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Covering the events of December 1, 2008, on which 140 members joined.
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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)

The PlantFiles Photo of the Day





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PF Photo of the Day

Activity Report:

14 new plants were added to the database.
14 new descriptions were added.
72 new images were added.
341 new options were checked off.

Comments

Member Addition Description
belvedere7 Positive CommentOrange Jessamine, Orange Jasmine
(Murraya paniculata)
jmorth Positive CommentAsiatic Lily 'Neon Gold'
(Lilium )
curzio Positive CommentPotato 'Blue Congo, Blue Kongo'
(Solanum tuberosum)
Hemophobic Negative CommentPink Ladies, Mexican Evening Primrose, Showy Evening Primrose
(Oenothera speciosa)
curzio Positive CommentPotato 'Goldsegen'
(Solanum tuberosum)
htop Neutral CommentTexas Blazingstar
(Mentzelia texana)
Ficurinia Positive CommentBullock's Heart Ivy, Persian Ivy 'Sulphur Heart'
(Hedera colchica)
grits74571 Neutral CommentTarda Tulip
(Tulipa tarda)
DASIYS Positive CommentFour O'Clock, Marvel of Peru 'Alba'
(Mirabilis jalapa)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentOnion 'Miss Megan'
(Allium cepa)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentOnion 'Mesquite 06'
(Allium cepa)
vossner Positive CommentCommon Fig, Edible Fig, Higo 'Kadota'
(Ficus carica)
vossner Positive CommentShrub Rose 'Lady Elsie May'
(Rosa )
Farmerdill Neutral CommentOnion 'Tequila 06'
(Allium cepa)

Images

Member Addition Description
thistlesifterImageLiving Stones 'Aquamarine'
(Lithops otzeniana)
sabangelImageDaylily 'Margaret Dickson'
(Hemerocallis )
KashtanGeorgeImageSanta Cruz Water Lily, Santa Cruz Waterlily, Santa Cruz Water Plate, Water Platter
(Victoria cruziana)
KashtanGeorgeImageSanta Cruz Water Lily, Santa Cruz Waterlily, Santa Cruz Water Plate, Water Platter
(Victoria cruziana)
KashtanGeorgeImageSanta Cruz Water Lily, Santa Cruz Waterlily, Santa Cruz Water Plate, Water Platter
(Victoria cruziana)
KashtanGeorgeImageSanta Cruz Water Lily, Santa Cruz Waterlily, Santa Cruz Water Plate, Water Platter
(Victoria cruziana)
KashtanGeorgeImageSanta Cruz Water Lily, Santa Cruz Waterlily, Santa Cruz Water Plate, Water Platter
(Victoria cruziana)
LazLoImageFrench Marigold
(Tagetes patula)
LazLoImageFrench Marigold
(Tagetes patula)
KashtanGeorgeImageDwarf Papyrus 'Nanus'
(Cyperus papyrus)
KashtanGeorgeImageSacred Water Lily, Lotus
(Nelumbo nucifera)
thistlesifterImageAfrican Milk Tree
(Euphorbia trigona f. rubra)
joeswifeImageBeefsteak Plant 'Atropurpurea'
(Perilla frutescens)
KashtanGeorgeImageAir Potato
(Dioscorea bulbifera)
KashtanGeorgeImageVegetable Taro 'Piialii'
(Colocasia esculenta)
lilydaydreamerImageDaylily 'Zuni Thunderbird'
(Hemerocallis )
lilydaydreamerImageDaylily 'Ancient Skies'
(Hemerocallis )
KashtanGeorgeImageGolden Leather Fern, Mangrove Fern, Coastal Leather Fern
(Acrostichum aureum)
KashtanGeorgeImagePassion Flower, Passionflower
(Passiflora racemosa)
lilydaydreamerImageDaylily 'Ancient Skies'
(Hemerocallis )
KashtanGeorgeImagePeanut, Groundnut, Earthnut, Goober Pea, Monkey Nut
(Arachis hypogaea)
KashtanGeorgeImageSacred Water Lily, Lotus
(Nelumbo nucifera)
KashtanGeorgeImageRuffled Fan Palm, Vanuatu Fan Palm, Palas Palm
(Licuala grandis)
MarilynbethImageSpike Speedwell 'Purpleicious'
(Veronica spicata)
MarilynbethImageSalvia, Sage 'Mystic Spires Blue'
(Salvia )
MarilynbethImageHummingbird Sage, Texas Sage, Scarlet Sage 'Lady in Red'
(Salvia coccinea)
KashtanGeorgeImageMonk's Hood
(Astrophytum ornatum var. glabrescens)
MarilynbethImageHummingbird Sage, Texas Sage, Scarlet Sage 'Lady in Red'
(Salvia coccinea)
MarilynbethImageHummingbird Sage, Texas Sage, Scarlet Sage 'Lady in Red'
(Salvia coccinea)
KashtanGeorgeImageUmbrella Plant, Umbrella Papyrus, Umbrella Palm
(Cyperus involucratus)
KashtanGeorgeImageAaron's Beard, Creeping St. John's Wort, Rose of Sharon
(Hypericum calycinum)
MarilynbethImageButterfly Weed 'Gay Butterflies'
(Asclepias tuberosa)
MarilynbethImageButterfly Weed 'Gay Butterflies'
(Asclepias tuberosa)
MarilynbethImageButterfly Weed 'Gay Butterflies'
(Asclepias tuberosa)
MarilynbethImageHyssop 'Color Spires Pink'
(Agastache )
KashtanGeorgeImageWild Sarsaparill, The Common Smilax, Rough Bindweed, Prickly ivy, Mediterranean Smilax, Rough Smilax
(Smilax Aspera)
KashtanGeorgeImageWild Sarsaparill, The Common Smilax, Rough Bindweed, Prickly ivy, Mediterranean Smilax, Rough Smilax
(Smilax Aspera)
syndaImageFrench Marigold
(Tagetes patula)
KashtanGeorgeImageWild Sarsaparill, The Common Smilax, Rough Bindweed, Prickly ivy, Mediterranean Smilax, Rough Smilax
(Smilax Aspera)
syndaImageFrench Marigold
(Tagetes patula)
KashtanGeorgeImageWild Sarsaparill, The Common Smilax, Rough Bindweed, Prickly ivy, Mediterranean Smilax, Rough Smilax
(Smilax Aspera)
KashtanGeorgeImageWild Sarsaparill, The Common Smilax, Rough Bindweed, Prickly ivy, Mediterranean Smilax, Rough Smilax
(Smilax Aspera)
KashtanGeorgeImageWild Sarsaparill, The Common Smilax, Rough Bindweed, Prickly ivy, Mediterranean Smilax, Rough Smilax
(Smilax Aspera)
KashtanGeorgeImageWild Sarsaparill, The Common Smilax, Rough Bindweed, Prickly ivy, Mediterranean Smilax, Rough Smilax
(Smilax Aspera)
syndaImageFrench Marigold
(Tagetes patula)
jmorthImageAsiatic Lily 'Neon Gold'
(Lilium )
jmorthImageAsiatic Lily 'Neon Gold'
(Lilium )
jmorthImageAsiatic Lily 'Grand Cru'
(Lilium )
htopImageGreenthread, Plains Greenthread, Threadleaf Thelesperma, Navajo Tea, False Golden Wave
(Thelesperma filifolium)
jmorthImageAsiatic Lily 'Henry's Surprise'
(Lilium )
joeswifeImagePeruvian Daffodil
(Hymenocallis festalis)
htopImagePrairie Parsley
(Polytaenia nuttallii)
htopImagePrairie Parsley
(Polytaenia nuttallii)
MarilynbethImageCabbage Palm, Sabal Palm, Carolina Palmetto
(Sabal palmetto)
MarilynbethImageCabbage Palm, Sabal Palm, Carolina Palmetto
(Sabal palmetto)
MarilynbethImageCabbage Palm, Sabal Palm, Carolina Palmetto
(Sabal palmetto)
MarilynbethImageCabbage Palm, Sabal Palm, Carolina Palmetto
(Sabal palmetto)
MarilynbethImageMichaelmas Daisy, Frikart's Aster 'Monch'
(Aster x frikartii)
MarilynbethImageMother of Thousands, Mexican Hat Plant
(Kalanchoe daigremontiana)
MarilynbethImageMother of Thousands, Mexican Hat Plant
(Kalanchoe daigremontiana)
begoniacraziiImageRhizomatous Begonia 'Black Taffeta'
(Begonia )
turektaylorImageDaylily 'Andes Legend'
(Hemerocallis )
WaterCan2ImageBox Leaf Euonymus 'Microphyllus Aureovariegatus'
(Euonymus japonicus)
turektaylorImageDaylily 'Benchmark'
(Hemerocallis )
hazelwoodImageHot Pepper, Jalapeno Pepper 'Jalapeno'
(Capsicum annuum)
hazelwoodImageHot Pepper, Jalapeno Pepper 'Jalapeno Jumbo'
(Capsicum annuum)
MarilynbethImageRussian Sage 'Little Spire'
(Perovskia atriplicifolia)
kennedyhImageNative Liquorice
(Glycyrrhiza acanthocarpa)
kennedyhImageWinged Broom-Pea, Dogwood
(Jacksonia scoparia)
kennedyhImageWinged Broom-Pea, Dogwood
(Jacksonia scoparia)
kennedyhImageTassel Cord-rush
(Baloskion tetraphyllum)
kennedyhImageTassel Cord-rush
(Baloskion tetraphyllum)

New Botanary Words

Name Pronunciation Meaning
haynaldii    after Lajos Haynald (b. at Szécsény, 3 October 1816; d. at Kalocsa, 3 July 1891) was a Hungarian Archbishop of Kalocsa-Bács, and Cardinal. While still a young priest he devoted himself to botany and m  

Plants Added Yesterday:

Plant
Wild Sarsaparill, The Common Smilax, Rough Bindweed, Prickly ivy, Mediterranean Smilax, Rough Smilax
Smilax Aspera
Butterfly Bush 'Miss Ruby'
Buddleja
Asiatic Lily 'Neon Gold'
Lilium
Rhododendron
Rhododendron caucasicum
Rhododendron
Rhododendron smirnowii
Holly
Ilex colchica
Variegated Hardy Begonia
Begonia grandis varigata
Native Liquorice
Glycyrrhiza acanthocarpa
Tassel Cord-rush
Baloskion tetraphyllum
Onion 'Miss Megan'
Allium cepa
Onion 'Mesquite 06'
Allium cepa
Onion 'Tequila 06'
Allium cepa
Big Bluestem 'Silver Sunrise'
Andropogon gerardii
Pinkshell Azalea 'Cherry Pink'
Rhododendron vaseyi

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Have a good day, and happy gardening!

Dave

 

And that's the way it was... December 1, 2008