The PlantFiles Newsletter

Covering the events of December 20, 2013, on which 33 members joined.
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Gardening Quote of the Day

"Tomatoes and squash never fail to reach maturity. You can spray them with acid, beat them with sticks and burn them; they love it."

(S. J. Perelman, American screenwriter (born 2/1/1904))

Activity Report:

48 new plants were added to the database.
9 new descriptions were added.
11 new images were added.
194 new options were checked off.

Comments

Member Addition Description
Rickwebb Positive CommentBitternut Hickory, Yellow-bud Hickory
(Carya cordiformis)
Rickwebb Positive CommentPignut Hickory
(Carya glabra)
donstathamblog Positive CommentRubikins Willow 'Rubykins'
(Salix koriyanagi)
Rickwebb Positive CommentMockernut Hickory
(Carya alba)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentWatermelon 'Bijou'
(Citrullus lanatus)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentMelon 'Cananas'
(Cucumis melo var. inodorus)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentOnion 'Golden Gate'
(Allium cepa)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentCantaloupe, Galia 'GVS212'
(Cucumis melo)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentCucumber, Greenhouse 'GVS609'
(Cucumis sativus)

Images

Member Addition Description
KellImagePincushion Protea 'Pickford'
(Leucospermum cordifolium)
KellImagePincushion Protea 'Pickford'
(Leucospermum cordifolium)
KellImagePincushion Protea 'Pickford'
(Leucospermum cordifolium)
KellImagePincushion Protea 'Pickford'
(Leucospermum cordifolium)
KellImageCow's Horn Agave, Lechuguilla Verde
(Agave bovicornuta)
KellImageCow's Horn Agave, Lechuguilla Verde
(Agave bovicornuta)
KellImageAgave
(Agave geminiflora)
KellImageAgave
(Agave geminiflora)
KellImageAgave
(Agave geminiflora)
KellImagePlectranthus 'Emerald Lace'
(Plectranthus oertendahlii)
KellImagePlectranthus 'Emerald Lace'
(Plectranthus oertendahlii)

Plants Added Yesterday:

Plant
Tall Bearded Iris 'Irwell Play Boy'
Iris
Intermediate Bearded Iris 'Alice Horsefall'
Iris
Intermediate Bearded Iris 'Ambera'
Iris
Siberian Iris 'Amelia Earheart'
Iris sibirica
Tall Bearded Iris 'Amulette'
Iris
Tall Bearded Iris 'Anna Archer'
Iris
Tall Bearded Iris 'Avondale'
Iris
Siberian Iris 'Blue Charm'
Iris sibirica
Tall Bearded Iris 'Blue Waves'
Iris
Standard Dwarf Bearded Iris 'Elf Queen'
Iris
Tall Bearded Iris 'Firelight'
Iris
Tall Bearded Iris 'Fontenelle'
Iris
Standard Dwarf Bearded Iris 'Frost Queen'
Iris
Intermediate Bearded Iris 'Constellation'
Iris
Watermelon 'Bijou'
Citrullus lanatus
Melon 'Cananas'
Cucumis melo var. inodorus
Onion 'Golden Gate'
Allium cepa
Tall Bearded Iris 'Break O'Dawn'
Iris
Tall Bearded Iris 'Awahnee'
Iris
Standard Dwarf Bearded Iris 'Black Maroon'
Iris
Tall Bearded Iris 'Dark Melody'
Iris
Tall Bearded Iris 'Dark Purple'
Iris
Tall Bearded Iris 'Fire King'
Iris
Tall Bearded Iris 'Gabriel's Horn'
Iris
Cantaloupe, Galia 'GVS212'
Cucumis melo
Tall Bearded Iris 'Giant Baldwin'
Iris
Tall Bearded Iris 'Fawn'
Iris
Cucumber, Greenhouse 'GVS609'
Cucumis sativus
Tomato 'GVS 909'
Lycopersicon lycopersicum
Tall Bearded Iris 'Contemplation'
Iris
Tall Bearded Iris 'Coppelia'
Iris
Tall Bearded Iris 'Crepuscule'
Iris
Tall Bearded Iris 'Delicatesse'
Iris
Tall Bearded Iris 'Detaille'
Iris
Tall Bearded Iris 'Directeur Pinelle'
Iris
Tall Bearded Iris 'Donatello'
Iris
Tall Bearded Iris 'Drap D'Or'
Iris
Tall Bearded Iris 'Fandango'
Iris
Tall Bearded Iris 'Farandole'
Iris
Tall Bearded Iris 'Faraud'
Iris
Tall Bearded Iris 'Fidelio'
Iris
Tall Bearded Iris 'Flaubert'
Iris
Tall Bearded Iris 'Fulgore'
Iris
Tall Bearded Iris 'Galibot'
Iris
Tall Bearded Iris 'Gyptis'
Iris
Tall Bearded Iris 'Hawai'
Iris
Tall Bearded Iris 'Hernani'
Iris
Oleander 'Spendens Double Pink 'Mrs Isadore Dyer''
Nerium oleander

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Have a good day, and happy gardening!

Dave

 

And that's the way it was... December 20, 2013