The PlantFiles Newsletter

Covering the events of December 16, 2006, on which 50 members joined. 		PF Logo

Gardening Quote of the Day

"The flowers of late winter and early spring occupy places in our hearts well out of proportion to their size."

(Gertrude S. Wister, American gardener)

The PlantFiles Photo of the Day

Snap Bean (String, Green or French Bean) 'Espada'
Phaseolus vulgaris
By Farmerdill

PF Photo of the Day

Activity Report:

73 new plants were added to the database.
34 new descriptions were added.
56 new images were added.
1074 new options were checked off.

Comments

Member Addition Description
JoanJ Neutral CommentTall Bearded Iris 'Guadalajara'
(Iris )
JoanJ Neutral CommentTall Bearded Iris 'Esmeralda'
(Iris )
JoanJ Neutral CommentTall Bearded Iris 'Orchid Ruffles'
(Iris )
JoanJ Neutral CommentTall Bearded Iris 'Oregon Skies'
(Iris )
JoanJ Neutral CommentIntermediate Bearded Iris 'Oriental Baby'
(Iris )
wtliftr Positive CommentRed Pitaya, Strawberry Pear, Night-blooming Cereus, Queen of the Night, Honolulu Queen
(Hylocereus undatus)
thistlesifter Positive Comment ''Snow White''
(Aloe )
dmj1218 Positive CommentPhalocallis
(Phalocallis coelestis)
tristramuk Positive Comment
(Desmodium Elegans)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentEdamame , Edible Soy Bean 'Disoy'
(Glycine max)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentBeet 'Libero'
(Beta vulgaris)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentBeet 'Crimson King'
(Beta vulgaris)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentBrussels Sprouts 'Agincourt'
(Brassica oleracea var. gemmifera)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentBrussels Sprouts 'Cromwell'
(Brassica oleracea var. gemmifera)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentBrussels Sprouts 'Green Marble'
(Brassica oleracea var. gemmifera)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentBrussels Sprouts 'Nelson'
(Brassica oleracea var. gemmifera)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentBrussels Sprouts 'Red Delicious'
(Brassica oleracea var. gemmifera)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentCabbage 'Candissa'
(Brassica oleracea var. capitata)
paalexan Neutral CommentMouseear Cress
(Arabis thaliana)
paalexan Positive CommentMountain Mock Thelypody
(Pennellia micrantha)
paalexan Neutral CommentGreen Cliffbrake
(Cheilanthes viridis)
paalexan Positive CommentAlabama Lip Fern, Smooth Lip Fern
(Cheilanthes alabamensis)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentCabbage 'Caramba'
(Brassica oleracea var. botrytis)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentCabbage 'Colt'
(Brassica oleracea var. capitata)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentCabbage 'Durham Elf'
(Brassica oleracea var. capitata)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentCabbage 'Earliest of All'
(Brassica oleracea var. capitata)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentCabbage 'Early Queen'
(Brassica oleracea var. capitata)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentCabbage, Savoy 'Estoril Savoy'
(Brassica oleracea var. capitata)
Michaelp Positive CommentHot Pepper 'Bhut Jolokia'
(Capsicum chinense)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentCabbage, Red 'Firebird'
(Brassica oleracea var. capitata)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentCabbage, Red 'Fuego'
(Brassica oleracea var. capitata)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentCabbage 'Green Express'
(Brassica oleracea var. capitata)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentCabbage 'Kilaton'
(Brassica oleracea var. capitata)
lemon_tree Positive CommentTomato 'Sweet Million'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)

Images

Member Addition Description
XenomorfImageViolet Prickly Pear
(Opuntia gosseliniana)
ghia_girlImageAmaryllis 'White Nymph'
(Hippeastrum )
flowercrazy39ImagePanicle Hydrangea, Tree Hydrangea 'Limelight'
(Hydrangea paniculata)
TntiggerImageTall Bearded Iris 'Pink Charming'
(Iris )
begoniacraziiImageBegonia
(Begonia incisa)
begoniacraziiImageRex Begonia
(Begonia serratipetala)
begoniacraziiImageMiniature Begonia 'Fiji Islands'
(Begonia )
flowercrazy39ImageHardy Hibiscus, Rose Mallow, Swamp Mallow 'Fireball'
(Hibiscus moscheutos)
thistlesifterImageAloe
(Aloe acutissima var. antanimorensis)
thistlesifterImage
(Aloe guillaumetii)
TntiggerImageTall Bearded Iris 'Waterdragon'
(Iris )
KellImageFlowering Cabbage, Ornamental Kale, Collard, Cole
(Brassica oleracea var. acephala)
KellImageFlowering Cabbage, Ornamental Kale, Collard, Cole
(Brassica oleracea var. acephala)
TntiggerImageTall Bearded Iris 'Witch's Wand'
(Iris )
KellImageFlowering Cabbage, Ornamental Kale, Collard, Cole
(Brassica oleracea var. acephala)
ecrane3ImageParrot Lily, Parrot Flower, Peruvian Lily, Lily of the Incas 'Theresa'
(Alstroemeria )
jamie68ImageEulalia, Japanese Silver Grass, Maiden Grass, Zebra Grass 'Morning Light'
(Miscanthus sinensis)
jamie68ImageBlanket Flower, Indian Blanket 'Burgundy'
(Gaillardia x grandiflora)
jamie68ImageConeflower 'Razzmatazz'
(Echinacea )
bootandallImageQueensland Silver Wattle, Pearl Acacia
(Acacia podalyriifolia)
bootandallImageChinese Quince
(Pseudocydonia sinensis)
tristramukImageWinter Honeysuckle
(Lonicera fragrantissima)
tristramukImageRosemary Grevillea
(Grevillea rosmarinifolia)
kniphofiaImageAmaryllis 'Red Charm'
(Hippeastrum )
thistlesifterImage ''Snow White''
(Aloe )
cactus_loverImageMomordica
(Momordica rostrata)
cactus_loverImageMomordica
(Momordica rostrata)
cactus_loverImageStar Cactus
(Haworthia retusa)
cactus_loverImageAgave
(Agave colorata)
cactus_loverImageAgave
(Agave colorata)
cactus_loverImageGiant Agave, Century Plant
(Agave salmiana var. ferox)
edricImageWood rose, Spanish Morning Glory, Yellow Morning Glory
(Merremia tuberosa)
cactus_loverImageAgave 'Sierra Mixteca FO-076'
(Agave )
cactus_loverImageAgave 'Sierra Mixteca FO-076'
(Agave )
XenomorfImageViolet Prickly Pear
(Opuntia gosseliniana)
XenomorfImageMountain Yucca
(Yucca schottii)
XenomorfImageMountain Yucca
(Yucca schottii)
XenomorfImageMexican Manzanita
(Arctostaphylos pungens)
XenomorfImageMexican Manzanita
(Arctostaphylos pungens)
giancarloImage
(Philodendron barrosoanum)
giancarloImagePhilodendron
(Philodendron camposportoanum)
giancarloImageKalanchoe, Desert Cabbage 'Bronze Sculpture'
(Kalanchoe thyrsiflora)
kennedyhImageMusk Mallow
(Malva moschata)
kennedyhImageMusk Mallow
(Malva moschata)
kennedyhImageMusk Mallow
(Malva moschata)
tristramukImage 'Wiri Vision'
(Hebe )
kennedyhImageVariable Sida
(Sida corrugata)
Clare_CAImagePlumeria 'Gloria Schmidt'
(Plumeria rubra)
kennedyhImageRusty Sida, Hill Sida
(Sida phaeotricha)
Clare_CAImagePlumeria 'Sundance'
(Plumeria rubra)
Clare_CAImagePlumeria 'Vera Cruz Rose'
(Plumeria rubra)
ghia_girlImageAmaryllis 'White Nymph'
(Hippeastrum )
Todd_BolandImageLaeliocattleya Love Knot
(Laeliocattleya Love Knot)
Todd_BolandImageTolumnia Pink Deluxe 'Maroon Delight'
(Tolumnia Pink Deluxe)
troyclannswImageCaroba, Carobinha
(Jacaranda semiserrata)
troyclannswImageCaroba, Carobinha
(Jacaranda semiserrata)

Plants Added Yesterday:

Plant
Tall Bearded Iris 'Florida Orange'
Iris
Tall Bearded Iris 'Confession'
Iris

Griselinia jodinifolia
Daylily 'Many Splendored'
Hemerocallis
Daylily 'Many Tomorrows'
Hemerocallis
Daylily 'Maori Lass'
Hemerocallis
Daylily 'Maple Cream'
Hemerocallis
Daylily 'Maple Hues'
Hemerocallis

Aloe vaombe fma variegata

Aloe alfredi
''Snow White''
Aloe

Agave celsii var nova
Daylily 'Ben Brey'
Hemerocallis
Daylily 'Bending The Rules'
Hemerocallis
Daylily 'Bennett's Blaze Of Fire'
Hemerocallis
Daylily 'Bethany Beauty'
Hemerocallis
Daylily 'Betsy Seymour'
Hemerocallis
Daylily 'Better Than Orange Juice'
Hemerocallis
Daylily 'Betty Klemm'
Hemerocallis
Daylily 'Betty Mccorkle'
Hemerocallis
Daylily 'Between Dark And Dawn'
Hemerocallis
Daylily 'Bev'
Hemerocallis
Daylily 'Bi-Golly'
Hemerocallis
Daylily 'Big Bopper'
Hemerocallis
Daylily 'Big Impression'
Hemerocallis
Daylily 'Big Sexy'
Hemerocallis
Daylily 'Big Way'
Hemerocallis
Daylily 'Bill's Homemade Wine'
Hemerocallis
Daylily 'Black As Coal'
Hemerocallis
Daylily 'Black Dragon'
Hemerocallis
Daylily 'Black Magic Women'
Hemerocallis
Daylily 'Black Twister'
Hemerocallis
Daylily 'Blackberry Boogie'
Hemerocallis
Daylily 'Blackberry Fling'
Hemerocallis
Daylily 'Bladerunner'
Hemerocallis
Daylily 'Bleu En Blues'
Hemerocallis
'variegata'
Philodendron domesticum
'Wiri Vision'
Hebe
Variable Sida
Sida corrugata

Desmodium Elegans
Rusty Sida, Hill Sida
Sida phaeotricha
Daylily 'Blizzard Du Matin'
Hemerocallis
Edamame , Edible Soy Bean 'Disoy'
Glycine max
Beet 'Libero'
Beta vulgaris
Beet 'Crimson King'
Beta vulgaris
Brussels Sprouts 'Agincourt'
Brassica oleracea var. gemmifera
Brussels Sprouts 'Cromwell'
Brassica oleracea var. gemmifera
Brussels Sprouts 'Green Marble'
Brassica oleracea var. gemmifera
Brussels Sprouts 'Nelson'
Brassica oleracea var. gemmifera
Brussels Sprouts 'Red Delicious'
Brassica oleracea var. gemmifera
Cabbage 'Candissa'
Brassica oleracea var. capitata
Cabbage 'Capricorn'
Brassica oleracea var. capitata
Laeliocattleya Love Knot
Laeliocattleya Love Knot
Tolumnia Pink Deluxe 'Maroon Delight'
Tolumnia Pink Deluxe
Cabbage 'Caramba'
Brassica oleracea var. botrytis
Cabbage 'Colt'
Brassica oleracea var. capitata

Haworthia Archeri var. archeri

Haworthia aristata var. helmiae

Haworthia asperiuscula
Cabbage 'Durham Elf'
Brassica oleracea var. capitata

Haworthia attenuata var. caespitosa
Cabbage 'Earliest of All'
Brassica oleracea var. capitata

Haworthia coarctata var. coarctata fma. coarctata

Haworthia coarctata var. adelaidensis fma. bellua
Cabbage 'Early Queen'
Brassica oleracea var. capitata
Hot Pepper 'Bhut Jolokia'
Capsicum chinense
Cabbage, Savoy 'Estoril Savoy'
Brassica oleracea var. capitata
Cabbage, Red 'Firebird'
Brassica oleracea var. capitata
Cabbage, Red 'Fuego'
Brassica oleracea var. capitata
Cabbage 'Green Express'
Brassica oleracea var. capitata
Cabbage 'Kilaton'
Brassica oleracea var. capitata
Spikemoss
Selaginella eurynota
Spikemoss
Selaginella plana

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Have a good day, and happy gardening!

Dave

 

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