The PlantFiles Newsletter

Covering the events of February 24, 2017, on which 37 members joined.

Gardening Quote of the Day

"Gardens are a form of autobiography."

(Sydney Eddison, American author, gardener)

Activity Report:

142 new plants were added to the database.
9 new descriptions were added.
27 new images were added.
2098 new options were checked off.

Comments

Member	Addition	Description
smac17	Negative Comment	Purple Heart, Purple Queen, Wandering Jew 'Purpurea' (Tradescantia pallida)
Bpic	Neutral Comment	Lakeview Jasmine, Orange Jessamine, Chinese Box 'Lakeview' (Murraya paniculata)
Farmerdill	Neutral Comment	Watermelon 'Bottle Rocket' (Citrullus lanatus)
Farmerdill	Neutral Comment	Watermelon 'Santa Matilde' (Citrullus lanatus)
DaylilySLP	Neutral Comment	Semi-Cactus Dahlia 'Jackie Magson' (Dahlia )
wakingdream	Positive Comment	Cane Begonia, Angel Wing Begonia 'Corallina de Lucerna' (Begonia )
DaylilySLP	Neutral Comment	Miniature, Formal Decorative Dahlia 'Julia Marguerite' (Dahlia )
floramakros	Positive Comment	Miqueliopuntia (Miqueliopuntia miquelii)
floramakros	Positive Comment	Cholla (Cylindropuntia californica var. rosarica)

Images

Member	Addition	Description
Kell		Agave, Whale's Tongue Agave (Agave ovatifolia)
Kell		Agave, Century Plant (Agave chazaroi)
GrowInFlorida		Aloe, Green Aloe, Malagache Aloe, Giant Cabuya (Furcraea foetida)
GrowInFlorida		Aloe, Green Aloe, Malagache Aloe, Giant Cabuya (Furcraea foetida)
GrowInFlorida		Aloe, Green Aloe, Malagache Aloe, Giant Cabuya (Furcraea foetida)
Kell		Agave, Maguey Chato (Agave guadalajarana)
Kell		Agave, Cedros Iceland Agave (Agave sebastiana)
Kell		Agave, Ellemeet's Agave (Agave ellemeetiana)
Kell		Agave, Whale's Tongue 'Orca' (Agave ovatifolia)
Kell		Agave, Rancho Tambor Agave (Agave titanota)
Kell		Agave, Century Plant 'Black and Blue' (Agave titanota)
Kell		Agave, Rancho Tambor Agave (Agave titanota)
Kell		Agave, Rancho Tambor Agave (Agave titanota)
Kell		Agave, Century Plant 'Blue Flame Variegated' (Agave )
Kell		Agave, Artichoke Agave (Agave parryi var. truncata)
Kell		Grevillea 'Fanfare' (Grevillea )
Kell		Grevillea 'Fanfare' (Grevillea )
Kell		Grevillea 'Fanfare' (Grevillea )
Kell		Grevillea 'Fanfare' (Grevillea )
Kell		Grevillea 'Fanfare' (Grevillea )
Rickwebb		Switchcane Bamboo, Switch Cane, Giant Cane (Arundinaria gigantea subsp. tecta)
Rickwebb		Switchcane Bamboo, Switch Cane, Giant Cane (Arundinaria gigantea subsp. tecta)
Rickwebb		Switchcane Bamboo, Switch Cane, Giant Cane (Arundinaria gigantea subsp. tecta)
Rickwebb		Spanish Bayonet, Aloe Yucca, Spanish Dagger (Yucca aloifolia)
wakingdream		Cane Begonia, Angel Wing Begonia 'Corallina de Lucerna' (Begonia )
wakingdream		Cane Begonia, Angel Wing Begonia 'Corallina de Lucerna' (Begonia )
wakingdream		Cane Begonia, Angel Wing Begonia 'Corallina de Lucerna' (Begonia )

Plants Added Yesterday:

Plant

Watermelon 'Bottle Rocket'
Citrullus lanatus

Watermelon 'Santa Matilde'
Citrullus lanatus

Watermelon 'Summer Breeze'
Citrullus lanatus

Heirloom Dahlia, Informal Decorative Dahlia, Dinner Plate Dahlia 'Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth'
Dahlia

Semi-Cactus Dahlia, Dinner Plate Dahlia 'Hagenau'
Dahlia

Formal Decorative Dahlia 'Hamari Boldness'
Dahlia

Semi-Cactus Dahlia, Dinner Plate Dahlia 'Hamari Boy'
Dahlia

Semi-Cactus Dahlia 'Hamari Caprice'
Dahlia

Semi-Cactus Dahlia 'Hamari Celeste'
Dahlia

Semi-Cactus Dahlia, Dinner Plate Dahlia 'Hamari Dream'
Dahlia

Formal Decorative Dahlia 'Hamari Fiesta'
Dahlia

Incurving Cactus Dahlia, Dinner Plate Dahlia 'Hamari Princess'
Dahlia

Agave, Whale's Tongue 'Orca'
Agave ovatifolia

Semi-Cactus Dahlia 'Hamari Sunset'
Dahlia

Informal Decorative Dahlia, Dinner Plate Dahlia 'Hamari Sunshine'
Dahlia

Incurving Cactus Dahlia 'Hammersmith'
Dahlia

Informal Decorative Dahlia, Dinner Plate Dahlia 'Hana-dohraku'
Dahlia

Miniature Ball Dahlia 'Happy Caroline'
Dahlia

Semi-Cactus Dahlia 'Happy First'
Dahlia

Fimbriated-Laciniated, Stag Dahlia, Dinner Plate Dahlia 'Harvest'
Dahlia

Cactus Dahlia, Dinner Plate Dahlia 'Haughty'
Dahlia

Heirloom Dahlia, Miniature, Formal Decorative Dahlia 'Headline'
Dahlia

Informal Decorative Dahlia 'Heather Huston'
Dahlia

Formal Decorative Dahlia, Dinner Plate Dahlia 'Hefty'
Dahlia

Informal Decorative Dahlia 'Heirloom'
Dahlia

Heirloom Dahlia, Incurving Cactus Dahlia 'Helen Clark Reed'
Dahlia

Heirloom Dahlia, Informal Decorative Dahlia, Dinner Plate Dahlia 'Helen Stafford'
Dahlia

Heirloom Dahlia, Decorative Dahlia 'Helly Boudewijn'
Dahlia

Semi-Cactus Dahlia, Dinner Plate Dahlia 'Heritage'
Dahlia

Formal Decorative Dahlia 'Hi Fi'
Dahlia

Semi-Cactus Dahlia 'High Pitch'
Dahlia

Semi-Cactus Dahlia 'High Society'
Dahlia

Miniature, Formal Decorative Dahlia 'Highgate Fiesta'
Dahlia

Semi-Cactus Dahlia, Dinner Plate Dahlia 'Hilarity'
Dahlia

Cactus Dahlia 'Hillcrest Blaze'
Dahlia

Semi-Cactus Dahlia, Dinner Plate Dahlia 'Hillcrest Camelot'
Dahlia

Informal Decorative Dahlia, Dinner Plate Dahlia 'His Nibs'
Dahlia

Semi-Cactus Dahlia 'Hit Parade'
Dahlia

Heirloom Dahlia, Semi-Cactus Dahlia 'Hoek's Yellow'
Dahlia

Fimbriated-Laciniated Dahlia 'Holiday Maker'
Dahlia

Semi-Cactus Dahlia, Dinner Plate Dahlia 'Holland Herald'
Dahlia

Informal Decorative Dahlia, Dinner Plate Dahlia 'Holland Jubilee'
Dahlia

Formal Decorative Dahlia 'Holten'
Dahlia

Semi-Cactus Dahlia, Dinner Plate Dahlia 'Honest John'
Dahlia

Formal Decorative Dahlia 'Honorable'
Dahlia

Informal Decorative Dahlia 'Hot Number'
Dahlia

Semi-Cactus Dahlia 'Hussy'
Dahlia

Ball Dahlia 'Hy Maize'
Dahlia

Incurving Cactus Dahlia, Dinner Plate Dahlia 'Iceland'
Dahlia

Semi-Cactus Dahlia 'Idealist'
Dahlia

Cactus Dahlia 'IGA'
Dahlia

Informal Decorative Dahlia, Dinner Plate Dahlia 'Inca Amorous'
Dahlia

Cactus Dahlia 'Inca Elizabethan'
Dahlia

Formal Decorative Dahlia 'Inca Ensign'
Dahlia

Formal Decorative Dahlia, Dinner Plate Dahlia 'Inca International'
Dahlia

Informal Decorative Dahlia, Dinner Plate Dahlia 'Inca Majesty'
Dahlia

Formal Decorative Dahlia 'Indian Gold'
Dahlia

Semi-Cactus Dahlia, Dinner Plate Dahlia 'Inferno'
Dahlia

Fimbriated-Laciniated Dahlia 'Intrepid'
Dahlia

Semi-Cactus Dahlia 'Jackie Magson'
Dahlia

Cactus Dahlia 'Jackie's Desire'
Dahlia

Heirloom Dahlia, Semi-Cactus Dahlia 'Jack-of-All-Trades'
Dahlia

Anemone Flowered Dahlia, Powderpuff Dahlia 'Janome Chohji'
Dahlia

Semi-Cactus Dahlia 'Jeffers'
Dahlia

Double Orchid Dahlia 'Jescot Lycia'
Dahlia

Heirloom Dahlia, Dwarf, Miniature Formal Decorative Dahlia 'Jessie Ross '
Dahlia

Formal Decorative Dahlia 'Jeu De Boules'
Dahlia

Heirloom Dahlia, Semi-Cactus Dahlia 'Jeunesse'
Dahlia

Formal Decorative Dahlia 'Jimmy Meredith'
Dahlia

Formal Decorative Dahlia 'Jinks'
Dahlia

Formal Decorative Dahlia 'Joan Collins'
Dahlia

Formal Decorative Dahlia 'Jobi Peggy'
Dahlia

Miniature, Formal Decorative Dahlia 'Joe K'
Dahlia

Heirloom Dahlia, Informal Decorative Dahlia, Dinner Plate Dahlia 'John Butterworth'
Dahlia

Semi-Cactus Dahlia, Dinner Plate Dahlia 'John Lister'
Dahlia

Semi-Cactus Dahlia 'Jolly Fine'
Dahlia

Heirloom Dahlia, Miniature Ball Dahlia 'Jo's Choice'
Dahlia

Semi-Cactus Dahlia 'Jo's Jubilee'
Dahlia

Semi-Cactus Dahlia 'Jours De France'
Dahlia

Semi-Cactus Dahlia, Dinner Plate Dahlia 'Joyeuse'
Dahlia

Formal Decorative Dahlia 'Judy Garland'
Dahlia

Miniature, Formal Decorative Dahlia 'Julia Marguerite'
Dahlia

Formal Decorative Dahlia 'Jungle Fire'
Dahlia

Semi-Cactus Dahlia 'Juvenile'
Dahlia

Heirloom Dahlia, Collerette Dahlia 'Kaiserwalzer'
Dahlia

Semi-Cactus Dahlia 'Kallista Innocence'
Dahlia

Semi-Cactus Dahlia, Dinner Plate Dahlia 'Kellie Ann'
Dahlia

Heirloom Dahlia, Informal Decorative Dahlia, Dinner Plate Dahlia 'Kelvin'
Dahlia

Semi-Cactus Dahlia 'Kenora Sensation'
Dahlia

Informal Decorative Dahlia 'Kimono'
Dahlia

Formal Decorative Dahlia 'King Soccer'
Dahlia

Informal Decorative Dahlia, Dinner Plate Dahlia 'Kiyo Hime'
Dahlia

Heirloom Dahlia, Decorative Dahlia, Dinner Plate Dahlia 'Kolner Frohsinn'
Dahlia

Heirloom Dahlia, Collerette Dahlia 'Komeet'
Dahlia

Semi-Cactus Dahlia 'Krijnen's Jubileum '
Dahlia

Heirloom Dahlia, Pompon Dahlia 'Kym Willo'
Dahlia

Miniature Ball Dahlia 'La Baule'
Dahlia

Semi-Cactus Dahlia, Dinner Plate Dahlia 'La Donna'
Dahlia

Cactus Dahlia 'Lady Bonython'
Dahlia

Heirloom Dahlia, Incurving Cactus Dahlia 'Lady Ismay'
Dahlia

Heirloom Dahlia, Miniature Ball Dahlia 'Lady's Love'
Dahlia

Heirloom Dahlia, Semi-Cactus Dahlia 'Lamento'
Dahlia

Decorative Dahlia, Dinner Plate Dahlia 'Laredo'
Dahlia

Miniature, Formal Decorative Dahlia 'Lark'
Dahlia

Semi-Cactus Dahlia, Dinner Plate Dahlia 'Last Post'
Dahlia

Heirloom Dahlia, Cactus Dahlia, Dinner Plate Dahlia 'Leander'
Dahlia

Heirloom Dahlia, Semi-Cactus Dahlia 'Legacy'
Dahlia

Dwarf Liliput Dahlia 'Lenny'
Dahlia

Heirloom Dahlia, Miniature Ball Dahlia 'Leo'
Dahlia

Incurving Cactus Dahlia 'Leslie Uggams'
Dahlia

Formal Decorative Dahlia 'Lhee'
Dahlia

Heirloom Dahlia, Dwarf, Miniature Formal Decorative Dahlia 'Lillianne Ballego'
Dahlia

Formal Decorative Dahlia 'Lion's International'
Dahlia

Miniature, Formal Decorative Dahlia 'Lismore Chaffinch'
Dahlia

Semi-Cactus Dahlia 'Little Pleasure'
Dahlia

Heirloom Dahlia, Pompon Dahlia 'Little Willo'
Dahlia

Semi-Cactus Dahlia 'Liz'
Dahlia

Waterlily Dahlia 'Londres'
Dahlia

Semi-Cactus Dahlia 'Lone Star'
Dahlia

Heirloom Dahlia, Fimbriated-Laciniated Dahlia 'Look Again'
Dahlia

Fimbriated-Laciniated Dahlia 'Louise McKelvey'
Dahlia

Heirloom Dahlia, Waterlily Dahlia 'Love's Dream'
Dahlia

Semi-Cactus Dahlia 'Luc'
Dahlia

Semi-Cactus Dahlia 'Lucelle'
Dahlia

Miniature, Formal Decorative Dahlia 'Lucky Dip'
Dahlia

Semi-Cactus Dahlia 'Lucky Fellow'
Dahlia

Semi-Cactus Dahlia 'Lucky Time'
Dahlia

Orchid-Star Dahlia 'Lupin Beau James'
Dahlia

Formal Decorative Dahlia 'Lure'
Dahlia

Heirloom Dahlia, Formal Decorative Dahlia 'Larkford'
Dahlia

Ball Dahlia 'Lavender Blue'
Dahlia

Semi-Cactus Dahlia 'Lavender Freestyle'
Dahlia

Semi-Cactus Dahlia 'Lavender Line'
Dahlia

Heirloom Dahlia, Semi-Cactus Dahlia 'Lecta'
Dahlia

Formal Decorative Dahlia 'Lemon Hornsey'
Dahlia

Miniature, Formal Decorative Dahlia 'Leslie Renee'
Dahlia

Formal Decorative Dahlia 'Leverton Chippy'
Dahlia

Semi-Cactus Dahlia 'Limited Edition'
Dahlia

Cactus Dahlia 'Linda'
Dahlia

Heirloom Dahlia, Pompon Dahlia 'Little Conn'
Dahlia

Semi-Cactus Dahlia, Dinner Plate Dahlia 'Lloyd Huston'
Dahlia

Anemone Flowered Dahlia, Powderpuff Dahlia 'Lucy'
Dahlia

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And that's the way it was... February 24, 2017