The PlantFiles Newsletter

Covering the events of August 23, 2012, on which 98 members joined. 		PF Logo

Gardening Quote of the Day

"My lilac trees are old and tall; I cannot reach their bloom at all. They send their perfume over trees And roof and streets, to find the bees. (from My Garden Is a Pleasant Place) "

(Louise Driscoll, American poet)

Activity Report:

7 new plants were added to the database.
13 new descriptions were added.
21 new images were added.
56 new options were checked off.

Comments

Member Addition Description
JCG Positive CommentSmall Flowered Clematis 'Rooguchi'
(Clematis )
Anniesfollies Positive CommentCigar Plant, Cigar Bush 'Strybing Sunset'
(Cuphea )
tracyb433 Positive CommentChinese Tallow Tree, Candleberry Tree, Chicken Tree, Popcorn Tree, Florida Aspen
(Triadica sebifera)
looneybug Positive CommentNepal Cinquefoil, Potentilla 'Miss Willmott'
(Potentilla nepalensis)
promethean_spar Neutral CommentPeach 'Giant Babcock'
(Prunus persica)
sherizona Positive CommentPony Tail Palm, Bottle Palm, Monja, Palma culona
(Beaucarnea recurvata)
laughingraccoon Positive CommentPurpletop Vervain, Brazilian Verbena, Upright Verbena
(Verbena bonariensis)
wyopaul Neutral CommentSwan Plant, Balloon Plant, Cotton-bush, Oscar, Hairy Balls, Giant Swan Milkweed
(Asclepias physocarpa)
lermfl20 Positive CommentCrape Jasmine, Crepe Jasmine 'Flore Pleno'
(Tabernaemontana divaricata)
cdn_gardener Negative CommentPetunia 'Pretty Much Picasso'
(Petunia )
sapensacolafl Positive CommentJoseph's Coat, Parrot Leaf, Calico Plant 'Partytime'
(Alternanthera ficoidea)
Suzy_Bee Positive CommentMexican Heather, False Heather
(Cuphea hyssopifolia)
cactusman8 Positive CommentHot Pepper 'Inferno'
(Capsicum annuum)

Images

Member Addition Description
kennedyhImageWhipstick Westringia
(Westringia crassifolia)
kennedyhImageWhipstick Westringia
(Westringia crassifolia)
kennedyhImageCat's Claws, Mountain Grevillea, Goldfields Grevillea
(Grevillea alpina)
kennedyhImageRough Wattle
(Acacia aspera)
kennedyhImageDwarf Greenhood
(Pterostylis nana)
kennedyhImageClover Dodder
(Cuscuta epithymum)
kennedyhImageLeptomeria, Leafless Currant-bush
(Leptomeria aphylla)
kennedyhImageLeptomeria, Leafless Currant-bush
(Leptomeria aphylla)
DosetakerImageEggplant 'Nubia'
(Solanum melongena var. esculentum)
DosetakerImageTomato 'Ultra Sweet'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
DosetakerImageTomato 'Jolly Elf'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
DosetakerImageTomato 'Sungold'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
nepeangardenImageOriental Lily 'Casa Blanca'
(Lilium )
nepeangardenImageOriental Lily 'Casa Blanca'
(Lilium )
blaztwinzImageCreeping Phlox, Moss Phlox
(Phlox subulata)
blaztwinzImageCreeping Phlox, Moss Phlox
(Phlox subulata)
mygardensImageButterfly Bush, Summer Lilac, Orange-eye Butterfly Bush 'White Bouquet'
(Buddleja davidii)
rhawImageDumbcane, Dumb Cane
(Dieffenbachia seguine)
rhawImageDumbcane, Dumb Cane
(Dieffenbachia seguine)
nepeangardenImageHimalayan Geranium, Lilac Cranesbill 'Johnson's Blue'
(Geranium )
nepeangardenImageFlowering Tobacco, Jasmine Tobacco, Ornamental Tobacco
(Nicotiana alata)

Plants Added Yesterday:

Plant
Whipstick Westringia
Westringia crassifolia
Garden Peony 'Alexander Fleming'
Paeonia lactiflora
Chinese Flat Cabbage, Tatsoi, Rosette Pakchoi, Broad-beak Mustard
Brassica rapa var. narinosa
Radish Sprouts, Kaiware 'White Stem'
Raphanus sativus
Dwarf Plumeria 'Dwarf Orange Sherbet'
Plumeria obtusa
Barrenwort 'Pretty in Pink'
Epimedium
Ochre Clematis 'Blad Knob'
Clematis ochroleuca

Final Notes

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Have a good day, and happy gardening!

Dave

 

And that's the way it was... August 23, 2012