The PlantFiles Newsletter

Covering the events of November 18, 2006, on which 76 members joined.
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Gardening Quote of the Day

"THE TEN LAWS OF GARDENING 1. Nothing ever looks like it does on the seed packet. 2. Your lawn is always slightly bigger than your desire to mow it. 3. Whichever garden tool you want is always at the back of the shed. 4. The only way to ensure rain, is to give the garden a good soaking. 5. Weeds grow at precisely the rate you pull them out. 6. Autumn follows summer, winter follows autumn, drought follows planting. 7. Evergreens go a funny shade of brown in the winter. 8. The only way to guarantee some colour all year round is to buy a garden gnome. 9. However bare the lawn, grass will appear in the cracks between the patio paving stones. 10. "Annuals" mean disappointment once a year."

(David Heaton, webmaster Organic Gardening From Down Under)

The PlantFiles Photo of the Day

Cow's Udder, Nipple Fruit, Mackaw Bush
Solanum mammosum
By Buttoneer

PF Photo of the Day

Activity Report:

54 new plants were added to the database.
63 new descriptions were added.
99 new images were added.
760 new options were checked off.

Comments

Member Addition Description
Malus2006 Positive CommentThree-lobed Rudbeckia, Brown-eyed Susan
(Rudbeckia triloba)
Malus2006 Positive CommentEuropean Wild Ginger
(Asarum europaeum)
Malus2006 Positive CommentCanadian Wild Ginger
(Asarum canadense)
Malus2006 Positive CommentUpright Wild Ginger
(Saruma henryi)
Malus2006 Neutral CommentBald Cypress
(Taxodium distichum)
Malus2006 Positive CommentSycamore, Buttonwood, American Sycamore, American Planetree
(Platanus occidentalis)
Farmerdill Positive CommentRed Clover
(Trifolium pratense)
mystic Neutral CommentEarly, Large-flowered Clematis 'Lilactime'
(Clematis )
mystic Neutral CommentClematis 'Lord Nevill'
(Clematis )
mystic Neutral CommentClematis 'Madame van Houtte'
(Clematis )
mystic Neutral CommentClematis 'Maureen'
(Clematis )
sladeofsky Positive CommentSaint John's Wort, Aaron's Beard 'Brigadoon'
(Hypericum calycinum)
MotherNature4 Neutral CommentYellow Jessamine, Carolina Yellow Jasmine 'Pride of Augusta'
(Gelsemium sempervirens)
sladeofsky Positive CommentSweet Amber, Tutsan 'Albury Purple'
(Hypericum androsaemum)
Margiempv Positive CommentTall Bearded Iris 'Olympiad'
(Iris )
Margiempv Neutral CommentTall Bearded Iris 'Hello Darkness'
(Iris )
nifty413 Negative CommentCranesbill, Hardy Geranium 'Orion'
(Geranium )
waddink Neutral CommentColeus, Painted Nettle 'Oompha'
(Solenostemon scutellarioides)
oceanmystic Neutral CommentBlack Sapote, Chocolate Pudding Tree, Black Persimmon, Axle Grease Plant
(Diospyros digyna)
carduus Neutral CommentTomato 'Jaune Flammee'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
frostweed Neutral CommentDesert Seepweed
(Suaeda suffrutescens var. detonsa)
frostweed Neutral CommentCoastal Seepweed
(Suaeda tampicences)
Marilynbeth Positive CommentTazetta Narcissus, Tazetta Daffodil 'Geranium'
(Narcissus )
Marilynbeth Positive CommentBleeding Heart
(Dicentra spectabilis)
Marilynbeth Positive CommentCreeping Veronica, Speedwell 'Georgia Blue'
(Veronica umbrosa)
frostweed Neutral CommentRoundleaf Candyleaf
(Stevia ovata)
frostweed Neutral CommentTexan Candyleaf
(Stevia ovata var. texana)
frostweed Neutral CommentSawtooth Candyleaf
(Stevia serrata)
frostweed Neutral CommentViscid Candyleaf
(Stevia viscida)
carduus Neutral CommentTomato 'Black Plum'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
Marilynbeth Positive CommentVirginia Bluebells, Virginia Cowslip, Lungwort Oysterleaf
(Mertensia virginica)
lauriesland Neutral CommentFirecracker Plant, Firecracker Flower, Kanakambaram
(Crossandra infundibuliformis)
Marilynbeth Positive CommentDouble Narcissus, Double Daffodil 'Sir Winston Churchill'
(Narcissus )
ViburnumValley Positive CommentArrowwood 'Firzam'
(Viburnum dentatum)
carduus Positive CommentTomato 'Hillbilly'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
Farmerdill Positive CommentKorean Lespedeza 'Climax'
(Kummerowia stipulacea)
Marilynbeth Positive CommentDaffodil 'Rosy Wonder'
(Narcissus )
Farmerdill Positive CommentCommon Lespedeza 'Kobe'
(Kummerowia striata)
Marilynbeth Positive CommentSiberian Squill 'Spring Beauty'
(Scilla siberica)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentChinese Bush Lespedeza, Sericea Lespedeza
(Lespedeza cuneata)
carduus Positive CommentTomato 'Brandywine (Sudduth Strain)'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
Farmerdill Positive CommentCocksfoot Grass, Orchard-grass
(Dactylis glomerata)
JoanJ Neutral CommentTall Bearded Iris 'Mimir'
(Iris )
JoanJ Neutral CommentTall Bearded Iris 'Mind Reader'
(Iris )
frostweed Neutral CommentBracted Jewelflower
(Streptanthus bracteatus)
frostweed Neutral CommentCutler's Jewelflower
(Streptanthus cutleri)
frostweed Neutral CommentSmooth Jewelflower
(Streptanthus hyacinthoides)
frostweed Neutral CommentClasping Jewelflower
(Streptanthus maculatus)
frostweed Neutral CommentBroadpod Jewelflower
(Streptanthus platycarpus)
JoanJ Neutral CommentTall Bearded Iris 'Minnesota Glitters'
(Iris )
frostweed Neutral CommentSparseflower Jewelflower
(Streptanthus sparsiflorus)
frostweed Neutral CommentAmberique-Bean
(Strophostyles helvola)
frostweed Neutral CommentSlick-seed Fuzzybean, Smooth-seed Wild Bean, Small Wild Bean
(Strophostyles leiosperma)
frostweed Neutral CommentPink Fuzzybean, Pink Wild Bean, Wild Bean
(Strophostyles umbellata)
Marilynbeth Positive CommentGlory-of-the-Snow
(Chionodoxa forbesii)
frostweed Neutral CommentPencil Flower
(Stylosanthes biflora)
Marilynbeth Positive CommentStriped Squill
(Puschkinia libanotica)
Marilynbeth Positive CommentBloodroot
(Sanguinaria canadensis)
Marilynbeth Positive CommentCyclamineus Narcissus, Cyclamen Daffodil 'Jetfire'
(Narcissus )
Marilynbeth Positive CommentSnow Crocus, Golden Crocus 'Blue Pearl'
(Crocus chrysanthus)
frostweed Neutral CommentEve's Necklacepod
(Styphnolobium affine)
Marilynbeth Positive CommentButterfly Weed 'Gay Butterflies'
(Asclepias tuberosa)
Marilynbeth Positive CommentSwamp Milkweed 'Soulmate'
(Asclepias incarnata)

Images

Member Addition Description
Old_FarmerImageHouseleek, Hens and Chicks, Live-forever 'Boule de Nigre'
(Sempervivum )
KellImageScarlet Clematis, Texas Clematis, Leatherflower, Texas Leatherflower, Pipe-vine 'Pagoda'
(Clematis texensis)
KellImageChinese Evergreen 'Silver Bay'
(Aglaonema )
KellImageJapanese Persimmon, Oriental Persimmon, Sharon Fruit, Kaki 'Hachiya'
(Diospyros kaki)
begoniacraziiImageRaphionacme
(Raphionacme procumbens)
Old_FarmerImageHouseleek, Hens and Chicks, Live-forever 'Pacific Deep'
(Sempervivum )
Old_FarmerImageHouseleek, Hens and Chicks, Live-forever 'Silverine'
(Sempervivum )
WandasflowersImageTall Bearded Iris 'King's Jester'
(Iris )
TntiggerImageTall Bearded Iris 'Cavalier's Cape'
(Iris )
TntiggerImageStandard Dwarf Bearded Iris 'Devoted'
(Iris )
TntiggerImageTall Bearded Iris 'Halo In Peach'
(Iris )
boojumImage
(Bulbophyllum biflorum)
boojumImagePhalaenopsis Fortune Saltzman 'Maple Bridge'
(Phalaenopsis Fortune Saltzman)
WandasflowersImageIntermediate Bearded Iris 'Low Ho Silver'
(Iris )
WandasflowersImageTall Bearded Iris 'Masada'
(Iris )
MarilynbethImageSalvia, Gentian Sage 'Blue Angel'
(Salvia patens)
boojumImageDendrobium 'Green Elf'
(Dendrobium convolutum x alexandrae)
cacti_loverImageHuernia
(Huernia hislopii)
MarilynbethImagePenstemon 'Red Rocks'
(Penstemon x mexicali)
pongsakImageWalking Iris, Twelve Apostles
(Neomarica caerulea)
pongsakImageLouisiana Iris 'For Dad'
(Iris )
pongsakImageKing Protea, Giant Protea
(Protea cynaroides)
cacti_loverImageDuvalia
(Duvalia caespitosa)
jamie68ImageSunrose, Rock Rose 'Raspberry Ripple'
(Helianthemum nummularium)
begoniacraziiImage
(Gesneria pedunculosa)
begoniacraziiImage
(Gesneria pedunculosa)
UrsulaImageGold Flower of Chile
(Solenomelus pedunculatus)
RWhizImageBeargrass, Bottle Palm
(Beaucarnea stricta)
RWhizImageBeargrass, Bottle Palm
(Beaucarnea stricta)
cacti_loverImageOrbeopsis
(Orbeopsis melanantha)
jhayes5032ImageJapanese Maple 'Karasugawa'
(Acer palmatum)
jhayes5032ImageJapanese Maple 'Karasugawa'
(Acer palmatum)
jhayes5032ImageJapanese Maple 'Mikawa yatsubusa'
(Acer palmatum)
sanannieImageHosta 'Devon Green'
(Hosta )
sanannieImageHosta 'Jimmy Crack Corn'
(Hosta )
sanannieImageHosta 'Rascal'
(Hosta )
giancarloImageBegonia 'Paul Hernandez'
(Begonia )
bootandallImageClematis 'Rhapsody'
(Clematis )
bootandallImageSolitary Clematis
(Clematis integrifolia)
bootandallImage
(Erica ventricosa globosa)
Todd_BolandImage
(Angraecum sesquipidale)
Todd_BolandImageLaelia
(Laelia anceps)
Todd_BolandImage
(Oncidium cheirophorum)
Todd_BolandImage
(Cattleya trianae)
XenomorfImageLion's Tongue
(Opuntia schickendantzii)
XenomorfImageLion's Tongue
(Opuntia schickendantzii)
XenomorfImageLion's Tongue
(Opuntia schickendantzii)
XenomorfImageLion's Tongue
(Opuntia schickendantzii)
XenomorfImageGymnocalycium
(Gymnocalycium horstii)
XenomorfImageWoolly Torch, Cabeza de Viejo, Old Man Cactus, Old Man of Mexico, Órgano, Pitayón, Tuno
(Pilosocereus leucocephalus f. palmeri)
Todd_BolandImageWilsonara Tigersette 'Wyld Court'
(Wilsonara Tigersette)
Todd_BolandImageWilsonara Tigersette 'Wyld Court'
(Wilsonara Tigersette)
Todd_BolandImageMasdevallia
(Masdevallia measuriana)
vossnerImageFlaming Torch
(Billbergia pyramidalis)
KiepersolImageAmaryllis 'Rozetta'
(Hippeastrum )
nifty413ImageCranesbill, Hardy Geranium 'Orion'
(Geranium )
KiepersolImageAmaryllis 'Carnival'
(Hippeastrum )
mgarrImageCresta de gallo, Grand Canary Foxglove
(Isoplexis canariensis)
mgarrImageOrthophytum
(Orthophytum gurkenii)
KiepersolImageAmaryllis 'Cocktail'
(Hippeastrum )
kennedyhImageEarly Cinquefoil
(Potentilla concinna)
kennedyhImageBook Triggerplant
(Stylidium calcaratum)
kennedyhImageBook Triggerplant
(Stylidium calcaratum)
kennedyhImageBook Triggerplant
(Stylidium calcaratum)
kennedyhImageBilberry, Whortleberry, Whiniberry, Huckleberry
(Vaccinium myrtillus)
mgarrImageLouisiana Iris 'Dorothea K. Williamson'
(Iris )
rootsnrhizomesImageTall Bearded Iris 'Time Will Tell'
(Iris )
UrsulaImageOrtiga Caballuna Blanca
(Loasa pallida)
rootsnrhizomesImageTall Bearded Iris 'Wabash'
(Iris )
rootsnrhizomesImageTall Bearded Iris 'War Chief'
(Iris )
ladygardener1ImageLong-cupped Narcissus, Large-cupped Daffodil 'Salome'
(Narcissus )
debnes_dfw_txImageRed Castor Bean 'Carmencita'
(Ricinus communis)
debnes_dfw_txImageRed Castor Bean 'Carmencita'
(Ricinus communis)
giancarloImagePhilodendron
(Philodendron dodsoni)
giancarloImageLakeview Jasmine, Orange Jessamine, Chinese Box 'Lakeview'
(Murraya paniculata)
Todd_BolandImage
(Lockhartia oerstedii)
Todd_BolandImageOncidium Twinkle 'Red Fantasy'
(Oncidium Twinkle)
Todd_BolandImage
(Masdevallia erinacea)
Todd_BolandImage
(Masdevallia erinacea)
Todd_BolandImage
(Dendrochilum cootesii)
Todd_BolandImage
(Dendrochilum cootesii)
Todd_BolandImage
(Angraecum disticum)
Todd_BolandImagePaphiopedilum Winston Churchill
(Paphiopedilum Winston Churchill)
palmbobImage
(Aloe imalotensis)
palmbobImageSenegal Date Palm, African Wild Date Palm
(Phoenix reclinata)
palmbobImageAloe
(Aloe bulbilifera)
ViburnumValleyImageArrowwood 'Firzam'
(Viburnum dentatum)
UrsulaImageWild Clary Sage, Vervain Salvia
(Salvia verbenaca)
MarilynbethImageSiberian Squill 'Spring Beauty'
(Scilla siberica)
ViburnumValleyImageArrowwood 'Firzam'
(Viburnum dentatum)
ViburnumValleyImageArrowwood 'Firzam'
(Viburnum dentatum)
palmbobImageBlushing Bride, Sky Plant
(Tillandsia ionantha)
jnanaImageJapanese Hardy Orange, Bitter Orange 'Flying Dragon'
(Poncirus trifoliata)
jnanaImageChinese Pistache, Chinese Pistachio
(Pistacia chinensis)
jnanaImageChinese Pistache, Chinese Pistachio
(Pistacia chinensis)
JoanJImageLouisiana Iris 'Dorothea K. Williamson'
(Iris )
JoanJImageSpecies X Iris 'Eurasia-Blood'
(Iris )
bootandallImageTall Violet
(Viola elatior)
JoanJImageZig-zag iris
(Iris brevicaulis)

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Have a good day, and happy gardening!

Dave

 

And that's the way it was... November 18, 2006