The PlantFiles Newsletter

Covering the events of November 16, 2006, on which 72 members joined.
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Gardening Quote of the Day

"The garden that is finished is dead."

(H. E. Bates, British screenwriter)

The PlantFiles Photo of the Day

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

PF Photo of the Day

Activity Report:

242 new plants were added to the database.
94 new descriptions were added.
69 new images were added.
965 new options were checked off.

Comments

Member Addition Description
romandoguinn Neutral CommentCitrus-Yellow Passion Flower, Passionflower
(Passiflora citrina)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentBroccoli 'Express'
(Brassica oleracea)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentBroccoli 'Cabana'
(Brassica olaracea)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentBroccoli 'Bravado'
(Brassica olaracea)
Zoe1025 Positive CommentWindowleaf, Ceriman, Split-leaf Philodendron, Mexican Breadfruit
(Monstera deliciosa)
Ducky777 Neutral CommentShrub Rose 'Belinda's Dream'
(Rosa )
frostweed Neutral CommentWhite Sagebrush
(Artemisia ludoviciana subsp. redolens)
frostweed Neutral CommentSlim milkweed
(Asclepias linearis)
frostweed Neutral CommentSwamp Milkweed
(Asclepias incarnata subsp. pulchra)
frostweed Neutral CommentDwarf Milkweed
(Asclepias involucrata)
frostweed Neutral CommentLongleaf Milkweed
(Asclepias longifolia)
frostweed Neutral CommentTufted Milkweed
(Asclepias nummularia)
frostweed Neutral CommentZizotes Milkweed
(Asclepias oenotheroides)
frostweed Neutral CommentSlimpod Milkweed
(Asclepias quinquedentata)
frostweed Neutral CommentBear Mountain Milkweed
(Asclepias scaposa)
frostweed Neutral CommentSperry's Milkweed
(Asclepias sperryi)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentWinter Squash - Butternut 'Frisco'
(Cucurbita moschata)
frostweed Neutral CommentTuba Milkweed
(Asclepias tomentosa)
frostweed Neutral CommentAntelope Horns Milkweed
(Asclepias asperula subsp. capricornu)
frostweed Neutral CommentHyssopleaf Asphead
(Aspicarpa hyssopifolia)
frostweed Neutral CommentSpreading Asphead
(Aspicarpa longipes)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentWinter Squash 'Heavenly Hubbard'
(Cucurbita maxima)
frostweed Neutral CommentPalmer's Spleenwort
(Asplenium palmeri)
frostweed Neutral CommentForked Spleenwort
(Asplenium septentrionale)
frostweed Neutral CommentCrescent Milkvetch
(Astragalus amphioxys var. amphioxys)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentCantaloupe 'Dacona'
(Cucumis melo)
frostweed Neutral CommentHalfmoon Milkvetch
(Astragalus allochrous var. playanus)
frostweed Neutral CommentPainted Milkvetch
(Astragalus ceramicus var. filifolius)
frostweed Neutral CommentGroundplum Milkvetch
(Astragalus crassicarpus var. berlandieri)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentCantaloupe 'Jersey'
(Cucumis melo)
frostweed Neutral CommentGroundplum Milkvetch
(Astragalus crassicarpus var. trichocalyx)
frostweed Neutral CommentOzark Milkvetch
(Astragalus distortus)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentCantaloupe 'Wrangler'
(Cucumis melo)
frostweed Neutral CommentEnglemann's Milkvetch
(Astragalus distortus var. engelmannii)
frostweed Neutral CommentEmory's Milkvetch
(Astragalus emoryanus var. terlinguensis)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentCantaloupe 'Carousel'
(Cucumis melo)
frostweed Neutral CommentEmory's milkvetch
(Astragalus emoryanus)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentCantaloupe 'Strike'
(Cucumis melo)
frostweed Neutral CommentFreckled Milkvetch
(Astragalus lentiginosus var. australis)
frostweed Neutral CommentFreckled Milkvetch
(Astragalus lentiginosus var. diphysus)
frostweed Neutral CommentHiggins' Milkvetch
(Astragalus lentiginosus var. higginsii)
frostweed Neutral CommentLindheimer's Milkvetch
(Astragalus lindheimeri)
frostweed Neutral CommentLotus Milkvetch
(Astragalus lotiflorus)
frostweed Neutral CommentWoolly Locoweed
(Astragalus mollissimus var. bigelovii)
frostweed Neutral CommentWoolly Locoweed
(Astragalus mollissimus var. coryi)
frostweed Neutral CommentWoolly Locoweed
(Astragalus mollissimus var. earlei)
frostweed Neutral CommentWoolly Locoweed
(Astragalus mollissimus var. marcidus)
Lettuceman Positive CommentLettuce, Cos 'Crisp Mint'
(Lactuca sativa)
frostweed Neutral CommentSmallflowered Milkvetch
(Astragalus nuttallianus var. austrinus)
frostweed Neutral CommentTurkeypeas
(Astragalus nuttallianus var. macilentus)
Lettuceman Positive CommentLettuce, Loose Leaf 'Green Salad Bowl'
(Lactuca sativa)
frostweed Neutral CommentTurkeypeas
(Astragalus nuttallianus var. trichocarpus)
frostweed Neutral CommentTurkeypeas
(Astragalus nuttallianus var. zapatanus)
frostweed Neutral CommentGuadalupe Milkvetch
(Astragalus pictiformis)
frostweed Neutral CommentBrazos milkvetch
(Astragalus brazoensis)
buyabutterfly Positive CommentSugarberry, Sugar Hackberry
(Celtis laevigata)
frostweed Neutral CommentCibola milkvetch
(Astragalus albulus)
frostweed Neutral CommentHalfmoon milkvetch
(Astragalus allochrous)
frostweed Neutral CommentCrescent milkvetch
(Astragalus amphioxys)
Lettuceman Positive CommentLettuce 'Eruption'
(Lactuca sativa)
frostweed Neutral CommentCanadian Milk Vetch, Rattle Vetch
(Astragalus canadensis)
frostweed Neutral CommentPainted milkvetch
(Astragalus ceramicus)
frostweed Neutral CommentGroundplum Milkvetch
(Astragalus crassicarpus)
Lettuceman Positive CommentLettuce 'Summer Time'
(Lactuca sativa)
frostweed Neutral CommentGiant milkvetch
(Astragalus giganteus)
frostweed Neutral CommentSlender milkvetch
(Astragalus gracilis)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentSugarberry, Sugar Hackberry
(Celtis laevigata)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentBroccoli 'Maverick'
(Brassica olaracea)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentOnion 'Mt. Whitney'
(Allium cepa)
Tjsangel1 Positive CommentChinese Evergreen 'Silver Bay'
(Aglaonema )
Farmerdill Neutral CommentOnion 'Ovation'
(Allium cepa)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentOnion 'Sweet Harvest'
(Allium cepa)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentPumpkin/Winter Squash 'Earlipack'
(Cucurbita pepo)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentPumpkin/Winter Squash 'Fall Splendor'
(Cucurbita pepo)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentPumpkin/Winter Squash 'Little Guy'
(Cucurbita pepo)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentPumpkin/Winter Squash 'Mr. Wrinkles'
(Cucurbita maxima)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentPumpkin/Winter Squash 'Spartan'
(Cucurbita maxima)
sanannie Positive CommentKale 'Redbor'
(Brassica oleracea var. acephala)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentSummer Squash 'Cometa'
(Cucurbita pepo)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentSummer Squash 'Estrella'
(Cucurbita pepo)
frostweed Neutral CommentYellow False Acacia, Black Locust, Yellow Locust
(Robinia pseudoacacia)
frostweed Neutral CommentSpotflower
(Acmella oppositifolia)
sanannie Positive CommentPurple Amaranth, Red Amaranth, Prince's Feather, Mexican Grain Amaranth 'Velvet Curtain'
(Amaranthus cruentus)
frostweed Neutral CommentOppositeleaf Spotflower
(Acmella oppositifolia var. repens)
frostweed Neutral CommentSweet Flag
(Acorus calamus)
frostweed Neutral CommentYellow Flag
(Iris pseudacorus)
frostweed Neutral CommentFeatherleaf Desert Peony
(Acourtia runcinata)
frostweed Neutral CommentDwarf Desert Peony
(Acourtia nana)
frostweed Neutral CommentBrownfoot
(Acourtia wrightii)
frostweed Neutral CommentRussian Knapweed, Turkestan Thistle, Russian Star Thistle
(Acroptilon repens)
frostweed Neutral CommentSouthern Maidenhair Fern
(Adiantum capillus-veneris)
frostweed Neutral CommentTexas Adolphia, Junco, Prick-bush
(Adolphia infesta)
frostweed Neutral CommentPheasant's Eye
(Adonis aestivalis)
mogrow Positive CommentKava Kava
(Piper methysticum)

Images

Member Addition Description
DecumbentImageIvy-Leaf Maple
(Acer cissifolium)
kniphofiaImagePoinsettia 'Shimmer Pink'
(Euphorbia pulcherrima)
kniphofiaImagePoinsettia 'Shimmer Pink'
(Euphorbia pulcherrima)
WandasflowersImageIntermediate Bearded Iris 'Harlow Gold'
(Iris )
KellImageProtea 'Pink Ice'
(Protea )
begoniacraziiImage
(Antenoron neofiliforme)
Old_FarmerImageHouseleek, Hens and Chicks, Live-forever 'Pacific Devil's Food'
(Sempervivum )
Old_FarmerImageYellow Houseleek
(Aichryson villosum)
MarilynbethImageBlack-eyed Susan, Gloriosa Daisy, Yellow Ox-eye Daisy 'Prairie Sun'
(Rudbeckia hirta)
TntiggerImageTall Bearded Iris 'Deep Pacific'
(Iris )
TntiggerImageTall Bearded Iris 'Dew Line'
(Iris )
boojumImage
(Miltonia Bluntii)
WandasflowersImageTall Bearded Iris 'Liaison'
(Iris )
sanannieImageCoral Bells, Alumroot, Coralbells, Alum Root 'Midnight Rose'
(Heuchera )
KellImageCranesbill 'Phillip Vapelle'
(Geranium )
cacti_loverImage
(Huernia transmutata)
pongsakImageDaylily 'Awesome Blossom'
(Hemerocallis )
pongsakImageDaylily 'Awesome Blossom'
(Hemerocallis )
cacti_loverImage
(Caralluma crenulata x hexagona)
celt33040ImageAlocasia
(Alocasia brancifolia)
CarkeekfishImageFirethorn 'Gnome'
(Pyracantha angustifolia)
bootandallImageJapanese Maple 'Mikawa yatsubusa'
(Acer palmatum)
bootandallImageVariegated Dwarf Japanese Maple 'Goshiki kotohime'
(Acer palmatum)
bootandallImageTea Tree 'Red Damask'
(Leptospermum scoparium)
jamie68ImageBlanket Flower, Indian Blanket 'Fanfare'
(Gaillardia x grandiflora)
jamie68ImageHybrid Tea Rose 'Sunstruck'
(Rosa )
Todd_BolandImageVanda Rothschildiana 'Pink Sapphire'
(Vanda Rothschildiana)
Todd_BolandImage
(Bulbophyllum corolliferum)
Todd_BolandImageEpidendrum Hokulea 'Lava Flow'
(Epidendrum Hokulea)
Todd_BolandImageEpicattleya Middleburg 'Maj'
(Epicattleya Middleburg)
Todd_BolandImagePaphiopedilum Saint Swithin
(Paphiopedilum Saint Swithin)
FarmerdillImageSpinach 'Bloomsdale'
(Spinacia oleracea)
JeanneTXImagePassion Flower Clematis 'Sieboldii'
(Clematis florida)
XenomorfImageSouthwestern mock vervain
(Glandularia gooddingii)
XenomorfImageSouthwestern mock vervain
(Glandularia gooddingii)
DawninTxImageOxblood Lily, Schoolhouse Lily
(Rhodophiala bifida)
XenomorfImageSouthwestern mock vervain
(Glandularia gooddingii)
XenomorfImageRosary Vine
(Crassula rupestris subsp. commutata)
XenomorfImageZebra Plant, Zebra Haworthia
(Haworthia fasciata)
XenomorfImageTephrocactus
(Tephrocactus molinensis)
DawninTxImageOxblood Lily, Schoolhouse Lily
(Rhodophiala bifida)
shyone43ImageMexican Fan Palm
(Washingtonia robusta)
Todd_BolandImageJewel Orchid
(Macodes petola)
Todd_BolandImageJewel Orchid
(Anoectochilus chapaensis)
Todd_BolandImageRattlesnake Plantain; Jewel Orchid
(Goodyera schlectendaliana)
Todd_BolandImage
(Stenorrhynchos speciosum)
Todd_BolandImage
(Stenorrhynchos speciosum)
Todd_BolandImage
(Stenorrhynchos speciosum)
kennedyhImageArctic Mouse-ear
(Cerastium arcticum)
kennedyhImageAlpine Catchfly
(Lychnis alpina)
kennedyhImageArctic Poppy
(Papaver radicatum)
kennedyhImageTufted Alpine Saxifrage
(Saxifraga caespitosa)
kennedyhImageCreeping Thyme, Mother of Thyme, Wild Thyme
(Thymus serpyllum)
MarilynbethImagePurpletop Vervain, Brazilian Verbena, Upright Verbena
(Verbena bonariensis)
begoniacraziiImage
(Maxillaria lehmannii)
Todd_BolandImage
(Renanthera monachica)
Todd_BolandImageCoconut Orchid, Coconut Pie Orchid
(Maxillaria tenuifolia)
Todd_BolandImageDendrobium
(Dendrobium primulinum)
buyabutterflyImageCape Honeysuckle
(Tecomaria capensis)
Todd_BolandImageMiltonia Vanity 'Red Shadow'
(Miltonia Vanity)
Todd_BolandImagePhalaenopsis Henry Rothman 'Cherry Canary' HCC/AOS'
(Phalaenopsis Henry Rothman)
Todd_BolandImageSophrolaeliocattleya Matthew's Gem 'Akane'
(Sophrolaeliocattleya Matthew's Gem)
Todd_BolandImageIwanagaara Appleblossom 'Appleblossom'
(Iwanagaara )
boojumImageOncidium Gold Dust
(Oncidium Gold Dust)
fairyhunterImageMt.Fuji Japanese Morning Glory 'Fuji no Beni'
(Ipomoea nil)
sanannieImageKale 'Redbor'
(Brassica oleracea var. acephala)
fairyhunterImageMt.Fuji Japanese Morning Glory 'Fuji no Beni'
(Ipomoea nil)
buyabutterflyImageHummingbird Sage, Texas Sage, Scarlet Sage 'Lady in Red'
(Salvia coccinea)
UrsulaImageCalceolaria
(Calceolaria corymbosa)

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Have a good day, and happy gardening!

Dave

 

And that's the way it was... November 16, 2006