The PlantFiles Newsletter

Covering the events of March 8, 2013, on which 108 members joined.
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Gardening Quote of the Day

"Every child should have mud pies, grasshoppers, water bugs, tadpoles, frogs, mud turtles, elderberries, wild strawberries, acorns, chestnuts, trees to climb, brooks to wade, water lilies, woodchucks, bats, bees, butterflies, various animals to pet, hayfields, pinecones, rocks to roll, sand, snakes, huckleberries and hornets; and any child who has been deprived of these has been deprived of the best part of education "

(Luther Burbank, American horticulturist (born 3/7/1849))

Activity Report:

3 new plants were added to the database.
8 new descriptions were added.
35 new images were added.
51 new options were checked off.

Comments

Member Addition Description
RainLv222 Positive CommentSilver Dollar Gum
(Eucalyptus cinerea)
godlover Positive CommentAngel Wing Begonia 'Fannie Moser'
(Begonia )
arpykay Neutral CommentClimbing Bourbon Rose 'Souvenir de la Malmaison Rouge'
(Rosa )
checkerdchicken Positive CommentFloribunda Rose, Climbing Rose 'Joseph's Coat'
(Rosa )
checkerdchicken Positive CommentHybrid Tea Rose 'Neptune'
(Rosa )
ChefMia Neutral CommentFloribunda Rose 'Cinco de Mayo'
(Rosa )
RosinaBloom Positive CommentGrapefruit 'Cutlers Red'
(Citrus x paradisi)
Domehomedee Positive CommentWild Iris, Fortnight Lily, Cape Iris
(Dietes iridioides)

Images

Member Addition Description
Cville_GardenerImageBlanket Flower, Indian Blanket 'Moxie'
(Gaillardia x grandiflora)
Cville_GardenerImageRuellia
(Ruellia simplex)
Cville_GardenerImageElephant Ear, Taro 'Coffee Cups'
(Colocasia esculenta)
PermaCycleImageRosemary
(Rosmarinus officinalis)
Cville_GardenerImageSedum 'Salsa Verde'
(Sedum makinoi)
pnikschImageTravelers Palm
(Ravenala madagascariensis)
HoyamoyenImageSansevieria
(Sansevieria sinus-simiorum)
HoyamoyenImageSansevieria
(Sansevieria sinus-simiorum)
CarkeekfishImagePachysandra 'Windcliff'
(Pachysandra axillaris)
Cville_GardenerImageSouthern Prairie Aster
(Eurybia hemispherica)
pnikschImageJapanese Maple
(Acer palmatum)
pnikschImageBougainvillea 'Sundown Orange'
(Bougainvillea )
NefitaraImageClusia
(Clusia fluminensis)
DaylilySLPImageHybrid Tuberous Begonia 'Fortune Peach Shades'
(Begonia )
DaylilySLPImageHybrid Tuberous Begonia 'Fortune Peach Shades'
(Begonia )
DaylilySLPImageHybrid Tuberous Begonia 'Fortune Peach Shades'
(Begonia )
DaylilySLPImageClematis 'Bourbon'
(Clematis )
DaylilySLPImageClematis 'Bourbon'
(Clematis )
DaylilySLPImageEarly Large Flowered Clematis 'Josephine'
(Clematis )
DaylilySLPImageEarly Large Flowered Clematis 'Josephine'
(Clematis )
DaylilySLPImageClematis 'Killian Donahue'
(Clematis )
DaylilySLPImageClematis 'Killian Donahue'
(Clematis )
DaylilySLPImageClematis 'Killian Donahue'
(Clematis )
DaylilySLPImageEarly, Large-flowered Clematis 'Huvi'
(Clematis )
DaylilySLPImageEarly, Large-flowered Clematis 'Huvi'
(Clematis )
IslandJimImageSilver Dollar Gum
(Eucalyptus cinerea)
RosinaBloomImageAbutilon, Chinese Bell Flower, Indian Mallow 'Cream'
(Abutilon )
RosinaBloomImageAbutilon, Chinese Bell Flower, Indian Mallow 'Cream'
(Abutilon )
RosinaBloomImageAbutilon, Chinese Bell Flower, Indian Mallow 'Cream'
(Abutilon )
RosinaBloomImageAbutilon, Chinese Bell Flower, Indian Mallow 'Cream'
(Abutilon )
RosinaBloomImageAbutilon, Chinese Bell Flower, Indian Mallow 'Cream'
(Abutilon )
RosinaBloomImageJapanese Rush, Japanese Sweet Flag, Grassy Leaved Sweet Flag 'Variegatus'
(Acorus gramineus)
RosinaBloomImageJapanese Rush, Japanese Sweet Flag, Grassy Leaved Sweet Flag 'Variegatus'
(Acorus gramineus)
RosinaBloomImageJapanese Rush, Japanese Sweet Flag, Grassy Leaved Sweet Flag 'Variegatus'
(Acorus gramineus)
RosinaBloomImageJapanese Rush, Japanese Sweet Flag, Grassy Leaved Sweet Flag 'Variegatus'
(Acorus gramineus)

Plants Added Yesterday:

Plant
Dandelion 'Ameliore'
Taraxacum
Hybrid Tuberous Begonia 'Fortune Yellow'
Begonia
Hybrid Tuberous Begonia 'Fortune Pink'
Begonia

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Have a good day, and happy gardening!

Dave

 

And that's the way it was... March 8, 2013