The PlantFiles Newsletter

Covering the events of April 2, 2010, on which 212 members joined. 		PF Logo

Gardening Quote of the Day

"Dig a five dollar hole for a fifty cent plant [and you will soon have a ten dollar plant. But dig a fifty cent hole for a five dollar plant and you will soon have a dead plant.]"

(overheard on HGTV)

Activity Report:

6 new plants were added to the database.
16 new descriptions were added.
4 new images were added.
34 new options were checked off.

Comments

Member Addition Description
bonsai94 Positive CommentMing Fern
(Asparagus macowanii)
sassafrasgreen Neutral CommentKentucky gladecress
(Leavenworthia exigua var. laciniata)
harleysmom Positive CommentOrnamental Basil 'African Blue'
(Ocimum )
hermero Negative CommentItalian Arum, Large Cuckoo Pint, Lord and Ladies
(Arum italicum)
plantsonthepoint Positive CommentBear's Breech 'Summer Beauty'
(Acanthus )
Shadow69 Positive CommentClimbing Cactus, Hooker's Orchid Cactus
(Epiphyllum hookeri)
soundstage28 Negative CommentPink Jasmine, Winter Jasmine
(Jasminum polyanthum)
pgcarroll Neutral CommentMango 'Cogshall'
(Mangifera indica)
gatobut Positive CommentPride of Madeira
(Echium candicans)
pgcarroll Positive CommentVariegated Tapioca 'Variegata'
(Manihot esculenta)
pgcarroll Positive CommentEggplant 'Ichiban'
(Solanum melongena var. esculentum)
val0822 Positive CommentDutch Hyacinth 'Sky Jacket'
(Hyacinthus orientalis)
Spiderfrog Neutral CommentSea Holly
(Eryngium planum)
Fred_in_Maine Positive CommentTomato 'Black Zebra'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
kl3lue Neutral CommentEaster Broom
(Genista x spachiana)
Greenbean08 Positive CommentWinter Squash, Spaghetti Squash 'Small Wonder'
(Cucurbita pepo)

Images

Member Addition Description
palmbobImageTufted Ice Plant
(Delosperma sphalmanthoides)
palmbobImageSpreading Stonecrop, Cascade Stonecrop, Pacific Stonecrop, Old Man's Bones
(Sedum divergens)
palmbobImagePacific Stonecrop, Broadleaf Stonecrop
(Sedum spathulifolium)
palmbobImageWallich Cotyledon
(Tylecodon wallichii)

Plants Added Yesterday:

Plant
'Grand Coulée'
Tulipa
'Sun King'
sophora macrocarpa
'Nagasaki (mikenjaku)'
camellia Japonica
'Numero Uno'
Iris
'Elzee'
Iris
Phyllobolus
Phyllobolus pumilus

Final Notes

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Have a good day, and happy gardening!

Dave

 

And that's the way it was... April 2, 2010