The PlantFiles Newsletter

Covering the events of December 19, 2006, on which 81 members joined. 		PF Logo

Gardening Quote of the Day

"The Farmer will never be happy again; He carries his heart in his boots; For either the rain is destroying his grain Or the drought is destroying his roots. (from The Farmer, 1922) "

(Sir Alan Patrick Herbert, English politician, humorist)

The PlantFiles Photo of the Day

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

PF Photo of the Day

Activity Report:

56 new plants were added to the database.
51 new descriptions were added.
39 new images were added.
721 new options were checked off.

Comments

Member Addition Description
thistlesifter Positive Comment ''copper''
(Sansevieria kirkii v. Pulcherii)
tagan Neutral CommentSassafras, Saxifras, Tea Tree, Mitten Tree, Cinnamonwood
(Sassafras albidum)
Buckthorne Positive Comment
(Impatiens velvetea)
frostweed Negative CommentDotted Duckmeat
(Landoltia punctata)
frostweed Negative CommentWater Lettuce
(Pistia stratiotes)
frostweed Negative CommentTree of Heaven, Chinese Sumac, Stink Tree
(Ailanthus altissima)
frostweed Neutral CommentSilk Tree, Mimosa Tree, Pink Siris
(Albizia julibrissin)
frostweed Neutral CommentCamel Thorn
(Alhagi maurorum)
frostweed Neutral CommentYellow Bluestem
(Bothriochloa ischaemum var. songarica)
frostweed Neutral CommentDowny Broome, Cheat Grass
(Bromus tectorum)
frostweed Neutral CommentPaper Mulberry
(Broussonetia papyrifera)
frostweed Neutral CommentMusk Thistle, Nodding Plumeless Thistle
(Carduus nutans)
frostweed Neutral CommentYellow Starthistle, Golden Starthistle, Yellow Cockspur, St. Barnaby's Thistle
(Centaurea solstitialis)
frostweed Neutral CommentCamphor Tree, Camphor Laurel
(Cinnamomum camphora)
frostweed Neutral CommentElephant Ear, Taro, Dasheen, Eddo
(Colocasia esculenta)
frostweed Neutral CommentCoco Yam
(Colocasia esculenta var. antiquorum)
frostweed Negative CommentField Bindweed
(Convolvulus arvensis)
frostweed Neutral CommentCrown Vetch
(Coronilla varia)
frostweed Negative Comment
(Cuscuta japonica)
frostweed Neutral CommentBermudagrass, Bahamas Grass, Devil's Grass, African Couch, Star Grass, Wire Grass
(Cynodon dactylon)
frostweed Neutral CommentPurple Nutsedge
(Cyperus rotundus)
frostweed Neutral CommentAir Potato
(Dioscorea bulbifera)
frostweed Neutral CommentChinese Wild Yam, Cinnamon Vine
(Dioscorea oppositifolia)
frostweed Negative CommentWater Hyacinth
(Eichhornia crassipes)
frostweed Neutral CommentLehmann Lovegrass
(Eragrostis lehmanniana)
frostweed Negative CommentHydrilla, Water Thyme
(Hydrilla verticillata)
frostweed Neutral CommentCogongrass, Cogon Grass, Satintail, Japanese Blood Grass
(Imperata cylindrica)
frostweed Negative CommentChinese Water Spinach, Swamp Cabbage, Swamp Morning Glory
(Ipomoea aquatica)
frostweed Negative CommentAfrican Elodea, Oxygen Weed, Curly Water Thyme, Curly Waterweed
(Lagarosiphon major)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentCarrot 'Long Imperator #58'
(Daucus carota)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentCarrot 'Long Red Surrey'
(Daucus carota)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentCarrot 'Maxima'
(Daucus carota)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentCarrot 'Nairobi'
(Daucus carota)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentCarrot 'Nandor'
(Daucus carota)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentCarrot 'Nantes Express'
(Daucus cepa)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentCarrot 'Navarre'
(Daucus carota)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentCarrot 'New Red Intermediate'
(Daucus carota)
Illoquin Neutral CommentPolyanthus ''Dazzler Tagetes' (F1)'
(Primula elatior)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentCarrot 'Newmarket'
(Daucus carota)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentCarrot 'Parano'
(Daucus carota)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentCarrot 'Pulsor'
(Daucus carota)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentCarrot 'Redca'
(Daucus carota)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentCarrot 'Samurai Red'
(Daucus carota)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentCarrot 'Sempra'
(Daucus carota)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentCarrot 'Siroco'
(Daucus carota)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentCarrot 'Soprano'
(Daucus carota)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentCarrot 'Stella'
(Daucus cepa)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentCarrot 'Topscore'
(Daucus carota)
palmbob Neutral CommentAloe
(Aloe bulbillifera var. paulianae)
pongsak Neutral CommentMast tree, Asoka Tree, Ashok Tree, Sorrowless Tree
(Polyalthia longifolia var. pendula)
tobydmv Positive CommentBlack Dalea, Black Prairie Clover
(Dalea frutescens)

Images

Member Addition Description
KellImageOrange Crownshaft Palm, Pinang Merah
(Areca vestiaria)
TntiggerImageTall Bearded Iris 'Night Fires'
(Iris )
TntiggerImageTall Bearded Iris 'Wild Angel'
(Iris )
thistlesifterImage
(Agave celsii var nova)
thistlesifterImage
(Aloe superfoliata X mawii)
Clare_CAImagePlumeria 'Bali Hai Gold'
(Plumeria rubra)
Clare_CAImagePlumeria 'Kauka Wilder'
(Plumeria rubra)
KellImageOrange Crownshaft Palm, Pinang Merah
(Areca vestiaria)
CristianaMSImageCanary Creeper
(Senecio tamoides)
CristianaMSImageCanary Creeper
(Senecio tamoides)
jawadkundiImageSwamp Lily, açucena-do-brejo
(Crinum erubescens)
WandasflowersImageTall Bearded Iris 'Melissa Sue'
(Iris )
WandasflowersImageTall Bearded Iris 'Mystique'
(Iris )
armemoImageHybrid Pitcher Plant
(Nepenthes x coccinea)
armemoImagePitcher Plant 'Miranda'
(Nepenthes )
MarilynbethImageDaylily 'Work With Me Annie'
(Hemerocallis )
MarilynbethImageDaylily 'Frim Fram Sauce'
(Hemerocallis )
htopImageDesert Petunia, Florida Bluebells, Mexican Petunia, Mexican Blue Bells 'Colobe Pink'
(Ruellia brittoniana)
hello85ImagePurple Milkweed
(Asclepias purpurascens)
XenomorfImageDevil's Claw, Unicorn Plant
(Proboscidea parviflora)
XenomorfImageCoryphantha
(Coryphantha durangensis)
XenomorfImageCoryphantha
(Coryphantha durangensis)
XenomorfImageToothpick Cactus, Argentine Toothpick
(Stetsonia coryne)
XenomorfImageToothpick Cactus, Argentine Toothpick
(Stetsonia coryne)
XenomorfImageDudleya 'Green Form'
(Dudleya anthonyi)
XenomorfImageDudleya 'White Form'
(Dudleya anthonyi)
UrsulaImageBalloon Flower, Chinese Bellflower, Japanese Bellflower 'Double Blue'
(Platycodon grandiflorus)
taganImageBlue Passion Flower, Hardy Passionflower 'Clear Sky'
(Passiflora caerulea)
kennedyhImageHeart Berry
(Aristotelia peduncularis)
kennedyhImageHeart Berry
(Aristotelia peduncularis)
kennedyhImageHeart Berry
(Aristotelia peduncularis)
kennedyhImageAtherton Raspberry
(Rubus fraxinifolius)
ALTER_EGOImageAloe
(Aloe conifera)
InguritaImageEchinopsis
(Echinopsis scopulicola)
InguritaImageEchinopsis
(Echinopsis scopulicola)
escambiaguyImageAtlantic White Cedar
(Chamaecyparis thyoides)
escambiaguyImageAtlantic White Cedar
(Chamaecyparis thyoides)
ALTER_EGOImageMazari Palm
(Nannorrhops ritchiana)
palmbobImageAloe
(Aloe bulbillifera var. paulianae)

Plants Added Yesterday:

Plant
Carrot 'Long Red Surrey'
Daucus carota
Carrot 'Long Imperator #58'
Daucus carota

Agave potatorum var. marginata
Daylily 'Maralda'
Hemerocallis
Daylily 'Maranatha'
Hemerocallis
Daylily 'Marathon'
Hemerocallis
Daylily 'Marble Halls'
Hemerocallis
Daylily 'Marbles In The Window'
Hemerocallis
Daylily 'Marc Dove'
Hemerocallis
Daylily 'Marc Joseph Colapreto'
Hemerocallis
''Frosty Spears''
Sansevieria suffruticosa
''copper''
Sansevieria kirkii v. Pulcherii
Heart Berry
Aristotelia peduncularis
Atherton Raspberry
Rubus fraxinifolius
Tall Bearded Iris 'Orloff'
Iris
Tall Bearded Iris 'Mulberry Snow'
Iris
Carrot 'Maxima'
Daucus carota
Carrot 'Mezza Lunga Nantese'
Daucus carota
Carrot 'Nairobi'
Daucus carota
Daylily 'Bubblegum Promises'
Hemerocallis
Carrot 'Nandor'
Daucus carota
Carrot 'Nantes Express'
Daucus cepa
Daylily 'Burgundy On Ice'
Hemerocallis
Carrot 'Navarre'
Daucus carota
Daylily 'Bushta'
Hemerocallis
Carrot 'New Red Intermediate'
Daucus carota
Daylily 'But U R Blanche'
Hemerocallis
Daylily 'Butterball Baby'
Hemerocallis
Polyanthus ''Dazzler Tagetes' (F1)'
Primula elatior
Daylily 'Butterfly Blush'
Hemerocallis
Daylily 'Butternutter'
Hemerocallis
Daylily 'Buz Sawyer'
Hemerocallis
Carrot 'Newmarket'
Daucus carota
Carrot 'Parano'
Daucus carota
Carrot 'Pulsor'
Daucus carota
Carrot 'Redca'
Daucus carota
Carrot 'Samurai Red'
Daucus carota
Daylily 'Velvet Elvis'
Hemerocallis
Carrot 'Sempra'
Daucus carota
Carrot 'Siroco'
Daucus carota
Carrot 'Soprano'
Daucus carota
Carrot 'Stella'
Daucus cepa
Carrot 'Topscore'
Daucus carota
Daylily 'Velvet Of Oz'
Hemerocallis
Daylily 'Venus At Sunrise'
Hemerocallis
Daylily 'Vertical Horizon'
Hemerocallis
Daylily 'Vice Versa'
Hemerocallis
Daylily 'Victor Harwood'
Hemerocallis
Uebelmannia
Uebelmannia pectinifera var. pseudopectinifera
Uebelmannia
Uebelmannia pectinifera var. multicostata
Uebelmannia
Uebelmannia pectinifera var. crebispina
Uebelmannia
Uebelmannia pectinifera subsp. flavispina
Uebelmannia
Uebelmannia pectinifera subsp. horrida
Weberbauerocereus
Weberbauerocereus churinensis
Weberbauerocereus
Weberbauerocereus cuzcoensis
Weberbauerocereus
Weberbauerocereus cuzcoensis var. tenuiarboreus

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Have a good day, and happy gardening!

Dave

 

And that's the way it was... December 19, 2006