The PlantFiles Newsletter

Covering the events of May 29, 2011, on which 260 members joined. 		PF Logo

Gardening Quote of the Day

"Winter is on my head, but eternal spring is in my heart."

(Victor Hugo, French poet (born 2/26/1802))

Activity Report:

64 new plants were added to the database.
45 new descriptions were added.
78 new images were added.
237 new options were checked off.

Comments

Member Addition Description
Tefoe Positive CommentIvy Gourd
(Coccinia grandis)
heartopensky Positive CommentEnglish Rose, Austin Rose 'William Shakespeare 2000'
(Rosa )
LauraSteele Neutral CommentTall Bearded Iris 'Cardinal'
(Iris )
LauraSteele Positive CommentTall Bearded Iris 'Laura Jean'
(Iris )
jsherlock Positive CommentDawn Redwood
(Metasequoia glyptostroboides)
LauraSteele Positive CommentTall Bearded Iris 'Mme. Chereau'
(Iris )
Bazuhi Positive CommentBee Balm, Beebalm 'Cambridge Scarlet'
(Monarda )
LauraSteele Neutral CommentTall Bearded Iris 'Prospero'
(Iris )
genel Positive CommentSpider Flower, Spider Legs, Grandfather's Whiskers
(Cleome hassleriana)
LauraSteele Neutral CommentTall Bearded Iris 'San Gabriel'
(Iris )
LauraSteele Positive CommentTall Bearded Iris 'Spanish Peaks'
(Iris )
LauraSteele Positive CommentTall bearded iris 'William Mohr'
(Iris Iris)
Bazuhi Neutral CommentGayfeather, Blazing Star, Button Snakeroot
(Liatris spicata)
LauraSteele Positive CommentTall bearded iris 'Arctic Sunburst'
(Iris Iris)
Bazuhi Positive CommentOriental Lily 'Casa Blanca'
(Lilium )
LauraSteele Neutral CommentTall Bearded Iris 'Bruno'
(Iris )
gardenerfromCanada Negative CommentCorkscrew Hazel, Contorted Filbert, Harry Lauder's Walking Stick 'Contorta'
(Corylus avellana)
BayAreaTropics Neutral CommentBegonia 'Paul Hernandez'
(Begonia )
FernByron Positive CommentStrawberry Begonia, Strawberry Geranium, Roving Sailor 'Tricolor'
(Saxifraga stolonifera)
relentless1 Positive CommentYellow Flag
(Iris pseudacorus)
Marie260 Neutral CommentMartin's Spurge
(Euphorbia x martini)
suguy Positive CommentCranesbill 'Biokovo'
(Geranium x cantabrigiense)
suguy Positive CommentPink Wood Sorrel 'Rosea'
(Oxalis crassipes)
suguy Positive CommentOxalis 'Grand Duchess Lavender'
(Oxalis purpurea)
suguy Positive CommentWhite Oxalis 'Alba'
(Oxalis crassipes)
suguy Positive CommentVolcanic Sorrel 'Molten Lava'
(Oxalis spiralis subsp. vulcanicola)
CostaRica Positive CommentGolden Dew Drop, Sky Flower, Pigeon Berry 'Sapphire Showers'
(Duranta erecta)
suguy Positive CommentVolcanic Sorrel 'Zinfandel'
(Oxalis spiralis subsp. vulcanicola)
suguy Positive CommentFloribunda Rose 'International Herald Tribune'
(Rosa )
suguy Positive CommentMiniature Rose 'Playgold'
(Rosa )
PKrager Positive CommentVariegated Winter Daphne, Fragrant Daphne 'Marginata'
(Daphne odora)
CTYankeegirl Positive CommentFan Flower, Fanflower
(Scaevola aemula)
suguy Positive CommentOscularia
(Oscularia deltoides)
suguy Positive CommentBloody Cranesbill, Hardy Geranium
(Geranium sanguineum)
suguy Positive CommentEnglish Rose, Austin Rose 'The Alexander Rose'
(Rosa )
myfoster Neutral CommentDesert Rose
(Adenium obesum)
ncelady Neutral CommentMexican Evening Primrose, Showy Evening Primrose 'Siskiyou'
(Oenothera speciosa)
LarryNC Neutral CommentElfin Thyme, Creeping Thyme 'Elfin'
(Thymus praecox)
CoreHHI Positive CommentLoquat, Japanese Plum
(Eriobotrya japonica)
Marilynbeth Positive CommentAgastache 'Cotton Candy'
(Agastache )
Marilynbeth Positive CommentAgastache 'Raspberry Summer'
(Agastache )
BUFFY690 Positive CommentYarrow, Milfoil, Staunchweed, Sanguinary, Thousandleaf, Soldier's Woundwort 'Summer Pastels'
(Achillea millefolium)
BUFFY690 Positive CommentOrnamental Millet, Black Leaf Millet, Pearl Millet 'Purple Majesty'
(Pennisetum glaucum)
JonthanJ Positive CommentOstrich Fern, Garden Fern, Shuttlecock Fern
(Matteuccia struthiopteris)
BUFFY690 Neutral CommentOrnamental Millet 'Jester'
(Pennisetum glaucum)

Images

Member Addition Description
XenomorfImageHuernia
(Huernia pillansii)
XenomorfImageHuernia
(Huernia pillansii)
XenomorfImageHuernia
(Huernia pillansii)
XenomorfImageCathedral Window Haworthia 'Variegata'
(Haworthia cymbiformis)
XenomorfImageTurbinicarpus
(Turbinicarpus mandragora subsp. subterraneus)
XenomorfImageTurbinicarpus
(Turbinicarpus mandragora subsp. subterraneus)
XenomorfImageHaworthia
(Haworthia reinwardtii)
XenomorfImageHaworthia
(Haworthia reinwardtii)
XenomorfImageHaworthia
(Haworthia reinwardtii)
XenomorfImageiKhalana
(Aloe tenuior)
XenomorfImageGlottiphyllum
(Glottiphyllum difforme)
XenomorfImageLace Cactus
(Echinocereus reichenbachii)
XenomorfImageLace Cactus
(Echinocereus reichenbachii)
XenomorfImageBird's Nest Mammillaria
(Mammillaria decipiens subsp. camptotricha)
XenomorfImageBird's Nest Mammillaria
(Mammillaria decipiens subsp. camptotricha)
XenomorfImageAgave Cactus, Prism Cactus, Cob Cactus
(Leuchtenbergia principis)
XenomorfImageAgave Cactus, Prism Cactus, Cob Cactus
(Leuchtenbergia principis)
XenomorfImageCopiapoa
(Copiapoa haseltoniana var. gigantea)
XenomorfImageFerocactus
(Ferocactus chrysacanthus)
XenomorfImageDiscocactus
(Discocactus placentiformis)
XenomorfImageMammillaria
(Mammillaria rekoi subsp. leptacantha)
XenomorfImageMammillaria
(Mammillaria lauii)
XenomorfImageMammillaria
(Mammillaria estebanensis)
XenomorfImageMammillaria
(Mammillaria estebanensis)
XenomorfImageMammillaria
(Mammillaria estebanensis)
XenomorfImageMammillaria
(Mammillaria estebanensis)
XenomorfImageMammillaria
(Mammillaria prolifera subsp. texana)
XenomorfImageMammillaria
(Mammillaria prolifera subsp. texana)
XenomorfImageSilver Dollar Cactus, Texas Star Cactus 'Super Kabuto'
(Astrophytum asterias)
XenomorfImageUtah Agave, Yant
(Agave utahensis var. nevadensis)
XenomorfImageUtah Agave, Yant
(Agave utahensis var. nevadensis)
kennedyhImageBrown Stringybark
(Eucalyptus baxteri)
kennedyhImageBrown Stringybark
(Eucalyptus baxteri)
kennedyhImageMoss
(Philonotis tenuis)
kennedyhImageCrescent Cup Liverwort
(Lunularia cruciata)
kennedyhImageSpurred Helmet-orchid
(Corybas aconitiflorus)
kennedyhImageSpurred Helmet-orchid
(Corybas aconitiflorus)
kennedyhImageSpurred Helmet-orchid
(Corybas aconitiflorus)
kennedyhImageSpurred Helmet-orchid
(Corybas aconitiflorus)
kennedyhImageSpurred Helmet-orchid
(Corybas aconitiflorus)
kennedyhImageStately Helmet-orchid, Purple Helmet Orchid
(Corybas diemenicus)
kennedyhImageMoss
(Rosulabryum billarderi)
kennedyhImageMoss
(Rosulabryum billarderi)
kennedyhImageMoss
(Rosulabryum billarderi)
kennedyhImageMoss
(Rosulabryum billarderi)
kennedyhImageMoss
(Dawsonia longiseta)
kennedyhImageMoss
(Dawsonia longiseta)
kennedyhImageMoss
(Dawsonia longiseta)
kennedyhImageMoss
(Dawsonia longiseta)
kennedyhImagePowelltown Correa
(Correa reflexa var. lobata)
kennedyhImageYellow Rice-flower
(Pimelea flava)
kennedyhImageYellow Rice-flower
(Pimelea flava)
puttytatImageTall Bearded Iris 'Alaskan Moon'
(Iris )
puttytatImageTall Bearded Iris 'Arctic Moon'
(Iris )
puttytatImageTall Bearded Iris 'Bev'
(Iris )
puttytatImageTall Bearded Iris 'Boundless'
(Iris )
FarmerdillImageOnion 'Red Grano'
(Allium cepa)
FarmerdillImageOnion 'Red Grano'
(Allium cepa)
KellImageSedum
(Sedum greggii)
KellImageSedum
(Sedum greggii)
KellImageSedum
(Sedum greggii)
KellImageSedum
(Sedum greggii)
KellImageSedum
(Sedum greggii)
KellImageHouseleek, Hens and Chicks, Live-forever 'Rila'
(Sempervivum erythraeum)
KellImageHouseleek, Hens and Chicks, Live-forever 'Rila'
(Sempervivum erythraeum)
KellImageHouseleek, Hens and Chicks, Live-forever 'Rila'
(Sempervivum erythraeum)
KellImageStonecrop Sedum
(Sedum pallidum var. bithynicum)
KellImageStonecrop Sedum
(Sedum pallidum var. bithynicum)
KellImageSpreading Stonecrop, Cascade Stonecrop, Pacific Stonecrop, Old Man's Bones
(Sedum divergens)
KellImageSpreading Stonecrop, Cascade Stonecrop, Pacific Stonecrop, Old Man's Bones
(Sedum divergens)
KellImageStonecrop 'Faro Form'
(Sedum album)
KellImageStonecrop 'Faro Form'
(Sedum album)
KellImageSix-sided Stonecrop, Watch-chain Sedum
(Sedum sexangulare)
KellImageSix-sided Stonecrop, Watch-chain Sedum
(Sedum sexangulare)
KellImageSix-sided Stonecrop, Watch-chain Sedum
(Sedum sexangulare)
KellImageSemp, Hens and Chicks, Houseleek,Live-Forever, Sempervivum 'Dakota'
(Sempervivum )
KellImageSemp, Hens and Chicks, Houseleek,Live-Forever, Sempervivum 'Dakota'
(Sempervivum )
KellImageSemp, Hens and Chicks, Houseleek,Live-Forever, Sempervivum 'Dakota'
(Sempervivum )

Plants Added Yesterday:

Plant
Moss
Dawsonia longiseta
Powelltown Correa
Correa reflexa var. lobata
Standard dwarf bearded iris ''Baby Tears''
Iris Iris
Tall bearded iris 'Dream'
Iris Iris
Tall bearded iris 'Duke of Bedford'
Iris Iris
Ranunculus, Persian Buttercup 'Reinette'
Ranunculus
Tall bearded iris 'William Mohr'
Iris Iris
Tall bearded iris 'Arctic Sunburst'
Iris Iris
Daylily 'Reach For It'
Hemerocallis
Daylily 'Waxwing Watercolor'
Hemerocallis
Tall Bearded Iris 'Boundless'
Iris
Daylily 'Aral Sea'
Hemerocallis
Daylily 'Rain Man'
Hemerocallis
Crocosmia 'Orange-Red'
Crocosmia paniculata
Mitsu-ba, Japanese Honeywort, Japanese Parsley 'Mitsuba Mashimori'
Cryptotaenia japonica
Kachra
Cucumis callosus

Cucumis carolinus

Cucumis heptadactylus
Muskmelon 'Altai'
Cucumis melo

Cucumis zambianus

Cucumis zeyheri
Winter Squash 'Thelma Saunders'
Cucurbita pepo
Japanese Gentian
Gentiana scabra var. buergeri
Meadow Cranesbill, Hardy Geranium 'Painter's Palette'
Geranium pratense

Hedysarum tauricum
Hyssop 'Tricolor Mix'
Hyssopus officinalis

Ibervillea maxima
Tall Morning Glory 'Decapo Light Blue'
Ipomoea purpurea
Tall Morning Glory 'Hazelwood Blues'
Ipomoea purpurea
Tall Morning Glory 'La Vie en Rose'
Ipomoea purpurea
Tall Morning Glory 'Shadow Dance'
Ipomoea purpurea
'Ethiopia'
Ipomoea species
Japanese Iris
Iris sanguinea var. violacea

Jaltomata tlaxcala
Desert Deervetch, Desert Rock Pea
Lotus rigidus

Luffa sepium
Tomato 'Golden Gooseberry'
Lycopersicon lycopersicum
Tomato 'Grandma Aiello's'
Lycopersicon lycopersicum
Tomato 'Ojo de Venado'
Lycopersicon lycopersicum
Tomato 'Plum Tigris'
Lycopersicon lycopersicum
Tomato 'Red Peach'
Lycopersicon lycopersicum
Tomato 'Tri-Colored Pear'
Lycopersicon lycopersicum

Centaurea uniflora var. nervosa
Bottle Gourd 'Legendary Bottle'
Lagenaria siceraria
Hard Shelled Gourd 'Longissima'
Lagenaria siceraria
Hard Shelled Gourd 'Mauritius Warted'
Lagenaria siceraria
Sweet Pea 'Blues Brothers'
Lathyrus odoratus
Sweet Pea 'Cappucino Mixed'
Lathyrus odoratus
Sweet Pea 'Wild Italian'
Lathyrus odoratus
Asiatic Lily 'Asiatic OP Hybrids'
Lilium
Lily 'Trumpet & Aurelian OP Hybrids Mix'
Lilium
Coral Lily, Low Lily, Siberian Lily 'Red-Orange'
Lilium pumilum
Meadow Foam, Poached Egg Plant, Fried Eggs
Limnanthes Douglasii ssp. sulphurea
Linaria 'Neon Lights'
Linaria aeruginea

Linum elegans
German Catchfly 'Splendens'
Lychnis viscaria
Wolfberry
Lycium exsertum
Tomato 'Giant Belgian Yellow'
Lycopersicon lycopersicum
Tomato 'Jitomate Bulito'
Lycopersicon lycopersicum
Tomato 'Voyage'
Lycopersicon lycopersicum
Hummingbird Mint 'Summer Sunset'
Agastache
Hummingbird Mint 'Blue Boa'
Agastache
Stonecrop 'Faro Form'
Sedum album
Semp, Hens and Chicks, Houseleek,Live-Forever, Sempervivum 'Dakota'
Sempervivum

Final Notes

Thank you for reading the PlantFiles Newsletter. If you ever decide you don't wish to receive these mailings anymore, simply go to your preferences page at PlantFiles and remove the check in the checkbox for this newsletter.

Have a good day, and happy gardening!

Dave

 

And that's the way it was... May 29, 2011