The PlantFiles Newsletter

Covering the events of May 12, 2015, on which 82 members joined.
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Gardening Quote of the Day

"When weeding, the best way to make sure you are removing a weed and not a valuable plant is to pull on it. If it comes out of the ground easily, it is a valuable plant."

(Paul Dickson, Author of The Official Rules at Home)

Activity Report:

3 new plants were added to the database.
19 new descriptions were added.
21 new images were added.
27 new options were checked off.

Comments

Member Addition Description
Cheryl83 Positive CommentBalfour's Touch Me Not, Balfour's Impatien, Poor Man's Orchid
(Impatiens balfourii)
coriaceous Neutral CommentLadybells
(Adenophora triphylla)
DonShirer Neutral CommentViolet Sage, Ornamental Meadow Sage, Balkan Clary, Perennial Woodland Sage 'New Dimension Blue'
(Salvia nemorosa)
Sequoiadendron4 Neutral CommentRosebay Rhododendron, Great Laurel
(Rhododendron maximum)
Sequoiadendron4 Positive CommentRhododendron 'Capistrano'
(Rhododendron )
Sequoiadendron4 Positive CommentRhododendron 'Blue Boy'
(Rhododendron )
Sequoiadendron4 Neutral CommentRhododendron 'Sappho'
(Rhododendron )
Sequoiadendron4 Negative CommentDwarf Rhododendron, Yak Rhododendron 'Yaku Prince'
(Rhododendron )
Sequoiadendron4 Positive CommentChionoides Rhododendron 'Chionoides'
(Rhododendron )
Sequoiadendron4 Positive CommentDoublefile Viburnum, Japanese Snowball Bush 'Summer Snowflake'
(Viburnum plicatum var. tomentosum)
willoveless Negative CommentCamphor Tree, Camphor Laurel
(Cinnamomum camphora)
BrieMiddleton Positive CommentHybrid Tea Rose 'Snowfire'
(Rosa )
CapeCodCookie Neutral CommentAmerican Wisteria 'Amethyst Falls'
(Wisteria frutescens)
JustStan Positive CommentPink Jasmine, White Jasmine
(Jasminum polyanthum)
thistlesifter Positive CommentMexican Pony Tail Palm, Sotolin
(Beaucarnea gracilis)
sashaeffer Positive CommentPtychosperma
(Ptychosperma burretianum)
coriaceous Positive CommentTellmann's Honeysuckle
(Lonicera x tellmanniana)
Sequoiadendron4 Positive CommentOriental Photinia
(Photinia villosa)
DaylilySLP Neutral CommentGarden Peony, Hybrid species cross 'Scarlett O'Hara'
(Paeonia )

Images

Member Addition Description
ShapeshftImageStandard Dwarf Bearded Iris 'Open Your Eyes'
(Iris )
SallieKrImageJapanese Windflower, Japanese Anemone, Japanese Thimbleflower 'Whirlwind'
(Anemone )
Cactus68NMImageBlack-Spine Prickly Pear, Purple Prickly Pear, Red-joint Prickly Pear, Texas Santa Rita
(Opuntia macrocentra)
Cactus68NMImageBlack-Spine Prickly Pear, Purple Prickly Pear, Red-joint Prickly Pear, Texas Santa Rita
(Opuntia macrocentra)
DMershImageAustrocylindropuntia
(Austrocylindropuntia cylindrica)
Cactus68NMImageAgosteņa, Pitaya, Porcupine Hedgehog, Sanjuanera, Straw-colored Hedgehog, Spiney Strawberry Hedgehog
(Echinocereus stramineus)
jim43054ImageDaylily 'Randy Stephens'
(Hemerocallis )
Sequoiadendron4ImageDwarf Rhododendron, Yak Rhododendron 'Ken Janeck'
(Rhododendron degronianum subsp. yakushimanum)
Sequoiadendron4ImageDwarf Rhododendron, Yak Rhododendron 'Ken Janeck'
(Rhododendron degronianum subsp. yakushimanum)
Sequoiadendron4ImageRhododendron 'Blue Boy'
(Rhododendron )
Sequoiadendron4ImageOriental Photinia
(Photinia villosa)
arriesImageCreeping Thyme 'Magic Carpet'
(Thymus serpyllum)
IthielImageBlack-Eyed Susan, Orange Coneflower 'Goldsturm'
(Rudbeckia fulgida)
IthielImageDaylily 'Pandora's Box'
(Hemerocallis )
IthielImageFoxglove Beardtongue, Foxglove Penstemon, Talus Slope Penstemon, Smooth Penstemon
(Penstemon digitalis)
IthielImageBigleaf Hydrangea, Lacecap 'Blaumeise'
(Hydrangea macrophylla)
IthielImageEastern Coneflower, Eastern Purple Coneflower
(Echinacea purpurea)
IthielImageWild Petunia
(Ruellia humilis)
CAndersenImageTall Bearded Iris 'Aurifero'
(Iris )
CAndersenImageTall Bearded Iris 'Aurifero'
(Iris )
CAndersenImageTall Bearded Iris 'Aurifero'
(Iris )

Plants Added Yesterday:

Plant
Blue Star Creeper, Swamp Isotome, Matted Pratia
Pratia pedunculata f.alba
Nevius Stonecrop
Sedum nevii
Hosta 'Fall Dazzler'
Hosta longipipes

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Have a good day, and happy gardening!

Dave

 

And that's the way it was... May 12, 2015