The PlantFiles Newsletter

Covering the events of August 26, 2009, on which 142 members joined. 		PF Logo

Gardening Quote of the Day

"The gardener's autumn begins in March, with the first faded snowdrop."

(Karel Capek, Czech author, journalist)

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Activity Report:

46 new plants were added to the database.
34 new descriptions were added.
74 new images were added.
1332 new options were checked off.

Comments

Member Addition Description
sioushi Positive CommentLima Bean 'Worchester Indian Red Pole'
(Phaseolus lunatus)
enshalla Positive CommentBlack-Eyed Susan, Orange Coneflower 'Goldsturm'
(Rudbeckia fulgida)
gardeningrookie Neutral CommentBear's Breeches
(Acanthus mollis)
buzyizzy Positive CommentBellflower 'Pink Octopus'
(Campanula )
zonascorpio Positive CommentCalifornia Pepper Tree, Mastic Tree, Peppercorn Tree, Peruvian Mastic Tree
(Schinus molle)
Joan Neutral CommentTall Bearded Iris 'Nouveau Riche'
(Iris )
Joan Neutral CommentColeus, Painted Nettle 'Rex'
(Solenostemon scutellarioides)
Joan Neutral CommentColeus, Flame Nettle, Painted Nettle 'Mocha Mint'
(Solenostemon scutellarioides)
Joan Neutral CommentColeus, Painted Nettle 'Malabar'
(Solenostemon scutellarioides)
Joan Neutral CommentColeus, Painted Nettle 'Appaloosa'
(Solenostemon scutellarioides)
Joan Neutral CommentColeus, Flame Nettle, Painted Nettle 'Lemon Sunsation'
(Solenostemon scutellarioides)
Joan Neutral CommentColeus, Painted Nettle 'Lime Frills'
(Solenostemon scutellarioides)
Joan Neutral CommentColeus, Painted Nettle 'Carrot Cake'
(Solenostemon scutellarioides)
Joan Neutral CommentColeus, Painted Nettle, Flame Nettle 'Chantilly'
(Solenostemon scutellarioides)
DorPartsch Positive CommentHybrid Foetida Rose 'Harison's Yellow'
(Rosa )
AmandaPeart Positive CommentTall Bearded Iris 'High Command'
(Iris )
timrann Positive CommentBois Clou
(Eugenia lucida)
kitawhit Positive CommentSilk Tree, Mimosa Tree, Pink Siris, Persian Silk Tree
(Albizia julibrissin)
Swampgardener Positive CommentShrub Rose 'Flower Carpet Pink Supreme'
(Rosa )
MYXOMOP Positive CommentVariegated Virginia Creeper 'Star Showers'
(Parthenocissus quinquefolia)
Joan Neutral CommentDahlia 'Trendy'
(Dahlia )
MechelleT Negative CommentFlowering Pear, Callery Pear 'Bradford'
(Pyrus calleryana)
hymenocallis Positive CommentAmerican Snowbell, Storax, Snowdrop Bush
(Styrax americanus)
greatswede Positive CommentChinese Fringe Tree
(Chionanthus retusus)
PedricksCorner Positive CommentFuchsia 'President Leo Boullemier'
(Fuchsia )
Joan Neutral CommentEuphorbia
(Euphorbia horwoodii)
thgardeningfool Negative CommentSacred Jasmine, Asian Jasmine, Asiatic Jasmine, Pikake
(Jasminum sambac)
csb Positive CommentMule Pinks
(Dianthus barbatus x caryophyllus)
kitty_mom Positive CommentCommon Forget-me-not, Field Forget-me-not
(Myosotis arvensis)
dalmatian_fan87 Negative CommentTomato 'Hillbilly'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
Joan Neutral CommentTall Bearded Iris 'Caramel Dream'
(Iris )
Joan Neutral CommentTall Bearded Iris 'Romania, Romania'
(Iris )
ebringe Positive CommentHalf-high Highbush Blueberry 'Northblue'
(Vaccinium )
Joan Neutral CommentTall Bearded Iris 'Mildred Presby'
(Iris )

Images

Member Addition Description
altagardenerImageSanguisorba
(Sanguisorba dodecandra)
altagardenerImageFalse Anemone
(Anemonopsis macrophylla)
altagardenerImageLyall's Goldenweed
(Tonestus lyallii)
altagardenerImageLyall's Goldenweed
(Tonestus lyallii)
altagardenerImageLyall's Goldenweed
(Tonestus lyallii)
altagardenerImageSibbaldia
(Sibbaldia procumbens)
altagardenerImageSibbaldia
(Sibbaldia procumbens)
the1ponyImageViola 'Columbine'
(Viola )
SitkagardenerImageToadflax, Baby Snapdragon 'Northern Lights'
(Linaria maroccana)
echoesImageBlack-eyed Susan, Gloriosa Daisy 'Cherry Brandy'
(Rudbeckia )
rvnsbrkImageColeus, Painted Nettle 'Rex'
(Solenostemon scutellarioides)
rvnsbrkImageColeus, Painted Nettle 'Malabar'
(Solenostemon scutellarioides)
rvnsbrkImageColeus, Painted Nettle 'Appaloosa'
(Solenostemon scutellarioides)
rvnsbrkImageColeus, Painted Nettle 'Lime Frills'
(Solenostemon scutellarioides)
rvnsbrkImageColeus, Flame Nettle, Painted Nettle 'Lemon Sunsation'
(Solenostemon scutellarioides)
rvnsbrkImageColeus, Painted Nettle 'Carrot Cake'
(Solenostemon scutellarioides)
rvnsbrkImageColeus, Painted Nettle, Flame Nettle 'Chantilly'
(Solenostemon scutellarioides)
LarryRImageBush Lily, Clivia Lily, St. John's Lily, Boslelie, Fire Lily 'French Hybrid'
(Clivia miniata)
BetjaImageTall Bearded Iris 'Wedding Belle'
(Iris )
smoothcImageMoth Orchid, Phalaenopsis Formosa Stripes
(Phalaenopsis )
dafadowndillyImageBigleaf Hydrangea, Lacecap 'Izu No Hana'
(Hydrangea macrophylla)
skiekittyImageHybrid Tea Rose 'Picante'
(Rosa )
skiekittyImageHybrid Tea Rose 'Picante'
(Rosa )
skiekittyImageHybrid Tea Rose 'Picante'
(Rosa )
MoonglowImageTomato 'Pineapple'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
echoesImageHardy Hibiscus, Rose Mallow, Swamp Mallow 'Super Rose'
(Hibiscus moscheutos)
onaleeImageRibbon Bush, Centipede Plant, Tapeworm Plant
(Homalocladium platycladum)
mygardensImageJapanese Spirea, Japanese Meadowsweet, Maybush 'Alpina'
(Spiraea japonica)
cactus_loverImageAloe
(Aloe brevifolia x humilis)
cactus_loverImageAloe
(Aloe brevifolia x humilis)
LarryRImageDwarf Morning Glory 'Ensign Blue'
(Convolvulus tricolor)
LarryRImageCrepe Myrtle, Crape Myrtle 'Twilight'
(Lagerstroemia indica)
plantaholic186ImageSargent's Crabapple 'Tina'
(Malus sargentii)
plantaholic186ImageSargent's Crabapple 'Tina'
(Malus sargentii)
LarryRImageYellow Corydalis
(Corydalis lutea)
plutodriveImageEmpress Tree
(Paulownia elongata)
plutodriveImageEmpress Tree
(Paulownia elongata)
turektaylorImageDaylily 'Siloam Little Girl'
(Hemerocallis )
maminaImageChina Aster 'Giant Princess Mix'
(Callistephus chinensis)
maminaImageChina Aster 'Giant Princess Mix'
(Callistephus chinensis)
LarryRImageSweet William 'Heart Attack'
(Dianthus barbatus)
sladeofskyImageVilmorin's Pyracomeles
(X Pyracomeles vilmorinii)
sladeofskyImageWhitehair Goldenrod
(Solidago albopilosa)
sladeofskyImageWhite Cedar, Eastern Arborvitae, American Arborvitae 'DeGroots Spire'
(Thuja occidentalis)
sladeofskyImageFremont's Leather Flower, Fremont's Crowsfoot
(Clematis fremontii)
sladeofskyImageSaskatoon Berry, Serviceberry, June Berry, Juneberry, Shad-Bush
(Amelanchier alnifolia)
sladeofskyImageRattlesnake Master, Button Snakeroot
(Eryngium yuccifolium)
sladeofskyImageDavid's Mountain Laurel, Shrub Pagoda Tree
(Sophora davidii)
sladeofskyImageBlue China Fir 'Glauca'
(Cunninghamia lanceolata)
sladeofskyImageWishbone Flower, Bluewings 'Yellow Moon'
(Torenia fournieri)
PedricksCornerImageJerusalem Artichoke, Sunchoke
(Helianthus tuberosus)
frmdeath2lifeImageDaylily 'Northern Nocturne'
(Hemerocallis )
turektaylorImageFour O'Clock, Marvel of Peru 'Limelight Rose'
(Mirabilis jalapa)
CactusJordiImageEulychnia
(Eulychnia castanea var. varispiralis)
DaylilySLPImageDaylily 'Scarlet Butterfly'
(Hemerocallis )
DaylilySLPImageDaylily 'Scarlet Butterfly'
(Hemerocallis )
DaylilySLPImageDaylily 'Scarlet Gown'
(Hemerocallis )
DaylilySLPImageDaylily 'Sieglinde'
(Hemerocallis )
DaylilySLPImageDaylily 'Siloam Sunburst'
(Hemerocallis )
DaylilySLPImageDaylily 'Smilin Jen'
(Hemerocallis )
DaylilySLPImageDaylily 'Smilin Jen'
(Hemerocallis )
DaylilySLPImageDaylily 'Sugar Plum Jam'
(Hemerocallis )
DaylilySLPImageDaylily 'Supreme Empire'
(Hemerocallis )
conor123ImageWhitebeam
(Sorbus pallescens)
KellImageConeflower 'Twilight'
(Echinacea )
KellImageColeus, Flame Nettle, Painted Nettle 'Watermelon'
(Solenostemon scutellarioides)
KellImageColeus, Flame Nettle, Painted Nettle 'Watermelon'
(Solenostemon scutellarioides)
KellImageColeus, Flame Nettle, Painted Nettle 'Watermelon'
(Solenostemon scutellarioides)
KellImageColeus, Flame Nettle, Painted Nettle 'Watermelon'
(Solenostemon scutellarioides)
kennedyhImageAlfilaria, Red-stemmed Filaree, Pin Clover, Pin Grass, Wild Musk, Common Storksbill
(Erodium cicutarium)
kennedyhImageImpatiens
(Impatiens textori)
kennedyhImageCockspur Flower, Little Spur Flower
(Plectranthus parviflorus)
kennedyhImageCockspur Flower, Little Spur Flower
(Plectranthus parviflorus)
kennedyhImageVillous Mint-bush
(Prostanthera densa)

New Botanary Words

Name Pronunciation Meaning
cavaleriei  kav-a-LER-ee-eye  Named for Pierre Julien Cavalerie, 20th century French missionary  
condensa  kon-DEN-sa  Dense, crowded  
condensum  kon-DEN-sum  Dense, crowded  
cradockensis  kra-dok-EN-sis  Of or from Cradock, Eastern Cape South Africa  
cradockense  kra-dok-EN-see  Of or from Cradock, Eastern Cape South Africa  
Isodon  EYE-so-don  Equal-toothed  

Plants Added Yesterday:

Plant
Whitebeam
Sorbus pallescens
Hosta 'Stringbean'
Hosta
Bois Clou
Eugenia lucida
Shrub Rose 'Flower Carpet Pink Supreme'
Rosa
Ruschia
Ruschia crassisepala
Ruschia
Ruschia crassisepala var. major
Ruschia
Ruschia crassuloides
Goldenrod 'Sweety'
Solidago
Phlox 'Pink Eye Flame'
Phlox
Ruschia
Ruschia cupulata
Ruschia
Ruschia curta
Ruschia
Ruschia cyathiformis
Ruschia
Ruschia cymbifolia
Ruschia
Ruschia cymosa
Ruschia
Ruschia dasyphylla
Ruschia
Ruschia decumbens
Ruschia
Ruschia decurvans
Ruschia
Ruschia deflecta
Ruschia
Ruschia dekenahii
Ruschia
Ruschia deminuta
Ruschia
Ruschia densiflora
Ruschia
Ruschia depressa
Ruschia
Ruschia derenbergiana
Ruschia
Ruschia dichotoma
Ruschia
Ruschia dichroa var. alba
Ruschia
Ruschia distans
'Winter's Fancy'
Camellia
Echeveria 'Martin's Hybrid'
Echeveria agavoides
Japanese Maple 'Rugose'
Acer palmatum
Butterfly Bush, Summer Lilac 'Lavender Eyes'
Buddleja
Butterfly Bush, Summer Lilac 'Raspberry Eyes'
Buddleja
Butterfly Bush, Summer Lilac 'White Eyes'
Buddleja
Silk Tree, Mimosa Tree, Pink Siris, Persian Silk Tree 'Ombrella'
Albizia julibrissin
Fuchsia 'President Leo Boullemier'
Fuchsia
Eastern Redbud, Canadian Redbud, Judas Tree 'Burgundy Hearts'
Cercis canadensis
Eastern Redbud, Canadian Redbud, Judas Tree 'Joy's Pride'
Cercis canadensis
Desert Willow, Desert Catalpa, Flowering Willow, Orchid of the Desert 'Bubba'
Chilopsis linearis
Tall Bearded Iris 'Romania, Romania'
Iris
Shrub Dogwood 'Garden Glow'
Cornus hessei
Gray Dogwood, Grey Dogwood 'Huron'
Cornus racemosa
Gray Dogwood, Grey Dogwood 'Muskingum'
Cornus racemosa
Thornless Cockspur Hawthorn 'Crusader'
Crataegus crus-galli var. inermis
Arizona Cypress, Smooth Cypress 'Cook's Peak'
Cupressus arizonica
False Banana, Red Abyssinian Banana, Wild Banana 'Tandarra Red'
Ensete ventricosum
Villous Mint-bush
Prostanthera densa
Paper Daisy 'Goliath'
Rhodanthe chlorocephala subsp. rosea

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Have a good day, and happy gardening!

Dave

 

And that's the way it was... August 26, 2009