosa-sinensis
Crinum 'White Queen'
Crinum
Red Hot Poker 'First Surprise'
Kniphofia
Weeping Brown Sedge 'Bronzita'
Carex flagellifera
Variegated Agave 'Variegata'
Agave titanota
Common Camellia, Japanese Camellia 'Ann Smith'
Camellia japonica
Common Camellia, Japanese Camellia 'Dolores Hope'
Camellia japonica
Tomato 'Yellow Russian'
Lycopersicon lycopersicum
Standard Dwarf Bearded Iris 'Gypsy Eyes'
Iris
Bohemian Knotweed
Fallopia x bohemica
Standard Dwarf Bearded Iris 'Frosted Olives'
Iris
Bishop's Hat
Epimedium brachyrrhizum

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Have a good day, and happy gardening!

Dave

 

And that's the way it was... April 17, 2009