The PlantFiles Newsletter

Covering the events of March 6, 2018, on which 35 members joined.
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Gardening Quote of the Day

"The best way to get real enjoyment out of a garden is to put on a wide straw hat, dress in thin, loose fitting clothes, hold a trowel in one hand and a cool drink in the other, and tell the man where to dig."

(Charles Barr)

Activity Report:

29 new plants were added to the database.
8 new descriptions were added.
48 new images were added.
24 new options were checked off.

Comments

Member Addition Description
nothingfails Neutral CommentSausage Vine
(Holboellia coriacea)
Cayla Positive CommentSilver Tree
(Pilea spruceana)
rosepetal2 Positive CommentBeauty Bush
(Kolkwitzia amabilis)
zashy Positive CommentAmaryllis 'Cutting Edge'
(Hippeastrum )
noseykate Positive CommentSweetbay Magnolia, Silver Bay, Swamp Bay
(Magnolia virginiana)
noseykate Positive CommentRhododendron Species, Swamp Azalea, Swamp Honeysuckle, Clammy Azalea
(Rhododendron viscosum)
noseykate Positive CommentAstrantia Species, Great Masterwort
(Astrantia major)
noseykate Positive CommentBeardtongue, Beard Tongue, Penstemon 'Red Rocks'
(Penstemon x mexicali)

Images

Member Addition Description
KellImageAlbuca 'Frizzle Sizzle'
(Albuca spiralis)
KellImageVoodoo Plant
(Amorphophallus natolii )
KellImageLily Flowering Tulip 'West Point'
(Tulipa )
KellImageTriumph Tulip 'Gavota'
(Tulipa )
KellImageAustralian Pitcher Plant
(Cephalotus follicularis)
KellImageAustralian Pitcher Plant
(Cephalotus follicularis)
KellImageAustralian Pitcher Plant
(Cephalotus follicularis)
KellImageAustralian Pitcher Plant
(Cephalotus follicularis)
KellImageAustralian Pitcher Plant
(Cephalotus follicularis)
KellImageAustralian Pitcher Plant
(Cephalotus follicularis)
KellImageRed Tooth Brushes
(Grevillea hookeriana)
KellImageRed Tooth Brushes
(Grevillea hookeriana)
KellImageGrevillea 'Honey Gem'
(Grevillea )
KellImageGrevillea 'Bronze Rambler'
(Grevillea )
KellImageSwamp Bottlebrush, Gravel Bottlebrush
(Beaufortia sparsa)
nothingfailsImageSausage Vine
(Holboellia coriacea)
nothingfailsImageDaphne 'Perfume Princess'
(Daphne odora)
nothingfailsImageDaphne 'Perfume Princess'
(Daphne odora)
nothingfailsImageWitch Hazel 'Aurora'
(Hamamelis x intermedia)
KellImageYellow Lantern, Lemann's Banksia
(Banksia lemanniana)
KellImageHeath-Leaf Honeysuckle
(Lambertia ericifolia)
KellImageHeath-Leaf Honeysuckle
(Lambertia ericifolia)
KellImageHeath-Leaf Honeysuckle
(Lambertia ericifolia)
KellImageHeath-Leaf Honeysuckle
(Lambertia ericifolia)
KellImageRoyal Flush 'Royal Flush'
(X Pachyveria )
KellImageRoyal Flush 'Royal Flush'
(X Pachyveria )
KellImageRoyal Flush 'Royal Flush'
(X Pachyveria )
KellImageSplitrock, Cleft Stone, Mimicry Plant
(Pleiospilos nelii)
KellImageCandelabra Lily, Brunsvigia
(Brunsvigia orientalis)
KellImageCandelabra Lily, Brunsvigia
(Brunsvigia orientalis)
KellImageCandelabra Lily, Brunsvigia
(Brunsvigia orientalis)
KellImageCandelabra Lily, Brunsvigia
(Brunsvigia orientalis)
KellImageGrevillea 'Outback Sunrise'
(Grevillea )
KellImageGrevillea 'Outback Sunrise'
(Grevillea )
KellImageAmmocharis
(Ammocharis nerinoides)
KellImageAmmocharis
(Ammocharis nerinoides)
KellImageAmmocharis
(Ammocharis nerinoides)
KellImageCandelabra Flower
(Brunsvigia radulosa)
KellImageCandelabra Flower
(Brunsvigia radulosa)
KellImageCandelabra Flower
(Brunsvigia radulosa)
KellImageCandelabra Flower
(Brunsvigia radulosa)
KellImageCandelabra Flower
(Brunsvigia radulosa)
KellImageCandelabra Flower
(Brunsvigia radulosa)
KellImageCandelabra Flower
(Brunsvigia radulosa)
KellImageCandelabra Flower
(Brunsvigia radulosa)
KellImageCandelabra Flower
(Brunsvigia radulosa)
KellImageNemesia 'Aroma Plums and Custard'
(Nemesia )
KellImageNemesia 'Aroma Plums and Custard'
(Nemesia )

Plants Added Yesterday:

Plant
Indian Gooseberry, Amla, Kagna, Kagno
Phyllanthus fischeri
Small-fruited Potato Bush, Anyethra, Kagno
Phyllanthus ovalifolius
Sunberry, Wild Cape Gooseberry, Pygmy Groundcherry, Native Gooseberry
Physalis minima
Cape Cheesewood, White Cape Beech, Kasuur, Kgalagangwe, Umkhwenkwe
Pittosporum viridiflorum
Ploughman’s Spikenard, Marsh Fleabane, Otati
Pluchea dioscoridis
Woolly-winged Milkwort, Patsan, Bhonysan, Agwonyo
Polygala erioptera
Mwambo
Polygala sphenoptera
Parasol Tree, Kariu, Lungo, Setala, Iunga, Soiyet, Nyakom-ondiek
Polyscias fulva
Buchanan’s Dwaba-berry, Chil-Bol, Olago
Monanthotaxis buchananii
Chickenweed, Obwanda
Portulaca quadrifida
Tea of Heaven 'Honey Moon'
Platycrater arguta
Hybrid Herbal Hydrangea 'Star Power'
Cardiandra x agricola
Japanese Hydrangea Vine, False Hydrangea Vine 'Shiro Fuka Fukurin Fu'
Schizophragma hydrangeoides
Variegated Herbal Hydrangea 'Shiro Hakikomi Fu'
Cardiandra alternifolia
Variegated Daylily 'Shiro Shima Fu'
Hemerocallis fulva
Alpine Leek, Victory Onion 'Chiri Fu'
Allium victorialis
Epimedium, Fairy Bells 'Crime Scene'
Epimedium
Sanguisorba, Burnet 'Little Angel'
Sanguisorba officinalis var. microcephala
Epimedium, Barrenwort
Epimedium epstenii
Voodoo Plant
Amorphophallus natolii
Epimedium, Weihenstephan Fairy Wings 'Weihenstephan'
Epimedium perralderianum
Species Orchid, Kaki-ran, Persimmon Orchid, Helleborine, Thunberg's Epipactis 'Koshi no Homare'
Epipactis thunbergii
Mountain Hydrangea 'Ai-Hime'
Hydrangea serrata
Mountain Hydrangea 'Bungo-Temari'
Hydrangea serrata
Mountain Hydrangea 'Kujyuu-San'
Hydrangea serrata
Mountain Hydrangea 'Mikata Yae'
Hydrangea serrata
Hydrangea 'Tokara no Sora'
Hydrangea
Ammocharis
Ammocharis nerinoides
Nemesia 'Aroma Plums and Custard'
Nemesia

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Have a good day, and happy gardening!

Dave

 

And that's the way it was... March 6, 2018