The PlantFiles Newsletter

Covering the events of August 30, 2009, on which 175 members joined. 		PF Logo

Gardening Quote of the Day

"Life is the flower for which love is the honey."

(Victor Hugo, French poet, dramatist, writer)

Activity Report:

7 new plants were added to the database.
64 new descriptions were added.
102 new images were added.
342 new options were checked off.

Comments

Member Addition Description
clairebear Negative CommentBishop's Weed, Goutweed, Ground Elder 'Variegatum'
(Aegopodium podagraria)
77sunset Positive CommentThanksgiving Cactus, Holiday Cactus, Crab Cactus 'Santa Cruz'
(Schlumbergera truncata)
Porphyrostachys Negative CommentAloe
(Aloe inexpectata)
Porphyrostachys Negative CommentAloe
(Aloe droseroides)
Porphyrostachys Negative CommentAloe
(Aloe pronkii)
77sunset Positive CommentThanksgiving Cactus, Holiday Cactus, Crab Cactus 'Madame Butterfly'
(Schlumbergera )
Porphyrostachys Neutral CommentAloe
(Aloe aculeata)
Porphyrostachys Positive CommentAloe
(Aloe alexandrei)
Porphyrostachys Positive CommentAloe
(Aloe ambigens)
Porphyrostachys Positive CommentAloe
(Aloe asperifolia)
77sunset Positive CommentThanksgiving Cactus, Holiday Cactus, Crab Cactus 'Lavender Lady'
(Schlumbergera )
Porphyrostachys Positive CommentAloe
(Aloe austroarabica)
Porphyrostachys Positive CommentAloe
(Aloe branddraaiensis)
Porphyrostachys Positive CommentShort Leaved Aloe
(Aloe brevifolia)
Porphyrostachys Positive CommentMountain Aloe, Snake Aloe
(Aloe broomii)
Porphyrostachys Positive CommentAloe
(Aloe buhrii)
Porphyrostachys Positive CommentAloe
(Aloe cameronii)
Porphyrostachys Positive CommentAloe
(Aloe camperi)
Porphyrostachys Negative CommentAloe
(Aloe capitata var. cipolinicola)
Porphyrostachys Positive CommentAloe
(Aloe capmanambatoensis)
Porphyrostachys Positive CommentCat's Tail Aloe
(Aloe castanea)
Porphyrostachys Neutral CommentAloe
(Aloe chabaudii)
Porphyrostachys Positive CommentKraal Aloe, Jackal's Tail Aloe
(Aloe claviflora)
Porphyrostachys Neutral CommentAloe
(Aloe comptonii)
Porphyrostachys Neutral CommentAloe
(Aloe congolensis)
Porphyrostachys Negative CommentAloe
(Aloe conifera)
Porphyrostachys Positive CommentCooper's Aloe, isiPutumane
(Aloe cooperi)
Porphyrostachys Positive CommentAloe
(Aloe cremnophila)
Porphyrostachys Negative CommentAloe
(Aloe cryptoflora)
gardener2005 Positive CommentMorning Glory 'Kikyo Ice'
(Ipomoea nil)
Porphyrostachys Positive CommentQuiver Tree, Kokerboom
(Aloe dichotoma)
Porphyrostachys Neutral CommentAloe
(Aloe divaricata)
Porphyrostachys Neutral CommentAloe
(Aloe dorotheae)
Porphyrostachys Neutral CommentAloe
(Aloe ellenbeckii)
Porphyrostachys Positive CommentAloe
(Aloe esculenta)
Porphyrostachys Negative CommentAloe
(Aloe erythrophylla)
Porphyrostachys Positive CommentAloe
(Aloe gariepensis)
BajaBlue Neutral CommentYucca, Patilla
(Yucca endlichiana)
Porphyrostachys Positive CommentBlue Aloe
(Aloe glauca)
Porphyrostachys Positive CommentAloe
(Aloe globuligemma)
Porphyrostachys Positive CommentBontaalwyn
(Aloe grandidentata)
Porphyrostachys Positive CommentAloe
(Aloe hemmingii)
Porphyrostachys Positive CommentAloe
(Aloe hereroensis)
Porphyrostachys Neutral CommentAloe
(Aloe hildebrandtii)
Porphyrostachys Positive CommentSpider Aloe
(Aloe humilis)
Porphyrostachys Positive CommentAloe
(Aloe imalotensis)
Porphyrostachys Positive CommentAloe
(Aloe jucunda)
Porphyrostachys Positive CommentAloe
(Aloe krapohliana)
Porphyrostachys Negative CommentAloe
(Aloe laeta)
Porphyrostachys Positive CommentMopane Aloe
(Aloe littoralis)
Porphyrostachys Positive CommentAloe
(Aloe longistyla)
Porphyrostachys Negative CommentAloe
(Aloe madecassa)
Todd_Boland Positive CommentMeadowsweet 'Kahome'
(Filipendula )
franknjim Positive CommentGiant Reed, Spanish Cane, Reed Grass
(Arundo donax)
nature_lover Positive CommentIvy-Leaved Toadflax, Kenilworth Ivy, Climbing Sailor, Colisseum Ivy, Devil's Ribbon
(Cymbalaria muralis)
saanansandy Positive CommentTomato 'Riesentraube'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
plantparent Positive CommentCroton 'Mammy'
(Codiaeum variegatum)
OldGrayMare Positive CommentTomato 'Tennessee Surprise'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
Joan Neutral CommentDecorative Dahlia 'Cafe au Lait'
(Dahlia )
rebloomnut Positive CommentDaylily 'El Desperado'
(Hemerocallis )
cecilies Positive CommentHimalayan Gloxinia
(Incarvillea arguta)
dzdork Positive CommentWater Celery, Water Parsley, Water Dropwort 'Flamingo'
(Oenanthe javanica)
TBGDN Positive CommentOnion 'Big Daddy'
(Allium cepa)
Joan Neutral CommentTall Bearded Iris 'Sordid Lives'
(Iris )

Images

Member Addition Description
DaylilySLPImageSenegal Tea Plant, Water Snowball
(Gymnocoronis spilanthoides)
teez122ImageChinese Evergreen, Philippine Evergreen 'Fransher'
(Aglaonema )
kniphofiaImageCape Primrose 'Rosebud'
(Streptocarpus )
gardener2005ImageMorning Glory 'Kikyo Ice'
(Ipomoea nil)
gardener2005ImageMorning Glory 'Kikyo Ice'
(Ipomoea nil)
kniphofiaImageKalwerbossie, Rabassam, South African Geranium
(Pelargonium sidoides)
kniphofiaImageMaritime Sunburst Lichen
(Xanthoria parietina)
PedricksCornerImageFuchsia 'Sonata'
(Fuchsia )
PedricksCornerImageFuchsia 'Charlie Girl'
(Fuchsia )
DaylilySLPImageDaylily 'Laura Harwood'
(Hemerocallis )
DaylilySLPImageDaylily 'Thumbelina'
(Hemerocallis )
plutodriveImageOrnamental Comfrey 'Goldsmith'
(Symphytum grandiflorum)
plutodriveImageThunberg Spirea, Thunberg's Meadowsweet 'Ogon'
(Spiraea thunbergii)
turektaylorImageDaylily 'Which Way Jim'
(Hemerocallis )
kniphofiaImageOrnamental Thistle 'Atropurpureum'
(Cirsium rivulare)
kniphofiaImageOrnamental Thistle 'Atropurpureum'
(Cirsium rivulare)
kniphofiaImageOrnamental Thistle 'Atropurpureum'
(Cirsium rivulare)
DaylilySLPImageDaylily 'Cherry Cheeks'
(Hemerocallis )
DaylilySLPImageDaylily 'Cherry Cheeks'
(Hemerocallis )
DaylilySLPImageDaylily 'Double Charm'
(Hemerocallis )
DaylilySLPImageDaylily 'Double Charm'
(Hemerocallis )
DaylilySLPImageDaylily 'The Jury's Out'
(Hemerocallis )
DaylilySLPImageDaylily 'The Jury's Out'
(Hemerocallis )
DaylilySLPImageMexican Sunflower
(Tithonia rotundifolia)
DaylilySLPImageMexican Sunflower
(Tithonia rotundifolia)
DaylilySLPImageDaylily 'Angel Rodgers'
(Hemerocallis )
mtiltonImageChina Cotton, Nankeen, Oriental Cotton 'Nankeen Brown'
(Gossypium nanking)
mtiltonImageAmerican Cotton, American Upland Cotton, Bourbon Cotton, Golden Cotton 'Erlene's Green'
(Gossypium hirsutum)
kennysoImageCanna Lily, Indian Shot
(Canna indica)
kennysoImageCanna Lily, Indian Shot
(Canna indica)
kennysoImageCannibal's Tomato
(Solanum uporo)
AlbaumImageDecorative Dahlia 'Cafe au Lait'
(Dahlia )
CactusJordiImagePeyote
(Lophophora diffusa var. koehresii)
lehua_mcImagePoppy 'Hungarian Breadseed Poppy'
(Papaver somniferum)
lehua_mcImageMealy Cup Sage, Mealycup Sage 'Blue Bedder'
(Salvia farinacea)
lehua_mcImageAmerican Pokeweed
(Phytolacca americana)
FruitOfTheVineImageCanna Lily 'Orange King Humbert'
(Canna x generalis)
FruitOfTheVineImageCanna Lily 'Orange King Humbert'
(Canna x generalis)
plantparentImageAfrican Milk Bush, Purple Leaf Brown Jug Plant, Tanzanian Red Milk Bush
(Euphorbia bicompacta var. rubra)
CntryTwangImageTall Bearded Iris 'Golden Panther'
(Iris )
plutodriveImageCoconut Palm
(Cocos nucifera)
plutodriveImageJapanese Barberry 'Helmond Pillar'
(Berberis thunbergii)
turektaylorImageDaylily 'Which Way Jim'
(Hemerocallis )
plutodriveImageShavalski's Ligularia
(Ligularia przewalskii)
plutodriveImageShavalski's Ligularia
(Ligularia przewalskii)
turektaylorImageDaylily 'Which Way Jim'
(Hemerocallis )
plutodriveImageShavalski's Ligularia
(Ligularia przewalskii)
plutodriveImageShavalski's Ligularia
(Ligularia przewalskii)
plutodriveImageShavalski's Ligularia
(Ligularia przewalskii)
WayOutManImageSunflower 'Red Sun'
(Helianthus annuus)
KellImageAgave, Centruy Plant 'Butterfingers'
(Agave salmiana)
KellImageAgave, Centruy Plant 'Butterfingers'
(Agave salmiana)
KellImageAgave, Centruy Plant 'Butterfingers'
(Agave salmiana)
KellImageAgave, Centruy Plant 'Butterfingers'
(Agave salmiana)
KellImageAgave, Centruy Plant 'Butterfingers'
(Agave salmiana)
KellImageAgave, Centruy Plant 'Butterfingers'
(Agave salmiana)
plutodriveImageVariegated Porcelain Berry Vine 'Elegans'
(Ampelopsis brevipedunculata)
BetjaImageTall Bearded Iris 'Brilliant Idea'
(Iris )
BetjaImageTall Bearded Iris 'Fiesta in Blue'
(Iris )
BetjaImageTall Bearded Iris 'Red Skies'
(Iris )
kittysueImageTall Larkspur
(Delphinium exaltatum)
sayaImageGray Santolina, Lavender Cotton, Holy Herb, Ground Cypress, Petite Cypress 'Pretty Carroll'
(Santolina chamaecyparissus)
chrissy100ImageAngel Trumpet, Angel's Trumpet 'Zabaglione'
(Brugmansia )
sayaImageGray Santolina, Lavender Cotton, Holy Herb, Ground Cypress, Petite Cypress 'Pretty Carroll'
(Santolina chamaecyparissus)
77sunsetImageThanksgiving Cactus, Holiday Cactus, Crab Cactus 'Sleigh Bells'
(Schlumbergera )
chrissy100ImageAngel Trumpet, Angel's Trumpet 'Zabaglione'
(Brugmansia )
77sunsetImageThanksgiving Cactus, Holiday Cactus, Crab Cactus 'Santa Cruz'
(Schlumbergera truncata)
KSBaptisiaImageBell Pepper 'Blushing Beauty'
(Capsicum annuum)
77sunsetImageThanksgiving Cactus, Holiday Cactus, Crab Cactus 'Madame Butterfly'
(Schlumbergera )
77sunsetImageThanksgiving Cactus, Holiday Cactus, Crab Cactus 'Lavender Lady'
(Schlumbergera )
Just1morePalmImageTravelers Palm
(Ravenala madagascariensis)
SerenaSYHImageHybrid Tea Rose 'Gemini'
(Rosa )
aloemadnessImageTilt-head Aloe
(Aloe speciosa)
timrannImageLys de Midlands
(Crinum mauritianum)
timrannImageLys de Midlands
(Crinum mauritianum)
onewish1ImageCanna Lily 'Robert Kemp'
(Canna x generalis)
onewish1ImageCanna Lily 'Robert Kemp'
(Canna x generalis)
ardesiaImageSummer Poinsettia 'Yokoi's White'
(Euphorbia heterophylla)
pixie62560ImageLongiflorum-Asiatic (L.A.) Hybrid Lily 'Desert Song'
(Lilium )
pixie62560ImageLongiflorum-Asiatic (L.A.) Hybrid Lily 'Desert Song'
(Lilium )
pixie62560ImageLongiflorum-Asiatic (L.A.) Hybrid Lily 'Desert Song'
(Lilium )
kennedyhImageBlunt Greenhood, Brown Nose
(Pterostylis curta)
kennedyhImageBlunt Greenhood, Brown Nose
(Pterostylis curta)
kennedyhImageBlunt Greenhood, Brown Nose
(Pterostylis curta)
kennedyhImageBlunt Greenhood, Brown Nose
(Pterostylis curta)
kennedyhImageBlunt Greenhood, Brown Nose
(Pterostylis curta)
franknjimImageGiant Reed, Spanish Cane, Reed Grass
(Arundo donax)
robert_jImagePaper Flower, Lesser Bougainvillea 'Sanderiana'
(Bougainvillea glabra)
siichanImageHardy Hibiscus, Rose Mallow, Swamp Mallow 'Luna Pink Swirl'
(Hibiscus moscheutos)
Just1morePalmImageTravelers Palm
(Ravenala madagascariensis)
turektaylorImageDaylily 'Amethyst Art'
(Hemerocallis )
turektaylorImageDaylily 'Amethyst Art'
(Hemerocallis )
candelaImageGiant Leopard Plant 'Gigantea'
(Farfugium japonicum)
plantparentImageCroton 'Mammy'
(Codiaeum variegatum)
ahaddockImagePumpkin, Winter Squash 'Shishigatani'
(Cucurbita moschata)
ahaddockImageWinter Squash - Butternut 'Rogosa Violina Gioia'
(Cucurbita moschata)
chicochi3ImageShrub Rose 'Alfred Sisley'
(Rosa )
chicochi3ImageGrandiflora Rose, Hybrid Tea Rose 'Voluptuous'
(Rosa )
TBGDNImageOnion 'Big Daddy'
(Allium cepa)
BetjaImageTall Bearded Iris 'Sordid Lives'
(Iris )
BetjaImageTall Bearded Iris 'Sordid Lives'
(Iris )
TBGDNImageOnion 'Big Daddy'
(Allium cepa)

Plants Added Yesterday:

Plant
White Twinevine
Funastrum pannosum
Anglepod
Gonolobus leianthus
Angel Trumpet, Angel's Trumpet 'Zabaglione'
Brugmansia
Thanksgiving Cactus, Holiday Cactus, Crab Cactus 'Sleigh Bells'
Schlumbergera
Thanksgiving Cactus, Holiday Cactus, Crab Cactus 'Madame Butterfly'
Schlumbergera
Thanksgiving Cactus, Holiday Cactus, Crab Cactus 'Lavender Lady'
Schlumbergera
Japanese Burnet 'White Elephant'
Sanguisorba tenuifolia

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Have a good day, and happy gardening!

Dave

 

And that's the way it was... August 30, 2009