The PlantFiles Newsletter

Covering the events of May 29, 2009, on which 222 members joined.
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Gardening Quote of the Day

"Nature does not complete things. She is chaotic. Man must finish, and he does so by making a garden and building a wall."

(Robert Frost, American writer, poet)

Activity Report:

7 new plants were added to the database.
40 new descriptions were added.
9 new images were added.
175 new options were checked off.

Comments

Member Addition Description
kassy_51 Positive CommentEaster Lily
(Lilium longiflorum)
mspark Positive CommentTomato 'Stupice'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
faithiep Positive CommentTexas Sage, Texas Ranger, Cenizo, Barometer Bush, Silverleaf, Purple Sage 'Bertstar Dwarf'
(Leucophyllum frutescens)
angsaidso Positive CommentCitrosa Geranium, Mosquito Plant, Deodorizer Plant, Citronella Plant
(Pelargonium citrosum)
Elizabethtown Neutral CommentIntermediate Bearded Iris 'Cherry Supreme'
(Iris )
Txplantlady Positive CommentDaylily 'Chili Spice'
(Hemerocallis )
gapchwillow Positive CommentVirginia Spiderwort, Widow's-Tears 'Zwanenburg Blue'
(Tradescantia x andersoniana)
mjsponies Neutral CommentTrumpet Vine, Trumpet Creeper, Cow-Itch Vine
(Campsis radicans)
gapchwillow Positive CommentVariegated Yellowtwig Dogwood, Yellow Twig Dogwood 'Silver and Gold'
(Cornus sericea)
Txplantlady Positive CommentDaylily 'Spacecoast White Out'
(Hemerocallis )
figaro52 Positive CommentHistoric Iris 'Gracchus'
(Iris variegata)
manchild Positive CommentCathedral Bells, Cup and Saucer Vine
(Cobaea scandens)
jackfrost Positive CommentSwiss Chard 'Fordhook Giant'
(Beta vulgaris var. cicla)
Aezarien Positive CommentJumpseed, Virginia Knotweed 'Lance Corporal'
(Persicaria virginiana var. filiformis)
Aezarien Positive CommentHosta 'Francee'
(Hosta )
Aezarien Neutral CommentHosta 'Sea Thunder'
(Hosta )
tattooedkoi Positive CommentDevil's Trumpet, Thorn Apple, Jimson Weed, Jamestown Weed
(Datura seraticaula)
rebelee Positive CommentMealy Cup Sage, Mealycup Sage 'Evolution'
(Salvia farinacea)
carpathiangirl Positive CommentPachypodium
(Pachypodium rosulatum)
outdoorlover Positive CommentBeefsteak Plant
(Perilla frutescens)
carpathiangirl Positive CommentStar of Lundi, Lundi Star
(Pachypodium saundersii)
fourzoner Positive CommentDutchman's Breeches
(Dicentra cucullaria)
ToulaBoula Positive CommentScarlet Spiderling, Red Spiderling
(Boerhavia coccinea)
shelly80504 Positive CommentHybrid Hummingbird Mint 'Desert Sunrise'
(Agastache )
shelly80504 Positive CommentCurlicue Sage, Curlicue Wormwood 'Seafoam'
(Artemisia versicolor)
shelly80504 Positive CommentKarl Foerster's Feather Reed Grass, Feather Reed Grass 'Karl Foerster'
(Calamagrostis acutiflora)
shelly80504 Positive CommentTwinspur 'Coral Canyon'
(Diascia integerrima)
shelly80504 Positive CommentEnglish Lavender 'Mitcham Gray'
(Lavandula angustifolia)
shelly80504 Positive CommentPenstemon 'Red Rocks'
(Penstemon x mexicali)
tscarff Positive CommentTall Bearded Iris 'Stairway to Heaven'
(Iris )
tscarff Positive CommentHosta 'Guacamole'
(Hosta )
shelly80504 Positive CommentRussian Sage 'Blue Spire'
(Perovskia atriplicifolia)
shelly80504 Positive CommentSilky Spike Melic Grass, Hairy Melic
(Melica ciliata)
tscarff Positive CommentJewels of Opar, Fame Flower 'Limon'
(Talinum paniculatum)
shelly80504 Negative CommentPrairie Dropseed
(Sporobolus heterolepis)
appublic Positive CommentLyreleaf Sage, Cancer Weed 'Purple Volcano'
(Salvia lyrata)
Biker1 Positive CommentAvens 'Red Dragon'
(Geum )
SW_gardener Positive CommentMiniature Rose 'Angel Wings'
(Rosa chinensis)
saya Neutral CommentTriumph Tulip 'Hemisphere'
(Tulipa )
EffieH Positive CommentCelandine Poppy, Wood Poppy
(Stylophorum diphyllum)

Images

Member Addition Description
RussMartin4154ImageTomato 'Blue'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
jackfrostImageSwiss Chard 'Fordhook Giant'
(Beta vulgaris var. cicla)
kennedyhImageQueensland Silver Wattle, Pearl Acacia
(Acacia podalyriifolia)
kennedyhImageQueensland Silver Wattle, Pearl Acacia
(Acacia podalyriifolia)
kennedyhImageQueensland Silver Wattle, Pearl Acacia
(Acacia podalyriifolia)
kennedyhImageQueensland Silver Wattle, Pearl Acacia
(Acacia podalyriifolia)
kennedyhImageQueensland Silver Wattle, Pearl Acacia
(Acacia podalyriifolia)
FarmerdillImageWinter Squash, Acorn Squash 'Tay Belle PM'
(Cucurbita pepo)
FarmerdillImageSummer Squash Zucchini 'Freckles'
(Cucurbita pepo)

Plants Added Yesterday:

Plant
Blanket Flower, Indian Blanket 'Mesa Yellow'
Gaillardia x grandiflora
iris 'Marie Griffin'
iris SDB
iris 'Silver Rain'
iris
Louisiana Blue Phlox, Woodland Phlox, Wild Sweet William, Wild Blue Phlox 'Sweet Lilac'
Phlox divaricata
Dwarf Hitchiker elephant Ear
Remusatia pumilla
Bianco iris 'Stile Libero'
Iris
Triumph Tulip 'Topkapi'
Tulipa

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Have a good day, and happy gardening!

Dave

 

And that's the way it was... May 29, 2009