The PlantFiles Newsletter

Covering the events of December 13, 2009, on which 79 members joined.
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Gardening Quote of the Day

"Nature does have manure and she does have roots as well as blossoms, and you can't hate the manure and blame the roots for not being blossoms."

(R. Buckminster Fuller, American philosopher, engineer (born 7/12/1895))

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Activity Report:

8 new plants were added to the database.
15 new descriptions were added.
29 new images were added.
49 new options were checked off.

Comments

Member Addition Description
Needsweeding Positive CommentTree Mallow
(Lavatera maritima)
Campfiredan Positive CommentChickasaw Plum
(Prunus angustifolia)
HK22 Positive CommentWalsh River Palm
(Archontophoenix maxima)
auricnebula Positive CommentOrnamental Sweet Potato, Sweet Potato Vine 'Pink Frost'
(Ipomoea batatas)
allgr8dogs Positive CommentShooting Star Hoya, Wax Plant, Porcelain Flower
(Hoya multiflora)
wylie5525 Positive CommentJapanese Pagoda tree, Chinese Scholar tree
(Sophora japonica)
simon01 Neutral CommentCry Baby, Cockspur, Fireman's Cap Tree, Brazillian Coral Tree
(Erythrina crista-galli)
BayAreaTropics Positive CommentCliff Date Palm
(Phoenix rupicola)
nugardens Positive CommentStandard Dwarf Bearded Iris 'Thrifty'
(Iris )
giesis Positive CommentLewisia, Cliff Maids, Siskiyou Lewisia, Siskiyou Bitterroot
(Lewisia cotyledon)
ViburnumValley Positive CommentCheng's Cypress
(Cupressus chengiana)
holeth Positive CommentWood Sorrel, False Shamrock 'Atropurpurea'
(Oxalis triangularis subsp. papilionaceae)
kdfisher Positive CommentCabbage Palm, Cabbage Tree, Ti Kouka, Torbay Palm, Dracaena Spike 'Red Star'
(Cordyline australis)
wantrealfood Positive CommentPotato 'Red Norland'
(Solanum tuberosum)
wantrealfood Positive CommentCucumber 'Boston Pickling'
(Cucumis sativus)

Images

Member Addition Description
ZaragozaImageSweet Viburnum
(Viburnum odoratissimum)
ZaragozaImageLaurustinus
(Viburnum tinus)
bonitinImageDaffodil 'Julia Jane'
(Narcissus romieuxii)
bonitinImageDaffodil 'Julia Jane'
(Narcissus romieuxii)
graciebelleImageLily of the Nile 'Blue Storm'
(Agapanthus praecox subsp. orientalis)
graciebelleImageLily of the Nile 'Snow Storm'
(Agapanthus praecox subsp. orientalis)
jmorthImageAsiapet 'Champagne'
(Lilium Asiapet)
DaylilySLPImagePoinsettia 'Winter Rose Pink'
(Euphorbia pulcherrima)
plantladylinImageShowy Medinilla
(Medinilla magnifica)
jmorthImageAsiatic 'Ember'
(Lilium Asiatic)
rshadlowImageTall Bearded Iris 'Hysteria'
(Iris )
lazepherineImageKaroo Rose, Kangaroo Rose
(Lapidaria margaretae)
lazepherineImageKaroo Rose, Kangaroo Rose
(Lapidaria margaretae)
rshadlowImageStandard Dwarf Bearded Iris 'Zap'
(Iris )
KellImageBrush Kurrajong, Lacebarktree, Lacebar Kurrajong, Pink Flame Tree, Pink Sterculia, Queensland Laceba
(Brachychiton discolor)
KellImageBrush Kurrajong, Lacebarktree, Lacebar Kurrajong, Pink Flame Tree, Pink Sterculia, Queensland Laceba
(Brachychiton discolor)
KellImageBrush Kurrajong, Lacebarktree, Lacebar Kurrajong, Pink Flame Tree, Pink Sterculia, Queensland Laceba
(Brachychiton discolor)
KellImageBrush Kurrajong, Lacebarktree, Lacebar Kurrajong, Pink Flame Tree, Pink Sterculia, Queensland Laceba
(Brachychiton discolor)
TeresaNZImageFloribunda Rose 'Betty Harkness'
(Rosa )
TeresaNZImageFloribunda Rose 'Betty Harkness'
(Rosa )
amorecuoreImageTropical Hibiscus 'Galaxy Star'
(Hibiscus rosa-sinensis)
jmorthImageAsiatic Lily 'Electric'
(Lilium )
jmorthImageLongiflorum-Asiatic (L.A.) Hybrid Lily 'Marquee'
(Lilium )
bonitinImageSwan River Daisy 'Blue Splendor'
(Brachyscome iberidifolia)
bonitinImageRutabaga, Swede
(Brassica napus var. napobrassica)
bonitinImageRutabaga, Swede
(Brassica napus var. napobrassica)
kennedyhImagePink Sun-orchid
(Thelymitra carnea)
kennedyhImagePink Sun-orchid
(Thelymitra carnea)
kennedyhImagePink Sun-orchid
(Thelymitra carnea)

Plants Added Yesterday:

Plant
Green Bat Flower
Tacca integriforia
Brown Bat Flower 'Brown'
Tacca integriforia
Maroon Bat Flower 'Maroon'
Tacca integriforia

Schismatoglottis scortechinii Hook, f.
Hairy flax.
Linum hirsutum
Canary islands strawberry tree
Arbutus canariensis
Heath
Erica multiflora
Minute-leaf Rhododendron
Rhododendron serpyllifolium

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Have a good day, and happy gardening!

Dave

 

And that's the way it was... December 13, 2009