Dave's Garden Newsletter

Covering the events of January 22.

106 members joined.


Gardening Quote of the Day

"Parsley seeds must go to the devil and back nine times before sprouting. (Folk Saying, summing up the seed's notoriously long germination period.)"

( -- Unknown)

Forum Photo of the Day

Subject: Took apart the P&C sport-
By datdog


Plants Database Photo of the Day

Lady's Mantle
Alchemilla mollis
By Weezingreens

Forum Activity

A grand total of 689 posts were made yesterday.

Forum Posts
General Discussion91 posts.
Brugmansias and Friends82 posts.
Photos73 posts.
PDB Pictures65 posts.
Garden Talk44 posts.
Co-Op35 posts.
Tropicals30 posts.
Health and Dieting28 posts.
Dave's Garden28 posts.
Prayer Requests25 posts.
Jokes and Chat22 posts.
Seed Trading21 posts.
Bulbs15 posts.
Parking Lot14 posts.
Cactus and Succulents12 posts.
Pollbooth10 posts.
Farm Life9 posts.
Hostas7 posts.
Mail Call!7 posts.
Organic Gardening7 posts.
Greenhouse7 posts.
Tomatoes7 posts.
Paper People6 posts.
Wild Life5 posts.
Heirlooms5 posts.
Pets5 posts.
Canadian Trading4 posts.
Media4 posts.
Propagation3 posts.
Welcome Mat3 posts.
International Trading3 posts.
Perennials3 posts.
European2 posts.
Container Gardening2 posts.
Master Gardeners1 post.
Dirt Cheap1 post.
Vines and Climbers1 post.
Roses1 post.
Identification1 post.

New Botanary Words

Name Pronunciation Meaning
centauroidessen-tar-OY-deezResembling Centaurea (Latin, referring to the Centaur Chiron who discovered the medicinal properties of the plant)
bessarabicabess-ar-RAB-ik-uhOf or from Bessarabia, eastern Europe
bessarabicumbess-ar-rAB-ik-umOf or from Bessarabia, eastern Europe
bessarabicusbess-ar-RAB-ik-usOf or from Bessarabia, eastern Europe
acephaluma-SEF-uh-lumWithout a head
acephalusa-SEF-uh-lusWithout a head
acephalaa-SEF-uh-luhWithout a head
praealtapray-AL-tuhVery tall
praealtumpray-AL-tumVery tall
praealtuspray-AL-tusVery tall
salicifoliasal-iss-ih-FOH-lee-uhHaving leaves like Salix (willow)
salicifoliumsal-iss-ih-FOH-lee-umHaving leaves like Salix (willow)
salicifoliussal-iss-ih-FOH-lee-usHaving leaves like Salix (willow)
subcaeruleasub-see-ROO-lee-uhNearly blue
sub-subA prefix meaning partially, almost, rather, becoming, or under
Eurybiayoor-RIB-ee-uhNamed for Eurybia, daughter of Pontus and Gaea, and a sea goddess in Greek mythology
subcaeruleumsub-see-ROO-lee-umNearly blue
subcaeruleussub-see-ROO-lee-usNearly blue
infirmaIN-firm-uhWeak
infirmumIN-firm-umWeak
xanthochloruszan-tho-KLOR-ussFrom the Greek xanthos (yellow) and chlorus (green)
xanthochlorumzan-tho-KLOR-umFrom the Greek xanthos (yellow) and chlorus (green)
xanthochlorazan-tho-KLOR-uhFrom the Greek xanthos (yellow) and chlorus (green)
infirmusIN-firm-usWeak
Ionactiseye-OHN-ak-tissViolet rays
mongolicummon-GOL-ik-umOf or from Mongolia, Central Asia
Asteromoeaass-ter-OH-mee-uhAster-like
mongolicamon-GOL-ik-uhOf or from Mongolia, Central Asia
carolinianumkar-oh-lin-ee-AN-umOf or from Carolina (U.S.)
Ampelasteram-pel-ASS-terFrom the Greek ampelos (vine) and aster from the Latin astrum (star)
foliaceafoh-lee-uh-SEE-uhLeafy; resembling a leaf
ciliolatumsil-lee-oh-LAH-tumWith little cilia (hairs)
ciliolatussil-lee-oh-LAH-tusWith little cilia (hairs)
Symphyotrichumsim-fy-toh-TRIK-umFrom the Greek symphyos, (growing together) and thrix (hair), referring to the hair-like flowers
ciliolatasil-lee-oh-LAH-tuhWith little cilia (hairs)
foliaceumfoh-lee-uh-SEE-umLeafy; resembling a leaf
foliaceusfoh-lee-uh-SEE-usLeafy; resembling a leaf
subgeminatasub-jem-in-AY-tuhAlmost paired; becoming paired
subgeminatumsub-jem-in-AY-tumAlmost paired; becoming paired
subgeminatussub-jem-in-AY-tusAlmost paired; becoming paired
lindleyanalind-lee-AY-nuhNamed for John Lindley, 18th century British botanist and taxonomist; professor of botany in London University
lindleyanumlind-lee-AY-numNamed for John Lindley, 18th century British botanist and taxonomist; professor of botany in London University
lindleyanuslind-lee-AY-nusNamed for John Lindley, 18th century British botanist and taxonomist; professor of botany in London University
Lindleyellalind-lee-YEL-uhNamed for John Lindley, 18th century British botanist and taxonomist; professor of botany in London University
Neolindleyellanee-oh-lind-lee-YEL-uhNamed for John Lindley, 18th century British botanist and taxonomist; professor of botany in London University
riciniatusriss-in-ee-AY-tusResembling Ricinus (Castor Bean)
multiformismul-TEE-for-missHaving many forms
ianthinuseye-AN-thin-usViolet-blue

Journal Activity

73 new items.
42 new entries.

Plants Database Activity:

35 new plants.
94 new descriptions were added.
47 new images were added.
979 new content were checked off.

Member Addition Description
mysticCommentDaylily 'Electric'
(Hemerocallis )
mysticCommentDaylily 'Elegant Candy'
(Hemerocallis )
lupineloverCommentTrichodiadema intonsum
(Trichodiadema intonsum)
poppysueCommentAfrican Daisy
(Arctotis stoechadifolia)
poppysueCommentOswego Tea, Bee Balm, Bergamot
(Monarda didyma)
DinuCommentBusy Lizzy
(Impatiens walleriana)
thegwillCommentMother of Thousands, Mexican Hat Plant
(Kalanchoe daigremontiana)
garthrichardsCommentThickleaf Aeonium, Fisiulera
(Aeonium arboreum)
poppysueCommentDwarf Red Plains Coreopsis, Calliopsis 'Mahogany Midget'
(Coreopsis tinctoria)
poppysueCommentAlpine Aster
(Aster alpinus)
poppysueCommentBlue Wood Aster, Blue Heart-leaved Aster, Starwort
(Symphyotrichum cordifolium)
poppysueCommentItalian Aster
(Aster amellus)
poppysueCommentNew England Aster, Michaelmas Daisy, Hardy Aster 'Harrington's Pink'
(Symphyotrichum novae-angliae)
poppysueCommentNew England Aster, Hardy Aster, Michaelmas Daisy 'Alma Potschke'
(Symphyotrichum novae-angliae)
poppysueCommentHardy Chrysanthemum
(Chrysanthemum rubellum)
poppysueCommentRoman Wormwood
(Artemisia pontica)
poppysueCommentSignet Marigold, Dwarf Marigold
(Tagetes tenuifolia)
poppysueCommentSweet Annie, Sweet Sagewort, Annual Wormwood, Huang Hua Hao
(Artemisia annua)
poppysueCommentTansy
(Tanacetum vulgare)
poppysueCommentThree-lobed Rudbeckia, Brown-eyed Susan
(Rudbeckia triloba)
poppysueCommentFloss Flower, Ageratum 'Blue Horizon'
(Ageratum houstonianum)
poppysueCommentSedum 'Tricolor'
(Sedum spurium)
poppysueCommentGarden Phlox 'Mt. Fuji'
(Phlox paniculata)
poppysueCommentSt. John's Chamomile
(Anthemis sancti-johannis)
plant1111CommentMexican Mint Marigold, Spanish Tarragon, Texas Tarragon, Sweet Mace, Yerbis Anis
(Tagetes lucida)
poppysueCommentOswego Tea, Bee Balm, Bergamot 'Marshall's Delight'
(Monarda didyma)
poppysueCommentOswego Tea, Bee Balm, Bergamot 'Violet Queen'
(Monarda didyma)
poppysueCommentLemon Mint, Lemon Balm, Purple Horsemint, Lemon Bee Balm
(Monarda citriodora)
jodyCommentHosta 'Colonel Murphy'
(Hosta )
poppysueCommentPerennial Candytuft
(Iberis sempervirens)
jodyCommentHosta 'Community Chest'
(Hosta )
jodyCommentHosta 'Concord'
(Hosta )
jodyCommentHosta 'Connie'
(Hosta )
jodyCommentHosta 'Connie Sun'
(Hosta )
jodyCommentHosta 'Conquistador'
(Hosta )
jodyCommentHosta 'Continental'
(Hosta )
jodyCommentHosta 'Cool Change'
(Hosta )
jodyCommentHosta 'Copa Cabana'
(Hosta )
jodyCommentHosta 'Cool Hand Luke'
(Hosta )
jodyCommentHosta 'Coquette'
(Hosta )
go_volsCommentChina Aster
(Callistephus chinensis)
go_volsCommentStokes' Aster, Stokes Aster, Cornflower Aster 'Purple Parasols'
(Stokesia laevis)
jkom51CommentGreen Lavender Cotton 'Morning Mist'
(Santolina rosmarinifolia)
go_volsCommentBolton's Aster, White Doll's Daisy, False Aster, False Chamomile, Thousand Flower 'Snowbank'
(Boltonia asteroides)
go_volsCommentTatarian Aster, Tatarian Daisy, Tartarian* Aster
(Aster tataricus)
go_volsCommentTatarian Aster, Tatarian Daisy, Tartarian* Aster 'Jin Dai (Jindai)'
(Aster tataricus)
lupineloverCommentAnise Hyssop, Licorice Mint
(Agastache foeniculum)
lupineloverCommentLady's Mantle
(Alchemilla xanthochlora)
jkom51CommentBloomingdale Ranunculus
(Ranunculus asiaticus)
lupineloverCommentCommon Garlic
(Allium sativum)
lupineloverCommentLemon Verbena, Verveine Odorante
(Aloysia triphylla)
lupineloverCommentFern Leaf Dill
(Anethum graveolens)
lupineloverCommentChervil
(Anthriscus cerefolium)
lupineloverCommentHorseradish
(Armoracia rusticana)
poppysueCommentPurple Mullein
(Verbascum phoeniceum)
HummerRachelCommentHosta 'Pizzazz'
(Hosta )
poppysueCommentFalse Sunflower, Rough Heliopsis, Orange Sunflower, Ox-Eye
(Heliopsis scabra)
HummerRachelCommentHosta 'Wide Brim'
(Hosta )
poppysueCommentHerb Robert
(Geranium robertianum)
HummerRachelCommentHosta 'White Vision'
(Hosta )
go_volsCommentThomson's Aster
(Aster thomsonii)
HummerRachelCommentHosta 'White Christmas'
(Hosta )
BaaCommentMoth Mullein 'Pink'
(Verbascum blattaria)
mysticCommentDaylily 'Designer Gold'
(Hemerocallis )
BaaCommentMoth Mullein
(Verbascum blattaria)
mysticCommentDaylily 'Designer Gown'
(Hemerocallis )
mysticCommentDaylily 'Designer Jeans'
(Hemerocallis )
BaaCommentMoth Mullein
(Verbascum blattaria f. albiflorum)
mysticCommentDaylily 'Dewberry Candy'
(Hemerocallis )
mysticCommentDaylily 'Divine Madness'
(Hemerocallis )
mysticCommentDaylily 'Dominic'
(Hemerocallis )
mysticCommentDaylily 'Don Stevens'
(Hemerocallis )
mysticCommentDaylily 'Dorothy Lambert'
(Hemerocallis )
mysticCommentDaylily 'Double Ethel'
(Hemerocallis )
mysticCommentDaylily 'Double Firecracker'
(Hemerocallis )
lupineloverCommentHelichrysum, Licorice Plant 'Silver Mist'
(Helichrysum petiolare)
mysticCommentDaylily 'Dragon's Orb'
(Hemerocallis )
mysticCommentDaylily 'Dream Blue'
(Hemerocallis )
lupineloverCommentArrow Leaf 'Neon'
(Syngonium podophyllum)
mysticCommentDaylily 'Earth Music'
(Hemerocallis )
mysticCommentDaylily 'Ebony And Ivory'
(Hemerocallis )
mysticCommentDaylily 'Elizabeth Salter'
(Hemerocallis )
mysticCommentDaylily 'Elsie Spalding'
(Hemerocallis )
mysticCommentDaylily 'Emperor Butterfly'
(Hemerocallis )
mysticCommentDaylily 'Emperor's Dragon'
(Hemerocallis )
lupineloverCommentRosemary
(Rosmarinus officinalis)
mysticCommentDaylily 'Etched In Gold'
(Hemerocallis )
CustodianCommentOhio Buckeye
(Aesculus glabra)
mysticCommentDaylily 'Etruscan Tomb'
(Hemerocallis )
lupineloverCommentLavender-Scented Thyme
(Thymus thracicus)
mysticCommentDaylily 'Exotic Echo'
(Hemerocallis )
mysticCommentDaylily 'Fancy Deal'
(Hemerocallis )
mysticCommentDaylily 'Feathered Fascination'
(Hemerocallis )
mysticCommentDaylily 'Femme Fatale'
(Hemerocallis )
jkom51Image
Green Lavender Cotton 'Morning Mist'
(Santolina rosmarinifolia)
poppysueImage
Oswego Tea, Bee Balm, Bergamot
(Monarda didyma)
jkom51Image
Green Santolina
(Santolina pinnata)
golddogImage

(Ucarina decaryi)
golddogImage
Blue Ginger
(Dichorisandra thysifolia)
golddogImage
Dumbcane 'Tropic Marianne'
(Dieffenbachia picta)
poppysueImage
Oswego Tea, Bee Balm, Bergamot 'Violet Queen'
(Monarda didyma)
UlrichImage
Thickleaf Aeonium, Fisiulera
(Aeonium arboreum)
DinuImage
Weeping Jade, Trailing Jade, Vining Jade
(Senecio jacobsenii)
DinuImage
Busy Lizzy
(Impatiens walleriana)
DinuImage
Busy Lizzy
(Impatiens walleriana)
DinuImage
Tropical Hibiscus
(Hibiscus rosa-sinensis)
DinuImage
Tropical Hibiscus
(Hibiscus rosa-sinensis)
poppysueImage
Dwarf Red Plains Coreopsis, Calliopsis 'Mahogany Midget'
(Coreopsis tinctoria)
poppysueImage
Alpine Aster
(Aster alpinus)
crotonmaniaImage
Croton
(Codiaeum variegatum)
crotonmaniaImage
Croton
(Codiaeum variegatum)
WeezingreensImage
Sea Thrift, Sea Pink, Common Thrift
(Armeria maritima)
eloopjImage
Narcissus, Paperwhite 'Erlicheer'
(Narcissus tazetta)
jluc4Image
Rain Lily
(Habranthus carmineus)
jluc4Image
Rain Lily
(Habranthus carmineus)
lupineloverImage
Helichrysum, Licorice Plant 'Silver Mist'
(Helichrysum petiolare)
lupineloverImage
Arrow Leaf 'Neon'
(Syngonium podophyllum)
lupineloverImage
Wild Yam
(Dioscorea sylvatica)
yvanaImage
Licorice Plant 'White Licorice'
(Helichrysum petiolare)
lupineloverImage
Wild Yam
(Dioscorea sylvatica)
poppysueImage
Garden Phlox 'Starfire'
(Phlox paniculata)
poppysueImage
Licorice Plant 'White Licorice'
(Helichrysum petiolare)
poppysueImage
Daylily 'Cherry Cheeks'
(Hemerocallis )
yvanaImage
English Daisy 'Pomponette Pink'
(Bellis perennis)
poppysueImage
Daylily 'Raven's Nest'
(Hemerocallis )
poppysueImage
Cup Plant
(Silphium perfoliatum)
poppysueImage
Telekia
(Telekia speciosa)
poppysueImage
Elecampagne
(Inula helenium)
lupineloverImage
Trichodiadema intonsum
(Trichodiadema intonsum)
lupineloverImage
Dwarf Aloe
(Aloe bakeri)
lupineloverImage
Leather Leaf Sedge
(Carex comans)
lupineloverImage
Lavandin 'Provence'
(Lavandula x intermedia)
lupineloverImage
Lavender-Scented Thyme
(Thymus thracicus)
golddogImage
Poinsettia ''Champagne Punch''
(Euphorbia pulcherrima)
golddogImage
Poinsettia ''Cranberry Punch''
(Euphorbia pulcherrima)
golddogImage
Poinsettia ''Freedom Bright Pink''
(Euphorbia pulcherrima)
golddogImage
Poinsettia ''Freedom White''
(Euphorbia pulcherrima)
golddogImage
Poinsettia ''Monet Twilight''
(Euphorbia pulcherrima)
golddogImage
Poinsettia ''Orion Red''
(Euphorbia pulcherrima)
golddogImage
Poinsettia ''Snowberry Punch''
(Euphorbia pulcherrima)
golddogImage
Poinsettia ''Whitestar''
(Euphorbia pulcherrima)

Garden Watchdog Activity:

3 new companies were added to the database.
13 new ratings/comments were added to the database.

Member Addition Description
EchoPositiveCottage Garden Good Rating
rutholiveNegativeArrowhead Alpines Good Rating
lkeehnePositiveArmstrong Nursery (Armstrong Garden Centers) Good Rating
EchoNegativeWhite Flower Farm Good Rating
TarbabiePositiveFlytrap Lady Good Rating
NigellaPositiveOne Green World (also dba Northwoods Nursery) Good Rating
NigellaNeutralTriple Oaks Nursery & Herb Garden Good Rating
NigellaNeutralRedfearn's Nursery Neutral rating
gbateman1PositiveGardener's Supply Company Good Rating
gbateman1PositiveCharley's Greenhouse & Garden Supply Good Rating
desertmonkeyPositiveMichigan Bulb Caution
treeloverPositiveFragrant Path, The Good Rating
snomochaCompany MessageStone Works Ponds and Supplies Neutral rating

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Dave Whitinger

 

And that's the way it was... January 22, 2003