The PlantFiles Newsletter

Covering the events of May 16, 2012, on which 157 members joined.
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Gardening Quote of the Day

"You Might be a Redneck Gardener If... ...you mow your lawn and find a wheelbarrow. ...you think a chain saw is a musical instrument. ...you know how many bags of fertilizer your car can hold. ...you've ever cleaned your house with a leaf blower. ...you empty the trash when you have enough to fill up the pickup. ...you can amuse yourself for more that an hour with a hose. ...you've been cited for reckless driving on a riding lawn mower. ...you move your weed-eater to take a bath."

(Mike Garofalo, (with apologies to Jeff Foxworthy))

Activity Report:

12 new plants were added to the database.
18 new descriptions were added.
109 new images were added.
122 new options were checked off.

Comments

Member Addition Description
metallic Neutral CommentTomato 'Tomande'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
metallic Negative CommentTomato 'Applause'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
Irissimo Positive CommentTall Bearded Iris 'St. Crispin'
(Iris )
PatGalbraith Neutral CommentBeach Sunflower
(Helianthus debilis)
Charlesinsc Positive CommentOkra 'Evertender'
(Abelmoschus esculentus)
Kasey0000 Positive CommentDahlberg Daisy, Golden Fleece, Tiny Tim Bristle-Leaf Dyssodia, Bristleleaf, Pricklyleaf, Dogweed, Fe
(Thymophylla tenuiloba)
sunkissed Positive CommentPurple-Leaf Japanese Honeysuckle 'Purpurea'
(Lonicera japonica)
DRH2 Negative CommentWeigela 'Carnaval'
(Weigela )
hymenocallis Positive CommentColeus, Flame Nettle, Painted Nettle 'Alabama Sunset'
(Solenostemon scutellarioides)
hymenocallis Positive CommentColeus, Painted Nettle, Flame Nettle 'Garnet Robe'
(Solenostemon scutellarioides)
Katlian Positive CommentCalamondin Orange, Panama Orange, Calamansi
(X Citrofortunella mitis)
TiaLee1 Neutral CommentBlanket Flower, Indian Blanket 'Oranges & Lemons'
(Gaillardia x grandiflora)
l6blue Positive CommentAnise Hyssop, Licorice Mint
(Agastache foeniculum)
treelover3 Neutral CommentKentucky Coffee Tree 'Stately Manor'
(Gymnocladus dioicus)
puretexan Neutral CommentLindheimer's Three-seed Croton
(Croton lindheimerianus)
JaxFlaGardener Positive CommentBigleaf Hydrangea, Lacecap 'Mariesii Variegata'
(Hydrangea macrophylla)
shuttermommy Positive CommentPincushion Flower
(Scabiosa columbaria)
poppaj Positive CommentNaranjilla, Quito Orange, Golden Fruit of the Andes, Bed of Nails
(Solanum quitoense)

Images

Member Addition Description
KellImageIntersectional Peony, Itoh Peony 'Misaka'
(Paeonia )
KellImageIntersectional Peony, Itoh Peony 'Misaka'
(Paeonia )
ardesiaImageBlue Evergreen Hydrangea, Chinese Quinine
(Dichroa febrifuga)
ardesiaImageBlue Evergreen Hydrangea, Chinese Quinine
(Dichroa febrifuga)
turektaylorImageDaylily 'Manx'
(Hemerocallis )
turektaylorImageDaylily 'Manx'
(Hemerocallis )
turektaylorImageDaylily 'Peppermint Treat'
(Hemerocallis )
turektaylorImageDaylily 'Magical Mystery Show'
(Hemerocallis )
turektaylorImageDaylily 'Magical Mystery Show'
(Hemerocallis )
turektaylorImageDaylily 'Triple Cherries'
(Hemerocallis )
turektaylorImageDaylily 'Bombay Bliss'
(Hemerocallis )
turektaylorImageOregano
(Origanum libanoticum)
sunkissedImagePurple-Leaf Japanese Honeysuckle 'Purpurea'
(Lonicera japonica)
marshallgalImageMichaelmas Daisy, Frikart's Aster 'Monch'
(Aster x frikartii)
marshallgalImageMichaelmas Daisy, Frikart's Aster 'Monch'
(Aster x frikartii)
vossnerImageTexas Pioneer Rose 'Republic of Texas'
(Rosa )
turektaylorImageDaylily 'Spacecoast Gone Bulldoggin''
(Hemerocallis )
PusiaImageParrot Tulip 'Black Parrot'
(Tulipa )
ms_greenjeansImageCranesbill 'Biokovo'
(Geranium x cantabrigiense)
mickee2000ImageTall Bearded Iris 'Secret Melody'
(Iris )
mickee2000ImageTall Bearded Iris 'Wayside Lyric'
(Iris )
PusiaImageLily Flowering Tulip 'Ballerina'
(Tulipa )
DiOhioImageHosta 'Cheatin Heart'
(Hosta )
KellImagePetunia 'Sweetuniaź Bordeaux'
(Petunia )
palmbobImageYarrow
(Achillea huteri)
palmbobImageYarrow
(Achillea huteri)
palmbobImageWhite Yarrow 'Sonoma Coast'
(Achillea millefolium)
palmbobImageWoolly Yarrow, Dwarf Yarrow 'Aurea'
(Achillea tomentosa)
palmbobImageWoolly Yarrow, Dwarf Yarrow 'King Edward'
(Achillea tomentosa)
palmbobImage 'Mateo'
(Agave )
palmbobImage 'Mateo'
(Agave )
palmbobImageCalifornia Sagebrush
(Artemisia californica)
palmbobImageCushion Bush
(Calocephalus brownii)
palmbobImageCaramel Carpet Sedge, Berggren's Sage,
(Carex berggrenii)
palmbobImageBerkeley Sedge, Foothill Sedge
(Carex tumicola)
palmbobImageBerkeley Sedge, Foothill Sedge
(Carex tumicola)
palmbobImagePetrie's Brown Sedge, Dwarf Brown New Zealand Sedge
(Carex petriei)
palmbobImagePurei, Makura
(Carex secta var. tenuiculmis)
palmbobImageDichondra, Kidneyweed 'Silver Falls'
(Dichondra argentea)
palmbobImageWoolly Sunflower 'Siskiyou'
(Eriophyllum lanatum)
palmbobImageCranesbill, Hardy Geranium 'Nigricans'
(Geranium sessiliflorum)
palmbobImageBlue Oat Grass 'Sapphire'
(Helictotrichon sempervirens)
PusiaImageFosteriana Tulip 'Candela'
(Tulipa )
PusiaImageDouble Late Tulip, Peony-floweredTulip 'Carnaval de Nice'
(Tulipa )
PusiaImageGreigii Tulip 'Double Red Riding Hood'
(Tulipa greigii)
JaxFlaGardenerImageDaylily 'Big Snow'
(Hemerocallis )
palmbobImageCoral Bells, Alumroot, Coralbells, Alum Root 'Canyon Duet'
(Heuchera )
PusiaImageDouble Late Tulip, Peony-flowered Tulip 'Creme Upstar'
(Tulipa )
PusiaImageDouble Late Tulip, Peony-flowered Tulip 'Creme Upstar'
(Tulipa )
palmbobImageBlue Rush, Hard Rush
(Juncus inflexus)
JaxFlaGardenerImageBigleaf Hydrangea, Lacecap 'Mariesii Variegata'
(Hydrangea macrophylla)
palmbobImageNew Zealand Brass Buttons 'Platt's Black'
(Leptinella squalida)
palmbobImageNew Zealand Brass Buttons
(Leptinella squalida)
palmbobImageSnowy Wood Rush, Lesser Woodrush 'Lucius'
(Luzula nivea)
palmbobImageOzothamnus
(Ozothamnus coralloides)
palmbobImageFountain Grass 'Red Bunny Tails'
(Pennisetum messiacum)
purplesunImageGreater Periwinkle
(Vinca major)
purplesunImageSaucer Magnolia, Tulip Tree
(Magnolia x soulangeana)
palmbobImageCommon Rue, Garden Rue, Herb of Grace, Herbygrass
(Ruta graveolens)
palmbobImageCanberra Grass, Two Flowered Knawel, Mossy Scabweed
(Scleranthus biflorus)
purplesunImageNew England Peppermint, Black Peppermint
(Eucalyptus nova-anglica)
purplesunImageNew England Peppermint, Black Peppermint
(Eucalyptus nova-anglica)
purplesunImageUrn Gum
(Eucalyptus urnigera)
palmbobImageFiber Optic Grass, Salt Marsh Bulrush
(Isolepis cernua)
palmbobImageWhite Stonecrop 'Murale'
(Sedum album)
palmbobImageEnglish Stonecrop
(Sedum anglicum)
DonnaMackImageChinese Peony, Garden Peony 'Lois'
(Paeonia lactiflora)
DonnaMackImageChinese Peony, Garden Peony 'Lois'
(Paeonia lactiflora)
palmbobImageStonecrop
(Sedum brevifolium)
palmbobImage 'Chocolate Ball'
(Sedum polytrichoides)
palmbobImageTwo-row Stonecrop 'Voodoo'
(Sedum spurium)
PusiaImageFringed Tulip 'Arma'
(Tulipa )
PusiaImageTriumph Tulip 'Brown Sugar'
(Tulipa )
PusiaImageTriumph Tulip 'Brown Sugar'
(Tulipa )
PusiaImageDouble early 'Bearing Point'
(Tulipa Peony-flowered tulip)
PusiaImageDouble early 'Bearing Point'
(Tulipa Peony-flowered tulip)
PusiaImageDouble early 'Bearing Point'
(Tulipa Peony-flowered tulip)
PusiaImageFringed Tulip 'Barbados'
(Tulipa )
PusiaImageSingle Late Tulip 'Cafe Noir'
(Tulipa )
palmbobImageBlue Moor Grass
(Sesleria caerulea)
PusiaImageDouble Late Tulip, Peony-flowered Tulip 'Charming Lady'
(Tulipa )
PusiaImageFringed Tulip 'Curley Sue'
(Tulipa )
PusiaImageGreigii Tulip 'Czaar Peter'
(Tulipa )
SallieKrImageBeard Tongue, Border Penstemon, Garden Penstemon 'Red Riding Hood'
(Penstemon )
palmbobImageEuphorbia
(Euphorbia pseudoglobosa)
plantiques32ImageDaylily 'Gypsy Dark Eyes'
(Hemerocallis )
mgarrImageFlorida Anise, Red Magnolia
(Illicium floridanum)
GabrielleImageBugleweed 'Toffee Chip'
(Ajuga reptans)
GabrielleImageIntermediate Bearded Iris 'Appleblossom Pink'
(Iris )
GabrielleImageFoamflower 'Pirate's Patch'
(Tiarella )
GabrielleImageBridal Wreath Spiraea
(Spiraea prunifolia)
palmbobImageEuphorbia
(Euphorbia pseudoglobosa)
palmbobImageEuphorbia
(Euphorbia schizacantha)
palmbobImageEuphorbia
(Euphorbia silenifolia)
palmbobImageEuphorbia
(Euphorbia squarrosa)
palmbobImageEuphorbia
(Euphorbia squarrosa)
palmbobImageEuphorbia
(Euphorbia woodii)
palmbobImageFerocactus
(Ferocactus peninsulae)
palmbobImageFockea
(Fockea edulis)
palmbobImageFrailea ybatense
(Frailea schilinzkyana)
palmbobImageGasteria
(Gasteria ellaphieae)
palmbobImageGasteria
(Gasteria ellaphieae)
palmbobImageGasteria
(Gasteria excelsa)
palmbobImageGasteria
(Gasteria excelsa)
palmbobImage 'Shining Star'
(X Gasteraloe )
palmbobImageBigfoot
(Gerrardanthus macrorhiza)
palmbobImageGymnocalycium, Black Chin Cactus
(Gymnocalycium eurypleurum)
palmbobImageGymnocalycium
(Gymnocalycium monvillei subsp. horridispinum)
palmbobImageHaemanthus
(Haemanthus deformis)

Plants Added Yesterday:

Plant
Daylily 'Whip City Zingie'
Hemerocallis
Double early 'Bearing Point'
Tulipa Peony-flowered tulip
Petunia 'Sweetuniaź Bordeaux'
Petunia
Yarrow
Achillea huteri
'Mateo'
Agave
Daylily 'Susan's Delphi'
Hemerocallis
Woolly Sunflower 'Siskiyou'
Eriophyllum lanatum
Daylily 'Compliment Magnet'
Hemerocallis
'Chocolate Ball'
Sedum polytrichoides
Daylily 'Grimhild'
Hemerocallis

Dypsis ampasindavae
'Shining Star'
X Gasteraloe

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Have a good day, and happy gardening!

Dave

 

And that's the way it was... May 16, 2012