The PlantFiles Newsletter

Covering the events of May 1, 2013, on which 136 members joined. 		PF Logo

Gardening Quote of the Day

"My only desire is an intimate infusion with nature, and the only fate I wish is to have worked and lived in harmony with her laws."

(Claude Monet, French impressionist, gardener (born 11/14/1840))

Activity Report:

101 new plants were added to the database.
20 new descriptions were added.
9 new images were added.
1120 new options were checked off.

Comments

Member Addition Description
RosinaBloom Positive CommentCape Honeysuckle
(Tecoma capensis)
NovaScotian Positive CommentTomato 'HealthKick'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
Sherilou Positive CommentSweet Pepper 'Corbaci'
(Capsicum annuum)
BoopsieTN Neutral CommentFoxtail Fern 'Meyersii'
(Asparagus densiflorus)
YeeFam Positive CommentKatie Ruellia (Mexican Petunia) 'Katie Blue'
(Ruellia brittoniana)
marvingardens Negative CommentHybrid Lilac, Canadian Lilac 'Royal Purple'
(Syringa x hyacinthiflora)
RHaeckler Positive CommentWitch Alder, Large Fothergilla, Mount Airy Bottlebrush 'Mt. Airy'
(Fothergilla )
sodcaver Positive CommentWinter Honeysuckle
(Lonicera fragrantissima)
WillyChee Neutral CommentRed-Tipped Photinia, Fraser Photinia
(Photinia x fraseri)
Susi_So_Callif Positive CommentFlorist's Cyclamen
(Cyclamen persicum)
May_Z Positive CommentEnglish Rose, Austin Rose 'Windermere'
(Rosa )
ladams1221 Positive CommentKoreanspice Viburnum
(Viburnum carlesii)
dserrano77 Positive CommentTower of Jewels
(Echium wildpretii)
AckermanK Positive CommentStephan's Jasmine
(Jasminum x stephanense)
Farmerdill Positive CommentBok Choy, Pak Choi, Celery Mustard, Chinese Chard, Chinese Cabbage 'Mei Qing Choi'
(Brassica rapa var. chinensis)
QHBarbie Positive CommentTall Bearded Iris 'Tom Johnson'
(Iris )
RosinaBloom Positive CommentVariegated Pelargonium 'Madame Salleron'
(Pelargonium )
dojustdat Neutral CommentMorten Bay Chestnut, Morton Bay Chestnut, Moreton Bay Chestnut, Black Bean Tree
(Castanospermum australe)
caligirl1 Positive CommentMexican Bird of Paradise, Mexican Poinciana
(Caesalpinia mexicana)
RosinaBloom Positive CommentGardenia 'Professor Pucci'
(Gardenia )

Images

Member Addition Description
RosinaBloomImageConeflower 'PowWow Wild Berry'
(Echinacea purpurea)
RosinaBloomImageConeflower 'PowWow Wild Berry'
(Echinacea purpurea)
RosinaBloomImageConeflower 'PowWow Wild Berry'
(Echinacea purpurea)
FarmerdillImageBok Choy, Pak Choi, Celery Mustard, Chinese Chard, Chinese Cabbage 'Mei Qing Choi'
(Brassica rapa var. chinensis)
FarmerdillImageEnglish Pea 'Dark Green Perfection'
(Pisum sativum)
DaylilySLPImageEcheveria 'Ruffles'
(Echeveria )
DaylilySLPImageEcheveria 'Ruffles'
(Echeveria )
DaylilySLPImageEcheveria 'Ruffles'
(Echeveria )
DaylilySLPImageEcheveria 'Ruffles'
(Echeveria )

Plants Added Yesterday:

Plant
Angel's Trumpet, Common Angel's Trumpet, White Angel's Trumpet
Brugmansia aborea
Cucumber 'National Pickling Improved'
Cucumis sativus
Kabocha Squash, Japanese Pumpkin 'Black Forest'
Cucurbita maxima
Winter Squash 'Buttercrop Burgess'
Cucurbita maxima
Kabocha Squash, Japanese Pumpkin 'Fairy'
Cucurbita maxima
Pumpkin, Winter Squash 'Strawberry Crown'
Cucurbita maxima
Blue Honeysuckle, Edible Honeysuckle, Bearberry Honeysuckle, Honeyberry 'Blue Bell'
Lonicera caerulea var. kamtschatica
Blue Honeysuckle, Edible Honeysuckle, Bearberry Honeysuckle, Honeyberry 'Honey Bee'
Lonicera caerulea var. kamtschatica
Haskap 'Aurora'
Lonicera caerulea var. edulis
European Fly Honeysuckle 'Mollis'
Lonicera xylosteum
Coral Honeysuckle, Trumpet Honeysuckle 'Crimson Cascade'
Lonicera sempervirens
Honeysuckle
Lonicera x heckrottii
Chinese Witch Hazel, Chinese Fringe Flower, Pink Fringe Flower 'Crimson Fire'
Loropetalum chinense var. rubrum
Chinese Witch Hazel, Chinese Fringe Flower 'Carolina Moonlight'
Loropetalum chinense
Red Hot Poker, Torch Lily, Tritoma 'Naude's Nek'
Kniphofia baurii
Red Hot Poker, Torch Lily, Tritoma 'Coral Glow'
Kniphofia
Red Hot Poker, Torch Lily, Tritoma 'Ember Glow'
Kniphofia
Red Hot Poker, Torch Lily, Tritoma 'Fire Glow'
Kniphofia
Red Hot Poker, Torch Lily, Tritoma 'Lightning Bug'
Kniphofia
Red Hot Poker, Torch Lily, Tritoma 'Maid of Orleans'
Kniphofia
Red Hot Poker, Torch Lily, Tritoma 'Orange Vanilla Popsicle'
Kniphofia
Red Hot Poker, Torch Lily, Tritoma 'Redhot Popsicle'
Kniphofia
Red Hot Poker, Torch Lily, Tritoma
Kniphofia galpinii
Red Hot Poker, Torch Lily, Tritoma 'Orange Flame'
Kniphofia galpinii
Red Hot Poker, Torch Lily, Tritoma 'St. Gallen'
Kniphofia
Red Hot Poker, Torch Lily, Tritoma 'Sunningdale Yellow'
Kniphofia
Red Hot Poker, Torch Lily, Tritoma
Kniphofia pauciflora
Red Hot Poker, Torch Lily, Tritoma 'Echo Rojo'
Kniphofia uvaria
Red Hot Poker, Torch Lily, Tritoma 'Echo Duo'
Kniphofia uvaria
Burning Bush, Summer Cypress, Mexican Fireweed, Belvedere 'Childsii'
Bassia scoparia
Large Blue June Grass, Large Blue Hair Grass 'Coolio'
Koeleria glauca
Japanese Water Iris, Japanese Flag, Russian Iris 'Pink Lady'
Iris ensata
Bigleaf Hydrangea, Mophead Hydrangea 'Abracadabra Orb'
Hydrangea macrophylla
Bigleaf Hydrangea, Lacecap Hydrangea 'Abracadabra Star'
Hydrangea macrophylla
Hydrangea
Hydrangea angustipetala
Bigleaf Hydrangea, Mophead 'Pink Shira'
Hydrangea macrophylla
Bigleaf Hydrangea, French Hydrangea, Mophead 'Edgy Orbits'
Hydrangea macrophylla
Panicle Hydrangea, Tree Hydrangea 'Fire and Ice'
Hydrangea paniculata
Mexican Heather, False Heather 'Allyson Lavender'
Cuphea hyssopifolia
Mexican Heather, False Heather 'Lavender Lace'
Cuphea hyssopifolia
Arizona Cypress, Smooth Cypress, Smooth-barked Arizona Cypress 'Raywood's Weeping'
Cupressus glabra
Arizona Cypress, Smooth Cypress, Smooth-barked Arizona Cypress 'Sulphurea'
Cupressus glabra
Zedoary, Temu putih, Hidden Ginger, Red Leaf Spice Ginger 'Pink Wonder'
Curcuma zedoaria
Zedoary, Temu putih, Hidden Ginger, Red Leaf Spice Ginger 'Bicolor Wonder'
Curcuma zedoaria
Zedoary, Temu putih, Hidden Ginger, Red Leaf Spice Ginger 'White Wonder'
Curcuma zedoaria
Pink and Blue Ginger 'Indian Surprise'
Curcuma aeruginosa
Zulu Cabbage Tree
Cussonia zuluensis
Cyclamen, Hardy Cyclamen 'Christmas Tree Group'
Cyclamen coum
Hardy Cyclamen, Ivy-leaved Cyclamen 'Alba'
Cyclamen hederifolium
Cyclamen, Hardy Cyclamen
Cyclamen rhodium subsp. peloponnesiacum
Quince, Fruiting Quince 'Cooke's Jumbo'
Cydonia oblonga
Ivy-Leaved Toadflax, Kenilworth Ivy, Climbing Sailor, Colisseum Ivy, Devil's Ribbon 'Snow Wave'
Cymbalaria muralis
Chinese Forget-Me-Not, Ceylon Hound's Tongue 'Chill Out'
Cynoglossum zeylanicum
Scotch Broom 'San Francisco'
Cytisus scoparius
Scotch Broom 'Lena'
Cytisus scoparius
Common Spotted Orchid 'Bressingham Bonus'
Dactylorhiza fuchsii
Dinner Plate Dahlia, Formal Decorative Dahlia 'Babylon Flamed'
Dahlia
Informal Decorative Dahlia 'Coupe de Soleil'
Dahlia
Dahlia 'Black Beauty'
Dahlia variabilis
Semi Cactus Dahlia 'Black Wizard'
Dahlia
Informal Decorative Dahlia 'Blue Boy'
Dahlia
Anemone Flowered Dahlia 'Brindisi'
Dahlia
Novelty Dahlia 'Dreamy Eyes'
Dahlia
Novelty Dahlia 'Dreamy Fantasy'
Dahlia
Novelty Dahlia 'Dreamy Fusion'
Dahlia
Novelty Dahlia 'Dreamy Inspire'
Dahlia
Novelty Dahlia 'Dreamy Moonlight'
Dahlia
Dinner Plate Dahlia, Dinnerplate Dahlia 'Frost Nip'
Dahlia
Decorative Dahlia 'Grande Bonita'
Dahlia
Dahlia 'Hypnotica Cherish Pink'
Dahlia
Dahlia 'Hypnotica Orange'
Dahlia
Dahlia 'Hypnotica Pink'
Dahlia
Dahlia 'Hypnotica Red'
Dahlia
Dinner Plate Dahlia, Dinnerplate Dahlia 'Islander'
Dahlia
Ball Dahlia 'Jowey Martina'
Dahlia
Ball Dahlia 'Jowey Winnie'
Dahlia
Dahlia 'Pippi'
Dahlia
Anemone Flowered Dahlia 'Pole Position'
Dahlia
Waterlily Dahlia 'Pretty Lady'
Dahlia
Decorative Dahlia 'Purple Giant'
Dahlia
Ball Dahlia 'Safe Shot'
Dahlia
Dahlia 'Sunny Reggae'
Dahlia variabilis
Winter Daphne 'Zuiko nishiki'
Daphne odora
Rock Daphne 'Tage Lundell'
Daphne x susannae
Ice Plant 'Peach Star'
Delosperma sutherlandii
Ice Plant 'Rise and Shine'
Delosperma
Teddy Bear Bamboo 'Black'
Dendrocalamus brandisii
Clumping Bamboo
Dendrocalamus dianxiensis
Pelargonium 'Lord Bute'
Pelargonium
Tufted Hair Grass, Hair Grass, Hassock Grass, Tussock Grass 'Pixie Fountain'
Deschampsia caespitosa
Variegated Pelargonium 'Madame Salleron'
Pelargonium
Bromeliad
Deuterocohnia brevispicata
Dianthus, Cheddar Pink, Pinks 'Apple Slice'
Dianthus
Dianthus, Cheddar Pink, Pinks 'Coconut Punch'
Dianthus
Sweet William, Dianthus 'Barbarini Rose'
Dianthus barbatus
Cottage Pink, Feathered Pink, Garden Pink, Grass Pink 'Essex Witch'
Dianthus plumarius
Cheddar Pink 'Eydangeri'
Dianthus gratianopolitanus
Cheddar Pink 'Crimson Treasure'
Dianthus gratianopolitanus
Cottage Pink, Feathered Pink, Garden Pink, Grass Pink 'Her Majesty'
Dianthus plumarius
Carnation 'Little Gem'
Dianthus caryophyllus
Gardenia 'Professor Pucci'
Gardenia

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Dave

 

And that's the way it was... May 1, 2013