The PlantFiles Newsletter

Covering the events of December 4, 2011, on which 70 members joined. 		PF Logo

Gardening Quote of the Day

"Gardening, I told myself, is the most sociable of hobbies. The very nature of one's field of activities demands an audience. No one wants flowers to blush unseen or waste their sweetness."

(Barbara Cheney, Atlantic Monthly (June 1936))

Activity Report:

3 new plants were added to the database.
18 new descriptions were added.
68 new images were added.
50 new options were checked off.

Comments

Member Addition Description
risingcreek Neutral CommentGermander Sage, Blue Oak Sage
(Salvia chamaedryoides)
eliasastro Negative CommentOrchid Tree
(Bauhinia kockiana)
dgarden11 Positive CommentTomato 'Jet Star'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
dgarden11 Positive CommentAngel Trumpet, Angel's Trumpet 'Frosty Pink'
(Brugmansia )
themikesmom Positive CommentTall Bearded Iris 'Snow Summit'
(Iris )
themikesmom Positive CommentArilbred Iris 'Soloman's Shield'
(Iris )
suguy Positive CommentHoneysuckle Fuchsia 'Firecracker'
(Fuchsia triphylla)
suguy Positive CommentCrown of Thorns, Christ Plant, Siamese Lucky Plant 'Primrose Yellow'
(Euphorbia milii)
donnyczech Positive CommentOrnamental Pepper 'Chinese Five Color'
(Capsicum annuum)
donnyczech Positive CommentFrying Pepper, Bell Pepper 'Aconcagua'
(Capsicum annuum)
donnyczech Positive CommentBell Pepper 'Vidi'
(Capsicum annuum)
donnyczech Positive CommentHot Pepper 'Serrano Tampequino'
(Capsicum annuum)
mstish Neutral CommentYellow Climbing Bleeding Heart 'Athens Yellow'
(Dactylicapnos scandens)
donnyczech Positive CommentHot Pepper 'Thai Chilli'
(Capsicum annuum)
donnyczech Positive CommentHot Pepper 'Pasilla Bajio'
(Capsicum annuum)
donnyczech Positive CommentHot Pepper 'Hot Lemon'
(Capsicum baccatum)
donnyczech Positive CommentChile Pepper, Hot Pepper 'Kung Pao'
(Capsicum annuum)
donnyczech Positive CommentOrnamental Pepper 'Thai Hot'
(Capsicum annuum)

Images

Member Addition Description
KellImageLace Cactus
(Echinocereus reichenbachii)
KellImageLace Cactus
(Echinocereus reichenbachii)
KellImageLace Cactus
(Echinocereus reichenbachii)
KellImageSucculent Grape
(Cyphostemma juttae)
KellImageSucculent Grape
(Cyphostemma juttae)
KellImageSilver Torch, Snow Pole, Wooly Torch
(Cleistocactus strausii)
KellImageSilver Torch, Snow Pole, Wooly Torch
(Cleistocactus strausii)
KellImageSilver Torch, Snow Pole, Wooly Torch
(Cleistocactus strausii)
KellImageSilver Torch, Snow Pole, Wooly Torch
(Cleistocactus strausii)
KellImageSilver Torch, Snow Pole, Wooly Torch
(Cleistocactus strausii)
KellImageSilver Torch, Snow Pole, Wooly Torch
(Cleistocactus strausii)
KellImagePerennial Wallflower 'Fragrant Sunshine'
(Erysimum )
KellImagePerennial Wallflower 'Fragrant Sunshine'
(Erysimum )
KellImagePerennial Wallflower 'Fragrant Sunshine'
(Erysimum )
KellImagePerennial Wallflower 'Fragrant Sunshine'
(Erysimum )
KellImagePerennial Wallflower 'Fragrant Sunshine'
(Erysimum )
KellImagePerennial Wallflower 'Bowles' Mauve'
(Erysimum )
KellImagePerennial Wallflower 'Bowles' Mauve'
(Erysimum )
KellImagePerennial Wallflower 'Bowles' Mauve'
(Erysimum )
KellImagePerennial Wallflower 'Bowles' Mauve'
(Erysimum )
KellImagePerennial Wallflower 'Bowles' Mauve'
(Erysimum )
KellImageManchurian Lilac
(Syringa pubescens subsp. patula)
KellImageManchurian Lilac
(Syringa pubescens subsp. patula)
KellImageManchurian Lilac
(Syringa pubescens subsp. patula)
kennedyhImageSmooth Blue-rod
(Stemodia glabella)
kennedyhImageSmooth Blue-rod
(Stemodia glabella)
DaylilySLPImageClematis 'Niobe'
(Clematis )
DaylilySLPImageClematis 'Niobe'
(Clematis )
DaylilySLPImageFalse Sunflower, Rough Heliopsis, Orange Sunflower, Ox-Eye 'Summer Nights'
(Heliopsis helianthoides var. scabra)
DaylilySLPImageFalse Sunflower, Rough Heliopsis, Orange Sunflower, Ox-Eye 'Summer Nights'
(Heliopsis helianthoides var. scabra)
DaylilySLPImageFalse Sunflower, Rough Heliopsis, Orange Sunflower, Ox-Eye 'Summer Nights'
(Heliopsis helianthoides var. scabra)
DaylilySLPImageFalse Sunflower, Rough Heliopsis, Orange Sunflower, Ox-Eye 'Summer Nights'
(Heliopsis helianthoides var. scabra)
DaylilySLPImageHosta 'Tortilla Chip'
(Hosta )
DaylilySLPImageHosta 'Tortilla Chip'
(Hosta )
DaylilySLPImageHosta 'Tortilla Chip'
(Hosta )
DaylilySLPImageEnglish Lavender 'Lady'
(Lavandula angustifolia)
DaylilySLPImageEnglish Lavender 'Lady'
(Lavandula angustifolia)
DaylilySLPImageEnglish Lavender 'Lady'
(Lavandula angustifolia)
DaylilySLPImageEnglish Lavender 'Lady'
(Lavandula angustifolia)
DaylilySLPImageEnglish Lavender 'Lady'
(Lavandula angustifolia)
DaylilySLPImageOstrich Fern, Garden Fern, Shuttlecock Fern
(Matteuccia struthiopteris)
DaylilySLPImageOstrich Fern, Garden Fern, Shuttlecock Fern
(Matteuccia struthiopteris)
DaylilySLPImageOstrich Fern, Garden Fern, Shuttlecock Fern
(Matteuccia struthiopteris)
DaylilySLPImageOstrich Fern, Garden Fern, Shuttlecock Fern
(Matteuccia struthiopteris)
DaylilySLPImageEulalia, Maiden Grass, Zebra Grass, Chinese Silvergrass 'Rigoletto'
(Miscanthus sinensis)
DaylilySLPImageEulalia, Maiden Grass, Zebra Grass, Chinese Silvergrass 'Rigoletto'
(Miscanthus sinensis)
DaylilySLPImageEulalia, Maiden Grass, Zebra Grass, Chinese Silvergrass 'Rigoletto'
(Miscanthus sinensis)
DaylilySLPImageEulalia, Maiden Grass, Zebra Grass, Chinese Silvergrass 'Rigoletto'
(Miscanthus sinensis)
DaylilySLPImageBlue Switchgrass, Wand Panic Grass 'Heavy Metal'
(Panicum virgatum)
DaylilySLPImageBlue Switchgrass, Wand Panic Grass 'Heavy Metal'
(Panicum virgatum)
DaylilySLPImageBlue Switchgrass, Wand Panic Grass 'Heavy Metal'
(Panicum virgatum)
DaylilySLPImagePetunia 'Phantom'
(Petunia x hybrida)
DaylilySLPImagePetunia 'Phantom'
(Petunia x hybrida)
DaylilySLPImagePetunia 'Phantom'
(Petunia x hybrida)
DaylilySLPImagePetunia 'Phantom'
(Petunia x hybrida)
DaylilySLPImageBlack-eyed Susan 'Denver Daisy'
(Rudbeckia hirta)
DaylilySLPImageBlack-eyed Susan 'Denver Daisy'
(Rudbeckia hirta)
DaylilySLPImageBlack-eyed Susan 'Denver Daisy'
(Rudbeckia hirta)
DaylilySLPImageBlack-eyed Susan 'Denver Daisy'
(Rudbeckia hirta)
KellImageCreeping Phlox, Moss Phlox 'Emerald Pink'
(Phlox subulata)
KellImageCreeping Phlox, Moss Phlox 'Emerald Pink'
(Phlox subulata)
KellImageDiascia, Genta™ White Twinspur, Twinspur 'Genta White'
(Diascia )
KellImageDiascia, Genta™ White Twinspur, Twinspur 'Genta White'
(Diascia )
KellImageDiascia, Genta™ White Twinspur, Twinspur 'Genta White'
(Diascia )
CretaceousImageEastern Cape Giant Cycad, Prickly Cycad, Altenstein's Cycad, Bread Tree
(Encephalartos altensteinii)
CretaceousImageFerocious Blue Cycad
(Encephalartos horridus)
KellImageGerbera Daisy, Transvaal Daisy, African Daisy, Barberton Daisy, Gerber Daisy
(Gerbera jamesonii)
KellImageGerbera Daisy, Transvaal Daisy, African Daisy, Barberton Daisy, Gerber Daisy
(Gerbera jamesonii)

Plants Added Yesterday:

Plant
Smooth Blue-rod
Stemodia glabella
Tall Bearded Iris 'Snow Summit'
Iris
Diascia, Genta™ White Twinspur, Twinspur 'Genta White'
Diascia

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Have a good day, and happy gardening!

Dave

 

And that's the way it was... December 4, 2011