The PlantFiles Newsletter

Covering the events of January 11, 2007, on which 118 members joined.
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Gardening Quote of the Day

"The parsnip, children, I repeat, Is simply an anemic beet. Some people call the parsnip edible; Myself, I find this claim incredible. "

(Ogden Nash, "The Parsnip (1942))

The PlantFiles Photo of the Day

Crape Myrtle, Crepe Myrtle
Lagerstroemia indica
By MG

PF Photo of the Day

Activity Report:

10 new plants were added to the database.
11 new descriptions were added.
33 new images were added.
94 new options were checked off.

Comments

Member Addition Description
claypa Neutral CommentPurple Holly
(Ilex purpurea)
claypa Neutral CommentTobacco
(Nicotiana tabacum)
rubygloomrox Positive CommentVariegated Double Impatiens 'Pink Ice'
(Impatiens )
jawadkundi Positive CommentMilk and Wine Lily
(Crinum zeylanicum)
bdosmike Positive CommentLucky Bamboo 'Deremensis Group'
(Dracaena fragrans)
jawadkundi Positive CommentBismarck Palm, Bismark Palm
(Bismarckia nobilis)
jawadkundi Positive CommentSwamp Lily, açucena-do-brejo
(Crinum erubescens)
stargazer24 Neutral CommentPurple Velvet Plant, Purple Passion Vine
(Gynura sarmentosa)
hesi Positive CommentBird of Paradise, Crane Flower
(Strelitzia reginae)
threegardeners Negative CommentObedient Plant, False Dragonhead 'Bouquet Rose'
(Physostegia virginiana)
JamesCO Neutral CommentLate, Large-Flowered Clematis 'Tie Dye'
(Clematis )

Images

Member Addition Description
TntiggerImageTall Bearded Iris 'Swazi Princess'
(Iris )
begoniacraziiImageAfrican Violet 'Raspberry Crisp'
(Saintpaulia )
Melissa_OhioImageDaylily 'Groovy Chick'
(Hemerocallis )
ALTER_EGOImageSpider Aloe
(Aloe humilis)
diehrdsouthrnrImageLive Oak
(Quercus virginiana)
JamesCOImageSpotted-leaved White Arum, White Spotted Calla Lily
(Zantedeschia albomaculata)
delvalcarolImageTall Bearded Iris 'Alcazar'
(Iris )
bsharfImageAmaryllis 'Pink Star'
(Hippeastrum )
rootsnrhizomesImageDaylily 'Boagie'
(Hemerocallis )
nifty413ImagePansy 'Panola Violet Picotee'
(Viola )
vlmastraImageCommon Periwinkle, Creeping Myrtle, Flower-of-Death
(Vinca minor)
JaimitoImagePeumo
(Cryptocarya alba)
ShadyfolksImageJapanese Shield Fern, Autumn Fern 'Brilliance'
(Dryopteris erythrosora)
KiepersolImageFireball 'Katharinae'
(Scadoxus multiflorus)
mrs_collaImageAngel Trumpet, Angel's Trumpet 'Charles Grimaldi'
(Brugmansia )
UrsulaImageNasturtium
(Tropaeolum lepidum)
shannon71ImageFlaming Katy, Christmas Kalanchoe 'Calandiva Dark Pink'
(Kalanchoe blossfeldiana)
WandasflowersImageTall Bearded Iris 'Rose Garland'
(Iris )
SofonisbaImagePeperomia 'Jayde'
(Peperomia )
LilyofavonhillImageOrange Daylily, Tawny Daylily, Tiger Lily, Ditch Lily
(Hemerocallis fulva)
KellImagePaphiopedilum 'Supersuk "Eureka" AM/AOS x Raisin Pie "Hsinying"'
(Paphiopedilum )
XenomorfImageMealy Cup Sage
(Salvia farinacea)
XenomorfImageMealy Cup Sage
(Salvia farinacea)
XenomorfImageMealy Cup Sage
(Salvia farinacea)
XenomorfImageEuphorbia
(Euphorbia gymnocalycioides)
XenomorfImageEuphorbia
(Euphorbia milii var. roseana)
XenomorfImageEuphorbia
(Euphorbia tulearensis)
palmbobImage
(Aloe bellatula X sinkatana)
kennedyhImageMeadow Sweet, Aranon's Beard, Queen of the Meadow
(Spiraea salicifolia)
kennedyhImagePink Rice Flower
(Pimelea ferruginea)
kennedyhImageCommon Rice-flower
(Pimelea humilis)
kennedyhImageCommon Rice-flower
(Pimelea humilis)
kennedyhImageCommon Rice-flower
(Pimelea humilis)

Plants Added Yesterday:

Plant
Purple Holly
Ilex purpurea
Paphiopedilum 'Supersuk "Eureka" AM/AOS x Raisin Pie "Hsinying"'
Paphiopedilum

Aloe bellatula X sinkatana
Common Rice-flower
Pimelea humilis
Pseudoacanthocereus
Pseudoacanthocereus brasiliensis
Pseudoacanthocereus
Pseudoacanthocereus sicariguensis
Rauhocereus
Rauhocereus jaenensis
Rauhocereus
Rauhocereus riosaniensis
prairie spiderwort 'scopulorum'
tradescantia occidentalis
Samaipaticereus
Samaipaticereus corroanus

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Have a good day, and happy gardening!

Dave

 

And that's the way it was... January 11, 2007