Dave's Garden Newsletter Covering the events of June 10, 2004 ... in which ... 193 signed up. Our membership grew by 0.19% yesterday. 1,253 posts were made. 106 plants were added to the Plants Database. 106 comments were added to the Plants Database. 1,482 checkboxes were added to the Plants Database. 56 snapshots were added to the Plants Database. 3 entries were added to Botanary. 0 companies were added to the Garden Watchdog. 23 ratings were added to the Garden Watchdog. 0 books were added to the Garden Bookworm. 0 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

( -- Willa Cather, American author (born 12/7/1873))

Forum Photo of the Day  In reply to: A Day with the ladies and the rooster By MzMunchken

Plants Database Photo of the Day  Mexican Hats, Grey Headed Coneflower, Upright Prairie Coneflower, Yellow Coneflower, Red Hats Ratibida columnifera By dave

Forum Activity

Forum Posts General Discussion 122 posts PDB Pictures 106 posts Brugmansias and Friends 95 posts Day Lilies 77 posts Identification 75 posts Photos 72 posts Jokes and Chat 71 posts Tropicals 48 posts Plant Trading 46 posts Roundup Pictures 45 posts Bulbs 41 posts Perennials 40 posts Hostas 39 posts Irises 36 posts Pets 29 posts Tomatoes 23 posts Seed Trading 21 posts Parking Lot 19 posts Vines and Climbers 18 posts Farm Life 16 posts Prayer Requests 15 posts Garden Talk 15 posts Roses 15 posts Water Gardens 11 posts Dirt Cheap 11 posts Garden Foes 10 posts Disabled Gardeners 10 posts Camera Talk 9 posts Roundup 9 posts Welcome Mat 9 posts Co-Op 8 posts Computer Talk 8 posts House Plants 6 posts Wild Life 6 posts Propagation 5 posts Landscaping 5 posts Vegetable Gardening 5 posts Butterflies and Hummers 5 posts Dave's Garden 4 posts Cactus and Succulents 4 posts Recipes 4 posts Annuals 4 posts Round Robin Trading 3 posts Soil 3 posts Gourds and Melons 3 posts Hoyas 3 posts Container Gardening 3 posts Market Growers 3 posts Handyman 2 posts Peonies 2 posts Organic Gardening 2 posts Canadian Trading 2 posts Wild Plants 2 posts Greenhouse 1 post Dave's Garden FAQ 1 post Pollbooth 1 post Grass and Bamboo 1 post Trees & Shrubs 1 post Media 1 post Paper People 1 post Fruits & Nuts 1 post

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Plants Database Additions:

Member Addition Description BUFFY690 Comment Lily of the Nile, African Lily Agapanthus africanus palmbob Comment Ceylon Boxwood, Indian Boxwood Gardenia latifolia TamiMcNally Comment Tipu, Rosewood, Pride-of-Bolivia Tipuana tipu stevenova Comment Dwarf Alberta Spruce 'Albertiana Conica' Picea glauca marshtackie Comment Fingered Citron , Buddha's Hand Citrus medica var. sarcodactylus marshtackie Comment Corsican Mint Mentha requienii marshtackie Comment Dittany of Crete Origanum dictamnus marshtackie Comment Blood Orange, Sweet Orange Citrus sinensis marshtackie Comment Bougainvillea Bougainvillea glabra greyyhawkk Comment Bird of Paradise, Crane Flower Strelitzia reginae shadygrovepa Comment Columbine 'William Guinness (aka Magpie)' Aquilegia vulgaris kathy123 Comment Rose of Sharon, Althea Hibiscus syriacus MotherNature4 Comment Ear Pod Tree, Elephant's Ear, Monkey EAr Enterolobium cyclocarpum vagardener Comment Lungwort, Bethelehem Sage, Jerusalem Sage 'Spilled Milk' Pulmonaria saccharata Xenomorf Comment Cholla Cylindropuntia imbricata var. argentea palmbob Comment Oenocarpus mapora foodiesleuth Comment Blue Passion Flower, Hardy Passion flower Passiflora caerulea Xenomorf Comment Cholla Cylindropuntia x. kelvinensis foodiesleuth Comment Calamondin Orange, Panama Orange X Citrofortunella microcarpa Xenomorf Comment Klein's Pencil Cactus Cylindropuntia kleiniae aecrowell Comment Tall Bearded Iris 'Valentine's Day (Wood, 1996)' Iris palmbob Comment Palm Oncosperma tigillarium aecrowell Comment Tall Bearded Iris 'New Centurion' Iris foodiesleuth Comment Yerba Buena Satureja douglasii Xenomorf Comment Blue Diamond Cholla Cylindropuntia x multigeniculata foodiesleuth Comment Bleeding Heart Vine Clerodendrum thomsoniae Xenomorf Comment Cholla Cylindropuntia x. neoarbuscula Paulwhwest Comment Hybrid Tea Rose 'Dame Edith Helen (Dickson, 1926)' Rosa Paulwhwest Comment Climbing Floribunda 'Dancing Doll (Moore, 1952)' Rosa Paulwhwest Comment Hybrid Tea Rose 'Deep Secret (Tantau, 1977) aka Mildred Scheel' Rosa foodiesleuth Comment Guava, Tropical Guava Psidium guajava Paulwhwest Comment Tea Rose 'Devoniensis (Foster, 1838) aka Magnolia Rose, Victoria' Rosa Paulwhwest Comment Miniature Rose 'Diamond Anniversary (Moore, 1996) aka MORsixty' Rosa palmbob Comment Palm Orania decipiens palmbob Comment Orania decipiens var montana Baa Comment Nemesia 'Shooting Stars' Nemesia cheiranthus palmbob Comment Orania longisquama palmbob Comment Orania palindin 23newgardener Comment Virginia Creeper Parthenocissus quinquefolia ristau5741 Comment Watermelon 'Carolina Cross' Citrullus lantus palmbob Comment Palm Orania trispatha captphill Comment Coral Plant Jatropha multifida palmbob Comment Phoenicophorium borsigianum Farmerdill Comment Snap Bean (String, Green or French Bean), Half Runner Bean 'Volunteer' Phaseolus vulgaris saltydog44 Comment Large-flowered Climber 'New Dawn (1930; aka Everblooming Dr. W. Van Fleet, The New Dawn)' Rosa jody Comment Hosta 'A 1-A-Day Delight' Hosta jody Comment Hosta 'Academy Verdant Verge' Hosta jody Comment Hosta 'Academy Bonfire Glade' Hosta jody Comment Hosta 'Academy Fangorn Forest' Hosta jody Comment Hosta 'Academy Isengard' Hosta BUFFY690 Comment Appleblossom Grass 'Whirling Butterflies' Gaura lindheimeri murphysgardens Comment Korean Feather Reed Grass, Achy Breaky Heart Grass, Fall Blooming Reed Grass Calamagrostis brachytricha jody Comment Hosta 'All This and Heaven Too' Hosta jody Comment Hosta 'Wrinkles and Crinkles' Hosta jody Comment Hosta 'Academy Mallorn' Hosta jody Comment Hosta 'Academy Mirkwood' Hosta jody Comment Hosta 'Academy Nazgul' Hosta jody Comment Hosta 'Academy Palantir' Hosta jody Comment Hosta 'Academy Verdant Spades' Hosta davidreese Comment Chinese Pear, Japanese Pear, Asian Pear, Sand Pear Pyrus pyrifolia mhelm Comment Fringed Puccoon Lithospermum incisum Paulwhwest Comment Hybrid Tea Rose 'Étoile de Hollande (Verschuren, 1919)' Rosa Paulwhwest Comment Hybrid Tea Rose 'First Prize (Boerner, 1970)' Rosa Paulwhwest Comment Hybrid Tea Rose 'Folklore (Kordes, 1977) KORlore' Rosa palmbob Comment Pholidostachys pulchra jody Comment Hosta 'Alleyne Cook' Hosta jody Comment Hosta 'Amazing Matthew' Hosta jody Comment Hosta 'Amber Waves of Grain' Hosta jody Comment Hosta 'Amethyst Facet' Hosta jody Comment Hosta 'An Old Smoothie' Hosta jody Comment Hosta 'Appalachian Beauty' Hosta jody Comment Hosta 'Augustus' Hosta palmbob Comment Physokentia dennisii jody Comment Hosta 'Belinda' Hosta jody Comment Hosta 'Big Mamma's House' Hosta jody Comment Hosta 'Big Top' Hosta palmbob Comment Physokentia insolita jody Comment Hosta 'Biggie' Hosta jody Comment Hosta 'Blaue Ruh' Hosta jody Comment Hosta 'Blaue Venus' Hosta jody Comment Hosta 'Blaufink' Hosta jody Comment Hosta 'Blauglut' Hosta jody Comment Hosta 'Blauspecht' Hosta jody Comment Hosta 'Blaugold' Hosta jody Comment Hosta 'Blaumeise' Hosta jody Comment Hosta 'Blizzard' Hosta palmbob Comment Pinanga aristata Xenomorf Comment Popular Cholla Cylindropuntia x. tetracantha mhelm Comment Tall Bearded Iris 'Black Hills Gold' Iris mhelm Comment Tall Bearded Iris 'Gold Burst' Iris mhelm Comment Tall Bearded Iris 'Betty Simon' Iris mhelm Comment Tall Bearded Iris 'Codicil (Innerst, 1984)' Iris palmbob Comment Pinanga bataanensis mhelm Comment Tall Bearded Iris 'Victoria Falls (Schreiner, 1977)' Iris mhelm Comment Intermediate Bearded Iris 'Smitten Kitten' Iris Xenomorf Comment Cholla Cylindropuntia x. viridiflora Xenomorf Comment Cholla Cylindropuntia x. vivipara mhelm Comment Tall Bearded Iris 'Leda's Lover (Hager, 1979)' Iris smfiol Comment Yellow Buttercups, Yellow Alder, Sage Rose Turnera ulmifolia NatureWalker Comment Wild potato vine Ipomoea pandurata mnflowers Comment Standing Cypress Ipomopsis rubra fredfour Comment Parlor Palm, Parlour Palm Chamaedorea elegans elcee2 Comment Yellow Buttercups, Yellow Alder, Sage Rose Turnera ulmifolia BUFFY690 Comment Devil's Trumpet 'Double Golden Queen' Datura metel BUFFY690 Comment Devil's Trumpet Datura tatula corgwyn Comment Hosta 'Tattoo' Hosta htop Image Short-Leaf Pine, Shortleaf Yellow Pine, Southern Yellow Pine, Yellow Pine, Arkansas Pine (Pinus echinata) dave Image Mexican Hats, Grey Headed Coneflower, Upright Prairie Coneflower, Yellow Coneflower, Red Hats (Ratibida columnifera) stevenova Image Podocarp 'County Park Fire' (Podocarpus ) puttytat Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Magic Lady (Sexton, 1977)' (Iris ) Wandasflowers Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Skyfire (Schreiner, 1980)' (Iris ) Wingnut Image Common Mullein, Aaron's Rod, Adam's Flannel, Fairy Tale Plant (Verbascum thapsus) Wingnut Image Lemon Mint, Lemon Balm, Purple Horsemint, Lemon Bee Balm, Beebalm (Monarda citriodora) Wingnut Image Mexican Hats, Grey Headed Coneflower, Upright Prairie Coneflower, Yellow Coneflower, Red Hats (Ratibida columnifera) Happenstance Image Spotted Hawkweed 'Leopard' (Hieracium maculatum) OhioBreezy Image Texas Bluebonnet (Lupinus texensis) TamiMcNally Image Mouse-ear Tickseed, Lobed Tickseed (Coreopsis auriculata) keno Image Bleeding Heart 'King of Hearts' (Dicentra hybrid) Thaumaturgist Image Banana 'Rajapuri' (Musa acuminata) smfiol Image Hardy Water Lily, Waterlily 'St. Louis Gold' (Nymphaea ) frogsrus Image Tomato 'Sweet 100' (Lycopersicon lycopersicum) Xenomorf Image Cantaloupe 'Earli Sweet Hybrid' (Cucumis melo) PotEmUp Image Arum Lily, Calla Lily 'Flame' (Zantedeschia aethiopica) Paulwhwest Image Double Portulaca 'Fairy Tales Cinderella' (Portulaca ) butterflygal Image Daylily 'Sizzling Hot' (Hemerocallis ) dstartz Image Appleblossom Grass 'Siskiyou Pink' (Gaura lindheimeri) palmbob Image Champagne Palm (Hyophorbe indica) Jeff_Beck Image American Mayapple, Mandrake Root (Podophyllum peltatum) Terry Image Chinese Forget-Me-Not (Cynoglossum amabile) carolann Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Can Can Red (Gibson, 1978)' (Iris ) van_in_nyc Image Jade Climber, Jade Vine, Emerald Creeper, Flor-de-Jade (Strongylodon macrobotrys) Farmerdill Image Peach 'Giant White' (Prunus persica) handhelpers Image False Spirea 'Deutschland' (Astilbe japonica) brownlb Image Daylily 'Becky Sharp' (Hemerocallis ) KMAC Image Chatham Island Forget-me-not (Myosotidium hortensia) laurief Image Standard Dwarf Bearded Iris 'Ruby Wings (Willott, 1986)' (Iris ) islandjim Image Wax Hearts, Sweetheart Hoya, Valentine Hoya (Hoya kerrii) darius Image Orchid Cactus (Disocactus ackermannii) kennedyh Image Whisk Fern, Skeleton Fork-fern (Psilotum nudum) toph333 Image Daylily 'Wild Horses' (Hemerocallis ) Nocky Image Taro, Elephant Ear 'Black Magic (aka Jet Black Wonder)' (Colocasia esculenta) SandPiper Image Superbells 'Superbells™ Red' (Calibrachoa x hybridus) dahlia_lover Image Orange Cestrum, Yellow Shrub Jessamine (Cestrum aurantiacum) TamsTrees Image Sugar Apple, Sweetsop (Annona squamosa) hemlady Image Sweet William (Dianthus barbatus) heigou Image Lawn Orchid, Soldier's Orchid (Zeuxine strateumatica) golgi Image Ground Morning Glory (Convolvulus mauritanicus) TwinLakesChef Image Meadow Cranesbill 'Striatum (Splish Splash)' (Geranium pratense) RoyRogers Image Weaver's Bamboo (Bambusa textilis) Shelly221 Image Virginia Spiderwort, Lady's Tears (Tradescantia virginiana) mystic Image Coleus, Flame Nettle, Painted Nettle 'Defiance' (Solenostemon scutellarioides) captphill Image Angel Trumpet, Angel's Trumpet 'Frosty Pink' (Brugmansia hybrid) fleurette Image String of Hearts (Ceropegia woodii) Xenomorf Image Dakota Mock Vervain (Glandularia bipinnatifida) Monocromatico Image Pincushion Hedychium, Pincushiun Ginger, Frilly White Ginger, White Butterfly Lily (Hedychium thyrsiforme) Melissa_Ohio Image Trumpet Vine, Trumpet Creeper, Cow-Itch Vine (Campsis radicans) CaptMicha Image Miniature Rose 'Feisty (2000; JACrenum)' (Rosa ) Moda127 Image Bleeding Heart (Dicentra spectabilis) denvermac Image Silver Leaf Yucca, Blue Yucca (Yucca rigida) justmeLisa Image Tomato 'Merced' (Lycopersicon lycopersicum) dave Image Mexican Hats, Grey Headed Coneflower, Upright Prairie Coneflower, Yellow Coneflower, Red Hats (Ratibida columnifera) dave Image Mexican Hats, Grey Headed Coneflower, Upright Prairie Coneflower, Yellow Coneflower, Red Hats (Ratibida columnifera)

Garden Watchdog Activity:

Member Addition Description Rlt Negative Frostproof Growers kc55112 Positive Evergreen Y.H. Enterprises myst32 Positive Deep Roots Nursery kc55112 Positive AgroHaitai Company CodfishJohnny Positive David Austin Roses (US) SLEDDER Negative Aquatic Farm and Perennials ELIVERSIDG Negative Tidewater Workshop Classic Outdoor Furnishings rogerfigtree Negative Ty Ty Nursery (aka TyTy Nursery) rogerfigtree Negative Spring Hill Nurseries Lindapsy Positive Southeastern Insectaries ndakotamom Neutral Michigan Bulb srockey Negative Pinetree Garden Seeds jcbailey1 Positive Buried Treasures cybernetic Negative Langhale Gardens (Taylors Garden Buildings) gorongo Positive Botany Shop Garden Center stormy903 Positive Paradise Garden earthling Positive Buried Treasures ScarletK Positive Flower Scent Gardens greggf Positive J.E Miller Nurseries frostweave Positive Paradise Garden greggf Positive Plant Ranch mjhawes Negative ANi Direct Seeds Yikes Positive Just Joey's Roses

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Final Notes

Have a good day, and happy gardening!

Dave Whitinger, StandardOut.com

And that's the way it was... June 10, 2004