The PlantFiles Newsletter

Covering the events of April 28, 2013, on which 158 members joined.
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Gardening Quote of the Day

"Keep your face to the sunshine and you cannot see your shadow"

(Helen Adams Keller, American author, lecturer (born 6/27/1880))

Activity Report:

11 new plants were added to the database.
22 new descriptions were added.
123 new images were added.
121 new options were checked off.

Comments

Member Addition Description
Sherilou Positive CommentCurly Parsley 'Forest Green'
(Petroselinum crispum)
KJ4RNV Positive CommentTomato 'Bush Goliath'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
patsdogs Positive CommentHoneysuckle 'Gold Flame'
(Lonicera x heckrottii)
goldcow Positive CommentBlanket Flower, Indian Blanket 'Arizona Sun'
(Gaillardia )
sgkent Negative CommentGrandiflora Rose 'About Face'
(Rosa )
sgkent Negative CommentLarge Flowered Climbing Rose 'Scent From Above'
(Rosa )
sgkent Negative CommentHybrid Tea Rose 'Olympiad'
(Rosa )
Mandakay Neutral CommentRedflower False Yucca, Red Yucca
(Hesperaloe parviflora)
greenthumb_NC Positive CommentPink Heron's Bill, Storksbill 'Bishop's Form'
(Erodium x variabile)
vossner Neutral Comment 'Ebony Flame'
(Lagerstroemia )
hornetstingme Positive CommentStandard Dwarf Bearded Iris 'Truly'
(Iris )
RosemaryK Neutral CommentAllegheny Foamflower, False Mitrewort, Running Foam Flower
(Tiarella cordifolia)
Wolfladyca Neutral CommentHybrid Tea Rose 'John F. Kennedy'
(Rosa )
vasue Positive CommentFloribunda Rose 'Easy Does It'
(Rosa )
plant_it Positive CommentBlack Chokeberry
(Aronia melanocarpa)
BamaBecka Positive CommentTall Bearded Iris 'Splashacata'
(Iris )
plant_it Positive CommentDwarf Virginia Sweetspire, Gooseberry 'Little Henry'
(Itea virginica)
robwi Negative CommentTrumpet Narcissus, Trumpet Daffodil 'Dutch Master'
(Narcissus )
zorba45 Positive CommentBush Honeysuckle, Tatarian Honeysuckle 'Arnold's Red'
(Lonicera tatarica)
zorba45 Positive CommentAmur Honeysuckle
(Lonicera maackii)
zorba45 Positive CommentAutumn Olive
(Elaeagnus umbellata)
dbvid Positive CommentOriental Paper Bush
(Edgeworthia chrysantha)

Images

Member Addition Description
growinImageFiji Fan Palm
(Pritchardia pacifica)
growinImageCalathea
(Calathea ornata)
growinImageSpade-leaf Philodendron
(Philodendron domesticum)
growinImageNever-Never Plant, Oppenheim's Ctenanthe
(Ctenanthe oppenheimiana)
growinImageNever-Never Plant, Oppenheim's Ctenanthe
(Ctenanthe oppenheimiana)
XenomorfImageYellow Spine Prickly Pear
(Opuntia engelmannii var. flavispina)
XenomorfImageYellow Spine Prickly Pear
(Opuntia engelmannii var. flavispina)
XenomorfImageYellow Spine Prickly Pear
(Opuntia engelmannii var. flavispina)
growinImageCalathea
(Calathea ornata)
XenomorfImageLeporinum Barley
(Hordeum murinum subsp. leporinum)
growinImageCalathea
(Calathea veitchiana)
XenomorfImageEaster Lily Cactus
(Echinopsis oxygona)
XenomorfImageEaster Lily Cactus
(Echinopsis oxygona)
XenomorfImageEaster Lily Cactus
(Echinopsis oxygona)
XenomorfImageEaster Lily Cactus
(Echinopsis oxygona)
XenomorfImageEaster Lily Cactus
(Echinopsis oxygona)
growinImageOlosapo
(Couepia polyandra)
growinImagePrayer Plant
(Maranta leuconeura)
growinImagePrayer Plant
(Maranta leuconeura)
growinImageRattlesnake Plant
(Calathea insignis)
growinImagePrayer Plant
(Maranta leuconeura var. erythroneura)
growinImageNever-Never Plant, Oppenheim's Ctenanthe 'Tricolor'
(Ctenanthe oppenheimiana)
growinImageShell Ginger
(Alpinia zerumbet)
growinImageFrench Kiss
(Costus spicatus)
growinImageCaricature Plant, Jamaican Croton
(Graptophyllum pictum)
growinImageCaricature Plant, Jamaican Croton
(Graptophyllum pictum)
growinImageChinese Evergreen, Philippine Evergreen
(Aglaonema commutatum)
growinImageGolden Spoon, Nance, Nancy Tree
(Byrsonima crassifolia)
growinImageGolden Spoon, Nance, Nancy Tree
(Byrsonima crassifolia)
growinImageSenna
(Senna atomaria)
growinImageDragon Tree, Dracaena, Cornplant, Chinese Moneytree 'Warneckei'
(Dracaena fragrans)
growinImageGolden Trumpet Tree, Golden Goddess
(Handroanthus chrysanthus)
Oberon46ImageTrumpet Lily 'Ice Caves'
(Lilium )
sladeofskyImageYellow Root
(Xanthorhiza simplicissima)
PammiePiImageLizard's Tail, Water Dragon, Lizard Tail
(Saururus cernuus)
leisure500ImageAfrican Violet 'San Mateo Blues'
(Saintpaulia )
cyn2ImagePrairie Indian Plantain, Tuberous Indian Plantain
(Cacalia plantaginea)
RejohnsonImageHorse Crippler, Devil's Head, Candy Cactus, Devil's Pincushion, Manacaballo, Monco Caballo, Viznaga
(Echinocactus texensis)
imagerepImageEcheveria 'Fasciculata'
(Echeveria fimbriata)
imagerepImageEcheveria 'Fasciculata'
(Echeveria fimbriata)
imagerepImageEcheveria 'Fasciculata'
(Echeveria fimbriata)
XenomorfImageLeporinum Barley
(Hordeum murinum subsp. leporinum)
XenomorfImageLeporinum Barley
(Hordeum murinum subsp. leporinum)
growinImageFlor Amarilla, Guaje, Memble, Tepemiste
(Poeppigia procera)
growinImageBromeliad 'Splenriet'
(Vriesea )
growinImageAechmea, Bromeliad
(Aechmea luddemanniana)
growinImageChinese Evergreen, Philippine Evergreen 'Silver King'
(Aglaonema )
growinImageAllspice, Pimento, Jamaica Pepper
(Pimenta dioica)
growinImageParlor Palm, Parlour Palm
(Chamaedorea elegans)
growinImageParlor Palm, Parlour Palm
(Chamaedorea elegans)
growinImageGolden Spoon, Nance, Nancy Tree
(Byrsonima crassifolia)
growinImageWhite Indigo Berry, White Indigoberry
(Randia aculeata)
growinImageAnthurium
(Anthurium pedatoradiatum)
growinImageAnthurium
(Anthurium pedatoradiatum)
growinImageOak Leaf Basket Fern
(Drynaria quercifolia)
growinImageOak Leaf Basket Fern
(Drynaria quercifolia)
growinImageOak Leaf Basket Fern
(Drynaria quercifolia)
growinImagePalo Brasil
(Haematoxylum brasiletto)
growinImagePalo Brasil
(Haematoxylum brasiletto)
growinImagePalo Brasil
(Haematoxylum brasiletto)
growinImageNarrow-leaved Palm-lily
(Cordyline stricta)
growinImageNarrow-leaved Palm-lily
(Cordyline stricta)
growinImageAmate Prieto
(Ficus cotinifolia)
growinImageAmate Prieto
(Ficus cotinifolia)
growinImageArbol Caspa, Cagajón, Caraño
(Zuelania guidonia)
growinImageArbol Caspa, Cagajón, Caraño
(Zuelania guidonia)
growinImageArbol Caspa, Cagajón, Caraño
(Zuelania guidonia)
growinImageCubato, Ara a Gato, Bejuco Cochino, Tocino
(Acacia tenuifolia)
growinImageCubato, Ara a Gato, Bejuco Cochino, Tocino
(Acacia tenuifolia)
FarmerdillImageSpinach 'Samish'
(Spinacia oleracea)
FarmerdillImageBok Choy, Pak Choi, Celery Mustard, Chinese Chard, Chinese Cabbage 'Mei Qing Choi'
(Brassica rapa var. chinensis)
FarmerdillImageOnion 'Pinot Rouge'
(Allium cepa)
FarmerdillImageSummer Squash 'Gold Star'
(Cucurbita pepo)
FarmerdillImageOnion 'Pinot Rouge'
(Allium cepa)
av_ocd_girlImageHybrid Epiphyllum, Orchid Cactus, Epicactus 'Incredible'
(Epiphyllum )
marsroverImageKoreanspice Viburnum
(Viburnum carlesii)
marsroverImageKoreanspice Viburnum
(Viburnum carlesii)
marsroverImageKoreanspice Viburnum
(Viburnum carlesii)
marsroverImageRed Twig Dogwood, Redosier Dogwood, Red Osier Dogwood 'Arctic Fire'
(Cornus sericea)
Hellokitty210ImageHybrid Tea Rose 'Medallion'
(Rosa )
msuddardsImageTall Bearded Iris 'All About Blue'
(Iris )
themikesmomImageTall Bearded Iris 'Lent A. Williamson'
(Iris )
PepiGabiImageJapanese Hardy Orange, Bitter Orange
(Poncirus trifoliata)
randallsdImageBougainvillea 'Bambino Baby Sophia'
(Bougainvillea )
growinImagePowderpuff, Barbas de Chivo
(Calliandra houstoniana var. acapulcensis)
growinImageTravelers Palm
(Ravenala madagascariensis)
growinImageTravelers Palm
(Ravenala madagascariensis)
growinImageTravelers Palm
(Ravenala madagascariensis)
growinImageTravelers Palm
(Ravenala madagascariensis)
growinImageBullhorn, Bull's Horn
(Acacia cornigera)
growinImageBullhorn, Bull's Horn
(Acacia cornigera)
growinImageFiji Fan Palm
(Pritchardia pacifica)
growinImageFicus
(Ficus insipida)
growinImageJacquinia
(Jacquinia pungens)
growinImageYos, Palo de leche
(Sapium macrocarpum)
growinImageRed Latan Palm
(Latania lontaroides)
growinImageRed Latan Palm
(Latania lontaroides)
growinImageRed Latan Palm
(Latania lontaroides)
growinImageCubato, Ara a Gato, Bejuco Cochino, Tocino
(Acacia tenuifolia)
growinImageTillandsia
(Tillandsia cyanea)
growinImageOlosapo
(Couepia polyandra)
growinImageOlosapo
(Couepia polyandra)
growinImageWindowleaf, Ceriman, Split-leaf Philodendron, Mexican Breadfruit
(Monstera deliciosa)
growinImageWindowleaf, Ceriman, Split-leaf Philodendron, Mexican Breadfruit
(Monstera deliciosa)
growinImageMarattia
(Marattia laxa)
growinImageMarattia
(Marattia laxa)
growinImageCeylon Cinnamon Tree
(Cinnamomum verum)
growinImageRed-margined Dracaena, Dragon Tree 'Tricolor'
(Dracaena marginata)
growinImageRed-margined Dracaena, Dragon Tree 'Tricolor'
(Dracaena marginata)
growinImageChristmas Palm, Manila Palm, Kerpis Palm
(Adonidia merrillii)
growinImageChristmas Palm, Manila Palm, Kerpis Palm
(Adonidia merrillii)
growinImageChristmas Palm, Manila Palm, Kerpis Palm
(Adonidia merrillii)
growinImageAfrican Evergreen, American Evergreen, Goosefoot Plant, Goosefoot Vine, Arrow Leaf, Arrowhead Vine
(Syngonium podophyllum)
growinImageAfrican Evergreen, American Evergreen, Goosefoot Plant, Goosefoot Vine, Arrow Leaf, Arrowhead Vine
(Syngonium podophyllum)
growinImageAfrican Evergreen, American Evergreen, Goosefoot Plant, Goosefoot Vine, Arrow Leaf, Arrowhead Vine
(Syngonium podophyllum)
TomH3787ImageJonquilla Narcissus, Apodanthus Daffodil 'La Belle'
(Narcissus )
nataliepbImageJewel Orchid
(Ludisia discolor var. alba)
growinImageLance Dracaena
(Dracaena aubryana)
growinImageLance Dracaena
(Dracaena aubryana)
growinImageDumbcane, Dumb Cane
(Dieffenbachia seguine)
growinImageDumbcane, Dumb Cane
(Dieffenbachia seguine)
growinImageAnthurium
(Anthurium lindenianum)
growinImageAnthurium
(Anthurium lindenianum)

Plants Added Yesterday:

Plant
Calathea
Calathea veitchiana
African Violet 'San Mateo Blues'
Saintpaulia
Flor Amarilla, Guaje, Memble, Tepemiste
Poeppigia procera
Amate Prieto
Ficus cotinifolia
Arbol Caspa, Cagajón, Caraño
Zuelania guidonia
Cubato, Ara a Gato, Bejuco Cochino, Tocino
Acacia tenuifolia
'Ebony Flame'
Lagerstroemia
Powderpuff, Barbas de Chivo
Calliandra houstoniana var. acapulcensis
Yos, Palo de leche
Sapium macrocarpum
Marattia
Marattia laxa
Anthurium
Anthurium lindenianum

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Have a good day, and happy gardening!

Dave

 

And that's the way it was... April 28, 2013