The PlantFiles Newsletter

Covering the events of June 18, 2016, on which 52 members joined. 		PF Logo

Gardening Quote of the Day

"To a gardener there is nothing more exasperating than a hose that just isn't long enough."

(Cecil Roberts (New York Times 5/13/1951))

Activity Report:

20 new plants were added to the database.
8 new descriptions were added.
24 new images were added.
477 new options were checked off.

Comments

Member Addition Description
coriaceous Positive CommentGoat's Beard 'Horatio'
(Aruncus )
coriaceous Neutral CommentDwarf Goat's Beard 'Johannisfest'
(Aruncus )
coriaceous Neutral CommentDwarf Goat's Beard, Korean Goatsbeard 'Noble Spirits'
(Aruncus aethusifolius)
darknight Positive CommentBlue Fountain Bamboo, Hardy Blue Bamboo 'Great Wall'
(Fargesia nitida)
coriaceous Neutral CommentMountain Fleece 'Humpty Dumpty'
(Persicaria amplexicaulis)
coriaceous Neutral CommentBurnet 'Dali Marble'
(Sanguisorba menziesii)
Chillybean Positive CommentToothed Spurge
(Euphorbia dentata)
Rickwebb Neutral CommentCinquefoil, Shrubby Cinquefoil
(Potentilla fruticosa)

Images

Member Addition Description
mygardensImageGaillardia, Blanket Flower, Indian Blanket 'Arizona Red Shades'
(Gaillardia x grandiflora)
ChillybeanImageWhite Lettuce, White Rattlesnake Root, Lion's Foot
(Prenanthes alba)
ChillybeanImageDeflexed Bottle Brush Sedge
(Carex retrorsa)
ChillybeanImageLarge Flowered Beardtongue, Shell-leaf Penstemon
(Penstemon grandiflorus)
scirpidiellaImageGroundnut 'Nutty'
(Apios americana)
scirpidiellaImageFlame Creeper, Flame Nasturtium
(Tropaeolum speciosum)
scirpidiellaImageBoehmeria
(Boehmeria frutescens)
RickwebbImageShumard Red Oak, Shumard's Oak
(Quercus shumardii)
RickwebbImageShumard Red Oak, Shumard's Oak
(Quercus shumardii)
RickwebbImageShumard Red Oak, Shumard's Oak
(Quercus shumardii)
RickwebbImageCinquefoil, Shrubby Cinquefoil 'Abbotswood'
(Potentilla fruticosa)
RickwebbImageCinquefoil, Shrubby Cinquefoil 'Abbotswood'
(Potentilla fruticosa)
RickwebbImageCinquefoil, Shrubby Cinquefoil 'Abbotswood'
(Potentilla fruticosa)
RickwebbImageCinquefoil, Shrubby Cinquefoil 'Gold Drop'
(Potentilla fruticosa)
RickwebbImageCinquefoil, Shrubby Cinquefoil 'Gold Drop'
(Potentilla fruticosa)
tatoobluImageRed Hot Poker, Torch Lily, Tritoma 'First Sunrise'
(Kniphofia )
timrannImageLatanier Millepattes, Van Houtten's Palm
(Nephrosperma vanhoutteanum)
ChillybeanImageTick Trefoil, Beggar-lice, Beggar-ticks, Sticktights
(Desmodium canadense)
Craig_R_JacksonImageFlaxleaf Bouchea, Groovestem Bouchea
(Bouchea linifolia)
Craig_R_JacksonImageFlaxleaf Bouchea, Groovestem Bouchea
(Bouchea linifolia)
KellImageShell Ginger
(Alpinia zerumbet)
KellImageFireman's Cap, Shrub Coral Tree
(Erythrina x bidwillii)
KellImageFireman's Cap, Shrub Coral Tree
(Erythrina x bidwillii)
KellImageAechmea Bromeliad, Urn Plant
(Aechmea pineliana var. minuta)

Plants Added Yesterday:

Plant
Mountain Fleece 'Humpty Dumpty'
Persicaria amplexicaulis
Cottage Pink, Feathered Pink, Garden Pink, Grass Pink 'Albiflorus'
Dianthus plumarius
Dianthus, Border Pinks, Carnation Pinks 'Floristan Scarlet'
Dianthus caryophyllus
Dianthus, Border Pinks, Carnation Pinks 'Floristan White'
Dianthus caryophyllus
Dianthus, Hardy Carnation 'Grenadin King of the Blacks'
Dianthus caryophyllus
Dianthus, Hardy Carnation 'Grenadin Yellow'
Dianthus caryophyllus
Dianthus, Dwarf Sweet William 'Barbarini Purple Bicolor'
Dianthus barbatus
Dianthus, Dwarf Sweet William 'Barbarini White'
Dianthus barbatus
Dianthus, Dwarf Sweet William 'Barbarini Red Picotee'
Dianthus barbatus
Dianthus, Sweet William 'Super Duplex Mix'
Dianthus barbatus
Dianthus, China Pinks 'Telstar Carmine Rose'
Dianthus chinensis
Dianthus, China Pinks 'Telstar Red'
Dianthus chinensis
Dianthus, Carnation Pinks, Garden Pinks 'Sunflor Chocolate'
Dianthus caryophyllus
Dianthus, Carnation Pinks, Garden Pinks 'Sunflor Cosmos'
Dianthus caryophyllus
Dianthus, Carnation Pinks, Garden Pinks 'Sunflor Luigi'
Dianthus caryophyllus
Dianthus, Carnation Pinks, Garden Pinks 'Sunflor Margarita '
Dianthus caryophyllus
Dianthus, Carnation Pinks, Garden Pinks 'Sunflor Paseo'
Dianthus caryophyllus
Dianthus, Carnation Pinks, Garden Pinks 'Sunflor Pink Panther'
Dianthus caryophyllus
Dianthus, Carnation Pinks, Garden Pinks 'Sunflor Red Allura'
Dianthus caryophyllus
Dianthus, Carnation Pinks, Garden Pinks 'SuperTrouper Lilac on Purple'
Dianthus caryophyllus

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Have a good day, and happy gardening!

Dave

 

And that's the way it was... June 18, 2016