The PlantFiles Newsletter

Covering the events of August 20, 2006, on which 246 members joined.
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Gardening Quote of the Day

"They say that every snowflake is different. If that were true, how could the world go on? How could we ever get up off our knees? How could we ever recover from the wonder of it? "

(Jeanette Winterson, British novelist)

The PlantFiles Photo of the Day

Night-blooming Cereus, Queen of the Night, Dutchman's Pipe Cactus
Epiphyllum oxypetalum
By yang

PF Photo of the Day

Activity Report:

25 new plants were added to the database.
26 new descriptions were added.
74 new images were added.
651 new options were checked off.

Comments

Member Addition Description
sunflower2 Positive CommentMoonflower, Moon Vine
(Ipomoea alba)
jjpm74 Positive CommentHen and Chicks
(Echeveria elegans)
Jamie_Anderson Positive CommentCyclamineus Narcissus, Cyclamen Daffodil 'Rapture'
(Narcissus )
Jamie_Anderson Positive CommentDaffodil 'Swift Arrow'
(Narcissus )
Jamie_Anderson Positive CommentHoop Petticoat Daffodil 'cantabricus foliosus'
(Narcissus bulbocodium)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentSweet Potato 'Willow Leaf'
(Ipomoea batatas)
quasymoto Positive CommentAmethyst Sea Holly 'Sapphire Blue'
(Eryngium amethystinum)
teresamas Positive CommentTropical Day-Blooming Water Lily, Waterlily 'King of Siam'
(Nymphaea )
hostajim1 Positive CommentJapanese Fiber Banana, Japanese Hardy Banana
(Musa basjoo)
Plant_Gurl Positive CommentHybrid Hummingbird Mint 'Desert Sunrise'
(Agastache )
UpstateWomanNY Positive CommentComfrey
(Symphytum officinale)
allgr8dogs Positive CommentHuernia
(Huernia insigniflora)
krishnatulsi Positive CommentCranesbill, Hardy Geranium 'Tiny Monster'
(Geranium )
TxTurqoize Positive CommentPrairie Sumac
(Rhus lanceolata)
growin Neutral Commentyun nan qi ye shu
(Clethra delavayi)
City_Sylvia Positive CommentHosta
(Hosta Saishu Jima)
nonillion Negative CommentPink Trumpet Vine
(Podranea ricasoliana)
nonillion Negative CommentSilk Tree, Mimosa Tree, Pink Siris
(Albizia julibrissin)
nonillion Positive CommentTrumpet Vine, Trumpet Creeper, Cow-Itch Vine
(Campsis radicans)
cfkingfish Positive CommentPemba Palm
(Dypsis pembana)
cfkingfish Positive CommentAmbositra Palm
(Dypsis ambositrae)
nonillion Positive CommentVirginia Creeper
(Parthenocissus quinquefolia)
randomplanter Positive CommentCarrion Plant, Starfish Flower, Starfish Cactus
(Stapelia grandiflora)
Suze_ Neutral CommentTomato 'Red October'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
Suze_ Neutral CommentTomato 'Wheatley's Frost Resistant'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
wendella65 Positive CommentEvergreen Wisteria
(Millettia reticulata)

Images

Member Addition Description
bonitinImageBroad Leaf Marsh Orchid
(Dactylorhiza majalis)
flowerfrenzyImage 'Just Peachy'
(Dahlia )
flowerfrenzyImage 'Touche'
(Dahlia )
DaylilySLPImageDaylily 'Ruffled Paradise'
(Hemerocallis )
DaylilySLPImageDaylily 'Sweetness And Light'
(Hemerocallis )
QueenBImageJapanese White-edged Morning Glory
(Ipomoea nil)
soulbloomImageCitrosa Geranium, Mosquito Plant, Deodorizer Plant, Citronella Plant
(Pelargonium citrosum)
soulbloomImageTropical Hibiscus
(Hibiscus rosa-sinensis)
growinImageShowy Pink Oregano
(Origanum sipyleum)
growinImageCanadian Hemlock, Eastern Hemlock 'Jeddeloh'
(Tsuga canadensis)
TBGDNImageDianthus, China Pinks 'Telstar Picotee'
(Dianthus chinensis)
TBGDNImageDianthus, China Pinks 'Telstar Picotee'
(Dianthus chinensis)
Gerris2ImagePitcher Sage, Wild Blue Sage 'Nekan'
(Salvia azurea)
TuxedoWarwickImageEuropean Beech
(Fagus sylvatica)
Gerris2ImageDandelion Sage
(Salvia taraxacifolia)
daylily970ImageOriental Lily 'Kiss Proof'
(Lilium )
bertImageHosta 'New Wave'
(Hosta )
bertImageHosta 'Kikuttii'
(Hosta )
MotherNature4Image 'Kohara Double'
(Anthurium )
GD_RankinImageOrnamental Basil 'African Blue'
(Ocimum )
GD_RankinImageOrnamental Basil 'African Blue'
(Ocimum )
mattshereeImageHen and Chickens Fern
(Asplenium bulbiferum)
LilyponImageWinter Squash, Acorn Squash 'Cream of the Crop'
(Cucurbita pepo)
QueenBImageJapanese Morning Glory 'Double Red Picotee'
(Ipomoea nil)
escambiaguyImageChinese Pear, Japanese Pear, Asian Pear, Sand Pear, Nashi Fruit
(Pyrus pyrifolia)
GardenGuyKinImageGiant Upright Elephant Ear
(Alocasia odora)
Jamie_AndersonImageCyclamineus Narcissus, Cyclamen Daffodil 'Rapture'
(Narcissus )
htopImageGlossy Abelia 'Edward Goucher'
(Abelia x grandiflora)
Jamie_AndersonImageHoop Petticoat Daffodil 'cantabricus foliosus'
(Narcissus bulbocodium)
htopImageYerba Mansa, Lizard Tail
(Anemopsis californica)
westocast73ImageTomato 'Miracle Sweet'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
mgarrImageBeach Plum
(Prunus maritima)
mgarrImageBeach Plum
(Prunus maritima)
FarmerdillImageSweet Potato 'Willow Leaf'
(Ipomoea batatas)
VeshengoImageAzure Monkshood, Fischer's Monkshood
(Aconitum fischeri)
VeshengoImageMonkshood
(Aconitum Grosse-dentatum)
Todd_BolandImageDark Columbine
(Aquilegia atrata)
Todd_BolandImageFlowering Onion, Ornamental Onion
(Allium cyaneum)
dmj1218ImageWhite Texas Star Hibiscus 'Alba'
(Hibiscus coccineus)
kniphofiaImageRose of Sharon 'Paeoneflorum'
(Hibiscus syriacus)
kniphofiaImageDouble Purple Coneflower 'Doppelgänger'
(Echinacea purpurea)
teresamasImageTropical Day-Blooming Water Lily, Waterlily 'Albert Greenberg'
(Nymphaea )
teresamasImageTropical Day-Blooming Water Lily, Waterlily 'Albert Greenberg'
(Nymphaea )
UpstateWomanNYImageComfrey
(Symphytum officinale)
UpstateWomanNYImageComfrey
(Symphytum officinale)
budgieloverImageBush Morning Glory, Morning Glory Tree, Badoh Negro, Borrachero, Matacabra
(Ipomoea carnea)
budgieloverImageTrumpet Flower Morning Glory
(Ipomoea adenioides)
rollingourdImageShrub Marigold, Mexican Bush Marigold, Mount Lemmon Marigold, Copper Canyon Daisy 'Compacta'
(Tagetes lemmonii)
vcb1ImageImperial Taro 'Illustris'
(Colocasia esculenta)
XenomorfImageLiving Rocks
(Lithops hookeri)
XenomorfImageLiving Stones
(Lithops karasmontana var. opalina)
XenomorfImageLiving Stones
(Lithops karasmontana var. opalina)
XenomorfImageParodia
(Parodia scopa subsp. marchesii)
XenomorfImageParodia
(Parodia scopa subsp. marchesii)
XenomorfImageParodia
(Parodia scopa subsp. marchesii)
XenomorfImageParodia
(Parodia scopa subsp. marchesii)
TxTurqoizeImageWoolly Butterfly Bush
(Buddleja marrubiifolia)
GeorgiaJoImageAquatic Canna Lily 'Endeavour'
(Canna glauca)
GeorgiaJoImageAquatic Canna Lily 'Endeavour'
(Canna glauca)
kennedyhImageDesert Poplar
(Codonocarpus cotinifolius)
City_SylviaImageHosta
(Hosta Saishu Jima)
kennedyhImageCanterbury Bells
(Campanula medium)
kennedyhImageCanterbury Bells
(Campanula medium)
kennedyhImageHairy Mistletoe, Christmas Mistletoe
(Phoradendron tomentosum)
kennedyhImageHairy Mistletoe, Christmas Mistletoe
(Phoradendron tomentosum)
White_HydrangeaImageBuffalo Bur
(Solanum rostratum)
Todd_BolandImageCalifornia Huckleberry, Evergreen Huckleberry
(Vaccinium ovatum)
mcgermImageSaltcedar, Salt Cedar, Five-stamen Tamarix, Tamarisk 'Summer Glow'
(Tamarix ramosissima)
Todd_BolandImageSmooth Carrion
(Smilax herbacea)
GustichockImageArachichu
(Rollinia emarginata)
GustichockImageAgarrapalo, Ibapoi, Higuerón bravo
(Ficus luschnathiana)
crystalspinImageOregano 'Bristol Cross'
(Origanum )
podsterImageStapelia
(Stapelia scitula)
TxTurqoizeImageNight-blooming Cereus, Queen of the Night, Dutchman's Pipe Cactus
(Epiphyllum oxypetalum)

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Have a good day, and happy gardening!

Dave

 

And that's the way it was... August 20, 2006