The PlantFiles Newsletter

Covering the events of August 12, 2011, on which 243 members joined.
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Gardening Quote of the Day

"If I had my life to live over... I would start barefoot earlier in the spring, and stay that way later in the fall..."

(Nadine Stair (excerpt from poem written at age 85))

Activity Report:

33 new plants were added to the database.
14 new descriptions were added.
161 new images were added.
215 new options were checked off.

Comments

Member Addition Description
Omoloya Positive CommentCharentais Melon 'Petit Gris de Rennes'
(Cucumis melo var. cantalupensis)
Andrea_F Positive CommentVariegated Kamschatka Stonecrop, Variegated Orange Stonecrop 'Variegatum'
(Sedum kamtschaticum)
olddude Neutral CommentBlack Olive Tree, Oxhorn Bucida, Bucida 'Shady Lady'
(Bucida buceras)
habaneros Positive CommentTomato 'Atkinson'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
Eleven Neutral CommentHosta 'Aomori Select'
(Hosta rectifolia)
bazil323 Positive CommentAsiatic Lily 'Tiny Orange Sensation'
(Lilium )
bob_kim Positive CommentQueen of the Night
(Selenicereus grandiflorus)
sgosnell Neutral CommentCommon Jujube, Chinese Red Date, Chinese Plum, Chinese Date
(Ziziphus zizyphus)
NStewart10 Neutral CommentBlack-Eyed Susan Vine 'Raspberry Smoothie'
(Thunbergia alata)
Eleven Positive CommentHosta 'Journey's End'
(Hosta )
ms_greenjeans Positive CommentGarden Phlox 'Orange Perfection'
(Phlox paniculata)
hairyjo Positive CommentBellflower 'Sarastro'
(Campanula )
BUFFY690 Neutral CommentBead Tree, Persian Lilac, Pride of India, Pride of China, Chinaberry, Umbrella Tree, White Cedar
(Melia azedarach)
BUFFY690 Positive CommentOrnamental Sweet Potato, Sweet Potato Vine 'Ace of Spades'
(Ipomoea batatas)

Images

Member Addition Description
DinuImageIron Cross Oxalis, Good Luck Plant 'Iron Cross'
(Oxalis tetraphylla)
DinuImageCindrella weed
(Synedrella nodiflora)
growinImageAustralian Fuchsia 'Ray's Tangerine'
(Correa )
growinImageSmall Waxflower 'Southern Stars'
(Crowea exalata)
growinImageLemon-scented Tea-tree
(Leptospermum petersonii)
Calif_SueImageDaylily 'Heavenly Starfire'
(Hemerocallis )
growinImageGrevillea 'Poorinda Royal Mantle'
(Grevillea )
growinImageGrevillea 'Poorinda Royal Mantle'
(Grevillea )
growinImageGrevillea 'Ivanhoe'
(Grevillea )
growinImageGrevillea 'Ivanhoe'
(Grevillea )
growinImageSpider Flower, Woolly Grevillea 'Coastal Gem'
(Grevillea lanigera)
growinImageGrevillea 'Ruby Clusters'
(Grevillea )
growinImageGrevillea 'Mason's Hybrid'
(Grevillea )
growinImageGrevillea 'Mason's Hybrid'
(Grevillea )
growinImageCoarse Banksia
(Banksia grossa)
growinImageGrampians Thryptomene
(Thryptomene calycina)
growinImageGrampians Thryptomene
(Thryptomene calycina)
growinImageTrailing Grevillea
(Grevillea nudiflora)
growinImageScarlet Honey Myrtle
(Melaleuca fulgens)
growinImageAshby's Banksia, Western Banksia
(Banksia ashbyi)
growinImageBull Banksia
(Banksia grandis)
growinImageBull Banksia
(Banksia grandis)
growinImageAniseed Boronia 'Shark Bay'
(Boronia crenulata)
growinImageRoyal Hakea
(Hakea victoriae)
growinImageCoast Everlasting
(Ozothamnus turbinatus)
growinImageCoast Everlasting
(Ozothamnus turbinatus)
growinImageCalothamnus
(Calothamnus gracilis)
growinImageSwordfish Banksia, Palm Banksia
(Banksia elderiana)
growinImagePink Melaleuca, Showy Honey-myrtle
(Melaleuca nesophila)
growinImageChittick
(Lambertia inermis)
growinImageChittick
(Lambertia inermis)
growinImageChittick
(Lambertia inermis)
growinImageCoarse-leaved Mallee, Virgin's Breath
(Eucalyptus grossa)
growinImageBull Banksia
(Banksia grandis)
growinImageBull Banksia
(Banksia grandis)
growinImageSolander's Banksia
(Banksia solandri)
growinImageBird's Nest Banksia, Baxter's Banksia
(Banksia baxteri)
growinImageCut-Leaf Banksia
(Banksia praemorsa)
growinImageCut-Leaf Banksia
(Banksia praemorsa)
growinImageCoast Banksia, Slender Banksia, Candle Banksia
(Banksia attenuata)
growinImageLehmann's Banksia, Yellow Lantern Banksia
(Banksia lehmanniana)
growinImageSouthern Plains Banksia
(Banksia media)
growinImageShowy Banksia
(Banksia speciosa)
growinImageShowy Banksia
(Banksia speciosa)
growinImageGreen Honey Myrtle
(Melaleuca diosmifolia)
growinImageRed Swamp Banksia, Indian Summer
(Banksia occidentalis)
growinImageUrchin Dryandra
(Dryandra praemorsa)
growinImageRed Lantern Banksia, Caley's Banksia
(Banksia caleyi)
growinImageRed Lantern Banksia, Caley's Banksia
(Banksia caleyi)
growinImageScott River Jug-flower
(Adenanthos detmoldii)
growinImageGrevillea 'Ruby Clusters'
(Grevillea )
growinImageGrevillea 'Pink Pearl'
(Grevillea )
growinImageGrevillea 'Pink Pearl'
(Grevillea )
growinImageGrevillea 'Pink Pearl'
(Grevillea )
growinImageRed-flowered Moort
(Eucalyptus cernua)
growinImagePink Pokers Grevillea
(Grevillea petrophiloides)
growinImagePink Pokers Grevillea
(Grevillea petrophiloides)
growinImageCompacted Featherflower
(Verticordia densiflora)
growinImageGrevillea
(Grevillea pilosa)
growinImageCommon Everlasting, Yellow Buttons
(Chrysocephalum apiculatum)
growinImageDwarf Rosemary Grevillea 'Nana'
(Grevillea rosmarinifolia)
growinImageSmall Crowea 'Whipstick'
(Crowea exalata)
growinImageSmall Crowea 'Whipstick'
(Crowea exalata)
growinImageBird Beak Hakea
(Hakea orthorrhyncha)
growinImageBird Beak Hakea
(Hakea orthorrhyncha)
growinImageBird Beak Hakea
(Hakea orthorrhyncha)
growinImageShowy Dryandra
(Dryandra formosa)
growinImageShowy Dryandra
(Dryandra formosa)
growinImageHeath Banksia
(Banksia ericifolia)
growinImageHeath Banksia
(Banksia ericifolia)
growinImageDryandra
(Dryandra plumosa)
growinImageHeath Banksia
(Banksia ericifolia)
growinImageHeath Banksia
(Banksia ericifolia)
growinImageCreeping Dryandra
(Dryandra calophylla)
growinImageCreeping Dryandra
(Dryandra calophylla)
growinImageKing Dryandra
(Dryandra proteoides)
growinImageGrevillea 'Poorinda Queen'
(Grevillea )
growinImageGrevillea 'Poorinda Queen'
(Grevillea )
growinImageGrevillea 'Poorinda Queen'
(Grevillea )
growinImageGrevillea 'Moonlight'
(Grevillea )
growinImageGrevillea 'Moonlight'
(Grevillea )
growinImageGrevillea 'Moonlight'
(Grevillea )
growinImageGrevillea 'Moonlight'
(Grevillea )
growinImageGrevillea 'Moonlight'
(Grevillea )
growinImageForest Phebalium
(Phebalium squamulosum)
growinImageScrub Beefwood, Red Silky Oak
(Stenocarpus salignus)
growinImageGrevillea 'Pink Surprise'
(Grevillea )
growinImageGrevillea 'Pink Surprise'
(Grevillea )
growinImageSwamp Turpentine, Swamp Mahogany
(Lophostemon suaveolens)
growinImageSwamp Turpentine, Swamp Mahogany
(Lophostemon suaveolens)
growinImageFern-Leaf Grevillea
(Grevillea aspleniifolia)
growinImageFern-Leaf Grevillea
(Grevillea aspleniifolia)
growinImageKnife Acacia, Knife Wattle
(Acacia cultriformis)
growinImageScribbly Gum
(Eucalyptus haemastoma)
growinImageScribbly Gum
(Eucalyptus haemastoma)
growinImageSaw Banksia, Old Man Banksia
(Banksia serrata)
growinImageWaterbush
(Myoporum montanum)
growinImageWaterbush
(Myoporum montanum)
growinImageNew South Wales Christmas Tree, Christmas Bush
(Ceratopetalum gummiferum)
growinImageSwamp Peppermint
(Agonis linearifolia)
growinImageSwamp Peppermint
(Agonis linearifolia)
growinImageCoast Rosemary 'Jervis Gem'
(Westringia fruticosa)
growinImageCoast Rosemary 'Jervis Gem'
(Westringia fruticosa)
growinImageBottlebrush, Bottle Brush 'Harkness'
(Callistemon )
growinImageBottlebrush 'Cane's Hybrid'
(Callistemon )
growinImageBottlebrush 'Cane's Hybrid'
(Callistemon )
growinImageCat's Claws, Mountain Grevillea, Goldfields Grevillea
(Grevillea alpina)
growinImageScarlet Honey Myrtle
(Melaleuca fulgens)
growinImageSnowy River Wattle
(Acacia boormanii)
growinImageLehmann's Banksia, Yellow Lantern Banksia
(Banksia lehmanniana)
growinImageBlue Hibiscus, Lilac Hibiscus, Purple Hibiscus, California Hibiscus 'White Swan'
(Alyogyne huegelii)
growinImageGrevillea 'Robyn Gordon'
(Grevillea )
growinImageRobin Red-Breast
(Melaleuca lateritia)
growinImageErica
(Erica lateralis)
growinImageErica
(Erica hebecalyx)
growinImageErica
(Erica hebecalyx)
growinImageErica
(Erica speciosa)
growinImageBroad-leaf Conebush
(Leucadendron gandogeri)
growinImageLeucadendron
(Leucadendron teretifolium)
growinImageGarden-Route Conebush
(Leucadendron conicum)
growinImageSugarbush 'Clark's Red'
(Protea )
growinImageErica, Heath
(Erica brachialis)
growinImageLeucadendron, Conebush
(Leucadendron sessile)
growinImageNinepin Heath
(Erica mammosa)
growinImageBridal Heath
(Erica bauera)
growinImageNinepin Heath
(Erica mammosa)
growinImageLeucadendron
(Leucadendron teretifolium)
growinImageLeucadendron
(Leucadendron teretifolium)
htopImageSweet Almond Bush, Incense Bush
(Aloysia virgata)
growinImageCommon Sunshine Conebush, Geelbos, Red Cone Bush, Sunshine Protea 'Winter Red'
(Leucadendron salignum)
growinImageCommon Sunshine Conebush, Geelbos, Red Cone Bush, Sunshine Protea 'Winter Red'
(Leucadendron salignum)
growinImageCape Rattle Pod, Cape Rattlepod
(Crotalaria capensis)
growinImagePincushion Protea
(Leucospermum cordifolium)
htopImageSweet Almond Bush, Incense Bush
(Aloysia virgata)
htopImageSweet Almond Bush, Incense Bush
(Aloysia virgata)
htopImageSweet Almond Bush, Incense Bush
(Aloysia virgata)
htopImageSweet Almond Bush, Incense Bush
(Aloysia virgata)
htopImageSweet Almond Bush, Incense Bush
(Aloysia virgata)
growinImagePincushion Protea 'Don's Red'
(Leucospermum cordifolium)
growinImageCommon Pagoda
(Mimetes cucullatus)
growinImageCommon Sunshine Conebush, Geelbos, Red Cone Bush, Sunshine Protea 'Winter Red'
(Leucadendron salignum)
growinImageCommon Sunshine Conebush, Geelbos, Red Cone Bush, Sunshine Protea 'Winter Red'
(Leucadendron salignum)
growinImageProtea 'Cardinal'
(Protea )
growinImageLeucadendron, Yellow Star, Gum Leaf Conebush
(Leucadendron eucalyptifolium)
growinImageCommon Sugarbush
(Protea repens)
growinImageErica, Heath
(Erica brachialis)
growinImageGrevillea
(Grevillea x gaudichaudii)
growinImageGrevillea
(Grevillea x gaudichaudii)
growinImageSpider Flower, Woolly Grevillea 'Coastal Gem'
(Grevillea lanigera)
growinImageGrevillea 'Boongala Spinebill'
(Grevillea )
growinImageJuniper-Leaf Grevillea, Prickly Spider Flower 'Molonglo'
(Grevillea juniperina)
growinImageBlue Hibiscus, Lilac Hibiscus, Purple Hibiscus, California Hibiscus
(Alyogyne huegelii)
growinImageBlue Hibiscus, Lilac Hibiscus, Purple Hibiscus, California Hibiscus
(Alyogyne huegelii)
growinImageRiver Lomatia
(Lomatia myricoides)
growinImageRiver Lomatia
(Lomatia myricoides)
growinImageGrevillea 'Moonlight'
(Grevillea )
growinImageGrevillea 'Moonlight'
(Grevillea )
growinImageAustralian Grass Tree
(Xanthorrhoea preissii)
growinImageBird Beak Hakea
(Hakea orthorrhyncha)
growinImageWhite Correa
(Correa alba var. pannosa)
growinImageClaw Honey Myrtle
(Melaleuca pulchella)

Plants Added Yesterday:

Plant
Australian Fuchsia 'Ray's Tangerine'
Correa
Small Waxflower 'Southern Stars'
Crowea exalata
Grevillea 'Poorinda Royal Mantle'
Grevillea
Hosta 'Aomori Select'
Hosta rectifolia
Asiatic Lily 'Tiny Orange Sensation'
Lilium
Standard Dwarf Bearded Iris 'Lab'
Iris
Tall Bearded Iris 'Like A Rainbow'
Iris
Grevillea 'Mason's Hybrid'
Grevillea
Coarse Banksia
Banksia grossa
Calothamnus
Calothamnus gracilis
Swordfish Banksia, Palm Banksia
Banksia elderiana
Grevillea 'Pink Pearl'
Grevillea
Compacted Featherflower
Verticordia densiflora
Grevillea
Grevillea pilosa
Dwarf Rosemary Grevillea 'Nana'
Grevillea rosmarinifolia
Small Crowea 'Whipstick'
Crowea exalata
Dryandra
Dryandra plumosa
Creeping Dryandra
Dryandra calophylla
King Dryandra
Dryandra proteoides
Grevillea 'Poorinda Queen'
Grevillea
Flowering Quince 'Scarlet Storm'
Chaenomeles speciosa
Scribbly Gum
Eucalyptus haemastoma
Swamp Peppermint
Agonis linearifolia
Coast Rosemary 'Jervis Gem'
Westringia fruticosa
Erica
Erica lateralis
Erica
Erica hebecalyx
Erica
Erica speciosa
Broad-leaf Conebush
Leucadendron gandogeri
Leucadendron
Leucadendron teretifolium
Garden-Route Conebush
Leucadendron conicum
Common Sunshine Conebush, Geelbos, Red Cone Bush, Sunshine Protea 'Winter Red'
Leucadendron salignum
Pincushion Protea 'Don's Red'
Leucospermum cordifolium
White Correa
Correa alba var. pannosa

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Have a good day, and happy gardening!

Dave

 

And that's the way it was... August 12, 2011