The PlantFiles Newsletter

Covering the events of March 8, 2010, on which 121 members joined. 		PF Logo

Gardening Quote of the Day

"Heaven is under our feet as well as over our heads."

(Henry David Thoreau, American author)

Activity Report:

3 new plants were added to the database.
11 new descriptions were added.
25 new images were added.
197 new options were checked off.

Comments

Member Addition Description
nrymig Positive CommentZamia
(Zamia polymorpha)
BPluckylady Positive CommentLawn Orchid, Soldier Orchid, Soldier's Orchid, Centipede Grass Orchid
(Zeuxine strateumatica)
waplummer Positive CommentNorthern Maidenhair Fern, Five-finger fern, Five-fingered Maidenhair, American Maidenhair
(Adiantum pedatum)
nanajoana Negative CommentChameleon Plant 'Chameleon'
(Houttuynia cordata)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentBell Pepper 'Cajun Bell'
(Capsicum annuum)
BayAreaTropics Neutral CommentNorthern Maidenhair Fern, Five-finger fern, Five-fingered Maidenhair, American Maidenhair
(Adiantum pedatum)
turektaylor Positive CommentHebe 'Red Edge'
(Hebe albicans)
drdeadlift Positive CommentAgave
(Agave celsii)
Caedi25 Positive CommentHeartleaf Bergenia, Pigsqueak 'Winter Glow'
(Bergenia cordifolia)
ExoticRainforest Neutral CommentPlumeria 'Hilo Beauty'
(Plumeria rubra)
meintsm Positive CommentPortuguese Squill, Caribbean Lily, Cuban Lily, Giant Squill, Hyacinth of Peru
(Oncostema peruviana)

Images

Member Addition Description
garryendson10ImageCycas debaoensis
(Cycas Cycas debaoensis)
CactusJordiImageStapeliopsis
(Stapeliopsis urniflora)
michaelmaliceImageAdenia
(Adenia perrieri)
michaelmaliceImageAstroloba
(Astroloba deltoidea)
michaelmaliceImageCarruanthus
(Carruanthus peersii)
michaelmaliceImageCrassula
(Crassula tecta)
michaelmaliceImageCyphostemma
(Cyphostemma simulans)
michaelmaliceImageHaworthia
(Haworthia marginata)
michaelmaliceImageJensenobotrya
(Jensenobotrya lossowiana)
michaelmaliceImageMonilaria
(Monilaria pisiformis)
michaelmaliceImageOthonna
(Othonna pachypoda)
WUVIEImageDry Bean 'Vermont Appaloosa'
(Phaseolus vulgaris)
michaelmaliceImageGeranium, Pelargonium
(Pelargonium spinosum)
michaelmaliceImageDuvaliandra
(Duvaliandra dioscoridis)
PedricksCornerImageFuchsia 'Ted Sweetman'
(Fuchsia )
turektaylorImageDense-flowered Loosestrife 'Persian Chocolate'
(Lysimachia congestiflora)
turektaylorImageHebe 'Red Edge'
(Hebe albicans)
turektaylorImageHebe 'Red Edge'
(Hebe albicans)
kennedyhImageDrooping Cassinia, Chinese Scrub
(Cassinia arcuata)
kennedyhImageDrooping Cassinia, Chinese Scrub
(Cassinia arcuata)
kennedyhImageDrooping Cassinia, Chinese Scrub
(Cassinia arcuata)
kennedyhImageWaxy Bluebell
(Wahlenbergia ceracea)
kennedyhImageWaxy Bluebell
(Wahlenbergia ceracea)
plantaholic186ImageRhododendron 'Thunder'
(Rhododendron )
plantaholic186ImageRhododendron 'Thunder'
(Rhododendron )

New Botanary Words

Name Pronunciation Meaning
freycinetianum  frey-ce-NEE-te-num  this genus reffers to Henri Louis Claude de Saulces de Freycinet, a 19th century French explorer  

Plants Added Yesterday:

Plant
Sansevieria
Sansevieria javanica var variegata
Cycas debaoensis
Cycas Cycas debaoensis
Bell Pepper 'Cajun Bell'
Capsicum annuum

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Have a good day, and happy gardening!

Dave

 

And that's the way it was... March 8, 2010