The PlantFiles Newsletter

Covering the events of January 11, 2008, on which 139 members joined.
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Gardening Quote of the Day

"The gardener in his old brown hands Turns over the brown earth, As if he loves and understands The flowers before their birth, The fragile little childish strands He buries in the earth. Like pious children one by one He sets them head by head, And draws the clothes, when all is done, Closely about each head, And leaves his children to sleep on In the one quiet bed."

(Arthur Symons, English poet, translator, critic)

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Activity Report:

37 new plants were added to the database.
45 new descriptions were added.
37 new images were added.
399 new options were checked off.

Comments

Member Addition Description
Farmerdill Neutral CommentKohlrabi 'Orcade'
(Brassica oleracea var. gongylodes)
Fledgeling Negative CommentVariegated Purple Coneflower 'Sparkler'
(Echinacea purpurea)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentKohlrabi 'Opimus'
(Brassica oleracea var. gongylodes)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentKohlrabi 'Opus'
(Brassica oleracea var. gongylodes)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentCauliflower 'Xenia'
(Brassica oleracea var. botrytis)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentCauliflower 'Elinia'
(Brassica oleracea var. botrytis)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentCauliflower 'Delias'
(Brassica oleracea var. botrytis)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentCauliflower 'Octinia'
(Brassica oleracea var. botrytis)
rgmolden Positive CommentCorn Plant 'Massangeana'
(Dracaena fragrans)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentPumpkin, Winter Squash 'Sampson'
(Cucurbita maxima)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentPumpkin, Winter Squash 'Silvamarket'
(Cucurbita maxima)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentPumpkin, Winter Squash 'Matilda'
(Cucurbita maxima)
hooperhaupt Positive CommentWestern Red Cedar, Giant Arborvitae 'Green Giant'
(Thuja plicata)
Cheryl8 Neutral CommentHosta 'Remember Me'
(Hosta )
Farmerdill Neutral CommentSummer Squash Zucchini 'Salvador'
(Cucurbita pepo)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentSummer Squash, Courgette, Zucchini 'Natura'
(Cucurbita pepo)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentSummer Squash, Courgette, Zucchini 'Leila'
(Cucurbita pepo)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentSummer Squash, Courgette, Zucchini 'Kypria'
(Cucurbita pepo)
Tntigger Positive CommentTall Bearded Iris 'Royal Sterling'
(Iris )
Farmerdill Neutral CommentSummer Squash, Courgette, Zucchini 'Artemide'
(Cucurbita pepo)
Tntigger Positive CommentTall Bearded Iris 'Good Looking'
(Iris )
Tntigger Positive CommentTall Bearded Iris 'Tomcat'
(Iris )
Tntigger Positive CommentTall Bearded Iris 'Miss Jessica'
(Iris )
Farmerdill Neutral CommentSummer Squash, Courgette, Zucchini 'Milet'
(Cucurbita pepo)
Tntigger Positive CommentBorder Bearded Iris 'Over The Rainbow'
(Iris )
Tntigger Positive CommentArilbred Iris 'Hakuna Matata'
(Iris )
Farmerdill Neutral CommentSummer Squash, Courgette, Zucchini 'Pasqualine'
(Cucurbita pepo)
Tntigger Neutral CommentIntermediate Bearded Iris 'Starwoman'
(Iris )
Tntigger Positive CommentTall Bearded Iris 'In Love Again'
(Iris )
Tntigger Neutral CommentTall Bearded Iris 'Yellow Brick Road'
(Iris )
Tntigger Positive CommentBorder Bearded Iris 'Red Thumbprints'
(Iris )
Tntigger Neutral CommentTall Bearded Iris 'Oreo'
(Iris )
Tntigger Positive CommentTall Bearded Iris 'New Perspective'
(Iris )
Tntigger Positive CommentTall Bearded Iris 'Los Coyotes'
(Iris )
Tntigger Positive CommentTall Bearded Iris 'Autumn Years'
(Iris )
Tntigger Neutral CommentTall Bearded Iris 'Jersey Bounce'
(Iris )
tbweber Negative CommentGreater Periwinkle
(Vinca major)
Cretaceous Neutral CommentAustral King Fern
(Todea barbara)
tbweber Negative CommentPaper Mulberry
(Broussonetia papyrifera)
Cretaceous Neutral CommentAustral Bracken
(Pteridium esculentum)
Cretaceous Neutral CommentRock Fern, Green Rockfern
(Cheilanthes austrotenuifolia)
Cretaceous Neutral CommentCommon Ground-fern, False Bracken, Rainbow Fern
(Calochlaena dubia)
Sharlamatlock Positive CommentCorkscrew Rush 'Spiralis'
(Juncus effusus)
DATURA12 Negative CommentOswego Tea, Beebalm, Bee Balm, Bergamot, Firecracker Plant 'Marshall's Delight'
(Monarda didyma)
DATURA12 Positive CommentButterfly Bush 'Alba'
(Buddleja fallowiana)

Images

Member Addition Description
RonDEZone7aImageSweetbay Magnolia, Silver Bay, Swamp Bay 'Henry Hicks'
(Magnolia virginiana)
RonDEZone7aImageHolly 'Longwood Gold'
(Ilex x attenuata)
RonDEZone7aImageSweetbay Magnolia, Silver Bay, Swamp Bay 'Henry Hicks'
(Magnolia virginiana)
rgmoldenImageCorn Plant 'Massangeana'
(Dracaena fragrans)
RonDEZone7aImageLoblolly Pine, Southern Yellow Pine, Arkansas Pine, North Carolina Pine, Oldfield Pine
(Pinus taeda)
Todd_BolandImageCycnoches Golden Showers
(Cycnoches Golden Showers)
KellImagePansy Orchid, Miltonia, Miltoniopsis
(Miltoniopsis )
KellImagePansy Orchid, Miltonia, Miltoniopsis
(Miltoniopsis )
KellImageYanchep Rose
(Diplolaena angustifolia)
KellImageYanchep Rose
(Diplolaena angustifolia)
NYVOICES99ImageDaylily 'Darla Anita'
(Hemerocallis )
NYVOICES99ImageDaylily 'Commissioner J.W.'
(Hemerocallis )
sallygImagePanda Plant, Pussy Ears 'Golden Girl'
(Kalanchoe tomentosa)
XenomorfImageWhite Sweet Clover
(Melilotus albus)
XenomorfImageWhite Sweet Clover
(Melilotus albus)
XenomorfImageWhite Sweet Clover
(Melilotus albus)
XenomorfImageWhite Sweet Clover
(Melilotus albus)
XenomorfImageWhite Sweet Clover
(Melilotus albus)
XenomorfImageWhite Sweet Clover
(Melilotus albus)
Malus2006ImageSpecies Tulip, Crocus Tulip 'Persian Pearl'
(Tulipa pulchella var. violacea)
Malus2006ImageSpecies Tulip 'Fuselier'
(Tulipa praestans)
Malus2006ImageSpecies Tulip 'Fuselier'
(Tulipa praestans)
htopImageFoxtail Agave, Dragon-Tree Agave, Spineless Agave
(Agave attenuata)
htopImageFoxtail Agave, Dragon-Tree Agave, Spineless Agave
(Agave attenuata)
htopImageFoxtail Agave, Dragon-Tree Agave, Spineless Agave
(Agave attenuata)
aries44ImageTomato 'Reif Red Heart'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
aries44ImageTomato 'Marianna's Peace'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
kennedyhImageHomoranthus
(Homoranthus flavescens)
kennedyhImageHomoranthus
(Homoranthus flavescens)
greenorchidImageTall Bearded Iris 'American Classic'
(Iris )
greenorchidImageTall Bearded Iris 'Blackalicious'
(Iris )
kennedyhImageScrub Beefwood, Red Silky Oak
(Stenocarpus salignus)
kennedyhImageScrub Beefwood, Red Silky Oak
(Stenocarpus salignus)
greenorchidImageTall Bearded Iris 'Blueberry Bliss'
(Iris )
kennedyhImageScrub Beefwood, Red Silky Oak
(Stenocarpus salignus)
greenorchidImageTall Bearded Iris 'Bowled Over'
(Iris )
greenorchidImageTall Bearded Iris 'Brilliance'
(Iris )

Plants Added Yesterday:

Plant
Kohlrabi 'Opimus'
Brassica oleracea var. gongylodes
Kohlrabi 'Opus'
Brassica oleracea var. gongylodes
Daylily 'Head Turner'
Hemerocallis
Daylily 'Joddie Pledger'
Hemerocallis
Cauliflower 'Xenia'
Brassica oleracea var. botrytis
Cauliflower 'Elinia'
Brassica oleracea var. botrytis
Cauliflower 'Delias'
Brassica oleracea var. botrytis
Cauliflower 'Octinia'
Brassica oleracea var. botrytis
Cycnoches Golden Showers
Cycnoches Golden Showers
Pumpkin, Winter Squash 'Sampson'
Cucurbita maxima
Pumpkin, Winter Squash 'Silvamarket'
Cucurbita maxima
Pumpkin, Winter Squash 'Matilda'
Cucurbita maxima
Yanchep Rose
Diplolaena angustifolia
Panda Plant, Pussy Ears 'Golden Girl'
Kalanchoe tomentosa
Summer Squash Zucchini 'Salvador'
Cucurbita pepo
Summer Squash, Courgette, Zucchini 'Natura'
Cucurbita pepo
Summer Squash, Courgette, Zucchini 'Leila'
Cucurbita pepo
Summer Squash, Courgette, Zucchini 'Kypria'
Cucurbita pepo
Summer Squash, Courgette, Zucchini 'Artemide'
Cucurbita pepo
Summer Squash, Courgette, Zucchini 'Milet'
Cucurbita pepo
Summer Squash, Courgette, Zucchini 'Pasqualine'
Cucurbita pepo
Aloe 'Webley's Bronze'
Aloe
Shallot, Scallion, Potato Onion, Multiplier Onion 'Dutch Yellow'
Allium cepa
Shallot, Scallion, Potato Onion, Multiplier Onion 'French Red'
Allium cepa
Shallot, Scallion, Potato Onion, Multiplier Onion 'German Grey'
Allium cepa
Shallot, Scallion, Potato Onion, Multiplier Onion 'German Red'
Allium cepa
Soft Neck Garlic 'Red Italian'
Allium sativum
Soft Neck Garlic 'Italian'
Allium sativum
Hardneck Garlic, Rocambole, Serpent Garlic 'Metechi'
Allium sativum var. ophioscorodon
Softneck Garlic 'Nootka Rose'
Allium sativum
Hardneck Garlic, Rocambole, Serpent Garlic 'Romanian Red'
Allium sativum var. ophioscorodon
Softneck Garlic 'S&H Silver'
Allium sativum
Softneck Garlic 'Silver White'
Allium sativum
Tomato 'Honey Hybrid'
Lycopersicon lycopersicum
Scrub Beefwood, Red Silky Oak
Stenocarpus salignus
Talll Bearded Iris 'Half Dollar'
Iris
Cucumber 'Incas'
Cucurbita sativus

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Have a good day, and happy gardening!

Dave

 

And that's the way it was... January 11, 2008