The PlantFiles Newsletter

Covering the events of April 5, 2012, on which 124 members joined. 		PF Logo

Gardening Quote of the Day

"Almost any garden, if you see it at just the right moment, can be confused with paradise."

(Henry Mitchell, American gardener)

Activity Report:

33 new plants were added to the database.
13 new descriptions were added.
35 new images were added.
397 new options were checked off.

Comments

Member Addition Description
framboids Positive CommentSweet Olive, Fragrant Tea Olive
(Osmanthus fragrans)
doglover Positive CommentOld Garden Rose 'Madame Alfred Carriere'
(Rosa )
riv Positive CommentMagnolia 'Vulcan'
(Magnolia )
TopicalJohn Neutral CommentPassion Flower, Passionflower, Passion Vine, Passionvine 'Purple Tiger'
(Passiflora )
ericabelle Positive CommentManchurian Violet, Sumire 'Fuji Dawn'
(Viola mandshurica)
VickieB1 Positive CommentFloribunda Rose, Climbing Rose 'Joseph's Coat'
(Rosa )
Aegletes Positive CommentGlobe Amaranth, Gomphrena 'Fireworks'
(Gomphrena globosa)
Lencl362 Neutral CommentCalceolaria 'Walter Shrimpton'
(Calceolaria )
hmm214 Positive CommentBishop's Weed, Goutweed, Ground Elder 'Variegatum'
(Aegopodium podagraria)
Aegletes Positive CommentGiant Scaly Tree Fern, Australian Tree Fern
(Cyathea cooperi)
tracyb433 Neutral CommentPurple Heart, Purple Queen, Wandering Jew 'Purple Heart'
(Tradescantia pallida)
missdaphne Neutral CommentMexican Cardinal Flower
(Lobelia laxiflora)
naomidavis Positive CommentCalifornia Blue-eyed Grass
(Sisyrinchium bellum)

Images

Member Addition Description
KellImageSaltcedar, Salt Cedar, Five-stamen Tamarix, Tamarisk 'Summer Glow'
(Tamarix ramosissima)
KellImageSaltcedar, Salt Cedar, Five-stamen Tamarix, Tamarisk 'Summer Glow'
(Tamarix ramosissima)
KellImageSaltcedar, Salt Cedar, Five-stamen Tamarix, Tamarisk 'Summer Glow'
(Tamarix ramosissima)
InfiniteOhmsImageAtropa
(Atropa caucasica)
InfiniteOhmsImageAtropa
(Atropa caucasica)
CactusJordiImageNapín, Napin
(Eriosyce napina)
altagardenerImageMartagon Lily, Common Turk's Cap Lily
(Lilium x dalhansonii)
altagardenerImageMartagon Lily, Common Turk's Cap Lily
(Lilium x dalhansonii)
Calif_SueImageClematis 'Poulvo'
(Clematis )
Calif_SueImageClematis 'Poulvo'
(Clematis )
Calif_SueImageDouble Late Tulip, Peony-flowered Tulip 'Belicia'
(Tulipa )
Calif_SueImageDouble Late Tulip, Peony-flowered Tulip 'Belicia'
(Tulipa )
Calif_SueImageDouble Late Tulip, Peony-flowered Tulip 'Belicia'
(Tulipa )
Calif_SueImageTriumph Tulip 'Rems Favourite'
(Tulipa )
Calif_SueImageTriumph Tulip 'Rems Favourite'
(Tulipa )
Calif_SueImageEuropean Columbine, European Crowfoot, Granny's Bonnet 'Winky Double Red and White'
(Aquilegia vulgaris)
Calif_SueImageEuropean Columbine, European Crowfoot, Granny's Bonnet 'Winky Double Red and White'
(Aquilegia vulgaris)
Calif_SueImageEuropean Columbine, European Crowfoot, Granny's Bonnet 'Winky Double Red and White'
(Aquilegia vulgaris)
Calif_SueImageStandard Dwarf Bearded Iris 'Gizmo The Gremlin'
(Iris )
Calif_SueImageStandard Dwarf Bearded Iris 'Gizmo The Gremlin'
(Iris )
Calif_SueImageChristmas Rose, Black Hellebore 'Candy Love'
(Helleborus )
Calif_SueImageChristmas Rose, Black Hellebore 'Candy Love'
(Helleborus )
Calif_SueImageChristmas Rose, Black Hellebore 'Candy Love'
(Helleborus )
Calif_SueImageIntermediate Bearded Iris 'Let's Elope'
(Iris )
Calif_SueImageIntermediate Bearded Iris 'Let's Elope'
(Iris )
Calif_SueImageIntermediate Bearded Iris 'Let's Elope'
(Iris )
themikesmomImageTall Bearded Iris 'Amas'
(Iris )
altagardenerImageShrubby Cinquefoil
(Dasiphora fruticosa subsp. floribunda)
altagardenerImageShrubby Cinquefoil
(Dasiphora fruticosa subsp. floribunda)
JoyImageDiascia, Twinspur 'Sun Chimes Peach Improved'
(Diascia )
themikesmomImageSweet Iris, Dalmation Iris
(Iris pallida)
themikesmomImageSweet Iris, Dalmation Iris
(Iris pallida)
themikesmomImageSweet Iris, Dalmation Iris
(Iris pallida)
themikesmomImageTall Bearded Iris 'Clarence'
(Iris )
themikesmomImageTall Bearded Iris 'Clarence'
(Iris )

Plants Added Yesterday:

Plant
Squarrose Sedge, Narrow-leaved Cattail Sedge
Carex squarrosa
Blue Mist Spiraea, Bluebeard 'Janice'
Caryopteris x clandonensis
Hybrid Hummingbird Mint 'Desert Solstice'
Agastache
New Mexico Century Plant, Mescal 'Sunspot'
Agave neomexicana
German Garlic, Ornamental Onion, Curly Chives 'Glauca'
Allium senescens
Big Bluestem, Turkeyfoot 'Red Bull'
Andropogon gerardii
Spanish Sandwort
Arenaria alfacarensis
Bur Marigold, Apache Beggarticks 'Sunbeam'
Bidens ferulifolia
Desert Willow, Desert Catalpa, Flowering Willow, Orchid of the Desert 'Lucretia Hamilton'
Chilopsis linearis
Hardy Chrysanthemum 'Sheffield Yellow'
Chrysanthemum x rubellum
Glossy Abelia
Abelia x grandiflora
Hardy Ice Plant, Trailing Ice Plant, Cooper's Ice Plant 'Lesotho Pink'
Delosperma cooperi
Glossy Abelia 'Lynn'
Abelia x grandiflora
Ice Plant 'Blut'
Delosperma ashtonii
Variegated Abelia 'Gretol'
Abelia x grandiflora
Ice Plant 'Kelaidis'
Delosperma
Pale Coneflower, Pink Coneflower, Tall Coneflower 'Hula Dancer'
Echinacea pallida
Forrest's Fir
Abies forrestii
Calibrachoa, Million Bells 'Superbells Cherry Star'
Calibrachoa
Calibrachoa, Million Bells 'Superbells Grape Punch'
Calibrachoa
Calibrachoa, Million Bells 'Superbells Sweet Tart'
Calibrachoa
Tall Wheatgrass 'Jose Select'
Elytrigia elongata
Crispleaf buckwheat 'Henrieville Yellow'
Eriogonum corymbosum
Kannah Creek Buckwheat
Eriogonum umbellatum var. aureum

Draba kitadakensis
Vetiver Root, Khus Khus 'Sunshine'
Chrysopogon zizanioides
Pink Rockrose 'Lasithi'
Cistus creticus
Rockrose
Cistus crispus
Early, Large-flowered Clematis 'Andrew van Laeken'
Clematis
Small Flowered Clematis 'Ashva'
Clematis
Clematis 'Candy Stripe'
Clematis
Solitary Clematis 'Chirifu'
Clematis integrifolia
Late, Large Flowered Clematis 'Moonfleet'
Clematis

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Have a good day, and happy gardening!

Dave

 

And that's the way it was... April 5, 2012