The PlantFiles Newsletter

Covering the events of April 7, 2012, on which 131 members joined. 		PF Logo

Gardening Quote of the Day

"Where you tend a rose, thistles cannot grow From a Secret Garden"

(Frances Barnett)

Activity Report:

51 new plants were added to the database.
19 new descriptions were added.
76 new images were added.
492 new options were checked off.

Comments

Member Addition Description
mullet22 Positive CommentSquash 'Summer Yellow Crookneck'
(Cucurbita pepo)
katncentx Positive CommentJapanese Privet, Waxleaf Privet
(Ligustrum japonicum)
nifty413 Neutral CommentMyoga Ginger, Edible Ginger, Variegated Japanese Ginger 'Dancing Crane'
(Zingiber mioga)
stevenreiley Positive CommentCreeping Fig, Climbing Fig, Creeping Ficus
(Ficus pumila)
Critt52 Neutral CommentAzalea 'Tradition'
(Rhododendron kurume)
keithp2012 Neutral CommentDandelion
(Taraxacum pseudoroseum)
Shapeshft Negative CommentLarge Flowered Climbing Rose 'Pinata'
(Rosa )
cargarden Neutral CommentWhite Snakeroot 'Chocolate'
(Ageratina altissima)
dunwawry Positive CommentVariegated Greater Periwinkle 'Variegata'
(Vinca major)
grassroot Positive CommentChinese Lantern Plant, Strawberry Ground Cherry
(Physalis alkekengi)
divvajacko Positive CommentMiniature Rose 'Pennies From Heaven'
(Rosa )
NYCtropics Positive CommentButterfly Ginger 'Tai Monarch'
(Hedychium )
NYCtropics Positive CommentCrepe Ginger
(Cheilocostus speciosus)
NYCtropics Positive CommentJapanese Crepe Myrtle, Crape Myrtle 'Zuni'
(Lagerstroemia x fauriei)
aubreysrose Positive CommentLarge Flowered Climbing Rose 'Don Juan'
(Rosa )
Chrisak Positive CommentBlack-Eyed Susan Vine 'Raspberry Smoothie'
(Thunbergia alata)
HillCntryGrdnr Positive CommentPeacock Flower, Bicolor Iris, Evergreen Iris, Spanish Iris, African Iris
(Dietes bicolor)
longboard8 Negative CommentMexican Evening Primrose, Showy Evening Primrose 'Siskiyou'
(Oenothera speciosa)
john509 Neutral CommentTropical Hibiscus 'White Kalakaua'
(Hibiscus rosa-sinensis)

Images

Member Addition Description
henryr10ImageCamassia
(Camassia leichtlinii)
henryr10ImageCamassia
(Camassia leichtlinii)
henryr10ImageCamassia
(Camassia leichtlinii)
kniphofiaImageColts' Foot, Butterbur, Coughwort, Horsehoof
(Tussilago farfara)
synsfunImageTall Morning Glory 'Grandpa Ott's'
(Ipomoea purpurea)
lissyraeImageFoamflower 'Crow Feather'
(Tiarella )
DMershImageColts' Foot, Butterbur, Coughwort, Horsehoof
(Tussilago farfara)
DMershImageColts' Foot, Butterbur, Coughwort, Horsehoof
(Tussilago farfara)
DMershImageLondon Planetree, Plane Tree
(Platanus x acerifolia)
atischImageAngel Trumpet, Angel's Trumpet 'Inca Queen'
(Brugmansia sanguinea)
Calif_SueImageStandard Dwarf Bearded Iris 'What Again'
(Iris )
Calif_SueImageStandard Dwarf Bearded Iris 'What Again'
(Iris )
DaylilySLPImageDendrobium loddigesii
(Dendrobium loddigesii)
DaylilySLPImageDendrobium loddigesii
(Dendrobium loddigesii)
DaylilySLPImageCycad, Chestnut Dioon, Edible-Seed Cycas
(Dioon edule)
DaylilySLPImageCycad, Chestnut Dioon, Edible-Seed Cycas
(Dioon edule)
DaylilySLPImageCycad, Chestnut Dioon, Edible-Seed Cycas
(Dioon edule)
DaylilySLPImageCycad, Chestnut Dioon, Edible-Seed Cycas
(Dioon edule)
DaylilySLPImageCycad, Giant Dioon, Gum Palm
(Dioon spinulosum)
DaylilySLPImageCycad, Giant Dioon, Gum Palm
(Dioon spinulosum)
DaylilySLPImageCycad, Giant Dioon, Gum Palm
(Dioon spinulosum)
DaylilySLPImageCycad, Giant Dioon, Gum Palm
(Dioon spinulosum)
DaylilySLPImageDracaena 'Limelight'
(Dracaena fragrans)
DaylilySLPImageDracaena 'Limelight'
(Dracaena fragrans)
DaylilySLPImageDracaena 'Limelight'
(Dracaena fragrans)
DaylilySLPImageEastern Cape Giant Cycad, Prickly Cycad, Altenstein's Cycad, Bread Tree
(Encephalartos altensteinii)
DaylilySLPImageEastern Cape Giant Cycad, Prickly Cycad, Altenstein's Cycad, Bread Tree
(Encephalartos altensteinii)
DaylilySLPImageEastern Cape Giant Cycad, Prickly Cycad, Altenstein's Cycad, Bread Tree
(Encephalartos altensteinii)
DaylilySLPImageFalse Banana, Red Abyssinian Banana, Wild Banana
(Ensete ventricosum)
DaylilySLPImageFalse Banana, Red Abyssinian Banana, Wild Banana
(Ensete ventricosum)
DaylilySLPImageFalse Banana, Red Abyssinian Banana, Wild Banana
(Ensete ventricosum)
DaylilySLPImageEpidendrum
(Epidendrum stamfordianum)
DaylilySLPImageBanyan Tree, Ban Yan
(Ficus benghalensis)
DaylilySLPImageBanyan Tree, Ban Yan
(Ficus benghalensis)
DaylilySLPImageBanyan Tree, Ban Yan
(Ficus benghalensis)
DaylilySLPImageWillow-leaf Ficus, Wonderboom Fig
(Ficus neriifolia)
DaylilySLPImageWillow-leaf Ficus, Wonderboom Fig
(Ficus neriifolia)
DaylilySLPImageWillow-leaf Ficus, Wonderboom Fig
(Ficus neriifolia)
DaylilySLPImageCaricature Plant 'Purpureum Variegatum'
(Graptophyllum pictum)
DaylilySLPImageCaricature Plant 'Purpureum Variegatum'
(Graptophyllum pictum)
DaylilySLPImageCaricature Plant 'Purpureum Variegatum'
(Graptophyllum pictum)
DaylilySLPImageLobster Claw, Furry Heliconia
(Heliconia vellerigera)
DaylilySLPImageLobster Claw, Furry Heliconia
(Heliconia vellerigera)
DaylilySLPImageHohenbergia
(Hohenbergia correia-araujoi)
DaylilySLPImageHohenbergia
(Hohenbergia correia-araujoi)
DaylilySLPImageHohenbergia
(Hohenbergia correia-araujoi)
DaylilySLPImageBromeliad
(Hohenbergia leopoldo-horstii)
DaylilySLPImageBromeliad
(Hohenbergia leopoldo-horstii)
DaylilySLPImageBromeliad
(Hohenbergia leopoldo-horstii)
kniphofiaImageWinter Aconite
(Eranthis hyemalis)
Minime8484ImageSilver Torch
(Cleistocactus hyalacanthus)
emeldeeImageHosta 'Lakeside Cupcake'
(Hosta )
emeldeeImageTriumph Tulip 'Happy Generation'
(Tulipa )
themikesmomImageTall Bearded Iris 'Amas'
(Iris )
themikesmomImageTall Bearded Iris 'Amas'
(Iris )
themikesmomImageTall Bearded Iris 'Amas'
(Iris )
altagardenerImagePink Agoseris
(Agoseris aurantiaca var. aurantiaca)
altagardenerImagePink Agoseris
(Agoseris aurantiaca var. aurantiaca)
aubreysroseImageHybrid Tea Rose 'Moonstone'
(Rosa )
aubreysroseImageHybrid Tea Rose 'Moonstone'
(Rosa )
aubreysroseImageHybrid Tea Rose 'Neptune'
(Rosa )
aubreysroseImageFloribunda Rose 'George Burns'
(Rosa )
keithp2012ImageMiniature Rose 'Honora Hit'
(Rosa )
keithp2012ImageMiniature Rose 'Honora Hit'
(Rosa )
keithp2012ImageMiniature Rose 'Honora Hit'
(Rosa )
aubreysroseImageLarge Flowered Climbing Rose 'Don Juan'
(Rosa )
plantaholic186ImageRhododendron 'Mary Fleming'
(Rhododendron )
synsfunImageSignet Marigold, Dwarf Marigold
(Tagetes tenuifolia)
lissyraeImageFan Columbine 'Blue Angel'
(Aquilegia flabellata)
DaylilySLPImageDutch Hyacinth 'Carnegie'
(Hyacinthus orientalis)
DaylilySLPImageDutch Hyacinth 'Carnegie'
(Hyacinthus orientalis)
DaylilySLPImageDutch Hyacinth 'Miss Saigon'
(Hyacinthus orientalis)
DaylilySLPImageDutch Hyacinth 'Miss Saigon'
(Hyacinthus orientalis)
DaylilySLPImageDutch Hyacinth 'Peter Stuyvesant'
(Hyacinthus orientalis)
DaylilySLPImageDutch Hyacinth 'Peter Stuyvesant'
(Hyacinthus orientalis)
DaylilySLPImageDutch Hyacinth 'Peter Stuyvesant'
(Hyacinthus orientalis)

Plants Added Yesterday:

Plant
Chinese Plumbago 'Palmgold'
Ceratostigma willmottianum
Eastern Redbud, Canadian Redbud, Judas Tree 'JN2'
Cercis canadensis
Eastern Redbud, Canadian Redbud, Judas Tree 'Cascading Hearts'
Cercis canadensis
Weeping Redbud, Eastern Redbud, Canadian Redbud, Judas Tree 'Pennsylvania Pride'
Cercis canadensis
Mountain Cornflower, Mountain Bluet, Perennial Cornflower 'Black Sprite'
Centaurea montana
California Fuchsia, Hummingbird Trumpet
Epilobium canum
California Fuchsia
Epilobium canum subsp. garrettii
Dwarf Weigela 'Sunset'
Weigela florida
Reblooming Weigela 'Bokrasopin'
Weigela florida
Reblooming Weigela 'Bokrasopea'
Weigela florida
Reblooming Weigela 'Werveil4'
Weigela florida
Dense Blazing Star
Liatris spicata var. resinosa
Boynton's Post Oak
Quercus stellata var. boyntonii
Sun-facing Coneflower
Rudbeckia heliopsidis
Withe-rod Viburnum, Appalachian Tea, Blue Haw, Shawneehaw, Possum Haw, Wild Raisin Viburnum
Viburnum nudum
Hybrid Epiphyllum, Orchid Cactus, Epicactus 'Better Times'
Epiphyllum
Dwarf Fuchsia
Fuchsia mani
Peperomia
Peperomia pereskiifolia
Artillery Plant, Gunpowder Plant
Pilea serpyllacea
Flowering Peperomia
Peperomia fraserii
Vining Peperomia, Vining Pepper
Peperomia dahlstedtii
Basil 'Green Goddess'
Ocimum basilicum
Variegated Purple False Eranthemum 'Variegatum'
Pseuderanthemum carruthersii var. atropurpureum
Variegated False African Violet, Cape Primrose 'Variegata'
Streptocarpus saxorum
Smithiantha, Temple Bells
Smithiantha cinnabarina
Tibouchina
Tibouchina naudiniana
Peach Scented Geranium, Gooseberry Scented Geranium 'Variegatum'
Pelargonium crispum
Asian Jasmine 'Torafu'
Trachelospermum asiaticum
Variegated Winter Jasmine 'Variegata'
Jasminum polyanthum
Australian Wax Jasmine 'Maculata'
Jasminum simplicifolium
Marmelada, Purui 'Belize'
Alibertia
African Jasmine, Starry Jasmine
Jasminum multipartitum
Crepe Myrtle, Crape Myrtle 'Gamad VII'
Lagerstroemia
Crepe Myrtle, Crape Myrtle 'PIILAG-I'
Lagerstroemia
Crepe Myrtle, Crape Myrtle 'Plum Magic'
Lagerstroemia
Dwarf Bush Allamanda 'Compacta'
Allamanda schottii
Butterfly Weed 'Silky Yellow'
Asclepias curassavica
American Bush Violet 'Blue Bells'
Browallia speciosa
Lemon Bottlebrush, Crimson Bottlebrush 'Red Clusters'
Callistemon citrinus
Snow Camellia 'Green's Blues'
Camellia hiemalis
Sasanqua Camellia, Autumn Camellia 'White Doves'
Camellia sasanqua
Common Camellia, Japanese Camellia 'All American Beauty'
Camellia japonica
Common Camellia, Japanese Camellia 'Anita'
Camellia japonica
Common Camellia, Japanese Camellia 'Charlean Variegated'
Camellia japonica
Common Camellia, Japanese Camellia 'Christmas Beauty'
Camellia japonica
Common Camellia, Japanese Camellia 'White Empress'
Camellia japonica
Tea Plant 'Gold Splash'
Camellia sinensis
Tea Plant 'Silver Dust'
Camellia sinensis
Japanese Glory Bower
Clerodendrum japonicum
Hybrid Shrub Mint 'Desi Arnaz'
Clinopodium
Pink Agoseris
Agoseris aurantiaca var. aurantiaca

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Have a good day, and happy gardening!

Dave

 

And that's the way it was... April 7, 2012