The PlantFiles Newsletter

Covering the events of January 10, 2008, on which 171 members joined. 		PF Logo

Gardening Quote of the Day

"Gardening, I told myself, is the most sociable of hobbies. The very nature of one's field of activities demands an audience. No one wants flowers to blush unseen or waste their sweetness."

(Barbara Cheney, Atlantic Monthly (June 1936))

Activity Report:

25 new plants were added to the database.
25 new descriptions were added.
56 new images were added.
428 new options were checked off.

Comments

Member Addition Description
htop Neutral CommentSlipper Plant, Candelilla
(Pedilanthus bracteatus)
laurawege Positive CommentBleeding Heart 'Gold Heart'
(Dicentra spectabilis)
Fledgeling Neutral CommentPeltoboykinia, Yawato-so
(Peltoboykinia tellimoides)
ivytucker Positive CommentHawaiian Umbrella Tree, Dwarf Umbrella Plant, Arboricola Tree, Hawaiian Elf
(Schefflera arboricola)
ivytucker Positive CommentHawaiian Umbrella Tree, Dwarf Umbrella Plant 'Trinette'
(Schefflera arboricola)
saya Neutral CommentTulip 'Arabian Chic'
(Tulipa )
saya Neutral CommentTriumph Tulip 'Arabian Lady'
(Tulipa )
redzone911 Neutral CommentSouthern Highbush Blueberry 'Emerald'
(Vaccinium virgatum)
saya Neutral CommentTriumph Tulip 'Arabian Mistic'
(Tulipa )
ival Positive CommentPineapple Sage
(Salvia elegans)
Marilynbeth Neutral CommentTall Bearded Iris 'Sing a Song'
(Iris )
cowgirlgardener Positive CommentSaskatoon Berry, Serviceberry, June Berry, Shad-bush
(Amelanchier alnifolia)
Fledgeling Positive CommentScabious Patrinia, Golden Valerian, Golden Lace
(Patrinia scabiosaefolia)
Jax4ever Positive CommentCoral Bells, Alumroot, Coralbells, Alum Root 'Palace Purple'
(Heuchera micrantha)
jdiaz Positive CommentPlumbago, Cape Leadwort
(Plumbago auriculata)
Fledgeling Positive CommentYellow Wax Bells
(Kirengeshoma palmata)
Fledgeling Negative CommentShowy Stonecrop 'Black Jack'
(Sedum )
GranvilleSouth Neutral CommentSilk Tree, Mimosa Tree, Pink Siris
(Albizia julibrissin)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentOnion 'Hestia'
(Allium cepa)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentOnion 'Red Emperor'
(Allium cepa)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentOnion 'Afrodite'
(Allium cepa)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentOnion 'Cavalier'
(Allium cepa)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentKohlrabi 'Oasis'
(Brassica oleracea var. gongylodes)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentKohlrabi 'Orpheon'
(Brassica oleracea var. gongylodes)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentKohlrabi 'Octave'
(Brassica oleracea var. gongylodes)

Images

Member Addition Description
AYankeeCatImageAmerican Pokeweed
(Phytolacca americana)
htopImageSlipper Plant, Candelilla
(Pedilanthus bracteatus)
htopImageSlipper Plant, Candelilla
(Pedilanthus bracteatus)
htopImageSlipper Plant, Candelilla
(Pedilanthus bracteatus)
FledgelingImageScabious Patrinia, Golden Valerian, Golden Lace
(Patrinia scabiosaefolia)
verudaImageCalifornia Fan Palm
(Washingtonia filifera)
laurawegeImageYellow Wax Bells
(Kirengeshoma palmata)
joeysplantingImageColeus, Painted Nettle 'Joey'
(Solenostemon scutellarioides)
laurawegeImageBleeding Heart 'Gold Heart'
(Dicentra spectabilis)
htopImageSlipper Plant, Candelilla
(Pedilanthus bracteatus)
fleuroneImageLawn Orchid, Soldier's Orchid, Centipede Grass Orchid
(Zeuxine strateumatica)
AYankeeCatImageSaffron Crocus 'Cashmerianus'
(Crocus sativus)
htopImageSlipper Plant, Candelilla
(Pedilanthus bracteatus)
htopImageSlipper Plant, Candelilla
(Pedilanthus bracteatus)
htopImageSlipper Plant, Candelilla
(Pedilanthus bracteatus)
htopImageSlipper Plant, Candelilla
(Pedilanthus bracteatus)
htopImageSlipper Plant, Candelilla
(Pedilanthus bracteatus)
htopImageSlipper Plant, Candelilla
(Pedilanthus bracteatus)
aries44ImageTomato 'Wes'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
htopImageSlipper Plant, Candelilla
(Pedilanthus bracteatus)
htopImageSlipper Plant, Candelilla
(Pedilanthus bracteatus)
shane0zImageOrchid Tree, Butterfly Tree, Mountain Ebony, Geranium Tree, Purple Bauhinia
(Bauhinia purpurea)
windImageBeefsteak Plant, Shiso, Red Perilla 'Akashiso'
(Perilla frutescens)
windImageBeefsteak Plant, Shiso, Red Perilla 'Akashiso'
(Perilla frutescens)
verudaImageMexican Blue Palm, Blue Hesper Palm, Gray Goddess
(Brahea armata)
perleImageTall Bearded Iris 'Louvois'
(Iris )
pongsakImageYellow Saraca
(Saraca thaipingensis)
pongsakImageYellow Saraca
(Saraca thaipingensis)
pongsakImageYellow Saraca
(Saraca thaipingensis)
pongsakImageYellow Saraca
(Saraca thaipingensis)
pongsakImageYellow Saraca
(Saraca thaipingensis)
pongsakImageAmherstia, Queen of Flowering Trees, Pride of Burma
(Amherstia nobilis)
pongsakImageAmherstia, Queen of Flowering Trees, Pride of Burma
(Amherstia nobilis)
pongsakImageAmherstia, Queen of Flowering Trees, Pride of Burma
(Amherstia nobilis)
pongsakImageAmherstia, Queen of Flowering Trees, Pride of Burma
(Amherstia nobilis)
pongsakImageAmherstia, Queen of Flowering Trees, Pride of Burma
(Amherstia nobilis)
pongsakImageAmherstia, Queen of Flowering Trees, Pride of Burma
(Amherstia nobilis)
pongsakImageYellow Saraca
(Saraca thaipingensis)
XenomorfImageWand Mullein
(Verbascum virgatum)
XenomorfImageHorehound
(Ballota vulgare)
XenomorfImageHorehound
(Ballota vulgare)
XenomorfImageHorehound
(Ballota vulgare)
XenomorfImageHorehound
(Ballota vulgare)
XenomorfImageWhite Sweet Clover
(Melilotus albus)
FledgelingImageCockspur Hawthorn
(Crataegus crus-galli)
FledgelingImagePale Indian plaintain
(Arnoglossum atriplicifolium)
FledgelingImageRuby Grass, Bristle-leaved Redtop 'Savannah'
(Melinis nerviglumis)
FledgelingImageRuby Grass, Bristle-leaved Redtop 'Savannah'
(Melinis nerviglumis)
FledgelingImageObedient Plant, False Dragonhead 'Bouquet Rose'
(Physostegia virginiana)
FledgelingImagePurple Coneflower 'Merlot'
(Echinacea purpurea)
wildgingerfarmImageShort-sepal Bitter-root
(Lewisia brachycalyx)
kennedyhImageFlowering Fern, Royal Fern
(Osmunda regalis)
kennedyhImageFlowering Fern, Royal Fern
(Osmunda regalis)
kennedyhImageCommon Everlasting, Yellow Buttons
(Chrysocephalum apiculatum)
kennedyhImageCommon Everlasting, Yellow Buttons
(Chrysocephalum apiculatum)
kennedyhImageCommon Everlasting, Yellow Buttons
(Chrysocephalum apiculatum)

Plants Added Yesterday:

Plant
Southern Highbush Blueberry 'Emerald'
Vaccinium virgatum
Peach-Leaf Bellflower, Peach-Leaved Bellflower, Peach Leaf Bellflower 'Blue-Eyed Blonde'
Campanula persicifolia
Tall Bearded Iris 'Sing a Song'
Iris
Dalmation Bellflower, Wall Bellflower, Adria Bellflower 'Birch Hybrid'
Campanula portenschlagiana

Stictocardia cordatosepala

Stictocardia discolor

Stictocardia jucunda

Stictocardia mojangensis

Stictocardia neglecta

Stictocardia sivarajanii
Marigold 'Marvel Mix'
Tagetes erecta
Fernspray False Cypress 'Filicoides Gold'
Chamaecyparis obtusa
Onion 'Hestia'
Allium cepa
Cutleaf Daisy
Erigeron trifidus
Sulpher Flower Buckwheat
Eriogonum polyanthum
Sulpher Flower Buckwheat
Eriogonum umbellatum var. umbellatum

Geum pyrenaicum
Longtube Twinflower
Linnaea borealis subsp. longiflora
Onion 'Red Emperor'
Allium cepa
Onion 'Afrodite'
Allium cepa
Onion 'Cavalier'
Allium cepa
Kohlrabi 'Oasis'
Brassica oleracea var. gongylodes
Kohlrabi 'Orpheon'
Brassica oleracea var. gongylodes
Kohlrabi 'Octave'
Brassica oleracea var. gongylodes
Kohlrabi 'Orcade'
Brassica oleracea var. gongylodes

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Have a good day, and happy gardening!

Dave

 

And that's the way it was... January 10, 2008