The PlantFiles Newsletter

Covering the events of July 19, 2011, on which 353 members joined.
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Gardening Quote of the Day

"How does the Meadow flower its bloom unfold? Because the lovely little flower is free Down to its root, and in that freedom bold."

(William Wordsworth, English poet)

Activity Report:

5 new plants were added to the database.
36 new descriptions were added.
8 new images were added.
63 new options were checked off.

Comments

Member Addition Description
jackidee Positive CommentMoroccan Sea Holly
(Eryngium variifolium)
braun06 Positive CommentHardy Hibiscus, Rose Mallow, Swamp Mallow 'Lord Baltimore'
(Hibiscus moscheutos)
KayMN Neutral CommentPurple Leaf Plum, Purple Cherry Plum 'Thundercloud'
(Prunus cerasifera)
NorthernWoman Positive CommentHybrid Tea Rose, Large-flowered Rose 'Pope John Paul II'
(Rosa )
NorthernWoman Positive CommentHybrid Tea Rose 'Fragrant Cloud'
(Rosa )
td1026 Positive CommentMarsh-Pink, Largeflower Rose Gentian
(Sabatia grandiflora)
bulbmeister Positive CommentSurprise Lily 'Flaming Dragon'
(Lycoris )
johnst2 Positive CommentButter Daisy, Melampodium, Gold Medallion Flower, Star Daisy
(Melampodium paludosum)
MarchandBouvier Negative CommentShatterstone, Stone-breaker Herb
(Phyllanthus urinaria)
Eleven Negative CommentHairy Toad Lily 'Raspberry Mousse'
(Tricyrtis hirta)
Eleven Neutral CommentAsiatic Lily 'Sunny Borneo'
(Lilium )
yomo33046 Positive CommentWeeping Bottle Brush
(Callistemon viminalis)
Poeticchampion Positive CommentCucumber 'Suyo Long'
(Cucumis sativus)
mydirtynails Negative CommentBoston Fern 'Tiger Fern'
(Nephrolepis exaltata)
Gabrielle Positive CommentVariegated Solomon's Seal, Fragrant Solomon's Seal, Striped Solomon's Seal 'Variegatum'
(Polygonatum odoratum var. thunbergii)
Gabrielle Positive CommentDwarf Solomon's Seal
(Polygonatum humile)
Gabrielle Positive CommentLarge Flowered Climbing Rose, Redoute Rose, Red Leaved Rose, Red Leaf Rose, Hecht Rose
(Rosa rubrifolia)
johnsongrassno1 Positive CommentJohnsongrass
(Sorghum halepense)
Gabrielle Neutral CommentStout Blue-eyed Grass
(Sisyrinchium angustifolium)
Gabrielle Positive CommentCelandine Poppy, Wood Poppy
(Stylophorum diphyllum)
Gabrielle Positive CommentMeyer Lilac, Dwarf Korean Lilac
(Syringa meyeri)
Gabrielle Positive CommentPainted Daisy
(Tanacetum coccineum)
Gabrielle Positive CommentGreater Meadow Rue, Columbine Meadow Rue
(Thalictrum aquilegifolium)
Gabrielle Positive CommentCreeping Speedwell 'Sunshine'
(Veronica repens)
Gabrielle Neutral CommentEuropean Cranberry Viburnum, European Snowball Bush, Guelder Rose 'Roseum'
(Viburnum opulus)
Gabrielle Positive CommentCommon Periwinkle, Creeping Myrtle, Flower-of-Death 'Ralph Shugert'
(Vinca minor)
Gabrielle Positive CommentOld Fashioned Weigela 'Variegata'
(Weigela florida)
pwilmarth Neutral CommentTomato 'Mr. Stripey'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
bonehead Positive CommentFireweed, Rosebay, Rosebay Willow Herb, Blooming Sally, Blackheart
(Chamerion angustifolium)
bonehead Positive CommentHardhack, Rose Spirea, Western Spiraea
(Spiraea douglasii)
FLOWER_FANATIC Neutral CommentDevil's Trumpet, Horn of Plenty, Downy Thorn Apple 'Purple Petticoats'
(Datura metel)
Ozark Positive CommentSnap Bean (String, Green or French Bean) 'Northeaster'
(Phaseolus vulgaris)
Ozark Positive CommentCucumber 'Japanese Long'
(Cucumis sativus)
Ravens444 Neutral CommentSansevieria
(Sansevieria kirkii var. pulchra)
hoosierquilt Positive CommentBow Tie Vine, Costa Rican Butterfly Vine, Purple Wings
(Dalechampia dioscoreifolia)
Village_idiot Negative CommentRough Horsetail, Scouring Rush, Winter Scouring Rush, Common Scouring Rush, Dutch Rush
(Equisetum hyemale)

Images

Member Addition Description
KellImagePacific Stonecrop, Broadleaf Stonecrop 'Cape Blanco'
(Sedum spathulifolium)
FarmerdillImageTomato 'BHN 1021'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
FarmerdillImageWatermelon 'Vista'
(Citrullus lanatus)
FarmerdillImageWatermelon 'Vista'
(Citrullus lanatus)
ogonImageBelladonna Lily, Naked Lady
(Amaryllis belladonna)
ogonImageBelladonna Lily, Naked Lady
(Amaryllis belladonna)
ogonImageOwl's Eyes
(Mammillaria parkinsonii var. brevispina)
ogonImageOwl's Eyes
(Mammillaria parkinsonii var. brevispina)

Plants Added Yesterday:

Plant
Hairy Adam's Needle 'Hairy'
Yucca filamentosa
Surprise Lily 'Flaming Dragon'
Lycoris
Surprise Lily 'Plot J'
Lycoris x houdyshellii
Asiatic Lily 'Sunny Borneo'
Lilium
Babiana
Babiana odorata

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Have a good day, and happy gardening!

Dave

 

And that's the way it was... July 19, 2011