The PlantFiles Newsletter

Covering the events of May 5, 2013, on which 154 members joined. 		PF Logo

Gardening Quote of the Day

"A gardener learns more in the mistakes than in the successes."

(Barbara Dodge Borland, American author)

Activity Report:

100 new plants were added to the database.
28 new descriptions were added.
99 new images were added.
1046 new options were checked off.

Comments

Member Addition Description
M2mom Negative CommentTall Bearded Iris 'Champagne Elegance'
(Iris )
DannyJoe Positive CommentTamarind Tree
(Tamarindus indica)
weedlaw Positive CommentBat-Face Cuphea, St. Peter's Plant, Tiny Mice, Bunny Ears
(Cuphea llavea)
QHBarbie Positive CommentTall Bearded Iris 'Goodnight Moon'
(Iris )
ViburnumValley Positive CommentSiebold Viburnum 'Seneca'
(Viburnum sieboldii)
bradisha Positive CommentLady of the Night, Raintree
(Brunfelsia nitida)
disterheft Negative CommentTall Bearded Iris 'Beverly Sills'
(Iris )
disterheft Positive CommentTall Bearded Iris 'Big Apple'
(Iris )
disterheft Positive CommentTall Bearded Iris 'Braggin Rights'
(Iris )
fabijoon Neutral CommentCrown Imperial Fritillaria 'Lutea'
(Fritillaria imperialis)
disterheft Positive CommentTall Bearded Iris 'But Beautiful'
(Iris )
Dean48089 Positive CommentSilk Tree, Mimosa Tree, Pink Siris, Persian Silk Tree
(Albizia julibrissin)
UtahTropics12 Positive CommentDesert Bird of Paradise, Yellow Bird of Paradise
(Caesalpinia gilliesii)
UtahTropics12 Positive CommentEuropean Fan Palm, Mediterranean Fan Palm
(Chamaerops humilis)
UtahTropics12 Positive CommentTimeless Beauty Desert Willow, Desert Catalpa, Flowering Willow, Orchid of the Desert 'Monhews'
(Chilopsis linearis)
UtahTropics12 Neutral CommentJoshua Tree
(Yucca brevifolia)
4pdwolf Neutral CommentGlobe Thistle
(Echinops ruthenicus)
MetaLark Positive CommentVariegated Flax Lily 'Variegata'
(Dianella tasmanica)
stephenp Neutral CommentDarwin Barberry, Darwin's Berberis
(Berberis darwinii)
cavalrymedic Positive CommentTangelo Tree 'Minneola'
(Citrus x tangelo)
RosinaBloom Positive CommentParsley Leaf Ligularium, Pie Crust Leopard Plant, Wavy Leaved Japanese Farfugium, Parsley Farfugium 'Crispata'
(Ligularia japonicum)
YeeFam Positive CommentApple 'Dorsett Golden'
(Malus x domestica)
dgarden626 Negative CommentBrazilian Pepper Tree
(Schinus terebinthifolius)
cavalrymedic Positive CommentSatsuma Orange
(Citrus reticulata var. satsuma)
vossner Positive CommentLongiflorum-Oriental Hybrid Lily 'Miyabi'
(Lilium )
4pdwolf Positive CommentAngel Trumpet, Angel's Trumpet 'Grand Marnier'
(Brugmansia x candida)
natureguyfrog Neutral CommentToad Rush
(Juncus bufonius)
natureguyfrog Positive CommentYard Rush
(Juncus tenuis)

Images

Member Addition Description
KellImageCoral Aloe
(Aloe striata)
KellImageCoral Aloe
(Aloe striata)
KellImageCoral Aloe
(Aloe striata)
KellImageCoral Aloe
(Aloe striata)
KellImageScarlet Trumpet Vine, Blood Trumpet Vine, Red Bignonia
(Distictis buccinatoria)
KellImageScarlet Trumpet Vine, Blood Trumpet Vine, Red Bignonia
(Distictis buccinatoria)
KellImageScarlet Trumpet Vine, Blood Trumpet Vine, Red Bignonia
(Distictis buccinatoria)
KellImageScarlet Trumpet Vine, Blood Trumpet Vine, Red Bignonia
(Distictis buccinatoria)
Terri1948ImageTrumpet Narcissus, Trumpet Daffodil 'Beersheba'
(Narcissus )
Terri1948ImageTrumpet Narcissus, Trumpet Daffodil 'Beersheba'
(Narcissus )
GabrielleImageJenny's Stonecrop, Crooked Yellow Sedum, Stone Orpine, Spruce-leaved Stonecrop, Prickmadam 'Angelina'
(Sedum rupestre)
Rhapsody616ImageAngel Trumpet 'Lisa'
(Brugmansia )
Rhapsody616ImageAngel Trumpet 'Lisa'
(Brugmansia )
jmlynnImage
(Bauhinia grevei)
RosinaBloomImageBacopa 'Twinkle Blue'
(Sutera cordata)
RosinaBloomImageBacopa 'Twinkle Blue'
(Sutera cordata)
RosinaBloomImageBacopa 'Twinkle White'
(Sutera cordata)
RosinaBloomImageBacopa 'Twinkle White'
(Sutera cordata)
RosinaBloomImageBacopa 'Twinkle White'
(Sutera cordata)
RosinaBloomImageBacopa 'Twinkle White'
(Sutera cordata)
RosinaBloomImagePeace Lily 'Starlight'
(Spathiphyllum )
RosinaBloomImagePeace Lily 'Starlight'
(Spathiphyllum )
CactusJordiImageWalking Palm, Stilt Palm, Curly Stilt Root Palm
(Socratea exorrhiza)
CactusJordiImageWalking Palm, Stilt Palm, Curly Stilt Root Palm
(Socratea exorrhiza)
RosinaBloomImageKalanchoe 'Silver Gray'
(Kalanchoe pumila)
RosinaBloomImageKalanchoe 'Silver Gray'
(Kalanchoe pumila)
RosinaBloomImageKalanchoe 'Silver Gray'
(Kalanchoe pumila)
loriliviImageVariegated String of Buttons 'Variegata'
(Crassula perforata)
themikesmomImageTall Bearded Iris 'Mount Timp'
(Iris )
themikesmomImageTall Bearded Iris 'Rosy Wings'
(Iris )
themikesmomImageTall Bearded Iris 'Rosy Wings'
(Iris )
themikesmomImageTall Bearded Iris 'Buckthorn'
(Iris )
themikesmomImageTall Bearded Iris 'King Midas'
(Iris )
themikesmomImageTall Bearded Iris 'King Midas'
(Iris )
themikesmomImageTall Bearded Iris 'King Midas'
(Iris )
themikesmomImageTall Bearded Iris 'Vishnu'
(Iris )
disterheftImageTall Bearded Iris 'Clearwater River'
(Iris )
sunkissedImageSalvia, Sage 'Wendy's Wish'
(Salvia )
ViburnumValleyImageSiebold Viburnum 'Seneca'
(Viburnum sieboldii)
ViburnumValleyImageSiebold Viburnum 'Seneca'
(Viburnum sieboldii)
ViburnumValleyImageSiebold Viburnum 'Seneca'
(Viburnum sieboldii)
Cville_GardenerImageOrnamental Onion 'Gladiator'
(Allium )
QHBarbieImageTall Bearded Iris 'Goodnight Moon'
(Iris )
merleworldImageEnglish Rose, Austin Rose 'Scepter'd Isle'
(Rosa )
merleworldImageEnglish Rose, Austin Rose 'Princess Alexandra of Kent'
(Rosa )
merleworldImageEnglish Rose, Austin Rose 'Lady of Shalott'
(Rosa )
merleworldImageEnglish Rose, Austin Rose 'Lady of Shalott'
(Rosa )
Dutch88ImageEnglish Rose, Austin Rose 'Windermere'
(Rosa )
hannah82ImageAbutilon, Flowering Maple 'Tiger Eye'
(Abutilon )
hannah82ImageAbutilon, Flowering Maple 'Tiger Eye'
(Abutilon )
LanceSeaImageGiant Rhubarb, Giant Gunnera, Dinosaur Food
(Gunnera manicata)
vossnerImageLongiflorum/Oriental Lily, LO Hybrid 'White Triumphator'
(Lilium )
vossnerImageLongiflorum/Oriental Lily, LO Hybrid 'White Triumphator'
(Lilium )
lindseys71ImageTall Bearded Iris 'Parisian Dawn'
(Iris )
GabrielleImageChristmas Rose, Hybrid Hellebore, Lenten Rose 'Metallic Blue Lady'
(Helleborus x hybridus)
GabrielleImageJapanese Spirea, Japanese Meadowsweet, Maybush 'Gold Flame'
(Spiraea x bumalda)
ToughinLasVegasImageTall Bearded Iris 'Kinkajou Shrew'
(Iris )
ToughinLasVegasImageTall Bearded Iris 'Kinkajou Shrew'
(Iris )
ToughinLasVegasImageTall Bearded Iris 'Python'z Parasol'
(Iris )
GabrielleImageTarda Tulip
(Tulipa tarda)
GabrielleImageVirginia Bluebells, Virginia Cowslip, Lungwort Oysterleaf
(Mertensia virginica)
vossnerImageDaylily 'Magic Carpet Ride'
(Hemerocallis )
RosinaBloomImageVariegated Pelargonium 'Madame Salleron'
(Pelargonium )
RosinaBloomImageVariegated Pelargonium 'Madame Salleron'
(Pelargonium )
GabrielleImageCommon Periwinkle, Creeping Myrtle, Flower-of-Death
(Vinca minor)
GabrielleImageSweet Cherry 'Stella'
(Prunus avium)
ransom3ImageLilac Tasselflower
(Emilia sonchifolia)
RosinaBloomImageGardenia 'Professor Pucci'
(Gardenia )
BayAreaTropicsImageQueen's-Tears, Bromeliad 'Fantasia'
(Billbergia )
cinemikeImageLinaria
(Linaria aeruginea)
greenthumb99ImageSpanish Bluebell, Wood Hyacinth 'White City'
(Hyacinthoides hispanica)
cinemikeImageLinaria
(Linaria aeruginea)
cinemikeImageMahala Mats Ceanothus
(Ceanothus prostratus)
surfcitysocalImageEulalia, Maiden Grass, Zebra Grass, Chinese Silvergrass
(Miscanthus sinensis)
ToughinLasVegasImageTall Bearded Iris 'Squid Squirt'
(Iris )
ToughinLasVegasImageTall Bearded Iris 'Virginia Rudkin'
(Iris )
ToughinLasVegasImageTall Bearded Iris 'Virginia Rudkin'
(Iris )
poisondartfrogImageNemesia 'Honey Light Pink'
(Nemesia )
vossnerImage 'Ebony Flame'
(Lagerstroemia )
YeeFamImageFoxtail Fern 'Meyersii'
(Asparagus densiflorus)
marsroverImageTall Bearded Iris 'Titan's Glory'
(Iris )
YeeFamImageApple 'Dorsett Golden'
(Malus x domestica)
marsroverImageAmerican Holly
(Ilex opaca)
vossnerImageLongiflorum-Oriental Hybrid Lily 'Miyabi'
(Lilium )
lhbhamImageHybrid Rugosa Rose 'Pink Grootendorst'
(Rosa )
themikesmomImageTall Bearded Iris 'Faith Winks'
(Iris )
themikesmomImageTall Bearded Iris 'Faith Winks'
(Iris )
themikesmomImageTall Bearded Iris 'Faith Winks'
(Iris )
chuckmemphisImageTall Bearded Iris 'Bingo Bango Bongo'
(Iris )
ToughinLasVegasImageTall Bearded Iris 'Star Wars'
(Iris )
ToughinLasVegasImageTall Bearded Iris 'Star Wars'
(Iris )
merleworldImageRhododendron 'Marcel Menard'
(Rhododendron )
mimidahopImageWheatstraw Celosia (Spicata Group) 'China Town'
(Celosia argentea var. spicata)
RosinaBloomImageParsley Leaf Ligularium, Pie Crust Leopard Plant, Wavy Leaved Japanese Farfugium, Parsley Farfugium 'Crispata'
(Ligularia japonicum)
RosinaBloomImageParsley Leaf Ligularium, Pie Crust Leopard Plant, Wavy Leaved Japanese Farfugium, Parsley Farfugium 'Crispata'
(Ligularia japonicum)
KellImageCoral Aloe
(Aloe striata)
KellImageCoral Aloe
(Aloe striata)
KellImageCoral Aloe
(Aloe striata)
KellImageScarlet Trumpet Vine, Blood Trumpet Vine, Red Bignonia
(Distictis buccinatoria)

Plants Added Yesterday:

Plant
Diascia, Twinspur 'Andrew'
Diascia
Diascia, Twinspur 'Blue Bonnet'
Diascia
Diascia, Twinspur 'Salmon Supreme'
Diascia
Bleeding Heart 'Fire Island'
Dicentra
Foxglove 'Dalmatian Purple'
Digitalis purpurea
Strawberry Foxglove, Merton's Foxglove 'Summer King'
Digitalis x mertonensis
Blue Evergreen Hydrangea, Chinese Quinine 'Yamaguchi Select'
Dichroa febrifuga
Angel's Fishing Rod, Fairy Wand, Wandflower 'Barr Hybrids'
Dierama
Angel's Fishing Rod, Fairy Wand, Wandflower 'Pink Rocket'
Dierama
Angel's Fishing Rod, Fairy Wand, Wandflower 'Blackberry Jewels'
Dierama
Japanese Persimmon, Oriental Persimmon, Sharon Fruit, Kaki 'Giant Fuyu'
Diospyros kaki
Japanese Persimmon, Oriental Persimmon, Sharon Fruit, Kaki 'Maru'
Diospyros kaki
False Solomon's Seal
Disporopsis aspersa
Fairy Bells 'Winter Sun'
Disporum cantoniense
Fairy Bells 'Shina-no-tsuki'
Disporum bodinieri
Japanese Fairy Bells 'Awa-no-tsuki'
Disporum sessile
Star-Flowered Fairy Bells 'Flore Pleno'
Disporum smilacinum
Star-Flowered Fairy Bells 'Kino-tsukasa'
Disporum smilacinum
Star-Flowered Fairy Bells 'Pink Star'
Disporum smilacinum
Alpine Shooting Star
Dodecatheon alpinum
Tundra Shooting Star
Dodecatheon austrofrigidum
White Shooting Star
Dodecatheon dentatum
Narcissus Shooting Star
Dodecatheon poeticum
Leopard's Bane
Doronicum carpetanum
Hairy Canary Clover
Lotus hirsutus var. prostratus
Red-margined Dracaena, Dragon Tree 'Cordylena Ruby'
Dracaena marginata
Red-margined Dracaena, Dragon Tree 'Cordylena Bloodstone'
Dracaena marginata
Red-margined Dracaena, Dragon Tree 'Cordylena Jade'
Dracaena marginata
Male Fern 'Crispa Barnes'
Dryopteris cambrensis
Narrow Crested Fern 'Cristata The King'
Dryopteris affinis
Male Fern
Dryopteris affinis var. insubrica
Golden Scaled Male Fern 'Stableri Crisped'
Dryopteris x complexa
Golden Dew Drop, Sky Flower, Pigeon Berry 'Athena Blue'
Duranta erecta
Evergreen Witch Hazel 'Vintage Jade'
Distylium
Evergreen Witch Hazel 'Blue Cascade'
Distylium
Evergreen Witch Hazel 'Emerald Heights'
Distylium
Echeveria 'Sleepy'
Echeveria
Echeveria 'Holly Gate'
Echeveria
Echeveria 'Cass'
Echeveria
Hybrid Echeveria 'Haageana'
Echeveria
Hybrid Echeveria 'Green Goddess'
Echeveria
Echeveria, Mexican Hens & Chicks 'Madre del Sur'
Echeveria shaviana
Coneflower 'Sombrero Lemon Yellow'
Echinacea purpurea
Eastern Purple Coneflower, Dwarf Purple Coneflower 'Chiquita'
Echinacea purpurea
Coneflower 'Colorburst Orange'
Echinacea purpurea
Coneflower 'Noam Saul'
Echinacea
Coneflower 'Ferris Wheel'
Echinacea
Coneflower 'Secret Glow'
Echinacea purpurea
Coneflower 'Secret Love'
Echinacea purpurea
Coneflower 'Summer Breeze'
Echinacea purpurea
Coneflower 'Sunbird'
Echinacea purpurea
Coneflower 'Supreme Cantaloupe'
Echinacea
Coneflower 'Supreme Flamingo'
Echinacea
Coneflower 'Supreme Elegance'
Echinacea
Echium 'Red Feathers'
Echium amoenum
Bald Spikerush
Eleocharis erythropoda
Whirling Butterflies 'Gaudi Red'
Gaura lindheimeri
Parsley Leaf Ligularium, Pie Crust Leopard Plant, Wavy Leaved Japanese Farfugium, Parsley Farfugium 'Crispata'
Ligularia japonicum
Ellisiophyllum
Ellisiophyllum pinnatum
Encholirium
Encholirium horridum
Reed Orchid
Epidendrum x obrienianum
Barrenwort 'After Midnight'
Epimedium
Barrenwort 'Beni-Goromo'
Epimedium
Barrenwort 'Creeping Yellow'
Epimedium
Barrenwort 'Lilac Cascade'
Epimedium
Barrenwort 'Yokih'
Epimedium
Fairy Wings 'Night Mistress'
Epimedium acuminatum
Longspur Epimedium, Barrenwort 'Cranberry Sparkle'
Epimedium grandiflorum
Longspur Epimedium, Barrenwort 'Princess Susan'
Epimedium grandiflorum
Bishop's Mitre 'Hubei Treasure'
Epimedium leptorrhizum
Barrenwort, Bishop's Cap, Fairy Wings 'Black Sea'
Epimedium pinnatum subsp. colchicum
Barrenwort, Bishop's Cap, Fairy Wings 'Thunderbolt'
Epimedium pinnatum subsp. colchicum
Barrenwort 'Kaguyahime'
Epimedium
Hybrid Epiphyllum, Orchid Cactus, Epicactus 'Fifty Grand'
Epiphyllum
Hybrid Epiphyllum, Orchid Cactus, Epicactus 'Judy C'
Epiphyllum
Hybrid Epiphyllum, Orchid Cactus, Epicactus 'Miami Red'
Epiphyllum
Hybrid Epiphyllum, Orchid Cactus, Epicactus 'Moonglow'
Epiphyllum
Winter Aconite 'Flore Pleno'
Eranthis hyemalis
Scotch Heath, Winter Heath 'Pink Cloud'
Erica carnea
Loquat, Japanese Plum 'Champagne'
Eriobotrya japonica
Loquat, Japanese Plum 'MacBeth'
Eriobotrya japonica
Longstem Buckwheat
Eriogonum elongatum
Longiflorum-Oriental Hybrid Lily 'Miyabi'
Lilium
Geranium, Cranesbill, Storksbill 'Pickering Pink'
Erodium
Rocket Salad, Arugula, Roquette, Rucola, Rugula 'Slow Bolt'
Eruca vesicaria subsp. sativa
Trout Lily, Dog's Tooth Violet, Fawn Lily 'Jeannine'
Erythronium
European Dog's Tooth Violet 'Frans Hals'
Erythronium dens-canis
Pineapple Lily 'Katie'
Eucomis
Eucryphia
Eucryphia x nymansensis
Wintercreeper Euonymus 'White Album'
Euonymus fortunei
European Euonymus, European Spindle Tree 'Red Cascade'
Euonymus europaeus
Joe Pye Weed 'Ivory Tower'
Eutrochium fistulosum
Euphorbia 'Copton Ash'
Euphorbia
Euphorbia, Griffith's Spurge 'Fire Charm'
Euphorbia griffithii
Euphorbia 'Hip Hop'
Euphorbia
Euphorbia
Euphorbia schillingii
Euphorbia
Euphorbia schillingii
Euphorbia 'Monstrose'
Euphorbia submamillaris
Pencil Cactus, Milk Bush, Pencil Euphorbia, Rubber Hedge Euphorbia 'Mahogany'
Euphorbia tirucalli
Blue Fountain Bamboo, Hardy Blue Bamboo 'Great Wall'
Fargesia nitida

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Dave

 

And that's the way it was... May 5, 2013