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Covering the events of September 18, 2007, on which 204 members joined. 		PF Logo

Gardening Quote of the Day

"...Cultivate poverty like a garden herb, like sage. Do not trouble yourself much to get new things, whether clothes or friends. Things do not change, we change. Sell your clothes and keep your thoughts."

(Henry David Thoreau, American author)

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Activity Report:

115 new plants were added to the database.
23 new descriptions were added.
112 new images were added.
1080 new options were checked off.

Comments

Member Addition Description
BayAreaTropics Positive CommentAgapetes
(Agapetes serpens)
Suepurrvey Positive CommentHot Pepper 'Habanero'
(Capsicum chinense)
palmbob Positive CommentBaby's Toes
(Fenestraria rhopalophylla)
palmbob Neutral Comment
(Butia purpurascens)
palmbob Positive CommentBush Lily, Clivia Lily, St. John's Lily, Boslelie, Fire Lily 'Variegata'
(Clivia miniata)
palmbob Positive Comment
(Euphorbia multiceps)
annsrose Neutral CommentMandevilla, Dipladenia 'Red Riding Hood'
(Mandevilla splendens)
jmcdon7 Positive CommentDawn Redwood
(Metasequoia glyptostroboides)
BlackDogKurt Neutral CommentBigflower Coreopsis, Largeflowered Tickseed, Tickseed Coreopsis 'Domino'
(Coreopsis grandiflora)
BlackDogKurt Positive CommentHydrangea 'Red 'N Pretty'
(Hydrangea macrophylla)
BlackDogKurt Positive CommentButterfly Bush, Summer Lilac, Orange-eye Butterfly Bush 'Black Knight'
(Buddleja davidii)
BlackDogKurt Positive CommentFalse Sunflower, Rough Heliopsis, Orange Sunflower, Ox-Eye 'Summer Sun'
(Heliopsis helianthoides var. scabra)
BlackDogKurt Neutral CommentPincushion Flower 'Butterfly Blue'
(Scabiosa columbaria)
BlackDogKurt Positive CommentGreek Yarrow 'Moonshine'
(Achillea )
giancarlo Positive Comment 'narrow leaf'
(Philodendron stenolobum)
BlackDogKurt Positive CommentPurple Coneflower 'Magnus'
(Echinacea purpurea)
BlackDogKurt Negative CommentShasta Daisy 'Snowcap'
(Leucanthemum x superbum)
BlackDogKurt Positive CommentDaylily 'Stella De Oro'
(Hemerocallis )
BlackDogKurt Neutral CommentBlack-Eyed Susan, Orange Coneflower 'Goldsturm'
(Rudbeckia fulgida)
eaglemaster Negative CommentPorcelain Berry Vine, Amur Peppervine
(Ampelopsis brevipedunculata)
Suze_ Neutral CommentTomato 'Schimmeig Striped Hollow'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
mystic Neutral CommentFormal Decorative Dahlia 'Edinburgh'
(Dahlia )
Suze_ Neutral CommentTomato 'Green Sausage'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)

Images

Member Addition Description
kennedyhImageFan Grevillea
(Grevillea ramosissima)
philomelImage
(Merendera pyrenaica)
TamiMcNallyImageFlowering Fern, Royal Fern
(Osmunda regalis)
GingerGaiaImageOrange-flowered Variegated Canna Lily 'Pretoria'
(Canna americanallis var. variegata)
clinsleyImageYarrow, Milfoil, Staunchweed, Sanguinary, Thousandleaf, Soldier's Woundwort 'Summer Berries'
(Achillea millefolium)
clinsleyImageYarrow, Milfoil, Staunchweed, Sanguinary, Thousandleaf, Soldier's Woundwort 'Summer Berries'
(Achillea millefolium)
mgarrImageNodding Ladies' Tresses
(Spiranthes cernua)
mgarrImageBoehmeria
(Boehmeria biloba)
mrs_collaImageBloodflower, Swallow-wort, Butterfly Weed, Mexican Milkweed, Scarlet Milkweed
(Asclepias curassavica)
mrs_collaImageBloodflower, Swallow-wort, Butterfly Weed, Mexican Milkweed, Scarlet Milkweed
(Asclepias curassavica)
mrs_collaImageBloodflower, Swallow-wort, Butterfly Weed, Mexican Milkweed, Scarlet Milkweed
(Asclepias curassavica)
mrs_collaImageAngel Trumpet, Angel's Trumpet 'Charles Grimaldi'
(Brugmansia )
mrs_collaImageAngel Trumpet, Angel's Trumpet 'Charles Grimaldi'
(Brugmansia )
mrs_collaImageVariegated Calamondin Orange, Panama Orange 'Variegata'
(X Citrofortunella mitis)
mrs_collaImageButterfly Bush 'Honeycomb'
(Buddleja x weyeriana)
mrs_collaImageEnglish Hawthorn, Smooth Hawthorn, Midland Thorn 'Paul's Scarlet'
(Crataegus laevigata)
DaylilySLPImageDaylily 'Black Eyed Susan'
(Hemerocallis )
DaylilySLPImageDaylily 'Chosen Love'
(Hemerocallis )
DaylilySLPImageDaylily 'Cleo'
(Hemerocallis )
DaylilySLPImageDaylily 'Condilla'
(Hemerocallis )
DaylilySLPImageDaylily 'Flutterbye'
(Hemerocallis )
DaylilySLPImageDaylily 'Glendevon'
(Hemerocallis )
DaylilySLPImageDaylily 'Mary's Gold'
(Hemerocallis )
DaylilySLPImageDaylily 'Mystical Rainbow'
(Hemerocallis )
bmullerImageAfrican Daisy
(Arctotis stoechadifolia)
bmullerImageAfrican Daisy
(Arctotis stoechadifolia)
bmullerImageNasturtium, Mastuerzo (Spanish)
(Tropaeolum majus)
GardenGuyKinImageGlobe Artichoke
(Cynara scolymus)
bmullerImageBlue Anise Sage, Brazilian Sage
(Salvia guaranitica)
bmullerImageEnglish Rose, Austin Rose 'Jude the Obscure'
(Rosa )
bmullerImagePitcher Sage, Wild Blue Sage
(Salvia azurea)
bmullerImageHummingbird Sage, Texas Sage, Scarlet Sage 'Coral Nymph'
(Salvia coccinea)
bmullerImageHummingbird Sage, Texas Sage, Scarlet Sage 'Coral Nymph'
(Salvia coccinea)
M_BondImageStinking Gladwyn, Stinking Iris 'Fructo Albo'
(Iris foetidissima)
TammyLouImageTropical Hibiscus 'Tammy Lou'
(Hibiscus rosa-sinensis)
palmbobImageAgave
(Agave parviflora)
palmbobImageGiant Tree Aloe
(Aloe barberae)
palmbobImageAloe
(Aloe juvenna)
joannacayImageTall Bearded Iris 'Babbling Brook'
(Iris )
palmbobImageAloe
(Aloe pendens)
joannacayImageTall Bearded Iris 'Babbling Brook'
(Iris )
palmbobImageLiving Rock, Living Stone Cactus, False Peyote, Star Rock, Chaute, Chautle, Peyote Cimarron, Sunami
(Ariocarpus fissuratus)
joannacayImageTall Bearded Iris 'Babbling Brook'
(Iris )
joannacayImageTall Bearded Iris 'Babbling Brook'
(Iris )
palmbobImageBaby's Toes
(Fenestraria rhopalophylla)
palmbobImageBishop's Miter, Bishop's Cap, Mitra, Bonete de Obispo
(Astrophytum myriostigma var. nudum)
palmbobImage
(Butia purpurascens)
palmbobImageAndean Wax Palm, Quindio Wax Palm
(Ceroxylon quindiuense)
palmbobImageGolden Rat Tail
(Cleistocactus winteri)
palmbobImageBush Lily, Clivia Lily, St. John's Lily, Boslelie, Fire Lily 'Variegata'
(Clivia miniata)
palmbobImageBromeliad
(Deuterocohnia brevifolia)
palmbobImageBromeliad
(Deuterocohnia brevifolia)
palmbobImageCycad
(Dioon tomasellii)
palmbobImageDrago, Dragon Tree
(Dracaena draco)
palmbobImagePeanut Cactus 'Fire Chief'
(Echinopsis silvestrii)
palmbobImagePeanut Cactus 'Fire Chief'
(Echinopsis silvestrii)
palmbobImage
(Euphorbia capmanambatoensis)
palmbobImageCat Tails Euphorbia
(Euphorbia leucadendron)
palmbobImage
(Euphorbia multiceps)
palmbobImageEuphorbia
(Euphorbia valida)
palmbobImageBaby's Toes
(Fenestraria rhopalophylla)
palmbobImageHaworthia
(Haworthia emelyae var. major)
palmbobImage
(Kleinia abyssinica)
palmbobImageLiving Stones 'Jackson's Jade'
(Lithops aucampiae)
palmbobImageLiving Stones 'Jackson's Jade'
(Lithops aucampiae)
palmbobImageLiving Stones
(Lithops dinteri)
palmbobImageLiving Stones
(Lithops dorotheae)
JoyImageWhite Root Iris, Roof Iris, Wall Iris 'Album'
(Iris tectorum)
JoyImageWhite Root Iris, Roof Iris, Wall Iris 'Album'
(Iris tectorum)
JoyImageDaylily 'Chicago Blackout'
(Hemerocallis )
JoyImageDaylily 'Christmas Kiss'
(Hemerocallis )
JoyImageDaylily 'Christmas Kiss'
(Hemerocallis )
annette68ImageTall Skullcap
(Scutellaria altissima)
annette68ImageSpanish Sage
(Salvia lavandulifolia)
passiflora_pinkImagePersimmon 'Chocolate'
(Diospyros kaki)
passiflora_pinkImagePersimmon 'Chocolate'
(Diospyros kaki)
XenomorfImageSouthern Cattail, Narrow-leaf Cumbungi
(Typha domingensis)
XenomorfImageSouthern Cattail, Narrow-leaf Cumbungi
(Typha domingensis)
XenomorfImageSouthern Cattail, Narrow-leaf Cumbungi
(Typha domingensis)
XenomorfImageSouthern Cattail, Narrow-leaf Cumbungi
(Typha domingensis)
XenomorfImageWinter Squash, Striped Cushaw Squash, Cushaw Pumpkin
(Cucurbita mixta)
XenomorfImageWinter Squash, Striped Cushaw Squash, Cushaw Pumpkin
(Cucurbita mixta)
wpaangelImageAngel Trumpet, Angel's Trumpet
(Brugmansia )
KellImageMisty Dracaena 'Misty'
(Cordyline )
KellImageMisty Dracaena 'Misty'
(Cordyline )
eaglemasterImageVariegated Porcelain Berry Vine 'Elegans'
(Ampelopsis brevipedunculata)
cactus_loverImageDwarf Dahlia 'Connie'
(Dahlia )
chicochi3ImagePlectranthus 'Mona Lavender'
(Plectranthus )
chicochi3ImageCantaloupe 'Ogen'
(Cucumis melo)
chicochi3ImageBluebeard, Blue Spirea 'Snow Fairy'
(Caryopteris divaricata)
GabrielleImageDarwin Hybrid Tulip 'Golden Apeldoorn'
(Tulipa )
GabrielleImageDarwin Hybrid Tulip 'Golden Apeldoorn'
(Tulipa )
cactus_loverImageFormal Decorative Dahlia 'Edinburgh'
(Dahlia )
cactus_loverImageDecorative Dahlia 'A La Mode'
(Dahlia )
cactus_loverImageDecorative Dahlia 'Freak Of Nature'
(Dahlia )
cactus_loverImageCactus Dahlia 'Black Cat'
(Dahlia )
Clare_CAImagePlumeria 'Henrietta'
(Plumeria rubra)
tdoveImageHidden Ginger, Hidden Lily
(Curcuma petiolata)
Clare_CAImagePlumeria 'Mary Helen Eggenberger'
(Plumeria rubra)
Clare_CAImagePlumeria 'Mary Helen Eggenberger'
(Plumeria rubra)
Clare_CAImagePlumeria 'Vera Cruz Lutica'
(Plumeria rubra)
kennedyhImageFan Grevillea
(Grevillea ramosissima)
Todd_BolandImageBell Heather, Grey Heath 'Atropurpurea'
(Erica cinerea)
Todd_BolandImageCornish Heath 'Mrs. D. F. Maxwell'
(Erica vagans)
Todd_BolandImageOriental-Trumpet Lily, OT Hybrid, Orienpet Lily 'Black Beauty'
(Lilium )
kennedyhImageLesser Valerian
(Valeriana dioica)
kennedyhImageLesser Valerian
(Valeriana dioica)
Todd_BolandImageKashmir Mountain-ash
(Sorbus cashmeriana)
Todd_BolandImageKashmir Mountain-ash
(Sorbus cashmeriana)
Todd_BolandImageIrish Heath 'Bicolor'
(Daboecia cantabrica)
kennedyhImageLesser Valerian
(Valeriana dioica)
Todd_BolandImageGerman Garlic, Ornamental Onion, Curly Chives
(Allium spirale)

Plants Added Yesterday:

Plant
Roscoea 'Beesiana'
Roscoea auriculata
Fan Grevillea
Grevillea ramosissima
Lesser Valerian
Valeriana dioica
Irish Heath 'Bicolor'
Daboecia cantabrica
Standard Dwarf Bearded 'Infanta'
Iris
Brazoria Palmetto Palm, Texas Palmetto Palm 'Brazoria'
Sabal x texensis
Kashmir Mountain-ash
Sorbus cashmeriana
Gold Moss Sedum, Carpet Stonecrop 'Oktoberfest'
Sedum acre
Showy Stonecrop 'Autumn Charm'
Sedum
Titanopsis
Titanopsis hugo-schlechteri
Titanopsis
Titanopsis luederitzii
Showy Stonecrop 'Green Expectations'
Sedum
Showy Stonecrop 'Pink Chablis'
Sedum
Showy Stonecrop 'Xenox'
Sedum
Corsican Stonecrop 'Himalayan Skies'
Sedum dasyphyllum
Corsican Stonecrop
Sedum dasyphyllum var. glanduliferum
Sedum
Sedum ewersii var. homophyllum
Stonecrop, Sedum
Sedum grisebachii
Golden Japanese Sedum 'Limelight'
Sedum makinoi
Showy Stonecrop 'Mini Joy'
Sedum
Stonecrop
Sedum ussuriense
Fan Flower, Fan Flower 'Pink Fanfare'
Scaevola aemula
Fan Flower, Fanflower
Scaevola humilis
Pink Texas Skullcap 'Texas Rose'
Scutellaria suffrutescens
Skullcap 'Bluebird'
Scutellaria
Skullcap
Scutellaria barbata
Sedeveria 'Hummelii'
X Sedeveria
Sedeveria 'Jet Beads'
X Sedeveria
Pincushion Flower, Mourning Bride, Mournful Widow, Sweet Scabious 'Oxford Blue'
Scabiosa atropurpurea
Pincushion Flower 'Ultra Violet'
Scabiosa caucasica
Pincushion Flower 'Baby Blue'
Scabiosa columbaria
Hydrangea Vine
Schizophragma corylieum
Pincushion Flower, Mourning Bride, Mournful Widow, Sweet Scabious 'Chat Noir'
Scabiosa atropurpurea
Chinese Lizard's Tail 'Flaming Dragon'
Saururus chinensis

Butia purpurascens

Euphorbia capmanambatoensis

Euphorbia multiceps
'Ukigumo'
Ipomoea nil
Bonsai Kuma Grass, Dwarf Kuma Grass
Sasa veitchii f. minor
Northern Bamboo
Sasa borealis
Large-leaved Sasa
Sasa megalophylla
'Seiun'
Ipomoea nil
Violet Sage, Ornamental Meadow Sage, Balkan Clary, Perennial Woodland Sage 'Sensation Rose'
Salvia nemorosa
Common Sage, Garden Sage 'Curly'
Salvia officinalis
Common Sage, Garden Sage 'Grower's Friend'
Salvia officinalis
Cobalt Sage 'West Texas Form'
Salvia reptans
White Clary Sage, White Vatican Sage 'Mojito'
Salvia sclarea var. turkestanica alba
Scarlet Sage, Scarlet Salvia, Red Sage, Red Salvia 'Lighthouse'
Salvia splendens
Scarlet Sage, Scarlet Salvia, Red Sage, Red Salvia 'Phoenix Bright Lilac'
Salvia splendens
Scarlet Sage, Scarlet Salvia, Red Sage, Red Salvia 'Red Arrow'
Salvia splendens
Violet Sage, Ornamental Meadow Sage, Balkan Clary, Perennial Woodland Sage 'Violet Queen'
Salvia nemorosa
Elderberry, Black Elder, European Elder, Bourtree 'Castledean'
Sambucus nigra
Golden Elder, European Red Elder 'Tenuifolia'
Sambucus racemosa
Red Elderberry
Sambucus racemosa var. sieboldiana
Japanese Burnet 'Lemon Splash'
Sanguisorba obtusa
Creeping Zinnia 'Irish Eyes'
Sanvitalia procumbens
Creeping Zinnia 'Orange Sprite'
Sanvitalia procumbens
White Flowered Soapwort 'Snow Tip'
Saponaria ocymoides
Soapwort
Saponaria pamphylica
Persimmon 'Chocolate'
Diospyros kaki
Large-leaved Sasa 'Densa'
Sasa megalophylla
Sasa
Sasa nagimontana
Kuma Bamboo 'Sachaliensis'
Sasa veitchii var. hirsuta
Kuma Bamboo
Sasa veitchii f. tyugokensis
Sasaella
Sasaella bitchuensis
Sasaella
Sasaella masamuneana
Sasaella 'Rhycantha'
Sasaella masamuneana
Hydrangea 'Red 'N Pretty'
Hydrangea macrophylla
Gold-variegated Bamboo Grass, Gold-variegated Dwarf Running Bamboo 'Aureostriata'
Sasaella masamuneana
Murai Bamboo
Sasaella hidaensis var. muraii
Bamboo
Sasaella hidaensis
Sasaella
Sasaella ramosa var. suwekoana
Sasaella 'Sedenicola'
Sasaella shiobarensis
White-striped Northern Bamboo, Sasamorpha 'Albostriata'
Sasa borealis
'narrow leaf'
Philodendron stenolobum
Misty Dracaena 'Misty'
Cordyline
Mossy Saxifraga
Saxifraga hypnoides
Strawberry Begonia, Strawberry Geranium, Roving Sailor 'Tricolor'
Saxifraga stolonifera
London Pride, Robertsoniana Saxifrage
Saxifraga x urbium
Prairie Willow
Salix humilis var. tristis
Alpine Willow
Salix petrophila
Willow
Salix apoda
Willow
Salix bockii
Brewer's Willow
Salix breweri
Silky Willow
Salix sericea
Whortle Willow, Dark-leaved Willow, Leatherleaf Willow 'Nigricans'
Salix myrsinifolia
Rosemary Willow 'Angustifolia'
Salix elaeagnos
Yellow Willow 'Nehalem'
Salix lasiandra
Willow
Salix hylematica
Strapleaf Willow, Tongueleaf Willow
Salix ligulifolia
Sage 'Eveline'
Salvia
Sage 'California Sunset'
Salvia
Meadow Willow
Salix petiolaris
Heartleaf Willow
Salix cordata
Columbia River Willow 'Multnomah'
Salix fluviatilis
Blackeyed Susan
Rudbeckia fulgida var. speciosa
Dwarf Rue
Ruta odorata
Ruschia
Ruschia misera
Dwarf Palmetto, Bluestem Palmetto, Blue Palm 'Tulsa'
Sabal minor
Plymouth Rose Gentian
Sabatia kennedyana
Willow 'Prairie Cascade'
Salix pentaphyllum
Painted Tongue 'Bolero'
Salpiglossis sinuata
Painted Tongue 'Casino'
Salpiglossis sinuata
Rosemary 'Barbeque'
Rosmarinus officinalis
Pine-schented Rosemary
Rosmarinus angustifolius
Rosemary 'Roman Beauty'
Rosmarinus officinalis
Candle Tree, Scented Cups, Wild gardenia
Rothmannia capensis
Salmonberry 'Golden Ruby'
Rubus spectabilis
Double-flowered Thimbleberry 'Dr. Stasek'
Rubus parviflorus
Raspberry, Red Raspberry 'Dorman Red'
Rubus idaeus
Grayleaf Red Raspberry
Rubus idaeus subsp. strigosus
Rubus
Rubus corylifolius
Raspberry
Rubus deliciosus
Bristly Dewberry
Rubus hispidus
Rubus
Rubus lambertianus var. glaber

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Dave

 

And that's the way it was... September 18, 2007