The PlantFiles Newsletter

Covering the events of January 16, 2007, on which 111 members joined.
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Gardening Quote of the Day

"What can you make from baked beans and onions? Tear gas "

(Unknown)

The PlantFiles Photo of the Day

Windowleaf, Ceriman, Split-leaf Philodendron, Mexican Breadfruit
Monstera deliciosa
By zameluzza

PF Photo of the Day

Activity Report:

45 new plants were added to the database.
18 new descriptions were added.
86 new images were added.
528 new options were checked off.

Comments

Member Addition Description
jasminoides Neutral CommentPotato Vine
(Solanum jasminoides)
Epiguy Positive CommentObedient Plant, False Dragonhead 'Miss Manners'
(Physostegia virginiana)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentSpinach, Oriental 'Summer Delight'
(Spinacia oleracea)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentSpinach, Oriental 'India Spinach Beet'
(Spinacia oleracea)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentGourd, Snake; Chinese Cucumber 'Long EX'
(Trichosanthes cucumerina)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentGourd, Snake; Chinese Cucumber 'India Short'
(Trichosanthes cucumerina)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentGourd, Snake; Chinese Cucumber 'Extra Long Dancer'
(Trichosanthes cucumerina)
YuccaShawn Positive CommentBeaked Yucca
(Yucca rostrata)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentGourd, Snake; Chinese Cucumber 'Snaky'
(Trichosanthes cucumerina)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentGourd, Snake; Chinese Cucumber 'White Glory'
(Trichosanthes cucumerina)
YuccaShawn Positive CommentThompson's Yucca, Beaked Yucca
(Yucca thompsoniana)
Violet_Treasure Positive Comment 'Magilla Vanilla'
(Perilla )
Stuber Positive CommentEuphorbia
(Euphorbia platyclada)
FoxtailFavPalm Positive CommentFoxtail Palm
(Wodyetia bifurcata)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentYu Choy, Edible Rape, Green Choy Sum 'Yu Choy, 50 Days'
(Brassica rapa var parachinensis)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentYu Choy, Edible Rape, Green Choy Sum 'Yu Choy, 60 Days'
(Brassica rapa var parachinensis)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentYu Choy, Edible Rape, Green Choy Sum 'YU Choy, 70 Days'
(Brassica rapa var parachinensis)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentYu Choy, Edible Rape, Green Choy Sum 'Yu Choy, 80 Days'
(Brassica rapa var parachinensis)

Images

Member Addition Description
TntiggerImageTall Bearded Iris 'Starship'
(Iris )
begoniacraziiImage
(Haworthia rigida)
Melissa_OhioImageDaylily 'Horatio Alger'
(Hemerocallis )
Melissa_OhioImageDaylily 'Lavender Crinkles'
(Hemerocallis )
ALTER_EGOImageAloe
(Aloe peglerae)
delvalcarolImageTall Bearded Iris 'Charged Up'
(Iris )
diehrdsouthrnrImageSouthern Magnolia
(Magnolia grandiflora)
JamesCOImageFormosa Lily 'Snow Queen'
(Lilium )
JamesCOImageWaterlily Tulip 'Stresa'
(Tulipa kaufmanniana)
delvalcarolImageTall Bearded Iris 'Joan's Pleasure'
(Iris )
bsharfImageAmaryllis 'Exotica'
(Hippeastrum )
bsharfImageAmaryllis 'Pamela'
(Hippeastrum )
begoniacraziiImageBird Catcher Tree
(Pisonia brunoniana 'Variegata')
ALTER_EGOImageBushman's River Cycad
(Encephalartos altensteinii)
nifty413ImagePansy 'Ultima Radiance Red'
(Viola x wittrockiana)
JaimitoImageChilean Wine Palm
(Jubaea chilensis)
JaimitoImagePeumo
(Cryptocarya alba)
UrsulaImageBlue Nasturtium
(Tropaeolum azureum)
WandasflowersImageIntermediate Bearded Iris 'Radiant Burst'
(Iris )
WandasflowersImageTall Bearded Iris 'Rhages'
(Iris )
SofonisbaImageRebutia
(Rebutia perplexa)
jawadkundiImageWater Spider Lily, Carolina Spiderlily
(Hymenocallis caroliniana)
jawadkundiImageSwamp Lily, açucena-do-brejo
(Crinum erubescens)
gordoImageAmaryllis 'Striped Panther'
(Hippeastrum )
gordoImageAmaryllis 'Pizzazz'
(Hippeastrum )
Sherlock221ImageRed Maple, Scarlet Maple 'Red Sunset'
(Acer rubrum)
Sherlock221ImageDaylily 'Bonanza'
(Hemerocallis )
mellielongImageNeoregelia 'Kahala Dawn'
(Neoregelia )
mellielongImageBromeliad 'Royal Burgundy'
(Neoregelia )
kniphofiaImagePregnant Onion
(Ornithogalum longibracteatum)
thistlesifterImageVumba Aloe
(Aloe swynnertonii)
thistlesifterImageAloe
(Aloe conifera)
aries44ImageTomato 'Earl of Edgecombe'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
lkz5iaImageHybrid Willow 'Burgess'
(Salix )
txgimgimImageTall Bearded Iris 'Bathsheba Comes'
(Iris )
txgimgimImageTall Bearded Iris 'Burgundy Brown'
(Iris )
lkz5iaImageNorthern Catalpa, Western Catalpa, Western Catawba, Indian Cigar Tree, Fish-Bait Tree
(Catalpa speciosa)
ViburnumValleyImageArrowwood 'Tecumseh™'
(Viburnum dentatum)
ViburnumValleyImageArrowwood 'Tonawanda™'
(Viburnum dentatum)
boojumImageAmaryllis 'Emerald'
(Hippeastrum )
diehrdsouthrnrImageCabbage Palm, Sabal Palm, Carolina Palmetto
(Sabal palmetto)
RWhizImageRhipsalis
(Rhipsalis elliptica)
pongsakImageBartlettina
(Bartlettina sordida)
pongsakImageBartlettina
(Bartlettina sordida)
SnowroseImageMoth Orchid 'Sogo Pearl'
(Phalaenopsis )
SnowroseImageCape Primrose 'Iced Canadian Sunset'
(Streptocarpus )
Todd_BolandImageLifesaver Plant
(Huernia zebrina)
Todd_BolandImageHuernia
(Huernia keniensis)
Todd_BolandImage
(Huernia lenewtonii)
Todd_BolandImageStarfish Cactus, Toad Cactus
(Orbea variegata)
Todd_BolandImageEuphorbia
(Euphorbia valida)
Todd_BolandImageKei Lily
(Cyrtanthus sanguineus)
Todd_BolandImageCymbidium Mimi 'Lucifer'
(Cymbidium Mimi)
Todd_BolandImageCymbidium Minette 'Green Queen'
(Cymbidium Minette)
Todd_BolandImageNun's Orchid, Nun's Cap Orchid
(Phaius tankervilliae)
Todd_BolandImageLaelia Canariensis
(Laelia Canariensis)
Todd_BolandImageLaelia
(Laelia anceps)
Todd_BolandImagePaphiopedilum Black Thorpe 'Aridine'
(Paphiopedilum Black Thorpe)
Todd_BolandImageDendrobium Fran's Gem 'Green Jade'
(Dendrobium Fran's Gem)
Todd_BolandImageDendrobium Frosty Pearl
(Dendrobium Frosty Pearl)
Todd_BolandImageDendrobium Montrose
(Dendrobium Montrose)
Todd_BolandImageCymbidium Telstar 'Elmdale'
(Cymbidium Telstar)
pford1854ImageLeatherleaf Mahonia, Beale's Barberry
(Mahonia bealei)
XenomorfImagePalmer's Indian Mallow, Superstition Mallow
(Abutilon palmeri)
XenomorfImagePalmer's Indian Mallow, Superstition Mallow
(Abutilon palmeri)
XenomorfImageWinter Squash 'Sweet Mama'
(Cucurbita maxima)
XenomorfImageWinter Squash 'Sweet Mama'
(Cucurbita maxima)
XenomorfImageEuphorbia
(Euphorbia decepta)
XenomorfImageEuphorbia
(Euphorbia capsaintemariensis)
ahmedegyptImageYellow Bells, Yellow Trumpet Flower
(Tecoma stans var. angustata)
ahmedegyptImageCrozier Cycas, Fern Cycas, Fern Palm, Palm-leaved Cycas, Queen Sago, Sago Palm
(Cycas circinalis)
aries44ImageTomato 'Bulgarian #7'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
KathleenImageSwamp Rose
(Rosa palustris)
KathleenImageSwamp Rose
(Rosa palustris)
TntiggerImageTall Bearded Iris 'Perfection'
(Iris )
kennedyhImageSlender Rice-flower
(Pimelea linifolia)
kennedyhImageSlender Rice-flower
(Pimelea linifolia)
mgarrImageShieldleaf Roger's Flower
(Astilboides tabularis)
kennedyhImageSlender Rice-flower
(Pimelea linifolia)
RWhizImageAloe
(Aloe ferox)
SW_gardenerImageNew Zealand Hair Sedge 'Bronze'
(Carex comans)
SW_gardenerImageDwarf Banana 'Super Dwarf Cavendish'
(Musa acuminata)
kennedyhImageMallee Rice-flower
(Pimelea microcephala)
kennedyhImageMallee Rice-flower
(Pimelea microcephala)
UrsulaImageSpiny Holdback, Tara
(Caesalpinia spinosa)
CarkeekfishImageWitch Hazel 'Arnold Promise'
(Hamamelis x intermedia)

Plants Added Yesterday:

Plant
Mandevilla, Dipladenia 'Sun Parasol Pink'
Mandevilla
Mandevilla, Dipladenia 'Sun Parasol White'
Mandevilla
Daylily 'Margin of Difference'
Hemerocallis
Daylily 'Margin Of Error'
Hemerocallis
Daylily 'Marginella'
Hemerocallis
Daylily 'Margot'
Hemerocallis

Huernia lenewtonii
Cymbidium Mimi 'Lucifer'
Cymbidium Mimi
Cymbidium Minette 'Green Queen'
Cymbidium Minette
Laelia Canariensis
Laelia Canariensis
Paphiopedilum Black Thorpe 'Aridine'
Paphiopedilum Black Thorpe
Dendrobium Fran's Gem 'Green Jade'
Dendrobium Fran's Gem
Dendrobium Frosty Pearl
Dendrobium Frosty Pearl
Dendrobium Montrose
Dendrobium Montrose
Cymbidium Telstar 'Elmdale'
Cymbidium Telstar
Mammillaria 'Un Pico'
Mammillaria spinosissima
Mammillaria 'Pico'
Mammillaria polythele
Pasqueflower, Prairie Crocus
Anemone patens var. multifida
Green Needlegrass, Green Panic Grass, Green Speargrass
Stipa viridula
Sweet Pea 'Mammoth Choice Mid Blue'
Lathyrus
Spinach, Oriental 'Summer Delight'
Spinacia oleracea
Spinach, Oriental 'India Spinach Beet'
Spinacia oleracea
Gourd, Snake; Chinese Cucumber 'Long EX'
Trichosanthes cucumerina
Gourd, Snake; Chinese Cucumber 'India Short'
Trichosanthes cucumerina
Gourd, Snake; Chinese Cucumber 'Extra Long Dancer'
Trichosanthes cucumerina
Spec 'Z Z Zanzibar'
Iris
Gourd, Snake; Chinese Cucumber 'Snaky'
Trichosanthes cucumerina
Gourd, Snake; Chinese Cucumber 'White Glory'
Trichosanthes cucumerina
Miniature Dwarf 'Brownie Boy'
Iris
Slender Rice-flower
Pimelea linifolia
Mallee Rice-flower
Pimelea microcephala
Iris 'Mini Might'
Iris
Iris 'Linda Lou'
Iris
Mammillaria
Mammillaria albicans f. slevinii
Tall Bearded Iris 'Ambrosia Fool'
Iris
Mammillaria
Mammillaria albilanata var. fuauxiana
Tall Bearded Iris 'Ambrosia Dessert'
Iris
Yu Choy, Edible Rape, Green Choy Sum 'Yu Choy, 50 Days'
Brassica rapa var parachinensis
Yu Choy, Edible Rape, Green Choy Sum 'Yu Choy, 60 Days'
Brassica rapa var parachinensis
Yu Choy, Edible Rape, Green Choy Sum 'YU Choy, 70 Days'
Brassica rapa var parachinensis
Moonflower, Moonvine 'Giant White (Burpee)'
Calonyction
Yu Choy, Edible Rape, Green Choy Sum 'Yu Choy, 80 Days'
Brassica rapa var parachinensis
Moss Rose 'Sundial Peach Hybrid'
Portulaca grandiflora
Mammillaria
Mammillaria baumii var. radiaissima

Aloe chabaudii var. flammea

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Dave

 

And that's the way it was... January 16, 2007