The PlantFiles Newsletter

Covering the events of October 29, 2009, on which 116 members joined. 		PF Logo

Gardening Quote of the Day

"Gather therefore the Rose, whilst yet is prime, For soon comes age, that will her pride deflower: Gather the Rose of love, whilst yet is time. (from The Faerie Queene)"

(Edmund Spenser, 16th century English poet)

Activity Report:

16 new plants were added to the database.
12 new descriptions were added.
6 new images were added.
36 new options were checked off.

Comments

Member Addition Description
Menk Positive CommentSanta Rita Prickly Pear
(Opuntia santa-rita)
mslehv Positive CommentHeartleaf Bergenia, Pigsqueak
(Bergenia cordifolia)
wheatmaw Positive CommentBlack-Flowered Fountain Grass, Black-Seeded Fountain Grass
(Pennisetum alopecuroides var. viridescens)
eli_buda Positive CommentLarge Flowered Climbing Rose 'Don Juan'
(Rosa )
dcalfine Positive CommentPersian Shield
(Strobilanthes dyerianus)
DCTropics Neutral CommentChirita 'Starburst'
(Chirita )
rosemania1941 Positive CommentHybrid Tea Rose 'Pristine'
(Rosa )
RxBenson Neutral CommentApple Cactus, Peruvian Apple, Hedge Cactus, Peruvian Tree Cactus
(Cereus repandus)
mariondern Positive CommentBush Allamanda
(Allamanda schottii)
mswestover Positive CommentSpiral Ginger
(Costus spiralis)
valleylynn Positive CommentOriental Poppy 'Helen Elizabeth'
(Papaver orientale)
spiritgirl Positive CommentKangaroo Paw, Cat's Paw
(Anigozanthos flavidus)

Images

Member Addition Description
FarmerdillImageTurnip 'White Lady'
(Brassica rapa)
kennedyhImageRosy Baeckea, Rosy Heath-myrtle
(Euryomyrtus ramosissima)
kennedyhImagePorterweed
(Stachytarpheta jamaicensis)
kennedyhImagePorterweed
(Stachytarpheta jamaicensis)
kennedyhImagePurpletop Vervain, Brazilian Verbena, Upright Verbena
(Verbena bonariensis)
kennedyhImagePurpletop Vervain, Brazilian Verbena, Upright Verbena
(Verbena bonariensis)

Plants Added Yesterday:

Plant
Orchid Cactus
Epiphyllum strictum
Forrest's Camellia
Camellia forrestii
Yuan Whitebeam
Sorbus yuana
Mountain Ash
Sorbus pseudovilmorinii
Pink Mountain Ash
Sorbus macrantha
Mountain Ash
Sorbus glomerulata
Japanese Larch 'Blue Dwarf'
Larix kaempferi
Tomato 'German Johnson, Regular Leaf'
Lycopersicon lycopersicum
'Little Dragon'
Chirita
'Jade Moon'
Chirita
'Brimstone'
Kohleria
'Rattlesnake'
Kohleria
'Snakeskin'
Kohleria
'Dark Shadows'
Kohleria
'Pink Shadows'
Kohleria
'Tropical Night'
Kohleria

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Have a good day, and happy gardening!

Dave

 

And that's the way it was... October 29, 2009