The PlantFiles Newsletter

Covering the events of June 28, 2010, on which 183 members joined.
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Gardening Quote of the Day

"At the heart of gardening there is a belief in the miraculous."

(Mirabel Osler, British author, gardener)

Activity Report:

16 new plants were added to the database.
29 new descriptions were added.
9 new images were added.
136 new options were checked off.

Comments

Member Addition Description
Daisees Positive CommentAsparagus Fern, Sprenger Asparagus 'Sprengeri'
(Asparagus densiflorus)
rwbigfoot Negative CommentEastern Purple Coneflower, Double Purple Coneflower 'Razzmatazz'
(Echinacea purpurea)
rwbigfoot Neutral CommentEastern Purple Coneflower, Double Purple Coneflower 'Pink Double Delight'
(Echinacea purpurea)
LeslieT Negative CommentPassion Flower, Passionflower, Passion Vine, Passionvine 'Incense'
(Passiflora )
jerry31557 Positive CommentChenille Plant, Red-Hot Cattail
(Acalypha hispida)
leita Positive CommentNatal Plum
(Carissa macrocarpa)
zorba365 Positive CommentFootball Lily, African Blood Lily, Powderpuff Lily
(Scadoxus multiflorus)
mfleee Positive CommentChenille Plant, Red-Hot Cattail
(Acalypha hispida)
ratlover1 Positive CommentCucumber 'Poona Kheera'
(Cucumis sativus)
realtor21 Neutral CommentOxalis, Candycane Sorrel
(Oxalis versicolor)
Clary Neutral CommentMountain Cornflower, Mountain Bluet, Perennial Cornflower
(Centaurea montana)
bluebirds09 Positive CommentJapanese Aucuba, Japanese Laurel 'Rozannie'
(Aucuba japonica)
Kalpavriksha Positive CommentChrysophyllum
(Chrysophyllum gonocarpum)
1e9l3h7 Neutral CommentLion's Ear, Lion's Tail, Wild Dagga
(Leonotis leonurus)
1e9l3h7 Positive CommentSilky Thread Grass, Mexican Feather Grass, Mexican Needle Grass, Pony Tails
(Stipa tenuissima)
rwbigfoot Positive CommentConeflower 'Hot Papaya'
(Echinacea )
amansker Positive CommentPolka Dot Plant, Freckle Face
(Hypoestes phyllostachya)
seran72 Positive CommentCheddar Pink, Garden Pinks 'Eastern Star'
(Dianthus )
ms_greenjeans Positive CommentLarkspur, Delphinium 'Red Caroline'
(Delphinium )
breyerfiend Positive CommentLowbush Blueberry, Wild Blueberry
(Vaccinium angustifolium)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentTomato 'Sakura Fortune'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentTomato 'Sakura Joy'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
greenthumb99 Positive CommentHenbit, Deadnettle
(Lamium amplexicaule)
stev703 Positive CommentPickling Cucumber 'Calypso'
(Cucumis sativus)
dianne99 Positive CommentGinseng
(Panax quinquefolius)
napolemj Positive CommentCayenne Pepper 'Cayenne'
(Capsicum annuum)
placands Positive CommentPeach-Leaf Bellflower, Peach-Leaved Bellflower 'Chettle Charm'
(Campanula persicifolia)
clantonnaomi Positive CommentAnnual Lion's Ear, Devil's Pincushion
(Leonotis nepetifolia)
palmbob Positive CommentAloe 'Pepe'
(Aloe )

Images

Member Addition Description
FarmerdillImageCantaloupe 'Gourmet'
(Cucumis melo)
FarmerdillImageCantaloupe 'Gourmet'
(Cucumis melo)
FarmerdillImageWatermelon 'Greystone'
(Citrullus lanatus)
HindernoneImageBrazilian Plume Flower 'Huntington'
(Justicia carnea)
HindernoneImageMountain Cornflower, Mountain Bluet, Perennial Cornflower
(Centaurea montana)
markrsImageVulcan Angel Trumpet, Angel's Trumpet
(Brugmansia vulcanicola)
KellImageHoop Pine
(Araucaria cunninghamii)
KellImageHoop Pine
(Araucaria cunninghamii)
KellImageHoop Pine
(Araucaria cunninghamii)

New Botanary Words

Name Pronunciation Meaning
delavayanum  duh-la-vay-AH-num  refers to the French missionary and plant collector Pierre Jean Marie Delavay (1834–1895), famous for his work in China  

Plants Added Yesterday:

Plant
Daylily 'All Shook Up' 'All Shook Up'
Hemerocallis
Lantana 'Mozelle' 'Mozelle'
Lantana
Lantana 'Chapel Hill' 'Chapel Hill'
Lantana
Lantana 'Chapel Hill Gold' 'Chapel Hill Gold'
Lantana
Oriental-Trumpet Lily, OT Hybrid, Orienpet Lily 'Baruta'
Lilium
Lantana Trailing Purple 'Trailing Purple'
Lantana montevidensis
Mexican Sunflower 'Yellow Torch'
Tithonia rotundifolia
Aster 'Dwarf Milady'
Callistephus chinensis
Chrysophyllum
Chrysophyllum gonocarpum
Chinese Witch Hazel, Chinese Fringe Flower 'Plum Purple'
Loropetalum chinense
Tomato 'Sakura Fortune'
Lycopersicon lycopersicum
Tomato 'Sakura Luck'
Lycopersicon lycopersicum
Tomato 'Sakura Joy'
Lycopersicon lycopersicum
Tomato 'Sakura Delight'
Lycopersicon lycopersicum
Tomato 'Twin Beauty'
Lycopersicon lycopersicum
Hibiscus Moscheutos 'Disco Belle'
Hibiscus Hardy Hibiscus

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Have a good day, and happy gardening!

Dave

 

And that's the way it was... June 28, 2010