The PlantFiles Newsletter

Covering the events of October 16, 2007, on which 198 members joined. 		PF Logo

Gardening Quote of the Day

"The hardest fruit upon this planet Is easily the pomegranate. I'm halfway through the puzzle game Of guessing how it got its name. The pome part turns my cowlick hoary, But the granite is self-explanatory. "

(Ogden Nash, American poet (born 8/19/1902))

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Activity Report:

47 new plants were added to the database.
50 new descriptions were added.
53 new images were added.
701 new options were checked off.

Comments

Member Addition Description
Marilynbeth Neutral CommentTall Bearded Iris 'Almost Camelot'
(Iris )
Marilynbeth Neutral CommentTall Bearded Iris 'About Town'
(Iris )
DonnaA2Z Positive CommentRomeo
(Dahlia Happy Dahlia Series)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentTomato 'Lady Bug'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentTomato 'Boy O Boy'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
Xenomorf Neutral CommentArgyroderma
(Argyroderma fissum)
WebInt Positive CommentSnowflake Aralia, Snowflake Plant
(Trevesia palmata)
LenaBeanNZ Neutral CommentCucumber 'Marketmore'
(Cucumis sativus)
joegee Positive CommentGardenia, Cape Jasmine, Gandharaj 'Veitchii'
(Gardenia jasminoides)
pupilpropogtr Negative CommentEnglish Ivy, Common Ivy
(Hedera helix)
RON_CONVOLVULACEAE Neutral CommentMorning Glory 'Mini Sky Blue'
(Ipomoea )
ginger749 Positive CommentPalm-lily-Red Fruited Palm
(Cordyline rubra)
Gardnerkett Positive CommentAfrican Aloe, Soap Aloe
(Aloe maculata)
Marilynbeth Neutral CommentTall Bearded Iris 'Acoma'
(Iris )
DMersh Neutral CommentTiger Pear
(Opuntia aurantiaca)
Marilynbeth Neutral CommentTall Bearded Iris 'Again and Again'
(Iris )
Marilynbeth Neutral CommentTall Bearded Iris 'Aggressively Forward'
(Iris )
Marilynbeth Neutral CommentTall Bearded Iris 'Alaskan Seas'
(Iris )
Marilynbeth Neutral CommentTall Bearded Iris 'Alpenview'
(Iris )
Marilynbeth Neutral CommentTall Bearded Iris 'Ambroisie'
(Iris )
Marilynbeth Neutral CommentTall Bearded Iris 'Amplified'
(Iris )
Marilynbeth Neutral CommentTall Bearded Iris 'Ancient Echoes'
(Iris )
Farmerdill Neutral CommentBell Pepper 'Red Bull'
(Capsicum annuum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentTomato 'Fletcher'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentWatermelon 'Harmony'
(Citrullus lanatus)
astcgirl Neutral CommentDay Jessamine
(Cestrum diurnum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentBell Pepper 'Cabernet'
(Capsicum annuum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentHot Pepper-Jalapeno 'Gigantia'
(Capsicum annuum)
jdiaz Positive CommentDwarf Tree Fern, Silver Lady Fern
(Blechnum gibbum)
Marilynbeth Neutral CommentTall Bearded Iris 'Announcement'
(Iris )
Marilynbeth Neutral CommentTall Bearded Iris 'Anvil of Darkness'
(Iris )
Marilynbeth Neutral CommentTall Bearded Iris 'Apollodorus'
(Iris )
Marilynbeth Neutral CommentTall Bearded Iris 'Applause Line'
(Iris )
Marilynbeth Neutral CommentTall Bearded Iris 'April In Paris'
(Iris )
Mike_in_MI Positive CommentDaylily 'Double Firecracker'
(Hemerocallis )
kennedyh Neutral CommentSmall Shade-nettle
(Australina pusilla subsp. pusilla)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentDry Bean 'Algarrobo'
(Phaseolus vulgaris)
Mike_in_MI Neutral CommentShasta Daisy 'Broadway Lights'
(Leucanthemum x superbum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentDry Bean 'Dog Bean'
(Phaseolus vulgaris)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentDry Bean 'Hopi Purple'
(Phaseolus vulgaris)
rosemarylove Neutral CommentRiver Birch
(Betula nigra)
kiloa Positive CommentCarpoxylon Palm, Aneityum Palm
(Carpoxylon macrospermum)
Marilynbeth Neutral CommentTall Bearded Iris 'Arctic Express'
(Iris )
Marilynbeth Neutral CommentTall Bearded Iris 'Arctic Fox'
(Iris )
Marilynbeth Neutral CommentTall Bearded Iris 'Aristocracy'
(Iris )
cascoly Positive CommentRunner Bean 'Scarlet Runner'
(Phaseolus coccineus)
Marilynbeth Neutral CommentTall Bearded Iris 'Armageddon'
(Iris )
Marilynbeth Neutral CommentTall Bearded Iris 'Art Design'
(Iris )
Marilynbeth Neutral CommentTall Bearded Iris 'Astrology'
(Iris )
Marilynbeth Neutral CommentTall Bearded Iris 'At First Blush'
(Iris )

Images

Member Addition Description
CarkeekfishImageJapanese Stewartia
(Stewartia pseudocamellia)
DMershImageTiger Pear
(Opuntia aurantiaca)
GardnerkettImageAfrican Aloe, Soap Aloe
(Aloe maculata)
WebIntImageSnowflake Aralia, Snowflake Plant
(Trevesia palmata)
LenaBeanNZImageCucumber 'Marketmore'
(Cucumis sativus)
JamesCOImageRed Mountain Ice Plant 'Psdold'
(Delosperma dyeri)
ginger749ImageNative Yam
(Dioscorea transversa)
ginger749ImageNative Yam
(Dioscorea transversa)
JamesCOImageWood Speedwell 'Corinne Tremaine'
(Veronica montana)
onaleeImageCow's Udder, Nipple Fruit, Mackaw Bush
(Solanum mammosum)
ginger749ImageSilk Oak, Silky Oak
(Grevillea robusta)
ginger749ImageSilk Oak, Silky Oak
(Grevillea robusta)
ginger749ImageSilk Oak, Silky Oak
(Grevillea robusta)
ginger749ImageSilk Oak, Silky Oak
(Grevillea robusta)
ginger749ImageSilk Oak, Silky Oak
(Grevillea robusta)
ginger749ImageSilk Oak, Silky Oak
(Grevillea robusta)
KellImageRose 'Smarty'
(Rosa )
bootandallImageJapanese Spirea, Japanese Meadowsweet, Maybush 'Goldmound'
(Spiraea japonica)
wickerparkerImageCorydalis 'Berry Exciting'
(Corydalis )
KellImageKillarney Strawberry Tree, Strawberry Tree 'Compacta'
(Arbutus unedo)
ginger749ImageRound-leaved Phebalium
(Phebalium rotundifolium)
KellImageKillarney Strawberry Tree, Strawberry Tree 'Compacta'
(Arbutus unedo)
KellImageKillarney Strawberry Tree, Strawberry Tree 'Compacta'
(Arbutus unedo)
KellImageKillarney Strawberry Tree, Strawberry Tree 'Compacta'
(Arbutus unedo)
KellImageKillarney Strawberry Tree, Strawberry Tree 'Compacta'
(Arbutus unedo)
KellImageKillarney Strawberry Tree, Strawberry Tree 'Compacta'
(Arbutus unedo)
KellImageHybrid Tea Rose 'Elina'
(Rosa )
DonnaA2ZImageRomeo
(Dahlia Happy Dahlia Series)
GardnerkettImageAfrican Aloe, Soap Aloe
(Aloe maculata)
treeguy57ImageOracle Oak
(Quercus x morehus)
LariAnnImageGiant Taro, Upright Golden Elephant Ear 'Lutea'
(Alocasia macrorrhizos)
XenomorfImageBoxelder, Box Elder Maple, Manitoba Maple
(Acer negundo)
XenomorfImageBlack Twinberry
(Lonicera involucrata)
XenomorfImageBlack Twinberry
(Lonicera involucrata)
XenomorfImageYellow Foxglove
(Digitalis grandiflora)
XenomorfImageYellow Foxglove
(Digitalis grandiflora)
XenomorfImageYellow Foxglove
(Digitalis grandiflora)
Mr_CleaverImageBergeranthus
(Bergeranthus jamesii)
DMershImageTiger Pear
(Opuntia aurantiaca)
DMershImageTiger Pear
(Opuntia aurantiaca)
DMershImageTiger Pear
(Opuntia aurantiaca)
KellImageHybrid Tea Rose 'Elina'
(Rosa )
daveedyImagePurple Bottle Brush Tree 'Jeffers'
(Callistemon )
KellImageLarge-Flowered, Hybrid Tea Rose 'Century Two'
(Rosa )
kennedyhImageSmall Shade-nettle
(Australina pusilla subsp. pusilla)
kennedyhImageSmall Shade-nettle
(Australina pusilla subsp. pusilla)
kennedyhImageSmall Shade-nettle
(Australina pusilla subsp. pusilla)
kennedyhImageThick-lip Spider Orchid
(Caladenia tessellata)
kennedyhImageThick-lip Spider Orchid
(Caladenia tessellata)
Todd_BolandImageCyclamen
(Cyclamen intaminatum)
Todd_BolandImageThunberg's geranium
(Geranium thunbergii)
Todd_BolandImageThunberg's geranium
(Geranium thunbergii)
Todd_BolandImageGentian 'Kingfisher'
(Gentiana )

Plants Added Yesterday:

Plant
Bell Pepper 'Cabernet'
Capsicum annuum
Tomato 'Boy O Boy'
Lycopersicon lycopersicum
Petrocoptis
Petrocoptis pyrenaica subsp. glaucifolia
Tomato 'Lady Bug'
Lycopersicon lycopersicum
Native Yam
Dioscorea transversa
Beardtongue, Beard Tongue 'Prairie Fire'
Penstemon barbatus
Shrubby Penstemon
Penstemon fruticosus var. scouleri
Watson's Penstemon
Penstemon watsonii
Egyptian Star Cluster, Star Flower, Pentas 'Butterfly Deep Rose'
Pentas lanceolata
Periploca
Periploca sepium
Chilean Wintergreen 'Alba'
Gaultheria mucronata
Knotweed, Fleece Flower, Tovara 'Dragon's Eye'
Persicaria microcephala
Mountain Fleece 'Golden Arrow'
Persicaria amplexicaulis
Bread Flower
Vallaris glabra
Romeo
Dahlia Happy Dahlia Series
Bergeranthus
Bergeranthus jamesii
Ruschia
Ruschia alata
Ruschia
Ruschia clavata
Ruschia
Ruschia framesii
Ruschia
Ruschia karrooica
Ruschia
Ruschia parviflora
Ruschia
Ruschia serrulata
Ruschia
Ruschia victoris
Ruschia
Ruschia virens
Ruschia
Ruschia decurrens
Ruschia
Ruschia fourcadei
Ruschia
Ruschia rigidicaulis
Ruschia
Ruschia leptocalyx
Ruschia
Ruschia duthiae
Argyroderma
Argyroderma x octophyllum
Argyroderma
Argyroderma pearsonii f. luckhoffii
Argyroderma 'Villetii'
Argyroderma subalbum
Daylily 'Cool It'
Hemerocallis
Daylily 'Orange Salute'
Hemerocallis
White Sally Wattle, Gossamer Wattle
Racosperma floribundum
Bell Pepper 'Red Bull'
Capsicum annuum
Tomato 'Fletcher'
Lycopersicon lycopersicum
Petunia 'Double Cascade Burgundy Plum Vein'
Petunia grandiflora
Multiflora Petunia 'Flambe Salmon'
Petunia grandiflora
Petunia 'Lady Purple'
Petunia grandiflora
Watermelon 'Harmony'
Citrullus lanatus
Petunia 'Blue Daddy'
Petunia grandiflora
Hot Pepper-Jalapeno 'Gigantia'
Capsicum annuum
Small Shade-nettle
Australina pusilla subsp. pusilla
Thick-lip Spider Orchid
Caladenia tessellata
Japanese Birdsnest Fern 'Osaka'
Asplenium nidus
Gentian 'Kingfisher'
Gentiana

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Have a good day, and happy gardening!

Dave

 

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