Dave's Garden Newsletter Covering the events of June 2, 2004 ... in which ... 206 signed up. Our membership grew by 0.2% yesterday. 1,280 posts were made. 69 plants were added to the Plants Database. 99 comments were added to the Plants Database. 768 checkboxes were added to the Plants Database. 52 snapshots were added to the Plants Database. 1 entry was added to Botanary. 2 companies were added to the Garden Watchdog. 16 ratings were added to the Garden Watchdog. 0 books were added to the Garden Bookworm. 2 ratings were added to the Garden Bookworm. A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in pictures of silver.

Gardening Quote of the Day

( -- Arthur Symons, English poet, translator, critic)

Forum Photo of the Day  In reply to: I have gone insane. Totally insane! By kell

Plants Database Photo of the Day  Philodendron 'Xanadu' Philodendron By WillowWasp

Forum Activity

Forum Posts Brugmansias and Friends 223 posts PDB Pictures 98 posts General Discussion 87 posts Day Lilies 67 posts Perennials 67 posts Pets 59 posts Photos 56 posts Identification 43 posts Plant Trading 39 posts Tropicals 38 posts Computer Talk 38 posts Vines and Climbers 38 posts Jokes and Chat 36 posts Roses 36 posts Tomatoes 33 posts Annuals 26 posts Parking Lot 25 posts Garden Talk 24 posts Hostas 20 posts Roundup 17 posts Seed Trading 17 posts Container Gardening 15 posts Recipes 15 posts Vegetable Gardening 14 posts Wild Life 10 posts Farm Life 10 posts Pollbooth 8 posts Water Gardens 8 posts Welcome Mat 8 posts Prayer Requests 7 posts Cactus and Succulents 7 posts Peonies 7 posts Dave's Garden 7 posts Hoyas 6 posts Trees & Shrubs 6 posts Landscaping 5 posts Propagation 5 posts Garden Foes 5 posts Disabled Gardeners 5 posts Round Robin Trading 5 posts Co-Op 4 posts Irises 4 posts Bulbs 4 posts Greenhouse 4 posts Shady Gardens 4 posts Frequently Asked Questions 3 posts Health, Dieting and Beauty 3 posts Wild Plants 2 posts Mail Call! 2 posts House Plants 2 posts Butterflies and Hummers 2 posts Canadian Trading 2 posts Legumes 1 post Paper People 1 post Herbs 1 post Media 1 post

New Botanary Words

Plants Database Activity:

Plants Database Additions:

Member Addition Description wilbur533 Comment Queen Anne's Lace, Wild Carrot Daucus carota var. sativus rplingaltx Comment Golden Dew Drop. Sky Flower, Pigeon Berry 'Sweet Memories' Duranta erecta edgeworthia Comment Daylily 'Noel Weston' Hemerocallis edgeworthia Comment Golden Dawn Redwood 'Goldrush' Metasequoia glyptostroboides angelam Comment Blackwood Acacia melanoxylon angelam Comment Jacaranda, Bignonia Jacaranda mimosifolia ottojones Comment Banana 'Praying Hands' Musa TamiMcNally Comment Needle-leaf airplant Tillandsia setacea jody Comment Hosta 'Karen' Hosta TamiMcNally Comment Rose of Plymouth, Salt Marsh Pink, Star Marsh Pink Sabatia stellaris enalter Comment Chinese Parasol Tree, Varnish Tree Firmiana simplex Gayle0000 Comment Japanese Painted Fern Athyrium niponicum var. pictum Larabee Comment Chocolate Mint, Peppermint 'Chocolate' Mentha x piperita f. citrata Larabee Comment Petunia Petunia grandiflora Larabee Comment Moss Rose, Purslane Portulaca grandiflora palmbob Comment Aechmea blumenavii Karenn Comment Castor Bean, Caster Oil Plant, Mole Bean, Higuera Infernal Ricinus communis DAWNMEIER Comment Trumpet Vine, Trumpet Creeper, Cow-Itch Vine Campsis radicans palmbob Comment Sago Palm Metroxylon sagu beverlyf Comment Brazilian Red Cloak, Red Justicia Megaskepasma erythrochlamys Howard_C Comment Pale-flowered Fritillary Fritillaria pallidiflora Larabee Comment English ivy, Common ivy Hedera helix Piffka Comment Rose Campion, Bloody Mary, Bloody William Lychnis coronaria foodiesleuth Comment Meyer's Lemon Tree 'Meyer' Citrus x meyeri palmbob Comment Blood Banana Heliconia indica purplepetunia Comment Trumpet Vine, Trumpet Creeper, Cow-Itch Vine Campsis radicans luv2garden211 Comment Virginia Creeper Parthenocissus quinquefolia BUFFY690 Comment Daylily 'Romantic Rose' Hemerocallis fredfour Comment ZZ Plant, Aroid Palm, Succulent Philodendron Zamioculcas zamiifolia friar5 Comment Bishop's Weed, Goutweed, Ground Elder 'Variegatum' Aegopodium podagraria Paulwhwest Comment Floribunda Rose 'Lichterloh (Tantau, 1955)' Rosa fredfour Comment Polyantha Rose 'China Doll (1946)' Rosa palmbob Comment Heliconia caribae WendyBiologist Comment Elephant Ear, Taro, Dasheen, Eddo Colocasia esculenta Larabee Comment Mexican Heather, False Heather Cuphea hyssopifolia Paulwhwest Comment Climbing Hybrid Tea Rose 'Madame Caroline Testout, Cl. (Chauvry, 1901) aka Mme Caroline Testout, Cl., Climbing Carolin Testout' Rosa ckp Comment Hosta 'Aphrodite' Hosta plantaginea Paulwhwest Comment Miniature Rose 'Little Buckaroo (Moore, 1956)' Rosa Larabee Comment Pineapple Sage Salvia elegans ckp Comment Hosta 'Francee' Hosta palmbob Comment Alocasia zebrina tzatzu Comment Love-in-a-Mist Nigella damascena Larabee Comment Lucky Bamboo 'Deremensis Group' Dracaena fragrans Callalily Comment Greek yarrow Achillea ageratifolia Paulwhwest Comment Tea Rose 'Joseph Schwartz (Schwartz, 1880) aka White Duchesse de Brabant, Mme. Joseph Schwartz' Rosa larryw591 Comment Taro, Elephant Ear 'Black Magic (aka Jet Black Wonder)' Colocasia esculenta Paulwhwest Comment Tea Rose 'Madame Lombard (Lacharme, 1878) aka Mme. Lombard, Madame Lambart, Mme. Lambart, Madame Lombard, Mme.' Rosa Callalily Comment Keller's Yarrow 'Keller's Yarrow' Achillea kelleri Paulwhwest Comment Climbing Miniature Rose 'Magic Dragon (Moore, 1969)' Rosa Paulwhwest Comment Hybrid Tea Rose 'Baronne Edmond de Rothschild (Meilland, 1968) aka Baronne de Rothschild, MELgriso' Rosa Howard_C Comment Hacquetia Hacquetia epipactis palmbob Comment Pandanus balansae Paulwhwest Comment Miniature Rose 'Beauty Secret (Moore, 1965)' Rosa Paulwhwest Comment Hybrid Rugosa Rose 'Belle Poitevine (Bruant, 1894)' Rosa palmbob Comment Pandanus boninensis Paulwhwest Comment Miniature Rose 'Black Jade (Benardella, 1885; BENblack)' Rosa Paulwhwest Comment Hybrid Rugosa Rose 'Banc Double de Coubert (Cochet, 1892) aka Muslin Rose' Rosa palmbob Comment Pandanus mei ccranford Comment Citrosa Geranium, Mosquito Plant, Deodorizer Plant, Citronella Plant Pelargonium citrosum palmbob Comment Pandanus vandermeerschii palmbob Comment Bilimbi, Cucumber Tree Averrhoa bilimbi Monocromatico Comment Orchid, Miltonia Miltonia cuneata palmbob Comment Calliandra emarginata JKTURTLE Comment Bishop's Weed, Goutweed, Ground Elder 'Variegatum' Aegopodium podagraria palmbob Comment Queensland Arrowroot, Edible Canna; Achira, tous les mois Canna edulis SandPiper Comment Asparagus Fern, Sprenger Asparagus 'Sprengeri' Asparagus densiflorus palmbob Comment Satakentia liukiuensis NatureWalker Comment Prickly Pear Opuntia spp. palmbob Comment Daemonorophs lewisiana OhioBreezy Comment SWATHMORE nipajo Comment White Coneflower 'White Swan' Echinacea purpurea OhioBreezy Comment Wild Geranium, Spotted Geranium Geranium maculatum OhioBreezy Comment Wild Multiflora Rose wild form multiflora rose nipajo Comment Heliotrope 'Marine' Heliotropium arborescens OhioBreezy Comment Eastern Prickly Gooseberry, Pasture Gooseberry, Dog Berry Ribes cynosbati OhioBreezy Comment Pagoda Dogwood, Green Osier Cornus alternifolia nipajo Comment Easter Lily Lilium longiflorum RoyB Comment Chinese Mock Orange Philadelphus delavayi OhioBreezy Comment Rose of Sharon 'Helene' Hibiscus syriacus OhioBreezy Comment Rose of Sharon 'Red Heart' Hibiscus syriacus OhioBreezy Comment Trumpet Vine, Trumpet Creeper, Cow-Itch Vine Campsis radicans OhioBreezy Comment Spiderwort 'Concord Grape' Tradescantia x andersoniana OhioBreezy Comment Spider Flower 'Rose Queen' Cleome hasslerana martaruth Comment Avocado, Alligator Pear Persea americana OhioBreezy Comment Spider Flower 'White Queen' Cleome hasslerana DaraMV Comment Mexican Fan Palm Washingtonia robusta OhioBreezy Comment Spider Flower 'Pink Queen' Cleome hasslerana OhioBreezy Comment Mallow, French Hollyhock 'Zebrina' Malva sylvestris OhioBreezy Comment Pink Fuzzybean, Pink Wild Bean, Wild Bean Strophostyles umbellata WEBB Comment Moonflower, Moon Vine Ipomoea alba OhioBreezy Comment Mazus Mazus reptans OhioBreezy Comment American Lotus Nelumbo lutea Bevergreen Comment Nishiki Willow, Dappled Willow 'Hakuro Nishiki' Salix integra OhioBreezy Comment Silverlace Vine Polygonum aubertii OhioBreezy Comment Variegated Porcelain Berry Vine 'Elegans' Ampelopsis brevipedunculata OhioBreezy Comment Morning Glory, Grannyvine 'Flying Saucers' Ipomoea tricolor OhioBreezy Comment Morning Glory, Grannyvine 'Wedding Bells' Ipomoea tricolor verescott Comment Stinging Nettle, Common Nettle Urtica dioica aecrowell Comment Tall Bearded Iris 'Klondike Lil' Iris Baa Image Double Daffodil (Division IV) 'Unique' (Narcissus ) lagata2 Image Angel Trumpet, Angel's Trumpet 'Afterglow' (Brugmansia hybrid) WillowWasp Image Philodendron 'Xanadu' (Philodendron ) strever Image Floribunda Rose 'Sheila's Perfume (1982; HARsherry)' (Rosa ) Xenomorf Image Red Yucca (Hesperaloe parviflora) bert Image Hosta 'Japan Girl' (Hosta ) moonlighting Image Rock Rosemallow, Texas Swampmallow (Pavonia lasiopetala) Monocromatico Image Orchid, Laelia (Laelia perrinii) SandPiper Image Tree Daisy, Bush Daisy, Anzac flower (Montanoa hibiscifolia) htop Image Drummond's Skullcap (Scutellaria drummondii) carolann Image Daylily 'Singing Sixteen' (Hemerocallis ) gman500 Image Tomato 'Moonglow' (Lycopersicon lycopersicum) lilystorm Image Daylily 'Chevron Spider (Hansen, 1992)' (Hemerocallis ) Chilidawg Image Pink Knotweed (Polygonum capitatum) Howard_C Image Bolax (Bolax gummifera) RoyB Image Gold Dust Plant 'Variegata' (Aucuba japonica) SILady Image Canna Lily 'Pink Beauty' (Canna x generalis) TamiMcNally Image Yellowtop (Flaveria linearis) mountaineer Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Fogbound (Keppel, 1998)' (Iris ) Farmerdill Image Snap Bean (String, Green or French Bean) 'Purple Queen' (Phaseolus vulgaris) PotEmUp Image Grandiflora Rose 'Tigress' (Rosa ) sh1025 Image Bigleaf Hydrangea, Lacecap 'Blaumiese (Blue Sky, Teller Blue)' (Hydrangea macrophylla) eje Image Clarkia, Garland Flower (Clarkia elegans) dahlia_lover Image Tropical Hibiscus 'La France' (Hibiscus rosa-sinensis) melody Image Squash 'Summer Yellow Crookneck' (Cucurbita pepo) palmbob Image (Alpinia carolinensis) duliticola Image Pink Rain Lily, Fairy Lily, Zephyr Lily (Zephyranthes grandiflora) butterflygal Image Daylily 'Orchids And Diamonds' (Hemerocallis ) kennedyh Image False Autumn Crocus, Showy Colchicum, Naked Ladies, Meadow Saffron (Colchicum speciosum) Todd_Boland Image Division XI Split Corona Daffodil 'Mondragon' (Narcissus ) Wandasflowers Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Indian Sandstone (Ernst, 1996)' (Iris ) uofagirl Image Sweet Pea 'Painted Lady' (Lathyrus odoratus) CynthiaWilliams Image Hoya (Hoya meliflua ssp. fraterna) OhioBreezy Image Climbing Cactus, Hooker's Orchid Cactus (Epiphyllum hookeri) puttytat Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Never Say Goodbye' (Iris ) smfiol Image Yellow Elder, Trumpetbush, Ginger-Thomas, Gold Star Esperanza (Tecoma stans var. angustata) langbr Image Flowering Tobacco 'Saratoga Red' (Nicotiana alata) MotherNature4 Image Southern Red Lily, Red Pine Lily, Leopard Lily, Catesby's Lily (Lilium catesbaei) rylaff Image Foxglove (Digitalis purpurea) Happenstance Image Canna Lily 'Lucifer' (Canna x generalis) Callalily Image Prickly Thrift (Acantholimon glumaceum) wingdreams Image Pineapple (Ananas comosus) aking1a Image Silk Tree, Mimosa Tree, Pink Siris (Albizia julibrissin) willbike Image Bog Laurel (Kalmia polifolia) laurief Image Standard Dwarf Bearded Iris 'Raspberry Jam' (Iris ) plantgoot Image Crimsom Pigmy Barberry, Dwarf Redleaf Barberry 'Crimson Pygmy' (Berberis thunbergii var. atropurpurea) Linnea Image Green False Hellebore, Indian Poke (Veratrum viride) CaptMicha Image Chinese Peony, Garden Peony 'Sarah Bernhardt' (Paeonia lactiflora) kdunnett Image Tree Mallow (Lavatera assurgentiflora) DaylilySLP Image Featherleaf Rodgersisa, Rodgers Flower 'Elegans' (Rodgersia pinnata) brcasrvr2001 Image Clematis 'Belle of Woking' (Clematis ) ottojones Image Banana 'Praying Hands' (Musa )

Garden Watchdog Activity:

Member Addition Description rembob Negative Pinetree Garden Seeds SDCA Positive White Flower Farm cchen67 Negative Spring River Nurseries Inc amr0719 Positive Hallson Gardens woodsplantlady Positive Four Seasons Landscaping Nursery magnolialover Positive Nourse Farms Inc. marlatt8 Positive Marietta Gardens sunfun Negative Gurney's Seed & Nursery peachstate Positive ECOLAGE magnolialover Positive Klehm's Song Sparrow Perennial Farm gunner76 Company Message Muddy Waters Aquatic Nursery SHWGeek Positive Forestfarm SHWGeek Positive Bluestone Perennials pniebrugge Positive Frostproof Growers jodis Positive Frostproof Growers Lgrower Positive Frostproof Growers

Garden Bookworm Activity:

Member Addition Description garden_bum Positive The American Horticultural Society Encyclopedia of Gardening Brent_In_NoVa Positive Home Landscaping: Mid-Atlantic Region

Final Notes

Have a good day, and happy gardening!

Dave Whitinger, StandardOut.com

And that's the way it was... June 2, 2004