Raffi

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This user is the owner and admin of this site. His name in the real world is [[Raffi Kojian]].
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| username = Raffi
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| realname = Raffi Kojian
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| location = Los Angeles
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| usdazone = 10
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| sunsetzone = 23
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| usersince = 2006
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| gardeningsince = 6yo
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| favorites = [[Alstroemeria]], [[Gladiolus]], etc
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| exposure =    <!--- sun, part-sun, semi-shade, shade, indoors, bright filtered (you may list more than 1) -->
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| water =    <!--- frequent, regular, drought tolerant, let dry then soak -->
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| features =    <!--- flowers, fragrance, naturalizes, invasive -->
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| hardiness =    <!--- frost sensitive, hardy, 5[[Celsius|°C]], etc -->
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| bloom =    <!--- seasons which the plant blooms, if it is grown for its flowers -->
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| usda_zones =    <!--- eg. 8-11 -->
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| sunset_zones =    <!--- eg. 8, 9, 12-24, not available -->
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| color = IndianRed
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| image = Upload.png  <!--- Freesia.jpg -->
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| image_width = 240px    <!--- leave as 240px if horizontal orientation photo, or change to 180px if vertical -->
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| image_caption =    <!--- eg. Cultivated freesias -->
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}}
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Started Plants.am in 2006, his name in the real world is [[Raffi Kojian|Raffi]].  I started gardening when I was 6 - I was hooked when I first ate a cherry tomato off the vine.  I had a small plot were I could grow a few vegetables, and started a small cactus/succulent garden.  In high school I began [[Guerrilla gardening]] with a friend of mine, and many years later was happy to hear there was a whole movement devoted to such things.  In high school it was mostly naked lady seeds and bulbs, a few blackberry roots, etc.  In college some gladiolus and freesia.  In Armenia I distributed many plants that they did not have there, including [[Pardancanda|Candy Lily]], columbines, cantaloupes, sweet corn, broccoli, sweet basil, blue potatoes, sweet potatoes, new blueberry varieties, and other goodies.
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==My garden==
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I'm mostly confined to pots these days, but hope that will change soon.  I have been collecting some fun plants though, including the following:  [[Papaya]], [[Mango]], [[White Sapote]], [[White Pomegranate]], [[Pepino]], [[Black Bamboo]], [[Freesia]], [[Cardamom]], [[Oregano]], [[Mint]], [[Egyptian Onion]], [[Tomato]]es, Byzantine [[Gladiolus]], [[Freesia]], [[Chalice Vine]], Yellow [[Angel's Trumpet]], [[Kennedia nigricans|Black Coral Pea]] vine, [[Aristolochia gigantea|Giant Dutchman's Pipe]] vine,  and Rio Red [[Grapefruit]].
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==Gallery==
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Some of the photos I've uploaded.
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==Notes for myself==
 
[[Plant entry template]]<br>
 
[[Plant entry template]]<br>
[[Petunia]]
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[[Good articles]]
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<nowiki>{{taxobox}} - original wikipedia box with added fields</nowiki>
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<nowiki>{{plantbox}} - new plant growth/characteristics only box which replaces taxobox</nowiki>
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<nowiki>{{taxbox}} - new taxo only info box for taxonomy section of page</nowiki>
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<nowiki>{{SSN}} - Sunset National Garden Book footnote</nowiki>{{SSN}}
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<nowiki>{{plantbox}} - new plant growth/characteristics only box which replaces taxobox</nowiki>
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<nowiki>{{SSW}} - Sunset Western Garden Book footnote</nowiki>{{SSW}}
    
[[Raffi Kojian Photo Gallery]] - I'm uploading photos I've taken of hundreds of plants, and adding them to this gallery.  You're free to use them, as long as you give the required attribution.
 
[[Raffi Kojian Photo Gallery]] - I'm uploading photos I've taken of hundreds of plants, and adding them to this gallery.  You're free to use them, as long as you give the required attribution.
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[[/Plant list]]
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Special:ImportFreeImages
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Needed templates:
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Seegenus - a template which goes on a species page telling you to go to the genus page for more info on the plant.
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Speciesbox - template for an individual specie to list zones, text, photo - goes on the genus page, usually a few per page.
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similar to above for cultivars - should look good directly under a speciesentry
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species page
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cultivar page
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== Categories ==
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*http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Plantae
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*http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Plants