The PlantFiles Newsletter

Covering the events of December 26, 2006, on which 82 members joined. 		PF Logo

Gardening Quote of the Day

"I value my garden more for being full [of] blackbirds than of cherries, and very frankly give them fruit for their songs."

(Joseph Addison, 18th century English essayist, poet, statesman)

The PlantFiles Photo of the Day

Pastel Flower
Pseuderanthemum variabile
By jnana

PF Photo of the Day

Activity Report:

48 new plants were added to the database.
42 new descriptions were added.
41 new images were added.
679 new options were checked off.

Comments

Member Addition Description
palmbob Neutral CommentAloe 'Blue Elf'
(Aloe )
palmbob Positive CommentAloe 'Rooikappie'
(Aloe )
jmorth Positive CommentGloriosa Lily, Glory Lily 'Rothschildiana'
(Gloriosa superba)
palmbob Positive CommentEuphorbia 'William Denton'
(Euphorbia )
palmbob Positive CommentEuphorbia
(Euphorbia officinarum)
palmbob Positive CommentEuphorbia
(Euphorbia stapfii)
Kell Positive CommentMandarin, Mandarin orange 'Page Mandarin'
(Citrus reticulata)
Rainbowman18 Negative CommentGlobe Amaranth, Gomphrena
(Gomphrena globosa)
Rainbowman18 Positive CommentCuban Buttercup, White Turnera
(Turnera trioniflora)
Rainbowman18 Positive CommentWeber Blue Agave, Agave Azul
(Agave tequilana)
Rainbowman18 Positive CommentPeace Lily
(Spathiphyllum wallisii)
bramblewoude Neutral CommentResurrection Plant, Rose of Jericho
(Selaginella lepidophylla)
Xenomorf Neutral CommentLongleaf Jointfir
(Ephedra trifurca)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentGourd, Bottle 'Alok'
(Lagenaria siceraria)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentGourd, Bottle 'Bhim'
(Lagenaria siceraria)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentBitter Gourd, Bitter Melon 'Gori'
(Momordica charantia)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentBitter Gourd, Bitter Melon 'Jawahar'
(Momordica charantia)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentGourd, Tinda 'Jaya'
(Citrullus vulgaris)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentEggplant 'Hari'
(Solanum melongena var. esculentum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentEggplant 'Ratna'
(Solanum melongena var. esculentum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentEggplant 'Rhim Jhim'
(Solanum melongena var. esculentum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentEggplant 'Shyamala'
(Solanum melongena var. esculentum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentOkra 'Chanchal'
(Abelmoschus esculentus)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentOkra 'Komal'
(Abelmoschus esculentus)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentOkra 'Nirmal'
(Abelmoschus esculentus)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentAmaranth, Edible (Yin Tsai, Chinese Spinach) 'Pallavi'
(Amaranthus )
Farmerdill Neutral CommentAmaranth, Edible (Yin Tsai, Chinese Spinach) 'Calaloo'
(Amaranthus viridis)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentAmaranth, Edible (Yin Tsai, Chinese Spinach) 'Totakoora'
(Amaranthus viridis)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentAmaranth, Edible (Yin Tsai, Chinese Spinach) 'Amar'
(Amaranthus viridis)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentAmaranth, Edible (Yin Tsai, Chinese Spinach) 'Lalit'
(Amaranthus viridis)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentPurslane 'Gangiaval Koora'
(Portulaca olaracea)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentFlorida Cranberry, Roselle
(Hibiscus sabdariffa var. rubra)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentSpinach 'Sagar'
(Spinacia oleracea)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentCucumber 'Kakdi'
(Cucumis melo var. flexuosus)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentCucumber 'Dosakkai'
(Cucumis melo)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentCucumber 'Himangi.'
(Cucumis sativus)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentCauliflower 'Meghana'
(Brassica oleracea var. botrytis)
pforrester Positive CommentBur Marigold, Apache Beggarticks
(Bidens ferulifolia)
RickardE Positive CommentTomato 'White Beauty'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
goshawk62 Positive CommentTomato 'Arkansas Traveler'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
thistlesifter Positive CommentAloe
(Aloe ellenbeckii)
thistlesifter Positive CommentAloe
(Aloe cilaris var. tidmarshii)

Images

Member Addition Description
kniphofiaImageAmaryllis 'Faro'
(Hippeastrum )
gordoImageAmaryllis 'Apricot Beauty'
(Hippeastrum )
TntiggerImageTall Bearded Iris 'Outrageous Fortune'
(Iris )
TntiggerImageTall Bearded Iris 'Quite the Same'
(Iris )
ALTER_EGOImageAloe
(Aloe ferox)
KellImageEuphorbia 'White Ghost'
(Euphorbia lactea)
nifty413ImageGreek Yarrow 'Anthea'
(Achillea taygetea)
nifty413ImageEuphorbia, Spurge 'Faded Jeans'
(Euphorbia pithyusa)
KellImage
(Piper crocatum)
ALTER_EGOImageAloe
(Aloe elegans)
JamesCOImageHairy Balls, Giant Swan Plant, Giant Swan Milkweed
(Asclepias physocarpus)
JamesCOImageStriped Chinese Ground Orchid 'Variegata'
(Bletilla striata)
ocimum_nateImagePoinsettia 'Silverstar Red'
(Euphorbia pulcherrima)
ocimum_nateImageMoso Bamboo
(Phyllostachys heterocycla var. pubescens)
jmorthImageGloriosa Lily, Glory Lily 'Rothschildiana'
(Gloriosa superba)
cactus_loverImageFerocactus
(Ferocactus chrysacanthus)
Rainbowman18ImageGlobe Amaranth, Gomphrena
(Gomphrena globosa)
Rainbowman18ImagePeace Lily
(Spathiphyllum wallisii)
XenomorfImageLongleaf Jointfir
(Ephedra trifurca)
XenomorfImageLongleaf Jointfir
(Ephedra trifurca)
XenomorfImageLongleaf Jointfir
(Ephedra trifurca)
XenomorfImageLongleaf Jointfir
(Ephedra trifurca)
XenomorfImageHaworthia
(Haworthia floribunda)
XenomorfImageHaworthia
(Haworthia emelyae var. major)
revlarImageBlack Bamboo
(Phyllostachys nigra)
revlarImageBlack Bamboo
(Phyllostachys nigra)
kennedyhImageEuropean Searocket
(Cakile maritima)
kennedyhImageEuropean Searocket
(Cakile maritima)
kennedyhImageEuropean Searocket
(Cakile maritima)
kennedyhImageAnnual Wallrocket
(Diplotaxis muralis)
kennedyhImageAnnual Wallrocket
(Diplotaxis muralis)
kniphofiaImageAmaryllis 'Pink Accent'
(Hippeastrum )
jawadkundiImageBismarck Palm, Bismark Palm
(Bismarckia nobilis)
olddudeImageArikury Palm
(Syagrus schizophylla)
vcb1ImageMarnier's Kalanchoe
(Bryophyllum marnierianum)
vcb1ImageMarnier's Kalanchoe
(Bryophyllum marnierianum)
jamie68ImageEnglish Rose, Austin Rose 'John Clare'
(Rosa )
WandasflowersImageIntermediate Bearded Iris 'Peachy Face'
(Iris )
WandasflowersImageTall Bearded Iris 'Pheasant Feathers'
(Iris )
thistlesifterImageAloe
(Aloe ellenbeckii)
thistlesifterImageAloe
(Aloe cilaris var. tidmarshii)

Plants Added Yesterday:

Plant
Daylily 'Betty Anthony'
Hemerocallis
Daylily 'Bettina Witte'
Hemerocallis
Eggplant 'Rhim Jhim'
Solanum melongena var. esculentum
Amaranth, Edible (Yin Tsai, Chinese Spinach) 'Pallavi'
Amaranthus
Daylily 'Betty Burnett'
Hemerocallis
Okra 'Chanchal'
Abelmoschus esculentus
Eggplant 'Shyamala'
Solanum melongena var. esculentum
Okra 'Nirmal'
Abelmoschus esculentus
Okra 'Komal'
Abelmoschus esculentus
Daylily 'Better Than Gold'
Hemerocallis
Mandarin, Mandarin orange 'Page Mandarin'
Citrus reticulata
Daylily 'Belated Greetings'
Hemerocallis
Daylily 'Belgium Ancestor'
Hemerocallis
Daylily 'Bella Fantasia'
Hemerocallis
Daylily 'Bella's Beauty'
Hemerocallis
Daylily 'Bella's Brightness'
Hemerocallis
Daylily 'Belle Isle Lady'
Hemerocallis
Daylily 'Berlin Creme Ball'
Hemerocallis
Daylily 'Berliner Rubin'
Hemerocallis
Daylily 'Bermuda'
Hemerocallis
Gourd, Bottle 'http://www.smallfruits.org/Muscadines/production/MuscadineGro/sec19.htm'
Lagenaria siceraria
Gourd, Bottle 'Alok'
Lagenaria siceraria
Daylily 'Berry Cobbler Magic'
Hemerocallis
Gourd, Bottle 'Bhim'
Lagenaria siceraria
Daylily 'Bert's Choice'
Hemerocallis
Daylily 'Beside Still Waters'
Hemerocallis
Daylily 'Beth Belton'
Hemerocallis
Daylily 'Betsie River Julia's Eyes'
Hemerocallis
Bitter Gourd, Bitter Melon 'Gori'
Momordica charantia
Bitter Gourd, Bitter Melon 'Jawahar'
Momordica charantia
Daylily 'Betsie River Susan Joy'
Hemerocallis
Daylily 'Betsie River Velma's Love'
Hemerocallis
Gourd, Tinda 'Jaya'
Citrullus vulgaris
Eggplant 'Hari'
Solanum melongena var. esculentum
Eggplant 'Ratna'
Solanum melongena var. esculentum
Amaranth, Edible (Yin Tsai, Chinese Spinach) 'Calaloo'
Amaranthus viridis
Amaranth, Edible (Yin Tsai, Chinese Spinach) 'Totakoora'
Amaranthus viridis
Amaryllis 'Pink Accent'
Hippeastrum
Amaranth, Edible (Yin Tsai, Chinese Spinach) 'Amar'
Amaranthus viridis
Amaranth, Edible (Yin Tsai, Chinese Spinach) 'Lalit'
Amaranthus viridis
Purslane 'Gangiaval Koora'
Portulaca olaracea
Spinach 'Sagar'
Spinacia oleracea
Japanese Morning Glory 'Akatsuki No Yuki'
Ipomoea Nil
Cucumber 'Kakdi'
Cucumis melo var. flexuosus
Cucumber 'Dosakkai'
Cucumis melo
Cucumber 'Himangi.'
Cucumis sativus
Cauliflower 'Meghana'
Brassica oleracea var. botrytis

Aloe antandroi

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Dave

 

And that's the way it was... December 26, 2006