The PlantFiles Newsletter

Covering the events of February 23, 2018, on which 46 members joined.
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Gardening Quote of the Day

"No mockery in the world ever sounds to me as hollow as that of being told to cultivate happiness. Happiness is not a potato, to be planted in mould, and tilled with manure."

(Charlotte Bronte, English novelist (born 4/21/1816))

Activity Report:

30 new plants were added to the database.
4 new descriptions were added.
10 new images were added.
67 new options were checked off.

Comments

Member Addition Description
Luminous Neutral CommentTradescantia, Moses-in-a-Basket, Boatlily, Oyster Plant 'Hawaiian Dwarf'
(Tradescantia spathacea)
Alban_Eilir Positive CommentClematis Species, Pine-hyacinth
(Clematis baldwinii)
Kell Positive CommentLittle Bit Cone Bush 'Little Bit'
(Leucadendron )
greenknight Positive CommentEchinopsis
(Echinopsis ancistrophora)

Images

Member Addition Description
KellImageLaguna Beach Live-forever
(Dudleya stolonifera)
KellImageSticky Live-forever
(Dudleya viscida)
lasertrimmanImageAgave Species, American Century Plant, American Aloe, Maguey
(Agave americana)
BayAreaTropicsImageCoffee
(Coffea arabica)
KellImageLittle Bit Cone Bush 'Little Bit'
(Leucadendron )
KellImageLittle Bit Cone Bush 'Little Bit'
(Leucadendron )
KellImageSweet Quandong
(Santalum acuminatum)
KellImageSweet Quandong
(Santalum acuminatum)
KellImageSweet Quandong
(Santalum acuminatum)
KellImageSweet Quandong
(Santalum acuminatum)

Plants Added Yesterday:

Plant
Horsewood
Clausena anisata
Hairy Clematis, Buttercups
Clematis hirsuta
Butterfly Bush, Blue Butterfly Bush, Blue Glory Bower, Blue Wings Bush, Kurgweno, Okwergweno, Okwero
Rotheca myricoides
Clerodendrum Species
Clerodendrum rotundifolium
Coccinia Species
Coccinia adoensis
Boat Thatching Grass, Coloured Hooded Grass, Abool
Hyparrhenia cymbaria
Commelina Species, Wandering Jew, Yellow Commelina
Commelina africana
Angayo, Odielo
Commelina subulata
Common Turpentine Grass, Broad-leaved Turpentine Grass, Buchugras, iMbanjana, muWaa, imBubu, Ang'we
Cymbopogon caesius
African Jute, Three-locule Corchorus, Arenukam, Apoth
Corchorus trilocularis
Cordia Species, Sandpaper Saucer-berry, Snot Berry
Cordia monoica
Blue Gem, Blue Carpet
Craterostigma plantagineum
Mitoo, Mutoo, Nyasamo
Crotalaria brevidens var. intermedia
Croton Species
Croton dichogamus
Woodland Croton, Forest Fever-tree, Broad-leaved Croton, Candleflower
Croton macrostachyus
Forest Fever-berry, Forest Croton, Mt. Silinda Linden
Croton sylvaticus
Tik-jodongo, Ingolongonzi, Mashonanguo
Cynoglossum coeruleum
See
Cyperus dives
Ol-orondoi, Bwombwe, Mbwombwe, Obombwe
Cyphostemma orondo
Erodo, Bwombwe Madongo
Cyphostemma nieriense
Diospyros, Persimmon, Giant Diospyros, Black Bark
Diospyros abyssinica
Dissotis Species
Dissotis irvingiana
River Dombeya
Dombeya kirkii
Double Thorn, Kindri, Bamba, Awayo, Nyatiend-Gweno
Oxygonum sinuatum
Dovyalis Species, Abyssinian Gooseberry
Dovyalis abyssinica
Mutunku, Ntengenene, Akudho
Dovyalis macrocalyx
Dracaena Species, Bush Nightfighter, Northern Large-leaved Dragon-tree, Steudner’s Dragon Tree
Dracaena steudneri
Creeping Snakeherb, Ratek-min-ang’asa
Dyschoriste radicans
Muranga, Pepper Bark Tree, East African Greenheart, Peperbasboom
Warburgia salutaris
Little Bit Cone Bush 'Little Bit'
Leucadendron

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Have a good day, and happy gardening!

Dave

 

And that's the way it was... February 23, 2018