The PlantFiles Newsletter

Covering the events of December 4, 2007, on which 112 members joined. 		PF Logo

Gardening Quote of the Day

"My wife said if I buy any more perennials she would leave me . . . gosh I'm going to miss that woman!"

(Unknown)

The PlantFiles Photo of the Day

Miniature Rose 'Minima'
Rosa chinensis
By carambola

PF Photo of the Day

Activity Report:

29 new plants were added to the database.
27 new descriptions were added.
68 new images were added.
133 new options were checked off.

Comments

Member Addition Description
Farmerdill Neutral CommentChinese Flat Cabbage, Rosette Pakchoi, Broad-Beaked Mustard 'Longevity'
(Brassica rapa var. narinosa)
creekwalker Positive CommentNanking Bush Cherry
(Prunus tomentosa)
ddrsheden Positive CommentTomato 'German Red Strawberry'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
Poochella Neutral CommentDahlia 'Cherry Drop'
(Dahlia )
jdiaz Positive CommentKey Lime, Mexican Lime
(Citrus aurantifolia)
Poochella Positive CommentDecorative Dahlia 'Castle Drive'
(Dahlia )
Poochella Positive CommentDahlia 'Bea Paradise'
(Dahlia )
Poochella Positive CommentDinner Plate Dahlia, Dinnerplate Dahlia 'Barbarossa'
(Dahlia )
Poochella Positive CommentCactus Dahlia 'Black Cat'
(Dahlia )
Poochella Neutral CommentLaciniated Dahlia 'Black Narcissus'
(Dahlia )
Poochella Positive CommentDahlia 'Blue Bell'
(Dahlia )
Poochella Positive CommentCactus Dahlia 'Brookside Cheri'
(Dahlia )
Poochella Positive CommentInformal Decorative Dahlia 'Chilson's Pride'
(Dahlia )
Poochella Positive CommentLaciniated Dahlia 'Coral Frills'
(Dahlia )
MotherNature4 Neutral CommentGray Twig
(Schoepfia chrysophylloides)
Kell Neutral CommentSerbian Bell Flower 'Blue Star'
(Campanula poscharskyana)
Kell Neutral CommentSerbian Bell Flower 'White Star'
(Campanula poscharskyana)
Poochella Positive CommentCactus Dahlia 'Hillcrest Royal'
(Dahlia )
Poochella Positive CommentCactus Dahlia 'Karma Corona'
(Dahlia )
kmom246 Positive CommentTomato 'Yellow Pear'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
kmom246 Positive CommentTomato 'Sweet Baby Girl'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
bluespiral Positive CommentWild Four O'Clock, Angel's Trumpets
(Mirabilis longiflora)
jdiaz Positive CommentTangelo Tree 'Minneola'
(Citrus x tangelo)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentLettuce, Loose Leaf 'Garrison'
(Lactuca sativa)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentLettuce, Romaine 'Defender'
(Lactuca sativa)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentMizuna 'Waido'
(Brassica rapa var japonica)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentMustard 'Garnet Giant'
(Brassica juncea)

Images

Member Addition Description
FarmerdillImageTurnip 'White Egg'
(Brassica rapa)
crazy_gardenerImageHimalayan Geranium, Lilac Cranesbill 'Johnson's Blue'
(Geranium )
crazy_gardenerImageVariegated Horseradish 'Variegata'
(Armoracia rusticana)
crazy_gardenerImageOrange Sneezeweed, Hoopes' Sneezeweed, Owl's Claws
(Helenium hoopesii)
KellImageOrange Clockvine, Orange Trumpet Vine
(Thunbergia gregorii)
KellImageYellow Prickly-Poppy
(Argemone mexicana)
KellImageYellow Prickly-Poppy
(Argemone mexicana)
KellImageYellow Prickly-Poppy
(Argemone mexicana)
KellImageYellow Prickly-Poppy
(Argemone mexicana)
KellImageYellow Prickly-Poppy
(Argemone mexicana)
KellImageYellow Prickly-Poppy
(Argemone mexicana)
crazy_gardenerImageOriental-Trumpet Lily, OT Hybrid, Orienpet Lily 'Triumphator'
(Lilium )
crazy_gardenerImageAsiatic Lily 'Blackout'
(Lilium )
KellImageBlue Throatwort 'Jemmy Royal Purple'
(Trachelium caeruleum)
KellImageBlue Throatwort 'Jemmy Royal Purple'
(Trachelium caeruleum)
frostweedImageFragrant Mist Flower, White Mistflower, Shrubby Boneset, White Boneset, Thoroughwort, Barba de Viejo
(Eupatorium havanense)
frostweedImageFragrant Mist Flower, White Mistflower, Shrubby Boneset, White Boneset, Thoroughwort, Barba de Viejo
(Eupatorium havanense)
frostweedImageFragrant Mist Flower, White Mistflower, Shrubby Boneset, White Boneset, Thoroughwort, Barba de Viejo
(Eupatorium havanense)
KellImagePort Jackson Fig, Rusty Fig, Little-leaf Fig 'Variegata'
(Ficus rubiginosa)
KellImagePort Jackson Fig, Rusty Fig, Little-leaf Fig 'Variegata'
(Ficus rubiginosa)
KellImagePort Jackson Fig, Rusty Fig, Little-leaf Fig 'Variegata'
(Ficus rubiginosa)
KellImagePort Jackson Fig, Rusty Fig, Little-leaf Fig 'Variegata'
(Ficus rubiginosa)
KellImageHebe 'Pinocchio'
(Hebe )
PoochellaImageDahlia 'Bea Paradise'
(Dahlia )
PoochellaImageDinner Plate Dahlia, Dinnerplate Dahlia 'Barbarossa'
(Dahlia )
PoochellaImageLaciniated Dahlia 'Coral Frills'
(Dahlia )
PoochellaImageSemi-Cactus Dahlia 'Coral Gypsy'
(Dahlia )
PoochellaImageDecorative Dahlia 'Danjo Doc'
(Dahlia )
PoochellaImageMiniature Ball Dahlia 'Downham Royal'
(Dahlia )
PoochellaImageSemicactus Dahlia 'El Dorado'
(Dahlia )
jdiazImageLemon Bottlebrush, Crimson Bottlebrush
(Callistemon citrinus)
kmom246ImageHardneck Garlic, Rocambole, Serpent Garlic 'Georgian Crystal'
(Allium sativum var. ophioscorodon)
jdiazImageLemon Bottlebrush, Crimson Bottlebrush
(Callistemon citrinus)
KellImageBlack-Eyed Susan, Gloriosa Daisy 'Cherokee Sunset'
(Rudbeckia hirta)
PoochellaImageCactus Dahlia 'Hillcrest Royal'
(Dahlia )
PoochellaImageCactus Dahlia 'Hillcrest Royal'
(Dahlia )
PoochellaImageDecorative Dahlia 'Jomanda'
(Dahlia )
PoochellaImageSemi-Catus Dahlia 'Just Peachy'
(Dahlia )
KellImageAeonium
(Aeonium nobile)
PoochellaImageCactus Dahlia 'Karma Corona'
(Dahlia )
KellImageAeonium
(Aeonium nobile)
PoochellaImageDahlia 'Karma Naomi'
(Dahlia )
ScottBBImageAloe
(Aloe porphyrostachys)
KellImagePurple Bell Vine
(Rhodochiton atrosanguineum)
KellImageVariegated Cup of Gold Vine 'Variegata'
(Solandra maxima)
KellImageVariegated Cup of Gold Vine 'Variegata'
(Solandra maxima)
KellImageVariegated Cup of Gold Vine 'Variegata'
(Solandra maxima)
KellImage
(Alluaudia ascendens)
KellImage
(Alluaudia ascendens)
KellImageOctopus tree
(Didierea madagascariensis)
KellImageOctopus tree
(Didierea madagascariensis)
jdiazImageTangerine 'Murcott'
(Citrus reticulata)
jdiazImageFoxtail Palm
(Wodyetia bifurcata)
jdiazImageBottle Tree, Bottletree, Black Kurrajong, Kurrajong, Northern Kurrajong, White-flower Kurrajong
(Brachychiton populneus)
jdiazImageFrangipani, Plumeria 'Common White'
(Plumeria rubra)
jdiazImageMoth Orchid
(Phalaenopsis Montclair Princess)
jdiazImageMoth Orchid
(Phalaenopsis Montclair Princess)
RON_CONVOLVULACEAEImageIpomoea
(Ipomoea polpha)
XenomorfImageLiving Stones 'Alpina'
(Lithops pseudotruncatella)
XenomorfImageLiving Stones
(Lithops optica)
XenomorfImageLiving Stones 'Nutupsdriftensis'
(Lithops schwantesii var. urikosensis)
XenomorfImageLiving Stones 'Farinosa'
(Lithops pseudotruncatella subsp. dendritica)
XenomorfImageLiving Stones 'Farinosa'
(Lithops pseudotruncatella subsp. dendritica)
XenomorfImageLiving Stones 'Nelii'
(Lithops ruschiorum)
kennedyhImageCommon Barbgrass
(Hainardia cylindrica)
kennedyhImageCommon Barbgrass
(Hainardia cylindrica)
kennedyhImageCut-leaved Xanthosia
(Xanthosia dissecta)
kennedyhImageCut-leaved Xanthosia
(Xanthosia dissecta)

Plants Added Yesterday:

Plant
Black-Eyed Susan, Gloriosa Daisy 'Cherokee Sunset'
Rudbeckia hirta
Gray Twig
Schoepfia chrysophylloides
Hebe 'Pinocchio'
Hebe
Hebe 'Katrina'
Hebe
Hebe 'Tricolor'
Hebe
Hebe 'Lisa'
Hebe
Hebe 'Maria'
Hebe
Hebe 'Sonja'
Hebe
Hebe 'Grethe'
Hebe
Hebe 'Louise'
Hebe
Hebe 'Linda'
Hebe
Hebe 'Blue Star'
Hebe
Hebe 'Helena'
Hebe
Hebe 'Karna'
Hebe
Hebe 'Mette'
Hebe
Hebe 'White Lady'
Hebe
Dalmation Bellflower, Wall Bellflower, Adria Bellflower 'Blue Sky'
Campanula portenschlagiana
Campanula 'Blue Snow'
Campanula hayligiensis
Serbian Bell Flower 'White Star'
Campanula poscharskyana
Serbian Bell Flower 'Blue Star'
Campanula poscharskyana
Cactus Dahlia 'Hillcrest Royal'
Dahlia
Common Barbgrass
Hainardia cylindrica
Corn 'Striped Parching Corn'
zea mays
Chinese Flat Cabbage, Rosette Pakchoi, Broad-Beaked Mustard 'Longevity'
Brassica rapa var. narinosa
Lettuce, Loose Leaf 'Sargeant'
Lactuca sativa
Lettuce, Loose Leaf 'Garrison'
Lactuca sativa
Lettuce, Romaine 'Defender'
Lactuca sativa
Mizuna 'Waido'
Brassica rapa var japonica
Mustard 'Garnet Giant'
Brassica juncea

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Have a good day, and happy gardening!

Dave

 

And that's the way it was... December 4, 2007