The PlantFiles Newsletter

Covering the events of July 30, 2010, on which 119 members joined. 		PF Logo

Gardening Quote of the Day

"What is a weed? I have heard it said that there are sixty definitions. For me, a weed is a plant out of place."

(Donald Culross Peattie, American botanist, author)

Activity Report:

27 new plants were added to the database.
22 new descriptions were added.
31 new images were added.
230 new options were checked off.

Comments

Member Addition Description
705Muskoka Positive CommentGlobe Thistle
(Echinops ritro)
yakmon Neutral CommentEsperanza, Texas Yellow Bells 'Sunrise'
(Tecoma )
Clary Positive CommentSpotted Dead Nettle 'White Nancy'
(Lamium maculatum)
Clary Positive CommentGayfeather, Blazing Star, Button Snakeroot
(Liatris spicata)
lyclark Neutral CommentOriental Lily 'Star Gazer'
(Lilium )
damienstafford Positive CommentLemon Mint, Lemon Balm, Purple Horsemint, Lemon Bee Balm, Beebalm
(Monarda citriodora)
cmolloy Neutral CommentSweet Alyssum, Sweet Alison 'Snow Princess'
(Lobularia )
Zeeth Positive CommentForest Coconut
(Voanioala gerardii)
bobgoestodaves Positive CommentMediterranean Spurge 'Tasmanian Tiger'
(Euphorbia characias)
AlanK Neutral CommentPurple Orach, Mountain Spinach
(Atriplex hortensis var. purpurea)
Sherilou Neutral CommentPumpkin on a Stick Eggplant 'Pumpkin on a Stick Eggplant'
(Solanum integrifolium)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentHoney Dew Melon 'Sweet Cherish'
(Cucumis melo var. inodorus)
ikrivack Positive CommentMexican Sunflower
(Tithonia rotundifolia)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentYellow Skin Melon 'Summer Phoenix'
(Cucumis melo var. inodorus)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentYellow Skin Melon 'Autumn Phoenix'
(Cucumis melo var. inodorus)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentHami Melon 'Sapo Delight'
(Cucumis melo var. inodorus)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentHami Melon 'Crispy Sapo'
(Cucumis melo var. inodorus)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentHami Melon 'Eva Sapo'
(Cucumis melo var. inodorus)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentHami Melon 'Sunny Sapo'
(Cucumis melo var. inodorus)
a2b1c3 Positive CommentWorm Plant, Jade Necklace Vine
(Crassula marnieriana)
rinomanfroni Positive CommentChinese Foxglove
(Rehmannia elata)
gnash Positive CommentFriendship Plant, Panamiga 'Moon Valley'
(Pilea involucrata)

Images

Member Addition Description
JulieQImageWild Yellow Passion Flower, Passionflower, Passion Vine, Passionvine
(Passiflora lutea)
jfr1012ImageSundew
(Drosera capensis)
jfr1012ImageSundew
(Drosera capensis)
plantladylinImageChristmas Senna, Winter Cassia
(Senna bicapsularis)
DebinSCImageEvergreen Wisteria
(Millettia reticulata)
stevesivekImageVoodoo Lily
(Amorphophallus bulbifer)
stevesivekImageVoodoo Lily
(Amorphophallus bulbifer)
stevesivekImagePride of Barbados, Red Bird of Paradise, Dwarf Poinciana, Peacock Flower, flamboyan-de-jardin
(Caesalpinia pulcherrima)
stevesivekImagePride of Barbados, Red Bird of Paradise, Dwarf Poinciana, Peacock Flower, flamboyan-de-jardin
(Caesalpinia pulcherrima)
stevesivekImagePride of Barbados, Red Bird of Paradise, Dwarf Poinciana, Peacock Flower, flamboyan-de-jardin
(Caesalpinia pulcherrima)
stevesivekImageElephant Ear, Taro 'Limeade'
(Colocasia esculenta)
stevesivekImageWhite Ginger, Garland Lily, Butterfly Ginger
(Hedychium coronarium)
stevesivekImageVariegated Turk's Cap 'Variegata'
(Malvaviscus candida)
stevesivekImageEvergreen Wisteria
(Millettia reticulata)
stevesivekImageEvergreen Wisteria
(Millettia reticulata)
stevesivekImagePeace Lily 'Mauna Loa Supreme'
(Spathiphyllum )
stevesivekImageMandarin Orange, Satsuma, Tangerine
(Citrus reticulata)
ronwestImageBladderwort
(Utricularia bisquamata)
KellImageAloe
(Aloe vaombe)
KellImageGreen Platters Aeonium
(Aeonium pseudo-tabulaeformus)
KellImageGreen Platters Aeonium
(Aeonium pseudo-tabulaeformus)
KellImageGreen Platters Aeonium
(Aeonium pseudo-tabulaeformus)
Ravens444ImagePig's Ear, Round-leafed Navel Wort
(Cotyledon orbiculata)
01_WilliamImageMan of the Earth, Big-root Morning Glory, Wild Potato Vine
(Ipomoea pandurata)
01_WilliamImageMan of the Earth, Big-root Morning Glory, Wild Potato Vine
(Ipomoea pandurata)
01_WilliamImageTall Morning Glory
(Ipomoea purpurea)
01_WilliamImageBlack-eyed Susan, Gloriosa Daisy, Yellow Ox-eye Daisy
(Rudbeckia hirta)
GardenGuyKinImageStonecrop
(Sedum confusum)
01_WilliamImageAmerican Wisteria 'Amethyst Falls'
(Wisteria frutescens)
01_WilliamImageAmerican Wisteria 'Amethyst Falls'
(Wisteria frutescens)
jazijillImageDragon Flower, Dragon Arum, Voodoo Lily, Black Lily
(Dracunculus vulgaris)

Plants Added Yesterday:

Plant

Agathosma ciliata
Fernald's Sedge
Carex merritt-fernaldii
Coastal Jug Flower, Flame Bush 'Coral Drift'
Adenanthos cuneatus
Houseleek, Hens and Chicks 'Gruenrand'
Sempervivum
Sacred Kusha Grass; Halfa Grass
Desmostachya bipinnata
Pumpkin on a Stick Eggplant 'Pumpkin on a Stick Eggplant'
Solanum integrifolium
Honey Dew Melon 'Sweet Cherish'
Cucumis melo var. inodorus
Honey Dew Melon 'Airina'
Cucumis melo var. inodorus
Honey Dew Melon 'Belle'
Cucumis melo var. inodorus
Honey Dew Melon 'Sweet Precious'
Cucumis melo var. inodorus
Honey Dew Melon 'Hami Cream'
Cucumis melo var. inodorus
Honey Dew Melon 'Snow Jade Dew'
Cucumis melo var. inodorus
Yellow Skin Melon 'Summer Phoenix'
Cucumis melo var. inodorus
daylily 'Gretchen Green'
hemerocallis
Yellow Skin Melon 'Fairy Luck'
Cucumis melo var. inodorus
Yellow Skin Melon 'Spring Phoenix'
Cucumis melo var. inodorus
Yellow Skin Melon 'Golden Phoenix'
Cucumis melo var. inodorus
Yellow Skin Melon 'Autumn Phoenix'
Cucumis melo var. inodorus
Hami Melon 'Sapo Delight'
Cucumis melo var. inodorus
Daylily 'Grape Cupcake'
Hemerocallis
Hami Melon 'Crispy Sapo'
Cucumis melo var. inodorus
Hami Melon 'Hami Delight'
Cucumis melo var. inodorus
Hami Melon 'New Sapo'
Cucumis melo var. inodorus
Hami Melon 'Eva Sapo'
Cucumis melo var. inodorus
Hami Melon 'Sunny Sapo'
Cucumis melo var. inodorus

Cycas dresslerii

Zamia Vazguezii

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Dave

 

And that's the way it was... July 30, 2010