The PlantFiles Newsletter

Covering the events of December 6, 2011, on which 65 members joined. 		PF Logo

Gardening Quote of the Day

"The true gardener must be brutal, and imaginative for the future."

(Vita Sackville-West, English novelist, poet, gardener)

Activity Report:

19 new plants were added to the database.
13 new descriptions were added.
31 new images were added.
264 new options were checked off.

Comments

Member Addition Description
melody Neutral CommentPickling Cucumber 'Zarnitsa'
(Cucumis sativus)
melody Neutral CommentPumpkin 'Kustovaya Oranzhevaya'
(Cucurbita pepo)
pirl Positive CommentJapanese Water Iris, Japanese Flag, Russian Iris 'Sit Right Down'
(Iris ensata)
Sandwichkatexan Neutral CommentBlue Anise Sage, Brazilian Sage 'Black and Blue'
(Salvia guaranitica)
Sandwichkatexan Neutral CommentCanna Lily 'Pink Sunburst'
(Canna x generalis)
Sandwichkatexan Positive CommentCanna Lily 'Tropicanna'
(Canna x generalis)
Sandwichkatexan Positive CommentCalifornia Fan Palm
(Washingtonia filifera)
Sandwichkatexan Negative CommentMexican Fan Palm, Skyduster
(Washingtonia robusta)
hvdutta Neutral CommentPond Apple, Alligator Apple
(Annona glabra)
donnyczech Positive CommentTomato 'Orange Icicle'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
sunnydaze45 Negative CommentChristmas Senna, Winter Cassia
(Senna bicapsularis)
suguy Positive CommentCrown of Thorns 'Sunray'
(Euphorbia )
suguy Positive CommentPolyantha Rose 'Verdun'
(Rosa )

Images

Member Addition Description
KellImageToadflax, Dwarf snapdragon 'Fantasy scarlet with Yellow Eye'
(Linaria maroccana)
KellImageToadflax, Dwarf snapdragon 'Fantasy scarlet with Yellow Eye'
(Linaria maroccana)
KellImageToadflax, Dwarf snapdragon 'Fantasy scarlet with Yellow Eye'
(Linaria maroccana)
KellImageHeliotrope, Common Heliotrope, Cherry Pie Flower, Peruvian Heliotrope, Peruvian Turnsole 'Black Beauty'
(Heliotropium arborescens)
KellImageParrot Lily, Parrot Flower, Peruvian Lily, Lily of the Incas, Princess Lily 'Sara'
(Alstroemeria )
KellImageParrot Lily, Parrot Flower, Peruvian Lily, Lily of the Incas, Princess Lily 'Sara'
(Alstroemeria )
KellImageParrot Lily, Parrot Flower, Peruvian Lily, Lily of the Incas, Princess Lily 'Sara'
(Alstroemeria )
KellImageJapanese Spirea, Japanese Meadowsweet, Maybush 'Magic Carpet'
(Spiraea japonica)
KellImageJapanese Spirea, Japanese Meadowsweet, Maybush 'Magic Carpet'
(Spiraea japonica)
KellImageJapanese Spirea, Japanese Meadowsweet, Maybush 'Magic Carpet'
(Spiraea japonica)
KellImageTaylor's Gold Tip Lodgepole Pine 'Taylor’s Sunburst'
(Pinus cortorta)
KellImageTaylor's Gold Tip Lodgepole Pine 'Taylor’s Sunburst'
(Pinus cortorta)
KellImageTaylor's Gold Tip Lodgepole Pine 'Taylor’s Sunburst'
(Pinus cortorta)
MikeDImageBeet 'Boltardy'
(Beta vulgaris)
KellImageZinnia 'Profusion Fire'
(Zinnia )
KellImageZinnia 'Profusion Fire'
(Zinnia )
KellImageZinnia 'Profusion Fire'
(Zinnia )
KellImageZinnia 'Profusion Fire'
(Zinnia )
KellImageFive Spot, Baby 'Black' Eyes 'Penny Black'
(Nemophila menziesii)
KellImageFive Spot, Baby 'Black' Eyes 'Penny Black'
(Nemophila menziesii)
KellImageFive Spot, Baby 'Black' Eyes 'Penny Black'
(Nemophila menziesii)
KellImageFive Spot, Baby 'Black' Eyes 'Penny Black'
(Nemophila menziesii)
KellImageFive Spot, Baby 'Black' Eyes 'Penny Black'
(Nemophila menziesii)
KellImageFive Spot, Baby 'Black' Eyes 'Penny Black'
(Nemophila menziesii)
KellImageFive Spot, Baby 'Black' Eyes 'Penny Black'
(Nemophila menziesii)
Calif_SueImageRhododendron 'Naselle'
(Rhododendron )
Calif_SueImageRhododendron 'Naselle'
(Rhododendron )
Calif_SueImageRhododendron 'Naselle'
(Rhododendron )
Calif_SueImageRhododendron 'President Roosevelt'
(Rhododendron )
Calif_SueImageRhododendron 'President Roosevelt'
(Rhododendron )
Calif_SueImageRhododendron 'President Roosevelt'
(Rhododendron )

Plants Added Yesterday:

Plant
Toadflax, Dwarf snapdragon 'Fantasy scarlet with Yellow Eye'
Linaria maroccana
Heliotrope, Common Heliotrope, Cherry Pie Flower, Peruvian Heliotrope, Peruvian Turnsole 'Black Beauty'
Heliotropium arborescens
Taylor's Gold Tip Lodgepole Pine 'Taylor’s Sunburst'
Pinus cortorta
Daylily 'Lightning Strikes Twice'
Hemerocallis
Rutabaga, Swede 'Laurantain'
Brassica napus var. napobrassica
Daylily 'Chasing Rainbows'
Hemerocallis
Daylily 'Chasing Butterflies'
Hemerocallis
Cucumber, Bush Cucumber 'Spacemaster 80'
Cucumis sativus
Pickling Cucumber 'Zarnitsa'
Cucumis sativus
Pumpkin 'Kustovaya Oranzhevaya'
Cucurbita pepo
Nemesia 'Angelart Cherry'
Nemesia struosa
Daylily 'Coco's Bliss'
Hemerocallis
Daylily 'Barrel of Monkeys'
Hemerocallis
Daylily 'Guardian Of My Soul'
Hemerocallis
Daylily 'Humble Heart'
Hemerocallis
Crisp Head Lettuce 'Hanson Improved'
Lactuca sativa
Tomato 'Alpatieva 905A'
Lycopersicon lycopersicum
Japanese Iris 'Red Tessa'
Iris
Crown of Thorns 'Sunray'
Euphorbia

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Have a good day, and happy gardening!

Dave

 

And that's the way it was... December 6, 2011