The PlantFiles Newsletter

Covering the events of April 12, 2016, on which 50 members joined.
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Gardening Quote of the Day

"Wherever humans garden magnificently, there are magnificent heartbreaks."

(Henry Mitchell, American gardener, writer)

Activity Report:

9 new plants were added to the database.
10 new descriptions were added.
37 new images were added.
43 new options were checked off.

Comments

Member Addition Description
janelp_lee Positive CommentBreadfruit
(Artocarpus altilis)
NCHomefarm Neutral CommentElephant Foot Yam, Peony Leaf Voodoo Lily, Voodoo Lily 'Gajendra'
(Amorphophallus paeoniifolius)
NellieGrey Positive CommentHawaiian Snowbush, Snow Bush, Snow-on-the-Mountain, Sweetpea Bush
(Breynia disticha)
FlyPoison Neutral CommentLantana 'Dallas Red'
(Lantana camara)
janelp_lee Positive CommentChubese Toona, Chinese Cedrela, Chinese Mahogany
(Cedrela sinensis)
TheresaJohnPaul Positive CommentGoat's Rue
(Galega officinalis)
drpotato Positive CommentTower of Jewels
(Echium wildpretii)
DavebutnotDave Positive CommentBristly Nama, Sandbells, Curled Nama
(Nama hispidum)
drpotato Positive CommentHibiscus
(Hibiscus bojerianus)
MNDave Positive CommentMalayan Spurge
(Euphorbia antiquorum f. spiral)

Images

Member Addition Description
KellImageTower of Jewels, Pride of Tenerife, Tajinaste, Taginaste
(Echium pininana)
KellImageTower of Jewels, Pride of Tenerife, Tajinaste, Taginaste
(Echium pininana)
KellImageHebe
(Hebe menziesii)
KellImageHebe
(Hebe menziesii)
KellImageHebe
(Hebe menziesii)
KellImageBlack-Spine Prickly Pear, Purple Prickly Pear, Red-joint Prickly Pear, Texas Santa Rita
(Opuntia macrocentra)
KellImageChenille Prickly Pear, Old Man Whiskers
(Opuntia aciculata)
KellImageMexican Fire Barrel, Mexican Lime Cactus, Viznaga de Lima
(Ferocactus pilosus var. pringlei)
KellImageGrizzly Bear Cactus
(Opuntia polyacantha var. erinacea)
KellImageGolden Barrel Cactus
(Echinocactus grusonii)
KellImageGrizzly Bear Cactus
(Opuntia polyacantha var. erinacea)
KellImageChinese Magnolia
(Magnolia doltsopa)
KellImageGlory Bush
(Tibouchina organensis)
KellImageFirespike, Purple Firespike, Purple Flame
(Odontonema callistachyum)
KellImageAechmea Bromeliad, Urn Plant
(Aechmea kertesziae)
KellImageIochroma
(Iochroma gesnerioides var. flavum)
KellImageKohleria 'Jester'
(Kohleria )
KellImageRough Verbena, Stiff Verbena, Sandpaper Verbena, Upright Verbena, Tuberous Vervain 'Polaris'
(Verbena rigida)
KellImageAechmea Bromeliad, Urn Plant
(Aechmea bromeliifolia var. rubra)
KellImageAechmea Bromeliad, Urn Plant
(Aechmea bromeliifolia var. rubra)
KellImageSweet Noor, Sweet Noorsdoring
(Euphorbia coerulescens)
KellImageSweet Noor, Sweet Noorsdoring
(Euphorbia coerulescens)
KellImageAgave. Foxtail Agave, Dragon-Tree Agave, Spineless Agave 'Kara's Stripes'
(Agave attenuata)
KellImageAgave. Foxtail Agave, Dragon-Tree Agave, Spineless Agave 'Kara's Stripes'
(Agave attenuata)
southpinesImageJapanese Morning Glory 'Akatsuki No Yuki'
(Ipomoea nil)
a5footseaImageFringed Tulip 'Miami Sunset'
(Tulipa )
DaylilySLPImageCycad, Giant Dioon, Gum Palm
(Dioon spinulosum)
DaylilySLPImageCycad, Giant Dioon, Gum Palm
(Dioon spinulosum)
DaylilySLPImageCycad, Giant Dioon, Gum Palm
(Dioon spinulosum)
DaylilySLPImageCycad, Chestnut Dioon, Edible-Seed Cycas
(Dioon edule)
DaylilySLPImageCycad, Chestnut Dioon, Edible-Seed Cycas
(Dioon edule)
KellImageCherry Silverberry, Goumi
(Elaeagnus multiflora)
KellImageCherry Silverberry, Goumi
(Elaeagnus multiflora)
palmbobImageCrimson Bromeliad
(Fascicularia pitcairnifolia)
palmbobImageKnobby Club-rush
(Ficinia nodosa)
palmbobImageKnobby Club-rush
(Ficinia nodosa)
KellImageIochroma
(Iochroma gesnerioides var. flavum)

Plants Added Yesterday:

Plant
Hebe
Hebe menziesii
Aechmea Bromeliad, Urn Plant
Aechmea kertesziae
Iochroma
Iochroma gesnerioides
Iochroma
Iochroma gesnerioides var. flavum
Kohleria 'Jester'
Kohleria
Pink 'Little Maiden'
Dianthus arenarius f. nanus
Evergreen Witch Hazel 'Cinnamon Girl'
Distylium
Male Fern 'Cristata Martindale'
Dryopteris filix-mas
Crimson Bromeliad
Fascicularia pitcairnifolia

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Have a good day, and happy gardening!

Dave

 

And that's the way it was... April 12, 2016