The PlantFiles Newsletter

Covering the events of November 16, 2007, on which 124 members joined. 		PF Logo

Gardening Quote of the Day

"Rough, standing stones, a stream meandering; delight without end, how lovely the setting for elegant play and serene pleasure. "

(Muso Soseki, 14th century Japanese poet, priest, garden designer)

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Activity Report:

88 new plants were added to the database.
32 new descriptions were added.
85 new images were added.
513 new options were checked off.

Comments

Member Addition Description
palmbob Positive Comment
(Agave victoriae-reginae var ferdinandi-regis)
MotherNature4 Positive CommentOkinawan Spinach
(Gynura crepioides)
plutodrive Positive CommentHummingbird Mint 'Black Adder'
(Agastache )
Kell Neutral CommentProtea, Sugarbush 'Brenda'
(Protea )
Kell Neutral CommentProtea, Sugarbush 'Christine'
(Protea )
Kell Neutral CommentProtea, Sugarbush 'Cream Mink'
(Protea )
Kell Neutral CommentOleander Leaf Protea 'Frosted Fire'
(Protea neriifolia)
Kell Neutral CommentCommon Sugarbush 'Honeyglow'
(Protea repens)
Kell Neutral CommentProtea, Sugarbush 'Juliet'
(Protea )
Kell Neutral CommentKing Protea, Giant Protea 'King Pink'
(Protea cynaroides)
Kell Neutral CommentKing Protea, Giant Protea 'King Red'
(Protea cynaroides)
Kell Neutral CommentKing Protea, Giant Protea 'King White'
(Protea cynaroides)
Kell Neutral CommentKing Protea, Giant Protea ''Little Prince''
(Protea cynaroides)
sootycat1 Negative CommentKohuhu 'Silver Sheen'
(Pittosporum tenuifolium)
Kell Neutral CommentProtea, Sugarbush 'Mayday'
(Protea )
plantmover Neutral CommentShreve's Iris, Blue Flag Iris virginica, Southern Blue Flag Iris
(Iris virginica var. shrevei)
MotherNature4 Positive CommentFishtail Fern, Fishtail Sword Fern
(Nephrolepis falcata)
Kell Positive CommentCommon Sugarbush
(Protea repens)
Kell Neutral CommentCommon Sugarbush 'White Ice'
(Protea repens)
Todd82TA Positive CommentEar Pod Tree, Elephant's Ear, Monkey EAr
(Enterolobium cyclocarpum)
Kell Positive CommentCommon Sugarbush, Suikerbos 'Guerna'
(Protea repens)
tcs1366 Neutral CommentDwarf Morning Glory 'Blue Enchantment'
(Convolvulus tricolor)
Kell Neutral CommentCommon Sugarbush, Suikerbos 'Sneyd'
(Protea repens)
kennedyh Positive CommentWiry Speargrass
(Austrostipa muelleri)
Kell Neutral CommentCommon Sugarbush, Suikerbos 'Embers'
(Protea repens)
ltalent Positive CommentJapanese Barberry 'Royal Burgundy'
(Berberis thunbergii)
JaxFlaGardener Neutral CommentFlorida Betony
(Stachys floridana)
astcgirl Positive CommentVietnamese Gardenia
(Gardenia vietnamensis)
Kell Neutral CommentProtea 'Pink Ice'
(Protea )
Loretta_NJ Positive CommentCurrant Tomato, Wild Tomato, Spoon Tomato 'White Currant'
(Lycopersicon pimpinellifolium)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentZucchini, Courgette, Summer Squash 'Striata d'Italia'
(Cucurbita pepo)
Kell Positive CommentCommon Sugarbush 'Summer Pink'
(Protea repens)

Images

Member Addition Description
Calif_SueImageFloribunda Rose 'Golden Slippers'
(Rosa )
Calif_SueImageFloribunda Rose 'Southampton'
(Rosa )
ByndeweedBethImageDevil's Trumpet, Horn of Plenty, Downy Thorn Apple 'Black Currant Swirl'
(Datura metel)
palmbobImage
(Agave victoriae-reginae var ferdinandi-regis)
palmbobImageAgave
(Agave polyanthiflora)
palmbobImageSpiny Aloe, Uitenhage Aloe
(Aloe africana)
palmbobImageSpiny Aloe, Uitenhage Aloe
(Aloe africana)
palmbobImageAloe
(Aloe diolii)
palmbobImageAloe
(Aloe diolii)
palmbobImageAloe
(Aloe hereroensis)
palmbobImageAloe
(Aloe megalacantha)
palmbobImageQuiver Tree, Kokerboom
(Aloe dichotoma)
ginger749ImageAustralian Native Ginger
(Alpinia coerulea)
palmbobImageBlack-spined Aloe
(Aloe melanacantha)
palmbobImageBlack-spined Aloe
(Aloe melanacantha)
palmbobImageBlack-spined Aloe
(Aloe melanacantha)
ginger749ImageAustralian Native Ginger
(Alpinia coerulea)
palmbobImageAloe
(Aloe mutabilis)
palmbobImageAloe
(Aloe mutabilis)
palmbobImageAloe
(Aloe parvibracteata)
palmbobImageAloe
(Aloe scorpioides)
palmbobImageAloe
(Aloe scorpioides)
palmbobImageSomalian Aloe
(Aloe somaliensis)
palmbobImageSomalian Aloe
(Aloe somaliensis)
palmbobImageSomalian Aloe
(Aloe somaliensis)
htopImageFuchsia 'Fluffy Ruffles'
(Fuchsia )
palmbobImageAloe
(Aloe suffulta)
palmbobImageAloe
(Aloe suffulta)
palmbobImageTilt-head Aloe
(Aloe speciosa)
palmbobImageFynbos Aloe
(Aloe succotrina)
palmbobImageVumba Aloe
(Aloe swynnertonii)
palmbobImageVumba Aloe
(Aloe swynnertonii)
palmbobImageAloe
(Aloe ukambensis)
palmbobImageAloe
(Aloe ukambensis)
palmbobImageSarukhan's Hesper Palm
(Brahea sarukhanii)
palmbobImageEscobaria
(Escobaria chihuahuensis subsp. henricksonii)
palmbobImage 'Coralita'
(Crassula suzannae x falcata)
palmbobImageCrassula 'Emerald'
(Crassula )
palmbobImage
(Crassula pseudohemisphaerica)
palmbobImageCrassula
(Crassula susannae)
ginger749Image
(Keraudrenia hillii)
palmbobImageDinteranthus
(Dinteranthus vanzylii)
ginger749Image
(Keraudrenia hillii)
htopImageFuchsia 'Fluffy Ruffles'
(Fuchsia )
ginger749Image
(Keraudrenia hillii)
ginger749Image
(Keraudrenia hillii)
ginger749Image
(Keraudrenia hillii)
ginger749Image
(Keraudrenia hillii)
KellImageShaving-brush Sugarbush
(Protea nitida)
htopImageCalibrachoa, Million Bells 'Minifamous Yellow'
(Calibrachoa )
KellImageShaving-brush Sugarbush
(Protea nitida)
KellImageShaving-brush Sugarbush
(Protea nitida)
KellImageShaving-brush Sugarbush
(Protea nitida)
KellImageShaving-brush Sugarbush
(Protea nitida)
KellImageShaving-brush Sugarbush
(Protea nitida)
KellImageShaving-brush Sugarbush
(Protea nitida)
KellImageShaving-brush Sugarbush
(Protea nitida)
KellImageShaving-brush Sugarbush
(Protea nitida)
htopImageCalibrachoa, Million Bells 'Minifamous Yellow'
(Calibrachoa )
ginger749ImageWinged Broom-Pea, Dogwood
(Jacksonia scoparia)
ginger749ImageWinged Broom-Pea, Dogwood
(Jacksonia scoparia)
plutodriveImageHummingbird Mint 'Black Adder'
(Agastache )
HappenstanceImageCrassula 'Blue Bird'
(Crassula arborescens subsp. undulatifolia)
HappenstanceImageCrassula 'Blue Bird'
(Crassula arborescens subsp. undulatifolia)
HappenstanceImageAeonium 'Luteovariegatum'
(Aeonium arboreum)
bootandallImageHeron's Bill, Storksbill 'Natasha'
(Erodium x kolbianum)
HappenstanceImageSpear Head
(Senecio kleiniaeformis)
HappenstanceImageWatch Chain Plant, Clubmoss Crassula, Princess Pine, Rattail Crassula
(Crassula muscosa)
XenomorfImageNeoraimondia
(Neoraimondia arequipensis var. aticensis)
XenomorfImageOpuntia
(Opuntia bravoana)
XenomorfImageOpuntia
(Opuntia bravoana)
XenomorfImageOpuntia
(Opuntia bravoana)
XenomorfImageOpuntia
(Opuntia pycnantha)
XenomorfImageOpuntia
(Opuntia pycnantha)
ByndeweedBethImageDelicata Squash, Winter Squash 'Honey Boat'
(Cucurbita pepo)
kennedyhImageWiry Speargrass
(Austrostipa muelleri)
kennedyhImageWiry Speargrass
(Austrostipa muelleri)
kennedyhImageLawn Burweed, Jo Jo, Bindyi, Bindi Weed, Bindi Eye
(Soliva sessilis)
kennedyhImageLawn Burweed, Jo Jo, Bindyi, Bindi Weed, Bindi Eye
(Soliva sessilis)
kennedyhImageLawn Burweed, Jo Jo, Bindyi, Bindi Weed, Bindi Eye
(Soliva sessilis)
XenomorfImageMicranthocereus
(Micranthocereus flaviflorus)
XenomorfImageMicranthocereus
(Micranthocereus flaviflorus)
HappenstanceImageSpotted Kalanchoe, Penwiper Plant
(Kalanchoe marmorata)
HappenstanceImageGraptopetalum 'Point Dexter's'
(Graptopetalum )
HappenstanceImageMiniature Pine Tree
(Crassula tetragona)

Plants Added Yesterday:

Plant
Long Leaf Sugarbush
Protea longifolia
Lanceleaf Sugarbush
Protea lanceolata

Agave victoriae-reginae var ferdinandi-regis
'Coralita'
Crassula suzannae x falcata

Crassula pseudohemisphaerica
Forest Sugarbush
Protea mundii
Water Sugarbush
Protea punctata
Waterlily Sugarbush
Protea subvestita
Creeping Beauty
Protea venusta
Sawedge Sugarbush
Protea holosericea
Black-beard Sugarbush
Protea lepicarpodendron
Strap-leaf Sugarbush
Protea lorifolia
Brown-beard Sugarbush
Protea speciosa
Pink Sugarbush
Protea stokoei
Limestone Sugarbush
Protea obtusifolia
Dwarf Silver Sugarbush
Protea roupelliae subsp. hamiltonii
Silver Sugarbush
Protea roupelliae
Bashful Sugarbush
Protea pudens
Bishop Sugarbush
Protea caespitosa
Snowball Sugarbush
Protea cryophila
Frosted Sugarbush
Protea pruinosa
Hart's Tongue Fern Sugarbush
Protea scolopendriifolia
Common Sugarbush
Protea caffra
Manica Sugarbush
Protea caffra subsp. gazensis
Drakensberg Sugarbush
Protea dracomontana
Dainty Sugarbush
Protea nubigena
Sickle-leaf Sugarbush
Protea petiolaris
Dwarf Grassland Sugarbush
Protea simplex
Barberton Sugarbush
Protea curvata
Blyde Sugarbush
Protea laetans
Transvaal Sugarbush
Protea rubropilosa
Rocket Sugarbush
Protea rupestris
Inyanga Sugarbush
Protea asymmetrica
Protea, Sugarbush
Protea baumii subsp. robusta
Wentzel's Sugarbush
Protea wentzeliana
Dwarf Savanna Sugarbush
Protea welwitschii
African Sugarbush
Protea gaguedi
Protea, Sugarbush
Protea micans subsp. trichophylla
Leafy Sugarbush
Protea foliosa
Tufted Sugarbush
Protea intonsa
Swartberg Sugarbush
Protea montana
Tenacious Sugarbush
Protea tenax
Kouga Sugarbush
Protea vogtsiae
Kamiesberg Sugarbush
Protea namaquana
Arid Sugarbush
Protea pendula
Hidden Sugarbush
Protea recondita
Sulphur Sugarbush
Protea sulphurea
Common Ground Sugarbush
Protea acaulos
Kleinmond Sugarbush
Protea angustata
Largeleaf Sugarbush
Protea convexa
Smooth Leaf Sugarbush
Protea laevis
Rolled Leaf Sugarbush
Protea revoluta
Dagger Leaf Sugarbush
Protea mucronifolia
Swartland Sugarbush
Protea odorata
Blackrim Sugarbush
Protea acuminata
Groove Leaf Sugarbush
Protea canaliculata
Ceres Sugarbush
Protea pityphylla
Thistle Sugarbush
Protea scolymocephala
Swan Sugarbush
Protea witzenbergiana
Clasping Leaf Sugarbush
Protea amplexicaulis
Linear Leaf Sugarbush
Protea decurrens
Patentleaf Sugarbush
Protea humiflora
Awl Leaf Sugarbush
Protea subulifolia
Dainty Sugarbush
Protea parvula
Clanwilliam Sugarbush
Protea glabra
Large Nut Sugarbush
Protea inopina
Krantz Sugarbush
Protea rupicola
Protea, Sugarbush 'Brenda'
Protea
Beach Bird's Eye, Beach Alectryon
Alectryon coriaceus
Hairy Alectryon, Hairy Bird's Eye
Alectryon tomentosus
Protea, Sugarbush 'Christine'
Protea
Chinese Bishopwood
Bischofia polycarpa
Desert Kurrajong
Brachychiton gregorii
Protea, Sugarbush 'Cream Mink'
Protea
Oleander Leaf Protea 'Frosted Fire'
Protea neriifolia
Common Sugarbush 'Honeyglow'
Protea repens
Protea, Sugarbush 'Juliet'
Protea
King Protea, Giant Protea 'King Pink'
Protea cynaroides
King Protea, Giant Protea 'King Red'
Protea cynaroides
King Protea, Giant Protea 'King White'
Protea cynaroides
King Protea, Giant Protea ''Little Prince''
Protea cynaroides
Protea, Sugarbush 'Mayday'
Protea
Common Sugarbush, Suikerbos 'Guerna'
Protea repens
Common Sugarbush, Suikerbos 'Sneyd'
Protea repens
Wiry Speargrass
Austrostipa muelleri
Common Sugarbush, Suikerbos 'Embers'
Protea repens

Acacia attenuata
Common Sugarbush 'Summer Pink'
Protea repens

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Have a good day, and happy gardening!

Dave

 

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