The PlantFiles Newsletter

Covering the events of January 6, 2008, on which 156 members joined.
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Gardening Quote of the Day

"Your job as a gardener is to try to keep things running smoothly for the plants and animals that live in or visit your yard, whatever the weather decides to do."

(Ruth Shaw Ernst, American gardener, writer)

Activity Report:

22 new plants were added to the database.
9 new descriptions were added.
57 new images were added.
266 new options were checked off.

Comments

Member Addition Description
Syrumani Positive CommentAfrican Marigold 'Simba'
(Tagetes erecta)
dryad57 Positive CommentCup Plant
(Silphium perfoliatum)
MotherNature4 Neutral CommentAdenia
(Adenia venenata)
fburg696 Positive CommentZZ Plant, Aroid Palm, Succulent Philodendron
(Zamioculcas zamiifolia)
JaxFlaGardener Positive CommentHybrid Tea Rose 'Kordes Perfecta'
(Rosa )
Kenotia Neutral CommentStaghorn Sumac, Velvet Sumac
(Rhus typhina)
art_n_garden Neutral CommentMoonflower, Moon Vine, Giant White Moonflower
(Ipomoea alba)
Igrowinpa Neutral CommentDelphinium 'Magic Fountains Dark Blue/White Bee'
(Delphinium )
maallkimi Neutral CommentLeafless Vanilla
(Vanilla claviculata)

Images

Member Addition Description
spacehmaImageTravelers Palm
(Ravenala madagascariensis)
SyrumaniImageAfrican Marigold 'Simba'
(Tagetes erecta)
SyrumaniImageAfrican Marigold 'Simba'
(Tagetes erecta)
SyrumaniImageAfrican Marigold 'Simba'
(Tagetes erecta)
SyrumaniImageAfrican Marigold 'Simba'
(Tagetes erecta)
SyrumaniImageAfrican Marigold 'Simba'
(Tagetes erecta)
wildgingerfarmImageBellflower
(Campanula tommasiniana)
wildgingerfarmImageAlpine Bells
(Cortusa matthioli f. pekinensis)
imanerdImageUpright Elephant Ear, Giant Taro, Wild Taro
(Alocasia macrorrhizos)
pford1854ImageMexican Sunflower 'Fiesta Del Sol'
(Tithonia rotundifolia)
pford1854ImageMexican Sunflower 'Fiesta Del Sol'
(Tithonia rotundifolia)
Rio_PhilsImageCow's Udder, Nipple Fruit, Mackaw Bush
(Solanum mammosum)
pford1854ImageMexican Sunflower 'Fiesta Del Sol'
(Tithonia rotundifolia)
Rio_PhilsImageCow's Udder, Nipple Fruit, Mackaw Bush
(Solanum mammosum)
Rio_PhilsImageCow's Udder, Nipple Fruit, Mackaw Bush
(Solanum mammosum)
imanerdImageMountain Laurel
(Kalmia latifolia)
cgarvinImageWhite Floss Silk Tree
(Chorisia insignis)
htopImageWindowleaf, Ceriman, Split-leaf Philodendron, Mexican Breadfruit
(Monstera deliciosa)
htopImageWindowleaf, Ceriman, Split-leaf Philodendron, Mexican Breadfruit
(Monstera deliciosa)
GardenGuyKinImageDelicate Prickly Pear, Plains Prickly Pear, Starvation Prickly Pear, Tuberous-Rooted Prickly Pear
(Opuntia macrorhiza)
kniphofiaImageWitch Hazel 'Orange Peel'
(Hamamelis x intermedia)
kniphofiaImageWitch Hazel 'Ruby Glow'
(Hamamelis x intermedia)
kniphofiaImageWitch Hazel 'Wisley Supreme'
(Hamamelis x intermedia)
kniphofiaImageEnglish Primrose
(Primula vulgaris)
kniphofiaImageEnglish Primrose
(Primula vulgaris)
XenomorfImageMexican Manzanita, Pointleaf Manzanita
(Arctostaphylos pungens)
XenomorfImageMexican Manzanita, Pointleaf Manzanita
(Arctostaphylos pungens)
XenomorfImageMexican Manzanita, Pointleaf Manzanita
(Arctostaphylos pungens)
XenomorfImageBigbract Verbena, Prostrate Vervain
(Verbena bracteata)
XenomorfImageBigbract Verbena, Prostrate Vervain
(Verbena bracteata)
XenomorfImageBigbract Verbena, Prostrate Vervain
(Verbena bracteata)
momcatImageTall Morning Glory 'White Feathered Hige'
(Ipomoea purpurea)
ismdavidImageMexican Flame Vine, Orange Glow Vine
(Senecio confusus)
ismdavidImageVariegated Flax Lily 'Variegata'
(Dianella tasmanica)
ismdavidImageGiant Scaly Tree Fern, Australian Tree Fern
(Cyathea cooperi)
ismdavidImageYellow Jessamine, Carolina Yellow Jasmine
(Gelsemium sempervirens)
htopImageSweet Olive, Fragrant Tea Olive
(Osmanthus fragrans)
ismdavidImageBlack Mondo Grass 'Nigrescens'
(Ophiopogon planiscapus)
trilian15ImagePerforate St. John's Wort, Common St. John's Wort
(Hypericum perforatum)
htopImageSweet Olive, Fragrant Tea Olive
(Osmanthus fragrans)
HappenstanceImageAmaryllis 'Apple Blossom'
(Hippeastrum )
htopImageSweet Olive, Fragrant Tea Olive
(Osmanthus fragrans)
wildgingerfarmImageLarch Leaf Sandwort
(Minuartia laricifolia)
wildgingerfarmImageRoss' Sandwort
(Minuartia rossii)
mgarrImagePrairie Dropseed
(Sporobolus heterolepis)
wildgingerfarmImageCliff Maids 'Alba'
(Lewisia cotyledon)
mgarrImagePrairie Dropseed
(Sporobolus heterolepis)
wildgingerfarmImageLewisia, Cliff Maids, Siskiyou Lewisia, Siskiyou Bitterroot 'Rainbow'
(Lewisia cotyledon)
JaxFlaGardenerImageHybrid Tea Rose 'Kordes Perfecta'
(Rosa )
mgarrImagePrairie Dropseed
(Sporobolus heterolepis)
kennedyhImageStar Gentian, Cross Gentian
(Gentiana cruciata)
kennedyhImageStar Gentian, Cross Gentian
(Gentiana cruciata)
kennedyhImageNative Coleus
(Plectranthus graveolens)
kennedyhImageNative Coleus
(Plectranthus graveolens)
kennedyhImageNative Coleus
(Plectranthus graveolens)
laurawegeImageStar Magnolia
(Magnolia stellata)
laurawegeImageBush Lily, Clivia Lily, St. John's Lily, Boslelie, Fire Lily
(Clivia miniata)

Plants Added Yesterday:

Plant
Larch Leaf Sandwort
Minuartia laricifolia
Rock Jasmine
Androsace carnea ssp brigantiaca
Rock Cress
Arabis serrata
Sandwort
Arenaria grandiflora
Bellflower
Campanula tridentata
Alpine Bells
Cortusa matthioli f. pekinensis
Witch Hazel 'Wisley Supreme'
Hamamelis x intermedia
Cycas 'Variegata'
Cycas revoluta
Ross' Sandwort
Minuartia rossii
Nepenthes
Nepenthes adrianii
Cliff Maids 'Alba'
Lewisia cotyledon
Rain Lily 'Big Dude'
Zephyranthes
Rain Lily 'Cookie Cutter Moon'
Zephyranthes
Rain Lily 'Copper Mine'
Zephyranthes
Narrow-leaf Ironweed 'Plum Peachy'
Vernonia angustifolia
Toad Lily 'Golden Leopard'
Tricyrtis latifolia
Toad Lily 'White Wave'
Tricyrtis
Toad Lily 'Nakatsugawa'
Tricyrtis ohsumiensis
Oldham's Titanotrichum
Titanotrichum oldhammii
'Sternkissen'
Dianthus gratianopolitanus
Seaside Daisy 'Olga'
Erigeron glaucus
Daylily 'Fast Sprint'
Hemerocallis

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Have a good day, and happy gardening!

Dave

 

And that's the way it was... January 6, 2008