The PlantFiles Newsletter

Covering the events of February 17, 2007, on which 123 members joined. 		PF Logo

Gardening Quote of the Day

"Nature is God's greatest evangelist. "

(Jonathan Edwards, American theologian, philosopher (born 10/5/1703))

The PlantFiles Photo of the Day

Jade Plant
Crassula ovata
By mountainman

PF Photo of the Day

Activity Report:

53 new plants were added to the database.
28 new descriptions were added.
15 new images were added.
814 new options were checked off.

Comments

Member Addition Description
nifty413 Positive CommentFlowering Cabbage, Ornamental Kale 'White Peacock'
(Brassica oleracea var. acephala)
RON_CONVOLVULACEAE Neutral Comment
(Merremia austinii)
Sugarcane52 Positive CommentHardy Sugar Cane
(Saccharum arundinaceum)
thistlesifter Positive CommentAloe
(Aloe gariepensis)
thistlesifter Positive Comment
(Aloe superfoliata)
BayAreaTropics Positive Comment
(Aloe superfoliata)
Cretaceous Positive CommentCoffee Fern, Coffee Cliffbrake
(Pellaea andromedifolia)
Cretaceous Positive CommentOstrich Fern, Garden Fern, Shuttlecock Fern
(Matteuccia struthiopteris)
Cretaceous Positive CommentBoston Fern, Sword Fern
(Nephrolepis exaltata)
Cretaceous Positive CommentGiant Scaly Tree Fern, Australian Tree Fern
(Cyathea cooperi)
Cretaceous Positive CommentMan Fern, Soft Tree Fern, Tasmanian Tree Fern, Wooly Tree Fern
(Dicksonia antarctica)
ixacor Positive CommentSweet Achimenes
(Achimenes dulcis)
Cretaceous Positive CommentLeatherleaf Fern, Leathery Shield-fern, Shield Hare's Foot
(Rumohra adiantiformis)
plantaholicsnursery Positive CommentSmall's Penstemon, Pink Beardtongue
(Penstemon smallii)
JoanJ Neutral CommentIntermediate Bearded Iris 'Shampoo'
(Iris )
Cretaceous Positive CommentDelta Maidenhair Fern
(Adiantum raddianum)
Cretaceous Positive CommentDelta Maidenhair Fern 'Pacific Maid'
(Adiantum raddianum)
Cretaceous Positive CommentHimalayan Maidenhair Fern, Evergreen Maidenhair Fern
(Adiantum venustum)
Cretaceous Positive CommentRough Horsetail, Scouring Rush, Winter Scouring Rush, Common Scouring Rush
(Equisetum hyemale)
epic1 Positive CommentFlorida Privet, Florida Swamp Privet
(Forestiera segregata)
dale_a_gardener Positive CommentDahlberg Daisy, Golden Fleece
(Thymophylla tenuiloba)
JodyC Neutral CommentSelf-Heal, Selfheal, Heal All
(Prunella vulgaris)
BayAreaTropics Positive CommentTillandsia
(Tillandsia xerographica)
grannymarsh Neutral Comment 'Boy Wonder'
(Iris )
grannymarsh Neutral Comment 'Gypsy Passion'
(Iris )
grannymarsh Neutral CommentTall Bearded Iris 'Ron'
(Iris )
grannymarsh Neutral CommentStandard Dwarf Bearded Iris 'Tantara'
(Iris )
grannymarsh Neutral CommentUnfurled Flag 'Unfurled Flag'
(Iris )

Images

Member Addition Description
bootandallImageEuropean Highbush Cranberry, Guelder Rose 'Notcutt's Variety'
(Viburnum opulus)
bootandallImageJapanese Snowball 'Xanthocarpum'
(Viburnum opulus)
bootandallImageScotch Briar, Burnet Rose, Wild Irish Rose
(Rosa spinosissima)
bootandallImageItalian Bugloss, Italian Alkanet, Summer Forget-Me-Not 'Dropmore'
(Anchusa azurea)
XenomorfImageDesert Spoon, Blue Sotol
(Dasylirion wheeleri)
XenomorfImageJumping Cholla, Hanging Chain Cholla, Chain Fruit Cholla, Cholla Brincadora, Velas de Coyote
(Cylindropuntia fulgida)
XenomorfImageJumping Cholla, Hanging Chain Cholla, Chain Fruit Cholla, Cholla Brincadora, Velas de Coyote
(Cylindropuntia fulgida)
XenomorfImageHaworthia 'Variegata'
(Haworthia cymbiformis)
XenomorfImage
(Hoodia juttae)
XenomorfImageGasteria 'Green Ice'
(X Gasteraloe )
kennedyhImageFloribunda Rose 'Fosters Melbourne Cup'
(Rosa )
kennedyhImageHybrid Tea Rose 'Happy Days'
(Rosa )
kennedyhImageRose 'Heidesommer'
(Rosa )
kennedyhImageFloribunda Rose 'Howard Florey'
(Rosa )
kennedyhImageFloribunda Rose 'Howard Florey'
(Rosa )

Plants Added Yesterday:

Plant
Hybrid Epiphyllum, Orchid Cactus, Epicactus 'London Moonlight'
Epiphyllum
Red Bird of Paradise, Dwarf Poinciana, Pride of Barbados, Peacock Flower, flamboyan-de-jardin, pink 'compton'
caesalpinia pulcherrima
Flowering Cabbage, Ornamental Kale 'White Peacock'
Brassica oleracea var. acephala
Tall Bearded Iris 'Chinese Whisper'
Iris
Border Bearded Iris 'Brain Child'
Iris
Umbrella plant
Schefflera taiwaniana
Giant Elephants ear
Colocasia formosana
'strotheri'
Eryngium affine
'costaricensis'
Bomarea affine
Hybrid Epiphyllum, Orchid Cactus, Epicactus 'Dora Paetz'
Epiphyllum
Hybrid Epiphyllum, Orchid Cactus, Epicactus 'Dr. K.'
Epiphyllum
Hybrid Epiphyllum, Orchid Cactus, Epicactus 'Dr. Rudi Dorsch'
Epiphyllum
Hybrid Epiphyllum, Orchid Cactus, Epicactus 'Edgar Paetz'
Epiphyllum
Hybrid Epiphyllum, Orchid Cactus, Epicactus 'Edi Paetz'
Epiphyllum
Hybrid Epiphyllum, Orchid Cactus, Epicactus 'Editha Paetz'
Epiphyllum
Hybrid Epiphyllum, Orchid Cactus, Epicactus 'Elfi Paetz'
Epiphyllum
Hybrid Epiphyllum, Orchid Cactus, Epicactus 'Elisabeth Paetz'
Epiphyllum
Hybrid Epiphyllum, Orchid Cactus, Epicactus 'Elke Paetz'
Epiphyllum
Hybrid Epiphyllum, Orchid Cactus, Epicactus 'Ellen Paetz'
Epiphyllum

Aloe superfoliata
Hybrid Epiphyllum, Orchid Cactus, Epicactus 'London Delight'
Epiphyllum
Hybrid Epiphyllum, Orchid Cactus, Epicactus 'London Desire'
Epiphyllum
Hybrid Epiphyllum, Orchid Cactus, Epicactus 'London Glamour'
Epiphyllum
Hybrid Epiphyllum, Orchid Cactus, Epicactus 'London Glory'
Epiphyllum
Hybrid Epiphyllum, Orchid Cactus, Epicactus 'London Lady'
Epiphyllum
Hybrid Epiphyllum, Orchid Cactus, Epicactus 'London Pageant'
Epiphyllum
Hybrid Epiphyllum, Orchid Cactus, Epicactus 'London Pearl'
Epiphyllum

Hanabusaya asiatica
Sneezeweed
Helenium Rubinzwerg
Sneezeweed, Helen's Flower 'Tiny Dancer'
Helenium flexuosum
Sneezeweed, Helen's Flower 'Rubinzwerg'
Helenium
Hosta, Funkia
Hosta ventricosa
Hosta, Funkia
Hosta lancifolia
Hosta, Funkia
Hosta yingeri
Japanese Holly 'Rotundifolia'
Ilex crenata
Chinese Sweetspire
Itea chinensis
Sweetspire 'Beppu'
Itea japonica
Sheep's Bit Scabious, Sheep Scabious 'Sky Blue'
Jasione laevis
Chinese Juniper 'Blue Vase'
Juniperus chinensis
Floribunda Rose 'Fosters Melbourne Cup'
Rosa
Hybrid Tea Rose 'Happy Days'
Rosa

Huntleya burtii
Drummond's Phlox, Annual Phlox 'Crème Brulée'
Phlox drummondii
Tall Bearded Iris 'Crystal Honey'
Iris
Tall Bearded Iris 'Mt. Sinai Aflame'
Iris
Border Bearded Iris 'Sheba's Flame'
Iris
Tall Bearded Iris 'Delgara'
Iris
Standard Dwarf Bearded Iris 'Mambo'
Iris
Intermediate Bearded Iris 'Rumble'
Iris
Intermediate Bearded Iris 'Tickle The Ivories'
Iris
'Boy Wonder'
Iris
'Gypsy Passion'
Iris
Unfurled Flag 'Unfurled Flag'
Iris

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Have a good day, and happy gardening!

Dave

 

And that's the way it was... February 17, 2007