The PlantFiles Newsletter

Covering the events of June 7, 2016, on which 54 members joined.
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Gardening Quote of the Day

"Never try to teach a pig to sing. It wastes your time and annoys the pig."

(Lazarus Long, character in "Time Enough for Love" (1973))

Activity Report:

10 new plants were added to the database.
9 new descriptions were added.
87 new images were added.
177 new options were checked off.

Comments

Member Addition Description
KitKat_7b Positive CommentCoral Bells, Alumroot, Coralbells, Alum Root 'Fire Alarm'
(Heuchera )
Peachez Neutral CommentSatsuma Orange
(Citrus reticulata var. satsuma)
docplaster Positive CommentCommon Fig, Edible Fig, Higo 'Brown Turkey'
(Ficus carica)
Txrob Positive CommentBillbergia Bromeliad, Queen’s-Tears 'Casa Blanca'
(Billbergia )
lightfalling Positive CommentWax Bean 'Capitano'
(Phaseolus vulgaris)
coriaceous Neutral CommentJapanese Burnet
(Sanguisorba menziesii)
delphinium01 Positive CommentSurprise Lily, Magic Lily, Resurrection Lily, Naked Lady
(Lycoris squamigera)
BayAreaTropics Positive CommentBottlebrush Aloe
(Aloe rupestris)
ashleysgarden Negative CommentAir Potato
(Dioscorea bulbifera)

Images

Member Addition Description
KellImageStipagrostis
(Stipagrostis obtusa)
KellImageStipagrostis
(Stipagrostis obtusa)
KellImageStipagrostis
(Stipagrostis obtusa)
KellImageStipagrostis
(Stipagrostis obtusa)
KellImageStipagrostis
(Stipagrostis obtusa)
KellImageRed Horsechestnut, Red Horse Chestnut, Bottlebrush Buckeye
(Aesculus x carnea)
KellImageRhododendron
(Rhododendron latoucheae)
KellImageRhododendron
(Rhododendron latoucheae)
KellImageCreeping Fig, Climbing Fig, Creeping Ficus
(Ficus pumila)
KellImageSweetgum, Red Gum, Liquid Amber
(Liquidambar styraciflua)
KellImageHolm Oak, Holly Oak, Evergreen Oak
(Quercus ilex)
KellImageSweet Shrub, Carolina Allspice, Strawberry Shrub, Bubby Bush, Sweet Betsy, Florida Spice Bush, Flori
(Calycanthus floridus)
KellImageDouble Late Tulip, Peony-floweredTulip 'Carnaval de Nice'
(Tulipa )
KellImageRed Boronia
(Boronia heterophylla)
KellImageLady Banks White Rose, Evergreen Multiflora, White Lady Banks' Rose, Rosier de Lady Banks 'Alba Plena'
(Rosa banksiae)
KellImageSpecies Rose 'Lutea'
(Rosa banksiae)
KellImageJapanese Grey-bark Elm, Japanese Zelkova
(Zelkova serrata)
KellImageChina Rose, Miniature Rose 'Pompon de Paris'
(Rosa )
KellImageCommon Pitcher Plant 'Snowflake'
(Sarracenia )
KellImageSpecies Rose 'Lutea'
(Rosa banksiae)
KellImageMexican Cypress, Montezuma Cypress
(Taxodium huegelii)
KellImageMexican Blue Palm, Blue Hesper Palm, Gray Goddess
(Brahea armata)
KellImageEuropean chain fern
(Woodwardia radicans)
KellImageMallee Wattle
(Acacia montana)
KellImageLady Banks White Rose, Evergreen Multiflora, White Lady Banks' Rose, Rosier de Lady Banks 'Alba Plena'
(Rosa banksiae)
KellImageSpecies Orchid, Hardy Ground Orchid, Striped Bletilla, Urn Orchid, Bletilla
(Bletilla striata)
KellImageMoon Trefoil, Tree Medic, Shrub Medic, Shrub Medick, Tree Medick
(Medicago arborea)
KellImageRunning Bamboo
(Phyllostachys vivax)
KitKat_7bImageCoral Bells, Alumroot, Coralbells, Alum Root 'Fire Alarm'
(Heuchera )
KitKat_7bImageCoral Bells, Alumroot, Coralbells, Alum Root 'Amber Waves'
(Heuchera )
KitKat_7bImageCoral Bells, Alumroot, Coralbells, Alum Root 'Cherry Cola'
(Heuchera )
KitKat_7bImageCoral Bells, Alumroot, Coralbells, Alum Root 'Galaxy'
(Heuchera )
KitKat_7bImageCoral Bells, Alumroot, Coralbells, Alum Root 'Obsidian'
(Heuchera )
KitKat_7bImageCoral Bells, Alumroot, Coralbells, Alum Root 'Marmalade'
(Heuchera )
KitKat_7bImageCoral Bells, Alumroot, Coralbells, Alum Root 'Paprika'
(Heuchera )
KitKat_7bImageCoral Bells, Alumroot, Coralbells, Alum Root 'Can Can'
(Heuchera )
KitKat_7bImageCoral Bells, Alumroot, Coralbells, Alum Root 'Midas Touch'
(Heuchera )
KitKat_7bImageHeucherella, Foamy Bells 'Cracked Ice'
(x Heucherella )
ShellysGreenImagePanicle Hydrangea, Tree Hydrangea 'Summer Snow'
(Hydrangea paniculata)
hollowImageFeathered Poppy, Fringed Poppy (Laciniatum Group)
(Papaver somniferum)
hollowImageFeathered Poppy, Fringed Poppy (Laciniatum Group)
(Papaver somniferum)
KellImageJudas Tree, Love Tree
(Cercis siliquastrum)
KellImageDwarf African Mask,Dwarf Amazon Elephant's Ear 'Poly'
(Alocasia )
KellImageAechmea Bromeliad, Urn Plant 'Harvey's Pride'
(Aechmea )
KellImageRieger Begonia 'Carneval'
(Begonia x hiemalis)
KellImageClivia 'Longwood Debutante'
(Clivia miniata)
KellImageAmaryllis 'La Paz'
(Hippeastrum cybister)
KellImageCampanula 'Champion Pro Lavender'
(Campanula )
KellImageWeeping Cherry Tree, Weeping Higan Cherry 'Pendula'
(Prunus subhirtella)
KellImageNasturtium 'Alaska Mixed'
(Tropaeolum majus)
KellImageGlory of the Snow 'Blue Giant'
(Chionodoxa forbesii)
KellImageSaucer Magnolia, Tulip Tree
(Magnolia x soulangeana)
KellImageMisc. Daffodil, Narcissus 'Tete-a-Tete'
(Narcissus )
KellImageDwarf Hairpin Banksia 'Birthday Candles'
(Banksia spinulosa)
wagnerskaImageTall Bearded Iris 'Glacier Kiss'
(Iris )
wagnerskaImageTall Bearded Iris 'Glacier Kiss'
(Iris )
scirpidiellaImageThree-leaf Bitter Gourd
(Momordica trifoliata)
scirpidiellaImageThai Balsam Pear
(Gymnopetalum chinense)
scirpidiellaImageBitter Watermelon
(Gymnopetalum integrifolium)
scirpidiellaImageChinese Passionfruit Melon, Maracuja Chino, Porcelain Melon
(Cionosicyos macranthus)
scirpidiellaImageGarlic Cress
(Peltaria alliacea)
scirpidiellaImageAnnual Bastard-Cabbage, Common Giant Mustard, Turnipweed
(Rapistrum rugosum)
KellImageWaxflower 'Fesitval'
(Crowea )
KellImageStrawflower, Paper Daisy, Everlasting Daisy, Golden Everlasting
(Xerochrysum bracteatum)
KellImageSpider Flower, Woolly Grevillea 'Mt. Tamboritha'
(Grevillea lanigera)
KellImageWestringea
(Westringia longifolia)
KellImageKahili Ginger, Ker-Gawl
(Hedychium gardnerianum)
KellImageChalk Lettuce, Live-Forever
(Dudleya pulverulenta)
KellImageHuon Pine
(Lagarostrobos franklinii)
KellImageBlackwood
(Acacia melanoxylon)
KellImageVireya Rhododendron
(Rhododendron brookeanum)
KellImageHardy Fuchsia
(Fuchsia magellanica)
KellImageJosephine's Lily
(Brunsvigia josephinae)
KellImageBelladonna Lily, Naked Lady
(Amaryllis belladonna)
palmbobImageOpuntia
(Opuntia engelmannii var. subarmata)
palmbobImageOpuntia
(Opuntia engelmannii var. subarmata)
palmbobImageOpuntia
(Opuntia engelmannii var. subarmata)
scirpidiellaImageStellate Shepherd's Needle
(Scandix stellata)
scirpidiellaImageShepherd's Needle, Venus' Comb, Crow Needles
(Scandix pecten-veneris)
scirpidiellaImageFava Bean 'Atawallpa's Fingerprint'
(Vicia faba)
scirpidiellaImageYellow Groundcherry, Perennial Ground Cherry, Hardy Husk Tomato, Smooth Ground Cherry
(Physalis longifolia var. subglabrata)
scirpidiellaImageRunner Bean 'Tarahumara Tecomari'
(Phaseolus coccineus)
scirpidiellaImageJerusalem Artichoke 'Des Pays Baltes'
(Helianthus tuberosus)
scirpidiellaImageChinese Angelica, Dong Quai
(Angelica polymorpha)
scirpidiellaImageChinquapin, Allegheny Chinkapin, Dwarf Chestnut
(Castanea pumila)
scirpidiellaImagePurple Yam, Violet Yam, Ube, Ubi
(Dioscorea purpurea)
InsaniDImageDwarf Peach 'Bonfire'
(Prunus persica)

Plants Added Yesterday:

Plant
Stipagrostis
Stipagrostis obtusa
Rhododendron
Rhododendron latoucheae
Common Pitcher Plant 'Snowflake'
Sarracenia
Rieger Begonia 'Carneval'
Begonia x hiemalis
Campanula 'Champion Pro Lavender'
Campanula
Three-leaf Bitter Gourd
Momordica trifoliata
Stellate Shepherd's Needle
Scandix stellata
Dwarf Hairpin Banksia 'Birthday Candles'
Banksia spinulosa
Waxflower 'Fesitval'
Crowea
Westringea
Westringia longifolia

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Have a good day, and happy gardening!

Dave

 

And that's the way it was... June 7, 2016