The PlantFiles Newsletter

Covering the events of April 16, 2013, on which 138 members joined. 		PF Logo

Gardening Quote of the Day

"January is the quietest month in the garden...the soil, open to the sky, absorbs the pure rainfall...earthworms tunnel along, aerating the soil and preparing it to welcome the seeds and bare roots to come."

(Rosalie Muller Wright, Editor-in-chief Sunset Magazine)

Activity Report:

28 new plants were added to the database.
8 new descriptions were added.
39 new images were added.
358 new options were checked off.

Comments

Member Addition Description
butterfliblues Neutral CommentHardy Carnation 'Grenadin Mix'
(Dianthus caryophyllus)
MayoE Positive CommentPurple Bell Vine
(Rhodochiton atrosanguineum)
DaylilySLP Neutral CommentFlowering Crabapple 'Golden Hornet'
(Malus x zumi)
flowrjunkie Positive CommentConebush, Leucadendron Pom Pom
(Leucadendron discolor)
Xenomorf Neutral CommentCleretum
(Cleretum bellidiforme)
tweeber Negative CommentSiberian Elm
(Ulmus pumila)
sladeofsky Neutral CommentChinese Honeysuckle
(Lonicera tragophylla)
palmbob Positive CommentYellow False Acacia, Black Locust, Yellow Locust 'Purple Robe'
(Robinia pseudoacacia)

Images

Member Addition Description
RosinaBloomImageFlowering Crabapple 'Golden Hornet'
(Malus x zumi)
RosinaBloomImageFlowering Crabapple 'Golden Hornet'
(Malus x zumi)
RosinaBloomImageFlowering Crabapple 'Golden Hornet'
(Malus x zumi)
RosinaBloomImageFlowering Crabapple 'Golden Hornet'
(Malus x zumi)
RosinaBloomImageFlowering Crabapple 'Golden Hornet'
(Malus x zumi)
BlissfulGardenImageClematis 'Reiman'
(Clematis )
BlissfulGardenImageLouisiana Iris 'Hot and Spicy'
(Iris )
RosinaBloomImageHeliotrope, Common Heliotrope, Cherry Pie Flower, Peruvian Heliotrope, Peruvian Turnsole 'Black Beauty'
(Heliotropium arborescens)
gussie34ImageTall Bearded Iris 'Ocean Pacific'
(Iris )
gussie34ImageTall Bearded Iris 'Ocean Pacific'
(Iris )
CarkeekfishImageFlowering Currant
(Ribes x gordonianum)
RosinaBloomImageButterfly Bush, Oxford Bush, Cambridge Bush 'Ugandense'
(Rotheca myricoides)
altagardenerImageHorehound
(Marrubium lutescens)
altagardenerImageHorehound
(Marrubium lutescens)
altagardenerImageHorehound
(Marrubium lutescens)
RosinaBloomImageBead Tree, Persian Lilac, Pride of India, Pride of China, Chinaberry, Umbrella Tree, White Cedar
(Melia azedarach)
RebeccaLynnImageBugle, Bugleweed, Carpet Bugle 'Catlin's Giant'
(Ajuga reptans)
RosinaBloomImageCabbage Palm, Cabbage Tree, Ti Kouka, Torbay Palm, Dracaena Spike 'Midnight Star'
(Cordyline australis)
RosinaBloomImageCabbage Palm, Cabbage Tree, Ti Kouka, Torbay Palm, Dracaena Spike 'Midnight Star'
(Cordyline australis)
RosinaBloomImageCabbage Palm, Cabbage Tree, Ti Kouka, Torbay Palm, Dracaena Spike 'Midnight Star'
(Cordyline australis)
XenomorfImageBead Tree, Persian Lilac, Pride of India, Pride of China, Chinaberry, Umbrella Tree, White Cedar
(Melia azedarach)
XenomorfImageBead Tree, Persian Lilac, Pride of India, Pride of China, Chinaberry, Umbrella Tree, White Cedar
(Melia azedarach)
XenomorfImageBead Tree, Persian Lilac, Pride of India, Pride of China, Chinaberry, Umbrella Tree, White Cedar
(Melia azedarach)
XenomorfImageBead Tree, Persian Lilac, Pride of India, Pride of China, Chinaberry, Umbrella Tree, White Cedar
(Melia azedarach)
XenomorfImageBead Tree, Persian Lilac, Pride of India, Pride of China, Chinaberry, Umbrella Tree, White Cedar
(Melia azedarach)
KellImageVariegated Queen Victoria 'Variegata'
(Agave victoriae-reginae)
palmbobImageYellow False Acacia, Black Locust, Yellow Locust 'Purple Robe'
(Robinia pseudoacacia)
palmbobImageYellow False Acacia, Black Locust, Yellow Locust 'Purple Robe'
(Robinia pseudoacacia)
palmbobImageYellow False Acacia, Black Locust, Yellow Locust 'Purple Robe'
(Robinia pseudoacacia)
palmbobImageJoshua Tree
(Yucca brevifolia)
palmbobImageJoshua Tree
(Yucca brevifolia)
palmbobImageJoshua Tree
(Yucca brevifolia)
palmbobImageJoshua Tree
(Yucca brevifolia)
palmbobImageJoshua Tree
(Yucca brevifolia)
palmbobImageJoshua Tree
(Yucca brevifolia)
palmbobImageJoshua Tree
(Yucca brevifolia)
KellImageSummer Forget-Me-Not 'Blue Angel'
(Anchusa capensis)
palmbobImageBead Tree, Persian Lilac, Pride of India, Pride of China, Chinaberry, Umbrella Tree, White Cedar
(Melia azedarach)
palmbobImageBead Tree, Persian Lilac, Pride of India, Pride of China, Chinaberry, Umbrella Tree, White Cedar
(Melia azedarach)

Plants Added Yesterday:

Plant
Bee Balm, Beebalm, Bergamot, Firecracker Plant, Horsemint, Mountain Mint, Oswego Tea 'Pardon My Purple'
Monarda didyma
Honeysuckle 'Sweet Tea'
Lonicera periclymenum
Honeysuckle 'Peaches and Cream'
Lonicera periclymenum
Japanese Maple 'Wentachee Red'
Acer palmatum
Painted Maple 'Usugumo'
Acer pictum
Globe Norway Maple 'Golden Globe'
Acer platanoides
Erect Norway Maple 'Rezek'
Acer platanoides
Sycamore Maple 'Patchwork'
Acer pseudoplatanus
Sycamore Maple 'Simon-Louis Freres'
Acer pseudoplatanus
Sycamore Maple 'Worley'
Acer pseudoplatanus
Red Maple, Scarlet Maple 'Vanity'
Acer rubrum
Silver Maple, Soft Maple, River Maple, Silverleaf Maple, White Maple 'Born's Graciosa'
Acer saccharinum
Sugar Maple 'Shawn's Pillar'
Acer saccharum
Sugar Maple 'Flashfire'
Acer saccharum
Sugar Maple 'Newton Sentry'
Acer saccharum
Cleretum
Cleretum apetalum
Sugar Maple 'Northern Flare'
Acer saccharum
Cleretum
Cleretum bellidiforme
Full Moon Maple, Japanese Maple 'Shira Red'
Acer shirasawanum
Korean Maple
Acer pseudosieboldianum subsp. takesimense
Tatarian Maple 'Rugged Charm'
Acer tataricum
Norwegian Sunset Maple 'Crimson Sunset'
Acer truncatum
Cleretum
Cleretum booysenii
Cleretum
Cleretum clavatum
Tall Bearded Iris 'Atavus'
Iris
Cleretum
Cleretum herrei
Cleretum
Cleretum hestermalense
Cleretum
Cleretum lyratifolium

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Have a good day, and happy gardening!

Dave

 

And that's the way it was... April 16, 2013