The PlantFiles Newsletter

Covering the events of December 10, 2010, on which 79 members joined.
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Gardening Quote of the Day

"Now digging the garden's a chore, And my hands are all blistered and sore. But it has to be done Or the weeds will have won; It's like fighting a hundred year war."

(Unknown)

Activity Report:

5 new plants were added to the database.
42 new descriptions were added.
33 new images were added.
54 new options were checked off.

Comments

Member Addition Description
redtitan Positive CommentMashua, Perennial Nasturtium
(Tropaeolum tuberosum)
Get_growing Positive CommentBlue Anise Sage, Brazilian Sage 'Black and Blue'
(Salvia guaranitica)
Renza Positive CommentOsage Orange, Bois d'arc, Bodock Tree, Horse Apple, Hedge Apple
(Maclura pomifera)
ThomPotempa Positive CommentWinecup, Tall Winecup, Cowboy Rose, Poppy Mallow, Tall Poppy Mallow
(Callirhoe leiocarpa)
ThomPotempa Positive CommentWhite Velvet, White Gossamer Plant, Hairy Wandering Jew
(Tradescantia sillamontana)
ThomPotempa Negative CommentSpearmint, English Mint
(Mentha spicata)
ThomPotempa Positive CommentCrape Jasmine, Crepe Jasmine 'Flore Pleno'
(Tabernaemontana divaricata)
ThomPotempa Positive CommentButterfly Bush 'Honeycomb'
(Buddleja x weyeriana)
ThomPotempa Positive CommentMaiden Pink
(Dianthus deltoides)
ThomPotempa Positive CommentFirespike, Cardinal Guard, Scarlet Flame
(Odontonema strictum)
ThomPotempa Negative CommentFlowering Pear, Callery Pear 'Bradford'
(Pyrus calleryana)
ThomPotempa Positive CommentWedelia 'Trailing Yellow'
(Wedelia paludosa)
ThomPotempa Positive CommentHardy Gloxinia 'Bolivian Sunset'
(Seemannia sylvatica)
ThomPotempa Positive CommentGiant Lilyturf, Mondo Grass, Aztec Grass, Snakebeard, White Lilyturf
(Ophiopogon jaburan)
ThomPotempa Neutral CommentPride of Barbados, Red Bird of Paradise, Dwarf Poinciana, Peacock Flower, flamboyan-de-jardin
(Caesalpinia pulcherrima)
ThomPotempa Positive CommentIxora, Jungle Geranium 'Maui Red'
(Ixora coccinea)
ThomPotempa Positive CommentEgyptian Star Cluster, Star Flower, Pentas
(Pentas lanceolata)
ThomPotempa Positive CommentShrub Marigold, Mexican Bush Marigold, Mount Lemmon Marigold, Copper Canyon Daisy
(Tagetes lemmonii)
ThomPotempa Positive CommentLeadwort, Hardy Blue Plumbago
(Ceratostigma plumbaginoides)
ThomPotempa Positive CommentMexican Turk's Cap
(Malvaviscus arboreus var. mexicanus)
ThomPotempa Positive CommentAppleblossom Grass 'Whirling Butterflies'
(Oenothera lindheimeri)
ThomPotempa Positive CommentChristmas Senna, Winter Cassia
(Senna bicapsularis)
Garden_Kitty Positive CommentStriped Maple, Moosewood 'Erythrocladum'
(Acer pensylvanicum)
sgg2 Positive CommentSaltcedar, Salt Cedar, Five-stamen Tamarix, Tamarisk 'Summer Glow'
(Tamarix ramosissima)
tgwWhale Positive CommentShrub Rose 'Carefree Delight'
(Rosa )
tgwWhale Neutral CommentHybrid Kordesii Rose 'Champlain'
(Rosa )
tgwWhale Positive CommentGrandiflora Rose 'Cherry Parfait'
(Rosa )
tgwWhale Positive CommentFloribunda Rose 'Chihuly'
(Rosa )
tgwWhale Positive CommentGrandiflora Rose 'Crimson Bouquet'
(Rosa )
tgwWhale Positive CommentShrub Rose 'Cuthbert Grant'
(Rosa )
peejay12 Positive CommentShrubby Stonecrop
(Sedum dendroideum subsp. praealtum)
madduran Positive CommentWinter Squash 'Sweet Keeper'
(Cucurbita maxima)
peejay12 Positive CommentHardy Ice Plant, Trailing Ice Plant, Cooper's Ice Plant
(Delosperma cooperi)
palmbob Positive CommentAloe
(Aloe altimatsiatrae)
themikeman Positive CommentDaylily 'Leaping Lilac'
(hemerocallis )
themikeman Positive CommentDaylily 'Moonlit Pearls'
(hemerocallis )
GardenerLynne Positive CommentPole Bean, French Filet 'Fortex'
(Phaseolus vulgaris)
GardenerLynne Positive CommentBietina
(Beta vulgaris)
GardenerLynne Positive CommentTomato 'Sungold'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
LilyLover_UT Positive CommentWatermelon 'Ali Baba'
(Citrullus lanatus)
GardenerLynne Positive CommentTomato 'Golden Rave'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
killdawabbit Neutral CommentMaidenhair Fern
(Adiantum monochlamys)

Images

Member Addition Description
ADONIELImageMandrake, Devil's Apple, Dudaim, Love Apple
(Mandragora officinarum)
bootandallImageClematis 'Prince Charles'
(Clematis )
KellImageLong Leaf Sugarbush
(Protea longifolia)
KellImageLong Leaf Sugarbush 'Satin Pink'
(Protea longifolia)
KellImageLong Leaf Sugarbush 'Satin Pink'
(Protea longifolia)
KellImageLong Leaf Sugarbush 'Satin Pink'
(Protea longifolia)
KellImageBearded Protea 'Atlantic Queen'
(Protea magnifica)
KellImageBearded Protea 'Atlantic Queen'
(Protea magnifica)
airlineImageTall Bearded Iris 'Ever After'
(Iris )
airlineImageTall Bearded Iris 'Ever After'
(Iris )
Garden_KittyImageStriped Maple, Moosewood 'Erythrocladum'
(Acer pensylvanicum)
LynDCImageTall Bearded Iris 'Caliente'
(Iris )
LynDCImageTall Bearded Iris 'Caliente'
(Iris )
CactusJordiImageMamillaria
(Mammillaria picta)
CactusJordiImageMammillaria
(Mammillaria picta subsp. viereckii)
redtitanImageOca
(Oxalis tuberosa)
redtitanImageOca
(Oxalis tuberosa)
redtitanImageOca
(Oxalis tuberosa)
redtitanImageOca
(Oxalis tuberosa)
redtitanImageMashua, Perennial Nasturtium
(Tropaeolum tuberosum)
redtitanImageMashua, Perennial Nasturtium
(Tropaeolum tuberosum)
KellImageBismarck Palm, Bismark Palm
(Bismarckia nobilis)
KellImageBismarck Palm, Bismark Palm
(Bismarckia nobilis)
KellImageBismarck Palm, Bismark Palm
(Bismarckia nobilis)
KellImageBismarck Palm, Bismark Palm
(Bismarckia nobilis)
KellImageBismarck Palm, Bismark Palm
(Bismarckia nobilis)
KellImageBismarck Palm, Bismark Palm
(Bismarckia nobilis)
KellImageBismarck Palm, Bismark Palm
(Bismarckia nobilis)
themikemanImageTrailing Petunia 'Soft Pink'
(Petunia )
themikemanImagePetunia 'Ultra Pink'
(Petunia )
palmbobImageAloe
(Aloe betsileensis)
palmbobImageAloe
(Aloe branddraaiensis)
palmbobImageAloe
(Aloe capmanambatoensis)

Plants Added Yesterday:

Plant
New Guinea Impatiens 'Celebrette Lavender'
Impatiens x hawkeri
Daylily 'Moonlit Pearls'
hemerocallis
Daylily 'Leaping Lilac'
hemerocallis
Bietina
Beta vulgaris
Maidenhair Fern
Adiantum monochlamys

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Have a good day, and happy gardening!

Dave

 

And that's the way it was... December 10, 2010