The PlantFiles Newsletter

Covering the events of July 9, 2016, on which 44 members joined.

Gardening Quote of the Day

"I consider every plant hardy until I have killed it myself. (from Smither's Brown Thumb Dictum)"

(Sir Peter Smithers, Swiss plantsman, writer)

Activity Report:

46 new plants were added to the database.
7 new descriptions were added.
37 new images were added.
714 new options were checked off.

Comments

Member	Addition	Description
alclubb	Neutral Comment	Adam's Needle, Spoonleaf Yucca, Needle Palm, Devil's Shoestring 'Color Guard' (Yucca filamentosa)
DawnandGreg	Neutral Comment	Super Size Elephant Ear 'Thailand Giant Strain' (Colocasia gigantea)
Boondoggler	Positive Comment	Edamame, Edible Soy Bean 'Fiskeby' (Glycine max)
31hilltop	Negative Comment	Bee Balm, Beebalm 'Petite Delight' (Monarda )
burien_gardener	Positive Comment	Fuchsia 'Beacon Rosa' (Fuchsia )
virginiarose	Positive Comment	Oriental Lily 'Canberra' (Lilium )
travelinlight	Positive Comment	Queen Anne's Thimbles, Blue Thimble Flower, Globe Gilia (Gilia capitata)

Images

Member	Addition	Description
Kell		Pygmy Barrel Cactus, Chartreuse Pineapple Cactus, Johnson's Pineapple Cactus, Pink Viznagita (Echinomastus johnsonii)
Kell		Silver Cholla, Golden Cholla, Wiggin's Cholla, Ground Chilla (Cylindropuntia echinocarpus)
Kell		Pygmy Barrel Cactus, Chartreuse Pineapple Cactus, Johnson's Pineapple Cactus, Pink Viznagita (Echinomastus johnsonii)
Kell		Joshua Tree (Yucca brevifolia)
Kell		Joshua Tree (Yucca brevifolia)
Kell		California Pincushion, Viejito, Corky-seed Pincushion (Mammillaria tetrancistra)
Kell		Monkey Puzzle Tree (Araucaria araucana)
Kell		California Barrel Cactus, Compass Barrel Cactus (Ferocactus cylindraceus)
Kell		Joshua Tree (Yucca brevifolia subsp. jaegeriana)
Rickwebb		Perforate St. John's Wort, Common St. John's Wort (Hypericum perforatum)
KathyJFluttrbi		Border Bearded Iris 'Batik' (Iris )
LettaMego		Trumpet Vine, Trumpet Creeper, Cow-Itch Vine (Campsis radicans)
BayAreaTropics		False Banana, Red Abyssinian Banana, Wild Banana 'Maurelii' (Ensete ventricosum)
BayAreaTropics		Miniature Fishtail Palm, Metallic Palm (Chamaedorea metallica)
BayAreaTropics		Staghorn Fern (Platycerium superbum)
BayAreaTropics		Southern Magnolia 'Samuel Sommer' (Magnolia grandiflora)
RosinaBloom		Virginia Bluebells, Virginia Cowslip, Lungwort Oysterleaf (Mertensia virginica)
RosinaBloom		Jonquilla Narcissus, Apodanthus Daffodil 'Intrigue' (Narcissus )
RosinaBloom		Columbine 'Tequila Sunrise' (Aquilegia )
DMersh		Gorse, Furze, Whin, Honey Bottles, Hoth (Ulex europaeus)
RosinaBloom		Horse Chestnut, Conker Tree (Aesculus hippocastanum)
RosinaBloom		Tree Peony (Paeonia suffruticosa)
RosinaBloom		Tree Peony (Paeonia suffruticosa)
RosinaBloom		Double Late Tulip, Peony-flowered Tulip 'Angelique' (Tulipa )
RosinaBloom		Virginia Bluebells, Virginia Cowslip, Lungwort Oysterleaf (Mertensia virginica)
RosinaBloom		Virginia Bluebells, Virginia Cowslip, Lungwort Oysterleaf (Mertensia virginica)
RosinaBloom		Columbine 'Tequila Sunrise' (Aquilegia )
RosinaBloom		Horse Chestnut, Conker Tree (Aesculus hippocastanum)
RosinaBloom		Horse Chestnut, Conker Tree (Aesculus hippocastanum)
Kell		Echeveria (Echeveria encantada)
Kell		Neoregelia Bromeliad, Concentric Bromeliad (Neoregelia concentrica)
Boondoggler		Edamame, Edible Soy Bean 'Fiskeby' (Glycine max)
Boondoggler		Edamame, Edible Soy Bean 'Fiskeby' (Glycine max)
Boondoggler		Edamame, Edible Soy Bean 'Fiskeby' (Glycine max)
DMersh		Scotch Broom, Broomtops, Common Broom, European Broom, Irish Broom (Cytisus scoparius)
virginiarose		Oriental Lily 'Canberra' (Lilium )
Kell		Passion Flower, Passionflower, Passion Vine, Passionvine (Passiflora membranacea)

Plants Added Yesterday:

Plant

Begonia, Trailing Hybrid Begonia 'Daystar Hot Coral'
Begonia

Begonia, Trailing Hybrid Begonia 'Daystar Primrose'
Begonia

Begonia, Trailing Hybrid Begonia 'Daystar Yellow'
Begonia

Begonia, Trailing Hybrid Begonia 'Revelation Maroon'
Begonia

Coleus, Flame Nettle, Painted Nettle 'Color Clouds Be Mine'
Solenostemon scutellarioides

Coleus, Flame Nettle, Painted Nettle 'Fancy Feathers Black'
Solenostemon scutellarioides

Coleus, Flame Nettle, Painted Nettle 'Fancy Feathers Copper'
Solenostemon scutellarioides

Coleus, Flame Nettle, Painted Nettle 'Fancy Feathers Pink'
Solenostemon scutellarioides

Coleus, Flame Nettle, Painted Nettle 'Maharaja'
Solenostemon scutellarioides

Coleus, Flame Nettle, Painted Nettle 'Allspice'
Solenostemon scutellarioides

Coleus, Flame Nettle, Painted Nettle 'Lavish Lime'
Solenostemon scutellarioides

Coleus, Flame Nettle, Painted Nettle 'Lovebird'
Solenostemon scutellarioides

Coleus, Flame Nettle, Painted Nettle 'Lumen'
Solenostemon scutellarioides

Coleus, Flame Nettle, Painted Nettle 'Macaw'
Solenostemon scutellarioides

Coleus, Flame Nettle, Painted Nettle 'Magic Spell'
Solenostemon scutellarioides

Coleus, Flame Nettle, Painted Nettle 'Mystic Light'
Solenostemon scutellarioides

Coleus, Flame Nettle, Painted Nettle 'Persia'
Solenostemon scutellarioides

Coleus, Flame Nettle, Painted Nettle 'Quetzal'
Solenostemon scutellarioides

Coreopsis, Hardy Coreopsis, Tickseed 'Madras Magic'
Coreopsis

Coreopsis, Hardy Coreopsis, Tickseed 'Honeybunch Red & Gold'
Coreopsis

Echinacea, Hybrid Double Coneflower 'Cara Mia Rose'
Echinacea

Echinacea, Hybrid Coneflower 'Kismet Intense Orange'
Echinacea

Echinacea, Hybrid Coneflower 'Kismet Intense Raspberry'
Echinacea

Echinacea, Hybrid Double Coneflower 'Puff Vanilla'
Echinacea

Avens, Geum 'Rustico Orange'
Geum

Heuchera, Alum Root, Coral Bells 'Northern Exposure Amber'
Heuchera

Heuchera, Alum Root, Coral Bells 'Northern Exposure Lime'
Heuchera

Heuchera, Alum Root, Coral Bells 'Northern Exposure Red'
Heuchera

Heucherella, Foamy Bells 'Plum Cascade'
× Heucherella

Heucherella, Foamy Bells 'Happy Hour Lime'
× Heucherella

Kniphofia, Dwarf Red Hot Poker, Torch Lily, Tritoma 'Poco Sunset'
Kniphofia

Brunnera, Silver Siberian Bugloss, False Forget-Me-Not 'Silver Charm'
Brunnera

Coreopsis, Tickseed 'Buttermilk'
Coreopsis

Coreopsis, Tickseed 'Ladybird'
Coreopsis

Coreopsis, Tickseed 'Lightning Bug'
Coreopsis

Crocosmia Hybrid 'Nova Dragonfire'
Crocosmia

Kniphofia, Dwarf Red Hot Poker, Torch Lily, Tritoma 'Poco Orange'
Kniphofia

Kniphofia, Dwarf Red Hot Poker, Torch Lily, Tritoma 'Poco Red'
Kniphofia

Coral Bells, Alumroot, Coralbells, Alum Root 'Blondie in Lime'
Heuchera

Coral Bells, Alumroot, Coralbells, Alum Root 'Tokyo'
Heuchera

Heucherella, Foamy Bells 'Hot Spot'
× Heucherella

Leucanthemum, Shasta Daisy 'Belgian Lace'
Leucanthemum

Leucanthemum, Double Shasta Daisy 'Little Princess'
Leucanthemum

Leucanthemum, Double Shasta Daisy 'Luna'
Leucanthemum

Leucanthemum, Dwarf Double Shasta Daisy 'Macaroon'
Leucanthemum

Penstemon, Beardtongue, Beard Tongue 'Cha Cha Cherry'
Penstemon barbatus

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And that's the way it was... July 9, 2016