The PlantFiles Newsletter

Covering the events of August 30, 2012, on which 94 members joined.
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Gardening Quote of the Day

"When the hawthorn bloom too early shows, We shall have still many snows. "

(Old German rhyme)

Activity Report:

27 new plants were added to the database.
19 new descriptions were added.
18 new images were added.
56 new options were checked off.

Comments

Member Addition Description
Lily_love Positive CommentBush Morning Glory, Morning Glory Tree, Badoh Negro, Borrachero, Matacabra
(Ipomoea carnea)
LeslieT Positive CommentHardy Elephant Ear 'Variegata'
(Alocasia wentii)
kostheos Neutral CommentLent Coconut
(Syagrus picrophylla)
Mike_W Positive CommentMaidenhair Tree
(Ginkgo biloba)
Mike_W Positive CommentEuropean Maple, Norway Maple 'Crimson King'
(Acer platanoides)
Mike_W Neutral CommentRed Hot Poker, Torch Lily, Tritoma
(Kniphofia uvaria)
Mike_W Positive CommentEulalia, Maiden Grass, Zebra Grass, Chinese Silvergrass
(Miscanthus sinensis)
Mike_W Positive CommentCanna Lily 'Wyoming'
(Canna x generalis)
Mike_W Positive CommentNorthern Catalpa, Western Catalpa, Western Catawba, Indian Cigar Tree, Fish-Bait Tree
(Catalpa speciosa)
Mike_W Positive CommentHardy Hibiscus, Rose Mallow, Swamp Mallow
(Hibiscus moscheutos)
Mike_W Positive CommentSilk Tree, Mimosa Tree, Pink Siris, Persian Silk Tree
(Albizia julibrissin)
Mike_W Positive CommentRed Maple, Scarlet Maple
(Acer rubrum)
Mike_W Positive CommentHybrid Gladiola 'Green Star'
(Gladiolus x hortulanus)
Mike_W Positive CommentHybrid Gladiola 'My Love'
(Gladiolus x hortulanus)
Mike_W Positive CommentElephant Ear, Taro, Dasheen, Eddo
(Colocasia esculenta)
Mike_W Positive CommentChusan Palm, Windmill Palm
(Trachycarpus fortunei)
Mike_W Positive CommentCabbage Palm, Sabal Palm 'Birmingham'
(Sabal )
victoriajane Neutral CommentBear's Breeches, Oyster Plant
(Acanthus mollis)
Domehomedee Positive CommentCreeping Gloxinia, Mexican Twist 'Bridal Bouquet'
(Lophospermum erubescens)

Images

Member Addition Description
XenomorfImageMexican Boulder
(Calibanus hookeri)
XenomorfImageAgave
(Agave cupreata)
XenomorfImageAgave
(Agave pygmaea)
XenomorfImageGarcia Mendoza Century Plant
(Agave garciae-mendozae)
XenomorfImageAgave
(Agave margaritae)
XenomorfImageAchuma, Aguacolla, Gigantón, Huachuma, San Pedro Cactus
(Echinopsis pachanoi)
XenomorfImageGymnocalycium
(Gymnocalycium ochoterenae subsp. vatteri)
themikesmomImageDaylily 'Let Loose'
(Hemerocallis )
themikesmomImageDaylily 'Let Loose'
(Hemerocallis )
themikesmomImageDaylily 'Happy Returns'
(Hemerocallis )
XenomorfImageVariegated Queen Victoria 'Variegata'
(Agave victoriae-reginae)
XenomorfImageAgave 'Syojrayjin'
(Agave isthmensis)
atwornerImagePretty Sneezeweed
(Helenium elegans)
DaylilySLPImageSedge 'Toffee Twist'
(Carex flagellifera)
DaylilySLPImageSedge 'Toffee Twist'
(Carex flagellifera)
DaylilySLPImageSiberian Iris 'Butter and Sugar'
(Iris sibirica)
DaylilySLPImageSiberian Iris 'Butter and Sugar'
(Iris sibirica)
DaylilySLPImageSiberian Iris 'Butter and Sugar'
(Iris sibirica)

Plants Added Yesterday:

Plant
Agave 'Syojrayjin'
Agave isthmensis
Brassiophoenix
Brassiophoenix schumannii
Brassiophoenix
Brassiophoenix drymophloeoides
Calamus
Calamus acidus
Calamus
Calamus acuminatus
Calamus
Calamus adspersus
Calamus
Calamus aidae
Calamus
Calamus albidus
Calamus
Calamus arfakianus
Calamus
Calamus austroguangxiensis
Calamus
Calamus bachmaensis
Calamus
Calamus burkillianus
Calamus
Calamus cawa
Calamus
Calamus deerratus
Calamus
Calamus fissijugatus
Calamus
Calamus zollingeri
Calamus
Calamus wuliangshanensis
Calyptrocalyx
Calyptrocalyx amoenus
Calyptrocalyx
Calyptrocalyx arfakianus
Calyptrocalyx
Calyptrocalyx flabellatus
Calyptrocalyx
Calyptrocalyx forbesii
Calyptrocalyx
Calyptrocalyx geonomiformis
Calyptrocalyx
Calyptrocalyx julianettii
Calyptrocalyx
Calyptrocalyx yamutumene
Calyptrocalyx
Calyptrocalyx laxiflorus
Calyptrocalyx
Calyptrocalyx pusillus
Amazon Wax Palm
Ceroxylon amazonicum

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Have a good day, and happy gardening!

Dave

 

And that's the way it was... August 30, 2012