The PlantFiles Newsletter

Covering the events of October 20, 2010, on which 121 members joined. 		PF Logo

Gardening Quote of the Day

"And if I should live to be The last leaf upon the tree In the spring, Let them smile, as I do now, At the old forsaken bough Where I cling. (from The Last Leaf)"

(Oliver Wendell Holmes, American author, poet)

Activity Report:

4 new plants were added to the database.
21 new descriptions were added.
30 new images were added.
104 new options were checked off.

Comments

Member Addition Description
mjsponies Neutral CommentJapanese Morning Glory 'Hattie Bell'
(Ipomoea nil)
Vattina Positive CommentMontauk Daisy, Nippon Daisy
(Nipponanthemum nipponicum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentLettuce, Romaine 'Red Rosie'
(Lactuca sativa)
moucha Negative CommentEnglish Pea 'Mr. Big'
(Pisum sativum)
TXBay Neutral CommentPapyrus
(Cyperus papyrus)
galberras Positive CommentChinese Ground Orchid, Hyacinth Orchid, Peacock Orchid, White Chicken
(Bletilla striata)
JoshY46013 Positive CommentAmaryllis 'Exotic Star'
(Hippeastrum )
bbshouse Positive CommentBaby Sage, Blackcurrant Sage, Cherry Sage, Delta Sage, Graham's Sage, Little Leaf Sage 'Hot Lips'
(Salvia x jamensis)
tulpen Neutral CommentButterfly Milkweed, Butterfly Weed, Pleurisy Root
(Asclepias tuberosa)
veganman Positive CommentChinese Box Thorn, Barbary Matrimony Vine, Goji Berry, Wolfberry, Duke of Argyll's Teatree
(Lycium barbarum)
Jimenez_Garden Positive CommentAmaranthus hypochondriacus '‘Giant Purple’'
(Amaranthus hypochondriacus )
mightymanfred Positive CommentGayfeather, Blazing Star, Button Snakeroot
(Liatris spicata)
annakins Positive CommentThreadleaf Coreopsis, Tickseed 'Moonbeam'
(Coreopsis verticillata)
annakins Neutral CommentThreadleaf Coreopsis, Tickseed 'Zagreb'
(Coreopsis verticillata)
Jimenez_Garden Positive CommentVitex, Chaste Tree 'Lavender Lady'
(Vitex agnus-castus)
cannabinatea Positive CommentMilo Maize, Grain Sorghum, Broom Corn, Shattercane
(Sorghum bicolor)
graciemae Positive CommentTea Tree, Manuka
(Melaleuca alternifolia)
suewylan Negative CommentEvergreen Candytuft
(Iberis sempervirens)
dreamgreen Neutral CommentMediterranean Bells, Sicilian Honey Lily, Ornamental Onion, Sicilian Garlic
(Nectaroscordum siculum)
Rustycactus Positive CommentClimbing Onion, Sea Onion
(Bowiea volubilis)
MidnightCloner Neutral CommentTomato 'Sweet Million'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)

Images

Member Addition Description
mjsponiesImageJapanese Morning Glory 'Hattie Bell'
(Ipomoea nil)
wiggiejImageAfrican Violet 'Vityaz' v Tigrovoi Shkure'
(Saintpaulia )
wiggiejImageEpiscia, Flame Violet 'Strawberry Patch'
(Episcia )
wiggiejImageCape Primrose 'Rhiannon'
(Streptocarpus )
FarmerdillImageLettuce, Loose Leaf 'Merlot'
(Lactuca sativa)
FarmerdillImageLettuce, Loose Leaf 'Green Star'
(Lactuca sativa)
FarmerdillImageLettuce, Romaine 'Red Rosie'
(Lactuca sativa)
FarmerdillImageTurnip 'Red Round'
(Brassica rapa)
FarmerdillImageCollard 'Bulldog'
(Brassica oleracea)
turektaylorImageOriental-Trumpet Lily, OT Hybrid, Orienpet Lily 'Red Dutch'
(Lilium )
scorpiosailorImageMickey Mouse Taro, Mouse Cup, Pocket Plant, Yautia Amarilla 'Variegatum Monstrosum'
(Xanthosoma atrovirens)
5erwinImageFlame Azalea
(Rhododendron calendulaceum)
KalpavrikshaImageRed Stopper
(Eugenia rhombea)
KalpavrikshaImageRed Stopper
(Eugenia rhombea)
badger545ImageTorch Aloe, Tree Aloe, Mountain Bush Aloe, Krantz Aloe
(Aloe arborescens)
DaylilySLPImagePigtail Anthurium, Pigtail Flamingo Flower, Tailflower
(Anthurium scherzerianum)
brical1ImageOleander 'Mrs Andreasen'
(nerium Oleander)
IzharImageOrange Jessamine, Orange Jasmine
(Murraya paniculata)
plantladylinImageFalse Aralia 'Gold Crest'
(Schefflera elegantissima)
plantladylinImagePersian Shield
(Strobilanthes dyerianus)
Louisianamom35ImageAfrican Evergreen, American Evergreen, Goosefoot Plant, Goosefoot Vine, Arrow Leaf, Arrowhead Vine 'Regina Red'
(Syngonium podophyllum)
plantsNfashionImageKumquat 'Nagami'
(Fortunella margarita)
plantsNfashionImageKumquat 'Nagami'
(Fortunella margarita)
plantsNfashionImageTropical Hibiscus 'Mandarin Wind'
(Hibiscus rosa-sinensis)
plantsNfashionImageTropical Hibiscus 'Mandarin Wind'
(Hibiscus rosa-sinensis)
mgarrImageOriental Photinia
(Photinia villosa)
mgarrImageElsie Huston 'Elsie Houston'
(Dahlia )
cheryltmImageGolden Shrimp Plant, Lollipop Plant
(Pachystachys lutea)
cheryltmImageDouble Fuchsia 'Voodoo'
(Fuchsia )
cheryltmImageDutchman's Pipe Cactus, Night blooming Cereus
(Epiphyllum oxypetalum)

Plants Added Yesterday:

Plant
Lettuce, Romaine 'Red Rosie'
Lactuca sativa
Daylily 'Come Spring'
Hemerocallis
Amaranthus hypochondriacus '‘Giant Purple’'
Amaranthus hypochondriacus
Elsie Huston 'Elsie Houston'
Dahlia

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Have a good day, and happy gardening!

Dave

 

And that's the way it was... October 20, 2010