The PlantFiles Newsletter

Covering the events of August 3, 2005, on which 159 members joined.
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Gardening Quote of the Day

"...while the grass grows, the cow starves."

(Moliere (French writer Jean-Baptiste Poquelin born 1/15/1622))

The PlantFiles Photo of the Day

Carpet Sedum 'Variegatum'
Sedum lineare
By mkjones

PF Photo of the Day

Activity Report:

17 new plants were added to the database.
20 new descriptions were added.
62 new images were added.
522 new options were checked off.

Comments

Member Addition Description
toni5735 Positive CommentTomato 'Polish'
(Lycopersicon Lycopersicum)
toni5735 Positive CommentTomato 'Druzba'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
gregr18 Neutral CommentBengal Bamboo
(Bambusa tulda)
HERBIE43 Positive CommentEggplant 'Neon'
(Solanum melongena var. esculentum)
tayson80 Positive CommentSka Pastora, La Maria, Diviner's Sage
(Salvia divinorum)
Stuber Positive CommentPlectranthus 'Mona Lavender'
(Plectranthus )
KDTX Positive CommentDwarf Mexican Firebush, Firecracker Shrub, Scarlet Bush, Hummingbird Bush 'Compacta'
(Hamelia patens)
Art_Vandelay Positive CommentTomato 'Riesentraube'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentTomato 'Red Stuffer'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
JerseyGardener1 Negative CommentFour O'Clock, Marvel of Peru 'Broken Colors'
(Mirabilis jalapa)
bettydee Neutral CommentMacartney Rose
(Rosa bracteata)
Stuber Neutral CommentMoses-in-a-Basket, Boatlily, Oyster Plant
(Tradescantia spathacea)
Stuber Positive CommentStalked Bulbine
(Bulbine frutescens)
vossner Neutral CommentCaladium Thai 'Thai Beauty'
(Caladium bicolor)
LarryDavid Positive CommentPrairie Skullcap
(Scutellaria resinosa)
LarryDavid Positive CommentOrange Hummingbird Mint, Jewel of the Sierra Madre, Hyssop 'Coronado™'
(Agastache aurantiaca)
Tammlyn Positive CommentGolden Dew Drop, Sky Flower, Pigeon Berry 'Geisha Girl'
(Duranta erecta)
Tammlyn Positive CommentClimbing Cactus, Hooker's Orchid Cactus
(Epiphyllum hookeri)
StvNicksFan Neutral CommentPetunia 'Dolce Flambe'
(Petunia multiflora)
nutsfordaylily Positive CommentDaylily 'Lavender Achievement'
(Hemerocallis )

Images

Member Addition Description
FarmerdillImageWatermelon 'Black Diamond, Yellow Flesh'
(Citrullus lanatus)
cbrandenburgImageDaylily 'Cherry Eyed Pumpkin'
(Hemerocallis )
Sugarbean1ImageTall Bearded Iris 'Nightfall'
(Iris )
WeezingreensImage 'Strawberry Parfait'
(Dianthus chinensis)
bootandallImageCommon Camellia, Japanese Camellia 'Crane's Feather'
(Camellia japonica)
rhodyohImageRhododendron 'Holden'
(Rhododendron )
WeezingreensImageSuperb Pink 'Rainbow Loveliness'
(Dianthus superbus)
WeezingreensImagePansy 'Antique Shades'
(Viola x wittrockiana)
princes_miladyImageDaylily 'Samar Star Fire'
(Hemerocallis )
WeezingreensImageCorn Poppy, Field Poppy, Flanders Field Poppy, Shirley Poppy
(Papaver rhoeas)
FarmerdillImageCantaloupe 'Sugar Queen'
(Cucumis melo)
tubbss5ImageObedient Plant, False Dragonhead 'Miss Manners'
(Physostegia virginiana)
palmbobImagePalm
(Chamaedorea oreophila)
XenomorfImageGlory of Texas, Straw Spine Cactus, Texas Pride
(Thelocactus bicolor ssp. bicolor)
XenomorfImageMariposa Cactus, Lloyd's Mariposa Cactus
(Echinomastus mariposensis)
XenomorfImageVariegated Japanese Pittosporum, Japanese Mock Orange, Japanese Cheesewood, Australian Laurel 'Variegata'
(Pittosporum tobira)
tcfromkyImageAmazon Water Lily, Royal Waterlily
(Victoria amazonica)
kennedyhImageMidget Greenhood
(Pterostylis mutica)
darylImageBells of Ireland
(Moluccella laevis)
troisImageBanana 'Ice Cream'
(Musa acuminata)
wadefromnjImageTomato 'Great White'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
MobyImageDaylily 'Royal Regency'
(Hemerocallis )
KimGaitherImageCranesbill, Hardy Geranium 'Striatum'
(Geranium Pratense var. striatum)
Todd_BolandImageTall Bearded Iris 'English Cottage'
(Iris )
DacooolestImageCalla Lily 'Neon Amour'
(Zantedeschia )
catenaImageDaylily 'American Folklore'
(Hemerocallis )
jcangemiImageLarge-Flowered Climbing Rose 'Fourth of July'
(Rosa )
mvespaImageWhite Spruce 'Rainbow's End'
(Picea glauca)
daylily970ImageDahlia 'Worton Blue Streak'
(Dahlia )
SShurgotImageGreen Milkweed Vine, Pearl Milkweed
(Matelea reticulata)
mysticImageSweet Corn 'Silver Queen'
(Zea mays)
mysticwillImageLavender Moonvine
(Ipomoea turbinata)
kennedyhImageSummer Greenhood
(Pterostylis decurva)
kennedyhImageSummer Greenhood
(Pterostylis decurva)
kennedyhImageSummer Greenhood
(Pterostylis decurva)
kennedyhImageSickle Greenhood
(Pterostylis furcata)
kennedyhImageSickle Greenhood
(Pterostylis furcata)
JerseyGardener1ImageFlowering Tobacco 'Hybrids'
(Nicotiana alata)
tazzyImageDaylily 'Accent on Style'
(Hemerocallis )
LarryDavidImageOregano
(Origanum libanoticum)
Gerris2ImageBlue Anise Sage, Brazilian Sage
(Salvia guaranitica)
BrindaImageTropical Hibiscus 'Gold Rain'
(Hibiscus rosa-sinensis)
Andrew60ImageKorean Spindle Tree
(Euonymus oxyphyllus)
toni5735ImageTomato 'Polish'
(Lycopersicon Lycopersicum)
oceangirlImageHybrid Tea Rose 'Abbaye de Cluny'
(Rosa )
IslandJimImagePineapple
(Ananas comosus)
FarmerdillImageWatermelon 'Mountain Hoosier'
(Citrullus lanatus)
sedeanImageDaylily 'Red Volunteer'
(Hemerocallis )
OhioBreezyImageBlack-Eyed Susan Vine
(Thunbergia alata)
agedog1ImageSulee Rainbow
(Curcuma )
AlohaHoyaImageHoya
(Hoya coriacea)
vs71099ImageHardy Hibiscus, Rose Mallow, Swamp Mallow 'Ruby Dot'
(Hibiscus moscheutos)
NativePlantFan9ImageParrot's Beak 'Lady Di'
(Heliconia psittacorum)
frostweedImageNorthern Sea Oats, Spangle Grass, Indian Woodoats, Broadleaf Uniola, Wild Oats
(Chasmanthium latifolium)
shimerImageDixie Wood Fern
(Dryopteris x australis)
bettydeeImageMacartney Rose
(Rosa bracteata)
carolannImageDaylily 'Court Magician'
(Hemerocallis )
TXMelImageCarnation 'First Love'
(Dianthus caryophyllus)
mtiltonImageCucumber 'Armenian Long Green'
(Cucumis melo var. flexuosus)
kennedyhImageMountain Sweet-cicely
(Osmorhiza chilensis)
Todd_BolandImageFloribunda Rose 'Nicole'
(Rosa )
jnanaImageCape Mallow
(Anisodontea capensis)

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Have a good day, and happy gardening!

Dave Whitinger

 

And that's the way it was... August 3, 2005