The PlantFiles Newsletter

Covering the events of August 17, 2010, on which 126 members joined.
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Gardening Quote of the Day

"What do you call two young married spiders? Newly webs."

(Unknown)

Activity Report:

33 new plants were added to the database.
26 new descriptions were added.
30 new images were added.
199 new options were checked off.

Comments

Member Addition Description
doglover Positive CommentTomato 'Cuostralee'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
doglover Positive CommentCluster Flowered Climbing Rose, Large Flowered Climbing Rose 'Pink Perpetue'
(Rosa )
flowerlaydy Positive CommentDaylily 'Siloam Ury Winniford'
(Hemerocallis )
villamar11 Positive CommentStarburst Bush, Shooting Star
(Clerodendrum quadriloculare)
tomatofrog Positive CommentTomato 'Silvery Fir Tree'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
fla1garden Positive CommentOrnamental Sweet Potato, Sweet Potato Vine 'Margarita'
(Ipomoea batatas)
kittysue Neutral CommentRed Spider Zinnia 'Red Spider'
(Zinnia tenuifolia)
PedricksCorner Neutral CommentFuchsia 'Sweet Sixteen'
(Fuchsia )
KayJones Positive CommentPassion Flower 'Alba'
(Passiflora Incarnata)
vossner Positive CommentWhite American Beautyberry
(Callicarpa americana var. lactea)
purecountryhote Positive CommentBugle, Bugleweed, Carpet Bugle 'Braunherz'
(Ajuga reptans)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentRadish 'Rover'
(Raphanus sativus)
beckstrommarc Positive Comment
(Jacaratia corumbensis)
beckstrommarc Positive Comment
(Opuntia x carstenii)
beckstrommarc Positive Comment
(Opuntia x rooneyi)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentWatermelon 'Telon'
(Citrullus lanatus)
NanCcan Positive CommentParrot Feather, Parrotfeather Water Milfoil
(Myriophyllum aquaticum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentWatermelon 'Tessa'
(Citrullus lanatus)
beckstrommarc Positive CommentWhitsunday Bottle
(Brachychiton compactus)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentWatermelon 'Honey Fox'
(Citrullus lanatus)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentWatermelon 'Summer Fox'
(Citrullus lanatus)
allfinance Positive CommentFirecracker Plant, Coral Plant, Coralblow, Fountain Plant
(Russelia equisetiformis)
Greenjayjay Neutral CommentCape Gooseberry, Peruvian Ground Cherry, Poha Berry
(Physalis peruviana)
Greenjayjay Neutral CommentEaster Eggplant, Easter Egg Plant
(Solanum melongena)
cathleenb Neutral CommentGolden Coral Bells, Alumroot, Coralbells, Alum Root 'Amber Waves'
(Heuchera )
soundstage28 Positive CommentHong Kong Orchid Tree
(Bauhinia x blakeana)

Images

Member Addition Description
SfmoImageVariegated Semperfloren Begonia 'Calla Lily'
(Begonia )
jeeemImageEastern Purple Coneflower 'Little Magnus'
(Echinacea purpurea)
turektaylorImageMilk and Wine Lily
(Crinum zeylanicum)
turektaylorImageMilk and Wine Lily
(Crinum zeylanicum)
turektaylorImageGold-Striped Hakone Grass, Golden Japanese Forest Grass 'Aureola'
(Hakonechloa macra)
smith889169ImageSpurred Butterfly Pea
(Centrosema virginianum)
plantaholic186ImageToad Lily 'White Towers'
(Tricyrtis )
davecitoImageYuzu
(Citrus junos)
davecitoImageYuzu
(Citrus junos)
terroraImageOld Man of the Andes, Chastudo, Viejito
(Oreocereus leucotrichus)
terroraImageOld Man of the Andes, Chastudo, Viejito
(Oreocereus leucotrichus)
terroraImageOld Man of the Andes, Chastudo, Viejito
(Oreocereus leucotrichus)
scirpidiellaImageJapanese Snake Gourd
(Trichosanthes ovigera)
scirpidiellaImageJapanese Snake Gourd
(Trichosanthes ovigera)
scirpidiellaImageJapanese Snake Gourd
(Trichosanthes ovigera)
turektaylorImagePink Voodoo Lily
(Amorphophallus carneus)
turektaylorImagePink Voodoo Lily
(Amorphophallus carneus)
pixie62560ImageTropical Hibiscus 'Sunny Wind'
(Hibiscus rosa-sinensis)
Anton340ImageChinese Lantern Plant, Strawberry Ground Cherry
(Physalis alkekengi)
poisondartfrogImageWild Four O'Clock, Angel's Trumpets
(Mirabilis longiflora)
poisondartfrogImageHalberd Leaved Swamp Mallow, Soldier Rose Mallow
(Hibiscus laevis)
vossnerImageWhite American Beautyberry
(Callicarpa americana var. lactea)
vossnerImageWhite American Beautyberry
(Callicarpa americana var. lactea)
thistlesifterImageAloe 'Donnie'
(Aloe )
mochimoImageTaraw Palm
(Livistona saribus)
WaterCan2ImageAsiatic Dayflower, Blue Dayflower
(Commelina communis)
beckstrommarcImage
(Jacaratia corumbensis)
beckstrommarcImage
(Jacaratia corumbensis)
beckstrommarcImageWhitsunday Bottle
(Brachychiton compactus)
beckstrommarcImageWhitsunday Bottle
(Brachychiton compactus)

Plants Added Yesterday:

Plant
African Violet 'Rob's Flim Flam'
Saintpaulia
Passion Flower 'Alba'
Passiflora Incarnata
Fuchsia 'Uncle Mike'
Fuchsia
Fuchsia 'Sweet Sixteen'
Fuchsia
Brazilian Cabbage Tree
Cordyline dracaenoides

Jacaratia corumbensis
New Caledonia Palm Lily
Cordyline neo-caledonica
Tomato 'Growdena'
Lycopersicon lycopersicum
Tomato 'Bigdena'
Lycopersicon lycopersicum
Dwarf Cabbage Tree
Cordyline pumilio
Cordyline, Cabbage Palm 'Cyclops'
Cordyline
Radish 'Rover'
Raphanus sativus
Desert Spoon, Sotol
Dasylirion cedrosanum
Spinach 'Waitiki'
Spinacia oleracea
Watermelon 'Crimson Early'
Citrullus lanatus
Cambodian Dragon Tree
Dracaena cambodiana
Watermelon 'Round Dragon'
Citrullus lanatus
Whitsunday Bottle
Brachychiton compactus
Watermelon 'Telon'
Citrullus lanatus
Watermelon 'Tessa'
Citrullus lanatus
Hawaiian Dragon Tree
Dracaena hawaiiensis
Guatemalan Furcraea
Furcraea guatamalensis
Furcraea
Furcraea guerrerensis
Pescadillo
Furcraea longaeva
Watermelon 'Honey Fox'
Citrullus lanatus
Furcraea, Mecate
Furcraea quicheensis
Watermelon 'Summer Fox'
Citrullus lanatus
Furcraea
Furcraea undulata
Watermelon 'Star Fox'
Citrullus lanatus
Lomandra
Lomandra insularis
Watermelon 'Diamond EG'
Citrullus lanatus
Java Flax Lily
Rhuacophila javanica
'Rumba'
Weigela florida

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Have a good day, and happy gardening!

Dave

 

And that's the way it was... August 17, 2010