The PlantFiles Newsletter

Covering the events of August 1, 2010, on which 147 members joined.
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Gardening Quote of the Day

"Heart-leaves of lilac all over New England, Roots of lilac under all the soil of New England, Lilac in me because I am New England. (from Lilacs)"

(Amy Lowell, American poet (born 2/9/1874))

Activity Report:

9 new plants were added to the database.
29 new descriptions were added.
14 new images were added.
113 new options were checked off.

Comments

Member Addition Description
Highland_Glen Positive CommentTomato 'Cherokee Purple'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
ansonfan Positive CommentBigflower Coreopsis, Largeflowered Tickseed, Tickseed Coreopsis
(Coreopsis grandiflora)
OKI_T Neutral CommentHosta 'Honeybells'
(Hosta )
dontruman Positive CommentHybrid Tea Rose 'Touch of Class'
(Rosa )
pizzasqueeza Neutral CommentLily of the Nile 'Storm Cloud'
(Agapanthus orientalis)
nitegracee Neutral CommentCoral Bells, Alumroot, Coralbells, Alum Root 'Dolce Key Lime Pie'
(Heuchera )
jomoncon Positive CommentVetiver Root, Khus Khus
(Vetiveria zizanioides)
muchablige Positive CommentBlue Flax
(Linum perenne)
clpgirl Positive CommentHardy Hibiscus, Rose Mallow, Swamp Mallow 'Kopper King'
(Hibiscus moscheutos)
a2b1c3 Positive CommentSilver Jade, Silver Dollar Plant, Beestebul, Chinese Jade, Money Plant, Round-leaved Crassula
(Crassula arborescens)
NurseExternER Negative CommentHeavenly Bamboo, Nandina
(Nandina domestica)
dkagle Positive CommentTomato 'Mountain Pride'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
littlegray46 Positive CommentOriental Lily 'Marco Polo'
(Lilium )
PedricksCorner Neutral CommentFuchsia 'Astoria'
(Fuchsia )
dkagle Positive CommentTomato 'Lemon Boy'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
dkagle Positive CommentTomato 'German Johnson Pink'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
dontruman Neutral CommentFloribunda Rose 'Easy Does It'
(Rosa )
stevesivek Neutral CommentGreen Velvet Alocasia 'Frydek'
(Alocasia micholitziana)
donnacreation Positive CommentCabbage Palm, Sabal Palm, Carolina Palmetto
(Sabal palmetto)
Nona48 Positive CommentRosemary 'Tuscan Blue'
(Rosmarinus officinalis)
Crit Positive CommentSingle Mexican Tuberose, Rajanigandha, Sedap Malam
(Polianthes tuberosa)
delil72 Neutral CommentOriental-Trumpet Lily 'Black Beauty'
(Lilium )
delil72 Positive CommentEnglish Rose, Austin Rose 'Benjamin Britten'
(Rosa )
delil72 Neutral CommentRockfoil, Mossy Saxifraga
(Saxifraga x arendsii)
cam2 Neutral CommentDutchman's Pipe, Broadleafed Birthwort
(Aristolochia macrophylla)
Olroy Positive CommentMyoga Ginger, Edible Ginger, Variegated Japanese Ginger 'Dancing Crane'
(Zingiber mioga)
quintal0503 Neutral CommentPiggyback Plant, Pickaback Plant, Youth on Age, Mother-of-thousands, Thousand Mothers
(Tolmiea menziesii)
omakaren Positive CommentDwarf Walter's Viburnum, Small-leaf Arrowwood 'Ms. Schiller's Delight'
(Viburnum obovatum)
ahaddock Positive CommentCucumber 'Richmond River Green Apple'
(Cucumis sativus)

Images

Member Addition Description
rh3708ImageAfrican Mask, Amazon Elephant's Ear 'Polly'
(Alocasia x amazonica)
rh3708ImageApricot Vine, Maypop, Purple Passion Flower, Passionflower, Passionvine, Passion Vine
(Passiflora incarnata)
rh3708ImageWintercreeper Euonymus 'Silver Queen'
(Euonymus fortunei)
rh3708ImageVariegated Greater Periwinkle 'Variegata'
(Vinca major)
CactusJordiImagePygmaeocereus
(Pygmaeocereus bieblii subsp. kuehhasii)
CactusJordiImagePygmaeocereus
(Pygmaeocereus bieblii subsp. kuehhasii)
CactusJordiImagePygmaeocereus
(Pygmaeocereus bieblii subsp. kuehhasii)
RosemaryAImageCoastal Plain Joe-Pye Weed, Eastern Joe Pye Weed 'Phantom'
(Eutrochium dubium)
alfuImageAlfilaria, Red-stemmed Filaree, Pin Clover, Pin Grass, Wild Musk, Common Storksbill
(Erodium cicutarium)
alfuImageAlfilaria, Red-stemmed Filaree, Pin Clover, Pin Grass, Wild Musk, Common Storksbill
(Erodium cicutarium)
chinabitbitImageConeflower 'Tomato Soup'
(Echinacea )
jmorthImageSunflower 'Kong'
(Helianthus annuus)
jmorthImageSunflower 'Kong'
(Helianthus annuus)
palmbobImageAloe
(Aloe rubroviolacea)

Plants Added Yesterday:

Plant
Daylily 'Freedom Frolic'
Hemerocallis
Moss Rose, Portulaca 'Tequila Primrose'
Portulaca grandiflora
Fuchsia 'Astoria'
Fuchsia
Fuchsia 'Happy Fellow'
Fuchsia
Downy Tree of Heaven
Ailanthus vilmoriniana
Syagrus
Syagrus orinocensis
Daylily 'Shrimp and Grits'
Hemerocallis
Rose Mallow, Hardy Hibiscus 'Cranberry Crush'
Hibiscus moscheutos
African Violet 'Honky Tonk Blues'
Saintpaulia

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Have a good day, and happy gardening!

Dave

 

And that's the way it was... August 1, 2010