The PlantFiles Newsletter

Covering the events of March 3, 2013, on which 111 members joined.
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Gardening Quote of the Day

"Gardening is a healing art. To begin with, it heals the Earth. For the gardener, toiling amid the beans and sweet corn heals the body, while watching Nature's cycles heals the mind and soul..." (from Cleveland Bicentennial Commission's Images from the Heart)"

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Activity Report:

7 new plants were added to the database.
18 new descriptions were added.
70 new images were added.
28 new options were checked off.

Comments

Member Addition Description
joraines Positive CommentUmbrella Plant, Umbrella Papyrus, Umbrella Palm
(Cyperus involucratus)
joraines Positive CommentBronze Fennel 'Rubrum'
(Foeniculum vulgare)
joraines Positive CommentPickerel Weed Pickerel Rush
(Pontederia cordata)
joraines Positive CommentShrub Rose 'Knockout'
(Rosa )
strange2u Neutral CommentCucumber 'Syrian Kittaa Cucumber Melon'
(Cucumis sativis)
pniksch Positive CommentKangaroo Vine, Kangaroo Ivy
(Cissus antarctica)
80s_child Neutral CommentHybrid Tea Rose 'First Prize'
(Rosa )
bepah Positive CommentAeonium
(Aeonium nobile)
LovesAGarden Positive CommentTomato 'Bush Goliath'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
PlumeriaD Neutral CommentTropical Hibiscus, Cajun Hibiscus 'City Slicker'
(Hibiscus rosa-sinensis)
domhaze0505 Positive CommentAdenium
(Adenium arabicum)
RosemaryK Positive CommentTea Plant
(Camellia sinensis)
strange2u Neutral CommentEggplant 'Burkina Faso'
(Solanum aethiopicum)
RosemaryK Positive CommentCommon Camellia, Japanese Camellia 'Black Magic'
(Camellia japonica)
RosemaryK Neutral CommentCommon Camellia, Japanese Camellia 'Glen 40 Variegated'
(Camellia japonica)
goldandsylvan Positive CommentCornflower, Bachelor's Button
(Centaurea cyanus)
goldandsylvan Positive CommentHollyhock 'The Watchman'
(Alcea rosea var. nigra)
guygee Positive CommentPandanus, Screwpine
(Pandanus sanderi)

Images

Member Addition Description
Cville_GardenerImageCousin It Yucca 'Cousin It'
(Yucca recurvifolia)
purplesunImageShantung Maple, Purpleblow Maple
(Acer truncatum)
purplesunImageFuinque, Romerillo
(Lomatia ferruginea)
purplesunImageStramma, Mauritania Grass, Rope Grass, Dis Grass
(Ampelodesmos mauritanicus)
purplesunImageJapanese Grey-bark Elm, Japanese Zelkova
(Zelkova serrata)
purplesunImageChinese Elm, Lacebark Elm
(Ulmus parvifolia)
purplesunImageOriental Plane Tree
(Platanus orientalis)
purplesunImageSilver Banksia
(Banksia marginata)
purplesunImageMountain rock fig
(Ficus glumosa)
purplesunImageMexican Fan Palm, Skyduster
(Washingtonia robusta)
purplesunImageCry Baby, Cockspur, Fireman's Cap Tree, Brazillian Coral Tree
(Erythrina crista-galli)
purplesunImageChinese Pearl-Bloom Tree
(Poliothyrsis sinensis)
purplesunImageIdesia
(Idesia polycarpa)
purplesunImagePineapple Broom
(Argyrocytisus battandieri)
purplesunImageCalifornia Fan Palm
(Washingtonia filifera)
purplesunImageRadal
(Lomatia hirsuta)
purplesunImageAvellanillo
(Lomatia dentata)
purplesunImageAsiatic Yellowwood, Amur Maackia
(Maackia amurensis)
purplesunImageCandle Bush, Empress Candle Plant, Candletree, Candelabra Bush, Ringworm Tree, Candlestick Cassia
(Senna alata)
purplesunImageEarly Black Wattle, Green Wattle
(Acacia decurrens)
purplesunImageChinese Parasol Tree, Varnish Tree
(Firmiana simplex)
purplesunImageChubese Toona, Chinese Cedrela, Chinese Mahogany
(Cedrela sinensis)
purplesunImageChinese Wild Yam, Cinnamon Vine
(Dioscorea oppositifolia)
purplesunImageWhite Stinkwood
(Celtis africana)
purplesunImageBrazilian Rose Wood, Green Ebony
(Jacaranda mimosifolia)
purplesunImageSquare Bamboo
(Chimonobambusa quadrangularis)
purplesunImageKalkora Mimosa Tree
(Albizia kalkora)
purplesunImageBo Tree, Sacred Fig, Bodhi Tree, Pipal, Peepul, Bo-Tree Fig
(Ficus religiosa)
purplesunImageParry's Agave
(Agave parryi)
purplesunImageFormosa Sweetgum, Sweet Gum
(Liquidambar formosana)
purplesunImageChinese Chaste Tree, Huang Ping
(Vitex negundo)
altagardenerImageFragrant Persian Stonecress
(Aethionema schistosum)
RosinaBloomImageHimalayan Hemlock
(Tsuga dumosa)
RosinaBloomImageHimalayan Hemlock
(Tsuga dumosa)
RosinaBloomImageHimalayan Hemlock
(Tsuga dumosa)
RosinaBloomImageHimalayan Hemlock
(Tsuga dumosa)
Dandelion3ImageWonga-Wonga Vine 'Golden Showers'
(Pandorea pandorana)
RosinaBloomImageCut-leaved Crabapple, Cutleaf Crabapple
(Malus toringoides)
RosinaBloomImageCut-leaved Crabapple, Cutleaf Crabapple
(Malus toringoides)
RosinaBloomImageCut-leaved Crabapple, Cutleaf Crabapple
(Malus toringoides)
RosinaBloomImageCut-leaved Crabapple, Cutleaf Crabapple
(Malus toringoides)
RosinaBloomImageCut-leaved Crabapple, Cutleaf Crabapple
(Malus toringoides)
RosinaBloomImageUbame Oak
(Quercus phillyraeoides)
RosinaBloomImageUbame Oak
(Quercus phillyraeoides)
RosinaBloomImageUbame Oak
(Quercus phillyraeoides)
RosinaBloomImageUbame Oak
(Quercus phillyraeoides)
mommiestImageHot Pepper 'Black Hungarian'
(Capsicum annuum)
pnikschImageAfrican Asparagus Fern, Bridal Creeper, Smilax
(Asparagus asparagoides)
RosinaBloomImageJapanese Persimmon, Oriental Persimmon, Sharon Fruit, Kaki
(Diospyros kaki)
RosinaBloomImageJapanese Persimmon, Oriental Persimmon, Sharon Fruit, Kaki
(Diospyros kaki)
RosinaBloomImageJapanese Persimmon, Oriental Persimmon, Sharon Fruit, Kaki
(Diospyros kaki)
RosinaBloomImageJapanese Persimmon, Oriental Persimmon, Sharon Fruit, Kaki
(Diospyros kaki)
RosinaBloomImageSilver Dollar Gum
(Eucalyptus cinerea)
RosinaBloomImageSilver Dollar Gum
(Eucalyptus cinerea)
RosinaBloomImageSilver Dollar Gum
(Eucalyptus cinerea)
RosinaBloomImageSilver Dollar Gum
(Eucalyptus cinerea)
RosinaBloomImageHoptree, Stinking Ash, Wafer Ash
(Ptelea trifoliata)
RosinaBloomImageHoptree, Stinking Ash, Wafer Ash
(Ptelea trifoliata)
RosinaBloomImageHoptree, Stinking Ash, Wafer Ash
(Ptelea trifoliata)
RosinaBloomImageHoptree, Stinking Ash, Wafer Ash
(Ptelea trifoliata)
RosinaBloomImageHoptree, Stinking Ash, Wafer Ash
(Ptelea trifoliata)
RosinaBloomImageHoptree, Stinking Ash, Wafer Ash
(Ptelea trifoliata)
RosinaBloomImageSweet Michelia 'Silver Cloud'
(Magnolia doltsopa)
RosinaBloomImageSweet Michelia 'Silver Cloud'
(Magnolia doltsopa)
RosinaBloomImageParrotiopsis
(Parrotiopsis jacquemontiana)
RosinaBloomImageParrotiopsis
(Parrotiopsis jacquemontiana)
RosinaBloomImageParrotiopsis
(Parrotiopsis jacquemontiana)
RosinaBloomImageParrotiopsis
(Parrotiopsis jacquemontiana)
mygardensImageSweet Autumn Clematis, Sweet Autumn Virgin's Bower, Japanese Clematis
(Clematis terniflora)
pnikschImageNew Zealand Flax 'Sundowner'
(Phormium tenax)

Plants Added Yesterday:

Plant
Jenny's Stonecrop, Crooked Yellow Sedum, Stone Orpine, Spruce-leaved Stonecrop, Prickmadam 'Lemon Ball'
Sedum rupestre
Cucumber 'Syrian Kittaa Cucumber Melon'
Cucumis sativis
Pansy 'Bewitched Blend'
Viola x wittrockiana
Gourd 'Blister'
Lagenaria siceraria
Tall Bearded Iris 'Salmon In Nets'
Iris
Eggplant 'Arumugam's eggplant'
Solanum melongena
Common camellia 'Higo Yamato-nishiki'
Camellia japonica

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Have a good day, and happy gardening!

Dave

 

And that's the way it was... March 3, 2013