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PlantFiles is the largest plant database in the world, with information and photos for 197,321 different plants! View our 343,434 images and read our 124,815 detailed and helpful comments. Search for a plant by its common or botanical name using the green button below, or scroll down the page and browse through hundreds of popular cultivars, or search for plants by their characteristics (height, hardiness, etc.)

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  The Latin word of the week  
filiformis
(fil-ih-FOR-miss)

The descriptor filiformis means 'threadlike'. It is from the Latin filum which means 'thread' and formis which is in botanical Latin, a substantive suffix for nouns derived from 'forma': to be in the form or shape of. Or, 'having a threadlike form'. A popular entry in our PlantFiles database is the Threadleaf Sundew, Drosera filiformis. This carnivorous plant is native to eastern North America and its unusual, sticky thread-like leaves serve as traps, much like the familiar Venus Flytrap.

  The Plant of the Week  
Late 'Jackmanii'
Clematis

One of the most popular garden plants is the clematis. It is a favorite world-wide because it is an easy-care flowering vine that puts on a handsome show. The most popular cultivar in PlantFiles is the universal favorite 'Jackmanii'. It provides a mass of color even in partial shade. 'Jackmanii' blooms on new growth, so trim or prune back to 2' (60cm) in late winter or early spring for the best show. Unlike ivy and Virginia Creeper with their own adhesive root systems, clematis need a strong structure for support and the vine climbs by twining its tendrils around the trellis or structure.This tough garden beauty even tolerates Black Walnut soil and deer find it undesirable.

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Type of plant: Vines and Climbers

Bloom color: Purple

Bloom time of year: Mid Summer, Late Summer/Early Fall

Sun requirements: Full Sun

Cold hardiness: Zone 4a to Zone 9b

Height: 10-12 ft. (3-3.6 m)

Spacing: 4-6 ft. (1.2-1.8 m)

  Bloom of the Day for June 17, 2013  
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Virginia Spiderwort 'Karminglut'
(Tradescantia x andersoniana)

Type of plant: Perennials

Bloom color: Magenta (Pink-Purple)

Bloom time of year: Late Spring/Early Summer, Mid Summer

Sun requirements: Full Sun

Cold hardiness: Zone 7a to Zone 7b

Height: 12-18 in. (30-45 cm), 18-24 in. (45-60 cm)

Spacing: 9-12 in. (22-30 cm), 12-15 in. (30-38 cm)

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foxhead128 Positive Angel Hair Spider Plant 'Vittatum'
Chlorophytum comosum
foxhead128 Positive Indian Strawberry, Mock Strawberry
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woodsidematt Negative Purple Loosestrife 'Morden Pink'
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Phylite Positive Encyclia Cindy
Encyclia
scotjute Positive Prairie Spiderwort, Western Spiderwort
Tradescantia occidentalis
Dean48089 Positive Rose of Sharon 'Tosca'
Hibiscus syriacus
binturong54 Positive English Wallflower, Common Wallflower 'Cloth of Gold'
Erysimum cheiri
TheSkeptic Negative Spotted Dead Nettle 'Anne Greenaway'
Lamium maculatum
Dean48089 Positive Sweet Violet, English Violet, Garden Violet
Viola odorata
Victoria_Canada Positive Typhonium giganteum
Typhonium giganteum
idealpeggy Positive Tomato 'Sweet Million'
Lycopersicon lycopersicum
dushyantdhari Positive Variegated Oleander 'Variegata'
Nerium oleander
salmon_patty Positive Cardinal Climber
Ipomoea sloteri
SueME Positive Daylily 'Omomuki'
Hemerocallis
Ed_the_Merlin Positive Purple Loosestrife 'Morden Pink'
Lythrum virgatum
bmcdanel Positive Mexican Claret-Cup, California Hedgehog, Cream-flowered Hedgehog
Echinocereus coccineus
mlml Negative Purple Loosestrife 'Morden Pink'
Lythrum virgatum
rustyolebarb Positive Virginia Spiderwort, Widow's-Tears 'Karminglut'
Tradescantia x andersoniana
montsho Positive Narrow-Leaf Milkweed, Mexican Whorled Milkweed
Asclepias fascicularis
Jeanio1111 Positive Virginia Spiderwort, Widow's-Tears 'Karminglut'
Tradescantia x andersoniana


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