The PlantFiles Newsletter

Covering the events of October 9, 2013, on which 66 members joined.
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Gardening Quote of the Day

"And while I at length debate and beat the bush, There shall step in other men and catch the birds. (from Be Merry Friends)"

(John Heywood, 16th century English dramatist, epigrammist)

Activity Report:

40 new plants were added to the database.
9 new descriptions were added.
76 new images were added.
87 new options were checked off.

Comments

Member Addition Description
daisyjazz Negative CommentTomato 'Patio Princess'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
ms_greenjeans Positive CommentPink Bush Clover 'Gibraltar'
(Lespedeza thunbergii)
no_regrets Positive CommentSummer Squash, Patty Pan Squash, Scallop Squash 'Patty Green Tint'
(Cucurbita pepo)
no_regrets Positive CommentSummer Squash 'Bennings Green Tint Bush Scallop'
(Cucurbita pepo)
Arnaldo_Rentes Positive CommentCatolé Palm
(Syagrus oleracea)
dalerekus2 Neutral CommentFelt Plant, Felt Bush, Velvet Leaf Kalanchoe
(Kalanchoe beharensis)
eriogonum_7 Negative CommentRavenna Grass, Plume Grass, Hardy Pampas Grass
(Saccharum ravennae)
Aphthona Positive CommentBalloon Flower, Chinese Bellflower, Japanese Bellflower 'Komachi'
(Platycodon grandiflorus)
Fires_in_motion Positive CommentMammillaria
(Mammillaria carmenae)

Images

Member Addition Description
kennedyhImageOondoroo
(Solanum simile)
kennedyhImageDwarf Trachymene
(Trachymene pilosa)
kennedyhImageDwarf Trachymene
(Trachymene pilosa)
kennedyhImageDwarf Trachymene
(Trachymene pilosa)
kennedyhImageHooded Caladenia
(Caladenia cucullata)
kennedyhImageSticky Longheads
(Podotheca angustifolia)
dushyantdhariImagePurple Heart, Purple Queen, Wandering Jew 'Purpurea'
(Tradescantia pallida)
dushyantdhariImagePurple Heart, Purple Queen, Wandering Jew 'Purpurea'
(Tradescantia pallida)
AphthonaImageBee Balm, Beebalm, Bergamot, Firecracker Plant, Horsemint, Mountain Mint, Oswego Tea 'Gardenview Scarlet'
(Monarda didyma)
AphthonaImageBee Balm, Beebalm, Bergamot, Firecracker Plant, Horsemint, Mountain Mint, Oswego Tea 'Gardenview Scarlet'
(Monarda didyma)
AphthonaImageBee Balm, Beebalm, Bergamot, Firecracker Plant, Horsemint, Mountain Mint, Oswego Tea 'Grand Parade'
(Monarda didyma)
jdiaz31089ImageMajesty Palm
(Ravenea rivularis)
kennedyhImageClover Fern, Common Nardoo
(Marsilea drummondii)
XenomorfImageDuro
(Copiapoa echinoides var. dura)
XenomorfImageCacto Rojo
(Eriosyce curvispina)
XenomorfImageCacto Rosado, Quisquito
(Eriosyce subgibbosa var. wagenknechtii)
XenomorfImageEriosyce
(Eriosyce cachytayensis)
XenomorfImageCacto Rosado, Quisquito
(Eriosyce subgibbosa var. nigrihorrida)
XenomorfImageEriosyce
(Eriosyce bulbocalyx)
XenomorfImageMatucana
(Matucana weberbaueri var. flammea)
XenomorfImageMatucana
(Matucana weberbaueri var. flammea)
XenomorfImageMatucana
(Matucana weberbaueri var. flammea)
XenomorfImageOld Man of the Andes
(Oreocereus doelzianus var. sericatus)
XenomorfImageHaageocereus
(Haageocereus pseudoversicolor)
XenomorfImageHaageocereus
(Haageocereus versicolor var. aureispinus)
XenomorfImageEchinopsis
(Echinopsis ferox var. longispina)
AphthonaImageBee Balm, Beebalm 'Petite Delight'
(Monarda )
AphthonaImageNarrow-leaf Evening Primrose 'Fireworks'
(Oenothera fruticosa subsp. glauca)
AphthonaImageNarrow-leaf Evening Primrose 'Fireworks'
(Oenothera fruticosa subsp. glauca)
zachcjonesImageMajesty Palm
(Ravenea rivularis)
jdiaz31089ImageReitz' Aloe
(Aloe reitzii)
jdiaz31089ImageReitz' Aloe
(Aloe reitzii)
MissesRImageMexican Sunflower 'Torch'
(Tithonia rotundifolia)
ms_greenjeansImageHairy Toad Lily 'Blue Wonder'
(Tricyrtis hirta)
ms_greenjeansImageHairy Toad Lily 'Blue Wonder'
(Tricyrtis hirta)
XenomorfImageEchinopsis
(Echinopsis cinnabarina)
ms_greenjeansImagePink Bush Clover 'Gibraltar'
(Lespedeza thunbergii)
ms_greenjeansImagePink Bush Clover 'Gibraltar'
(Lespedeza thunbergii)
jdiaz31089ImageSpear Lily
(Doryanthes palmeri)
XenomorfImageEchinopsis Hybrid, Chamaelobivia 'Rose Quartz'
(Echinopsis )
jdiaz31089ImageLoroco
(Fernaldia pandurata)
DaylilySLPImageChrysanthemum, Garden Mum, Decorative Mum 'Wanda Purple'
(Chrysanthemum x morifolium)
DaylilySLPImageChrysanthemum, Garden Mum, Decorative Mum 'Wanda Purple'
(Chrysanthemum x morifolium)
DaylilySLPImageChrysanthemum, Garden Mum, Decorative Mum 'Wanda Purple'
(Chrysanthemum x morifolium)
XenomorfImageRebutia
(Rebutia mentosa)
DaylilySLPImageChrysanthemum, Garden Mum, Decorative Mum 'Wanda Purple'
(Chrysanthemum x morifolium)
kennedyhImageDwarf Beauty-heads
(Blennospora drummondii)
XenomorfImageRebutia
(Rebutia arenacea)
XenomorfImageRebutia
(Rebutia arenacea)
XenomorfImageRebutia
(Rebutia arenacea)
kennedyhImageClover Fern, Common Nardoo
(Marsilea drummondii)
DaylilySLPImageChrysanthemum, Garden Mum, Decorative Mum 'Nerola Orange'
(Chrysanthemum )
DaylilySLPImageChrysanthemum, Garden Mum, Decorative Mum 'Nerola Orange'
(Chrysanthemum )
DaylilySLPImageChrysanthemum, Garden Mum, Decorative Mum 'Nerola Orange'
(Chrysanthemum )
DaylilySLPImageChrysanthemum, Garden Mum, Decorative Mum 'Nerola Orange'
(Chrysanthemum )
XenomorfImageRebutia
(Rebutia perplexa)
XenomorfImageRebutia
(Rebutia perplexa)
XenomorfImageParodia
(Parodia sellowii f. pauciareolatus)
XenomorfImageParodia
(Parodia sellowii f. pauciareolatus)
XenomorfImageParodia
(Parodia sellowii)
DaylilySLPImageOrchid, Cattlianthe Fairyland
(Cattlianthe )
XenomorfImageParodia
(Parodia erubescens)
kennedyhImageLeast Adder's Tongue, Adder's Tongue
(Ophioglossum lusitanicum)
kennedyhImageLeast Adder's Tongue, Adder's Tongue
(Ophioglossum lusitanicum)
kennedyhImageLeast Adder's Tongue, Adder's Tongue
(Ophioglossum lusitanicum)
kennedyhImageLeast Adder's Tongue, Adder's Tongue
(Ophioglossum lusitanicum)
kennedyhImageLeast Adder's Tongue, Adder's Tongue
(Ophioglossum lusitanicum)
KellImagePassionflower, Passion Flower, Passion Vine, Passionvine 'Quasar'
(Passiflora )
KellImagePassionflower, Passion Flower, Passion Vine, Passionvine 'Quasar'
(Passiflora )
BayAreaTropicsImageBougainvillea 'Jamaica White'
(Bougainvillea )
BayAreaTropicsImageBougainvillea 'Jamaica White'
(Bougainvillea )
jasonp1ImageVine Joint-Fir
(Ephedra pedunculata)
AphthonaImageFoxglove Penstemon 'Husker's Red'
(Penstemon digitalis)
KellImagePassionflower, Passion Flower, Passion Vine, Passionvine 'Quasar'
(Passiflora )
KellImagePassionflower, Passion Flower, Passion Vine, Passionvine 'Quasar'
(Passiflora )
KellImagePassionflower, Passion Flower, Passion Vine, Passionvine 'Quasar'
(Passiflora )

Plants Added Yesterday:

Plant
Dwarf Trachymene
Trachymene pilosa
Hooded Caladenia
Caladenia cucullata
Eriosyce
Eriosyce cachytayensis
Chrysanthemum, Garden Mum, Decorative Mum 'Wanda Purple'
Chrysanthemum x morifolium
Dwarf Beauty-heads
Blennospora drummondii
Chrysanthemum, Garden Mum, Decorative Mum 'Nerola Orange'
Chrysanthemum
Intermediate Bearded Iris 'Arizona'
Iris
Tall Bearded Iris 'Cincinnati'
Iris
Tall Bearded Iris 'Cheerio's Brother'
Iris
Tall Bearded Iris 'Duart'
Iris
Tall Bearded Iris 'Edge Hill'
Iris
Standard Dwarf Bearded Iris 'Idda Bidda'
Iris
Tall Bearded Iris 'Ivory Bowl'
Iris
Tall Bearded Iris 'Jacquard'
Iris
Tall Bearded Iris 'Kaitvee'
Iris
Tall Bearded Iris 'Jasmania'
Iris
Tall Bearded Iris 'Kenwood'
Iris
Tall Bearded Iris 'Killyleagh'
Iris
Tall Bearded Iris 'Lady Lavender'
Iris
Tall Bearded Iris 'La Lorraine'
Iris
Tall Bearded Iris 'K. V. Ayres'
Iris
Tall Bearded Iris 'Madrid'
Iris
Apple 'Crown Prince Rudolph'
Malus x domestica
Tall Bearded Iris 'Margaret Rowe'
Iris
Intermediate Bearded Iris 'Minnell'
Iris
Tall Bearded Iris 'Mrs. Silas Waters'
Iris
Tall Bearded Iris 'Nanook'
Iris
Tall Bearded Iris 'Ningal'
Iris
Tall Bearded Iris 'Order Of The Purple'
Iris
Tall Bearded Iris 'Pendell '
Iris
Apple 'Burford Red Flesh'
Malus x domestica
Tall Bearded Iris 'Cartago'
Iris
Tall Bearded Iris 'Meldoric'
Iris
Tall Bearded Iris 'Persia'
Iris
Tall Bearded Iris 'Persian Garden'
Iris
Tall Bearded Iris 'Red Dominion'
Iris
Asiatic lily 'Mango'
Lilium
Tall Bearded Iris 'Tint O'Tan'
Iris
Tall Bearded Iris 'Robert'
Iris
Tall Bearded Iris 'Tapestry'
Iris

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Have a good day, and happy gardening!

Dave

 

And that's the way it was... October 9, 2013