The PlantFiles Newsletter

Covering the events of December 7, 2005, on which 78 members joined. 		PF Logo

Gardening Quote of the Day

"Sometimes the tiniest flowers smell the sweetest."

(Emilie Barnes, American author)

The PlantFiles Photo of the Day

Poinsettia, Flor de Nochebuena (Christmas Eve Flower)
Euphorbia pulcherrima
By Floridian

PF Photo of the Day

Activity Report:

91 new plants were added to the database.
30 new descriptions were added.
40 new images were added.
2620 new options were checked off.

Comments

Member Addition Description
LynnCanGrowIt Positive CommentScotch Heath, Winter Heath
(Erica carnea)
ravntorthe Positive CommentHeliotrope 'Marine'
(Heliotropium arborescens)
wallaby1 Positive CommentRebutia
(Rebutia pulvinosa)
palmbob Positive Comment
(Gasteria rawlinsonii)
wallaby1 Positive CommentOriental Lily 'Barbaresco'
(Lilium )
almcfarla Positive CommentMexican Heather, False Heather 'Alba'
(Cuphea hyssopifolia)
wallaby1 Positive Comment 'Kasmu'
(Clematis x Viticella)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentSwiss Chard 'Vulcan'
(Beta vulgaris var. cicla)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentTomato 'Aunt Ruby's German Cherry'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentTomato 'Green Moldovan'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentTomato 'Spear's Tennessee Green'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentTomato 'Stokes Green'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentTomato 'Patio Orange'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentTomato 'German Lunchbox'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentTomato 'Jerry's German Giant'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentTomato 'Millionaire'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentTomato 'Tlacalula Pink'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentTomato 'Vinson Watts'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
Hoyamoyen Neutral CommentAustralian Waxflower
(Hoya australis subsp. australis)
wallaby1 Positive CommentStriped Dracaena 'Warneckei'
(Dracaena fragrans,Deremensis Group)
bigcityal Positive CommentNew York Aster, Michaelmas Daisy 'Professor Kippenburg'
(Symphyotrichum novi-belgii)
bigcityal Positive CommentGlobe Thistle
(Echinops ritro)
bigcityal Neutral CommentDowny Sunflower 'Downy Sunflower'
( Helianthus mollis)
bigcityal Positive CommentSilver Banner Grass
(Miscanthus sacchariflorus)
bigcityal Positive CommentNew England Aster, Michaelmas Daisy, Hardy Aster 'Harrington's Pink'
(Symphyotrichum novae-angliae)
gladmaria Neutral CommentCup Plant
(Silphium perfoliatum)
bigcityal Positive CommentGarden Phlox 'Natural Feelings'
(Phlox paniculata)
bigcityal Positive CommentMiniature Hollyhock, Prairie Mallow, Checker Mallow 'Party Girl'
(Sidalcea )
bigcityal Positive CommentMountain Cornflower, Mountain Bluet, Perennial Cornflower 'Gold Bullion'
(Centaurea montana)
bigcityal Positive CommentHelenium 'Chelsey'
(helenium )

Images

Member Addition Description
willmetgeImagePurple Birch, Purple-leafed Birch 'Crimson Frost'
(Betula )
mghImageTall Bearded Iris 'Double Espoir'
(Iris )
mghImageTall Bearded Iris 'Kind Hearted'
(Iris )
willmetgeImageCommon Hackberry, American Hackberry
(Celtis occidentalis)
Clare_CAImagePlumeria 'Penang Peach'
(Plumeria rubra)
CastIronPlant22ImageAspidistra 'Stargazey'
(Aspidistra typica)
XenomorfImageBig Needle Cactus, Big Nipple Cory-Cactus, Dona Ana, Long Mamma, Nipple Beehive Cactus
(Coryphantha macromeris)
palmbobImage 'Golden Princess'
(Agave victoriae-reginae)
palmbobImageAgave
(Agave utahensis var. eborispina)
lauriefImageStandard Dwarf Bearded Iris 'Tweety Bird'
(Iris )
CaptMichaImageLace Cap Hydrangea 'Shooting Star'
(Hydrangea macrophylla)
CaptMichaImageSwan Plant Milkweed, Tennis Ball Bush
(Asclepias fruticosa)
bootandallImageSycamore Maple 'Eskimo Sunset'
(Acer pseudoplatanus)
lauriefImageStandard Dwarf Bearded Iris 'Yipee'
(Iris )
kennedyhImage
(Bedfordia linearis)
wallaby1ImageBottlebrush Tree
(Callistemon rigidus)
wallaby1ImageBottlebrush Tree
(Callistemon rigidus)
bigcityalImageSneezeweed, Helen's Flower 'Mardi Gras'
(Helenium )
bigcityalImageConeflower 'Jade'
(Echinacea Purpurea)
kniphofiaImageAmarylllis 'Pink Impression'
(Hippeastrum )
kniphofiaImageAmarylllis 'Pink Impression'
(Hippeastrum )
CastIronPlant22ImageGoldFeather 'GoldFeather'
(Aspidistra Elatior)
duester45ImageAloinopsis
(Aloinopsis luckhoffii)
duester45ImageDorstenia
(Dorstenia foetida)
Clare_CAImagePlumeria 'Lurline'
(Plumeria rubra)
bootandallImageFlowering Maple 'Mobile Pink'
(Abutilon )
rcn48ImageDaylily 'Just Watch'
(Hemerocallis )
rcn48ImageDaylily 'Texas Sunlight'
(Hemerocallis )
LynnCanGrowItImageScotch Heath, Winter Heath
(Erica carnea)
LynnCanGrowItImageScotch Heath, Winter Heath
(Erica carnea)
Todd_BolandImage
(Rhododendron brachycarpum)
Todd_BolandImagePinkshell Azalea
(Rhododendron vaseyi)
XenomorfImageStaghorn Cholla, Morada Cholla
(Cylindropuntia versicolor)
giancarloImage 'graaf van hoorn'
(Guzmania )
giancarloImageAechmea 'Sangria'
(Aechmea fasciata)
passiflora_pinkImageButtonbush, Honey Bells, Honeyball, Button Willow
(Cephalanthus occidentalis)
kizilodImageLesser Calamint
(Calamintha nepeta)
kizilodImageShowy Stonecrop 'Vera Jameson'
(Sedum )
kennedyhImageBlanket Bush
(Bedfordia salicina)
frostweedImageFig Tree, Higo 'Brown Turkey'
(Ficus carica)

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Have a good day, and happy gardening!

Dave Whitinger

 

And that's the way it was... December 7, 2005