Dave's Garden Newsletter Covering the events of June 11, 2004 ... in which ... 207 signed up. Our membership grew by 0.2% yesterday. 1,091 posts were made. 122 plants were added to the Plants Database. 96 comments were added to the Plants Database. 1,422 checkboxes were added to the Plants Database. 49 snapshots were added to the Plants Database. 1 entry was added to Botanary. 1 company was added to the Garden Watchdog. 32 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.

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( -- John Keats, English poet)

Forum Photo of the Day  Subject: Bridesmaid first flush By monika

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

Forum Activity

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New Botanary Words

Plants Database Activity:

Plants Database Additions:

Member Addition Description Opoetree Comment Wild Quinine, American Feverfew Parthenium integrifolium feedingfrenzy Comment Common Lilac, French Lilac 'Charles Joly' Syringa vulgaris mhelm Comment Tall Bearded Iris 'Thin Blue Line (Sutton, 1998)' Iris acbgallery Comment Century Plant Agave angustifolia htop Comment Lily of the Nile, African Lily Agapanthus africanus marshtackie Comment Noisette Rose 'Marechal Niel (1864)' Rosa Toxicodendron Comment Short-Leaf Pine, Shortleaf Yellow Pine, Southern Yellow Pine, Yellow Pine, Arkansas Pine Pinus echinata Xenomorf Comment Jerusalem Thorn, Palo Verde, Retama, Horse Bean, Lluvia de Oro Parkinsonia aculeata leahsgran Comment Hybrid Tea Rose 'Oklahoma (1964)' Rosa leahsgran Comment Bourbon Rose 'Zéphirine Drouhin (1868; aka Charles Bonnet, The Thornless Rose)' Rosa palmbob Comment Pinanga bicolana palmbob Comment Pinanga caesia palmbob Comment Pinanga copelandii palmbob Comment Pinanga dicksonii Paulwhwest Comment Miniature Rose 'Don Marshall (Moore, 1982) aka MORblack' Rosa TamiMcNally Comment Florida Jujube, Scrub Ziziphus Ziziphus celata palmbob Comment Pinanga gracilis palmbob Comment Pinanga insignis Paulwhwest Comment Miniature Rose 'Doris Bennett (Moore, 2002) aka MORben' Rosa Paulwhwest Comment Grandiflora Rose 'Double Feature (Williams, 1976) aka Lakeland's Pride' Rosa Paulwhwest Comment Miniature Rose 'Double Treat (Moore, 1986) aka MORtreat' Rosa Paulwhwest Comment Miniature Rose 'Dreamcatcher (McCann, 1995) aka SEAcatch' Rosa pinkstink Comment Red Pineapple, Wild Pineapple Ananas bracteatus Paulwhwest Comment Miniature Moss Rose 'Dresden Doll (Moore, 1975)' Rosa patp Comment Hercules' Club, Devil's Walking Stick, Angelica Tree Aralia spinosa Paulwhwest Comment Miniature Rose 'Earthquake, Cl. (Moore, 1983) aka MORshook' Rosa WalterT Comment Bougainvillea Bougainvillea glabra Paulwhwest Comment Polyantha Rose 'Ellen Poulsen (Turbat, 1918)' Rosa Farmerdill Comment Cabbage 'Red Acre' Brassica oleracea var. capitata Farmerdill Comment Cabbage 'Royal Vantage' Brassica oleracea var. capitata palmbob Comment Pinanga insignis var gasterocarpus TamiMcNally Comment Avon Park Harebells, Avon Park Rattlebox Crotalaria avonenis Farmerdill Comment Cabbage 'Supreme Vantage' Brassica oleracea var. capitata lady_fuchsia Comment River Birch Betula nigra Farmerdill Comment Cabbage 'Tastie' Brassica oleracea var. capitata lady_fuchsia Comment Daylily 'Mini Stella (Jablonski, 1983)' Hemerocallis Paulwhwest Comment Hybrid Spinosissima Rose 'Frühlingsmorgen (Kordes, 1942) aka Spring Morning' Rosa TamiMcNally Comment Florida Willow Salix floridana Farmerdill Comment Cabbage 'Ruby King' Brassica oleracea var, capitata Paulwhwest Comment Large-flowered climber 'Galway Bay (McGredy, 1966) aka MACba' Rosa lady_fuchsia Comment Gayfeather, Blazing Star, Button Snakeroot Liatris spicata Paulwhwest Comment Shrub Rose 'Gartendirektor Otto Linne (Lambert, 1934)' Rosa TamiMcNally Comment Small-flowered Anise Tree, Yellow Anise, Star Anise Illicium parviflorum Farmerdill Comment Cabbage 'Ruby Ball' Brassica oleracea var.capitata palmbob Comment Pinanga isabelensis Paulwhwest Comment Hybrid Tea Rose 'Gemini (Zary, 1999) aka JACnepal' Rosa Paulwhwest Comment Miniature Rose 'Giggles (King, 1987) aka KINgig' Rosa TamiMcNally Comment Edison's ST. John's Wort, Arcadian St. John's Wort, Edison Ascyrum Hypericum edisonianum Paulwhwest Comment Miniature Rose 'Glowing Amber (Mander, 1996) MANglow' Rosa Paulwhwest Comment Shrub Rose 'Golden Wings (Shepherd, 1956)' Rosa lady_fuchsia Comment Eastern Redbud, Canadian Redbud, Judas Tree 'Forest Pansy' Cercis canadensis Paulwhwest Comment Miniature Rose 'Green Ice (Moore, 1971)' Rosa TamiMcNally Comment Florida Skullcap Scutellaria Skullcap Paulwhwest Comment Large-flowered climber 'Handel (1965; aka Haendel, MACha)' Rosa palmbob Comment Pinanga maculata TamiMcNally Comment Gaint Water-dropwort, giant water cowbane Oxypolis greenmanii TamiMcNally Comment Violet Butterwort, Panhandle Butterwort, Godfrey's Butterwort Pinguicula ionantha jperry21 Comment Tree Philodendron, Cut-leaf Philodendron, Selloum Philodendron bipinnatifidum tweek Comment Farkleberry, Sparkleberry, Tree-Huckleberry Vaccinium arboreum kdunnett Comment Tree Mallow Lavatera assurgentiflora palmbob Comment Pinanga malaiana palmbob Comment Pinanga patula palmbob Comment Pinanga philippinensis jody Comment Hosta 'Blockbuster' Hosta jody Comment Hosta 'Blue Mist' Hosta jody Comment Hosta 'Blue My Mind' Hosta jody Comment Hosta 'Blutenspiel' Hosta jody Comment Hosta 'Bluebeard's Castle' Hosta jody Comment Hosta 'Brigadier' Hosta palmbob Comment Pinanga riparia Paulwhwest Comment Hybrid Foetida Rose 'Harison's Yellow (Harison, 1830) aka Harisonii, Harrisonii, Hogg's Yellow, The Yellow Rose of Texas' Rosa palmbob Comment Pinanga salicifolia palmbob Comment Pinanga sessifolia marshtackie Comment Tangelo Tree 'Minneola' Citrus x tangelo TamiMcNally Comment Chaffseed Schwalbea americana TamiMcNally Comment Miccosukee Gooseberry Ribes enchinellum palmbob Comment Pinanga speciosa TamiMcNally Comment Piedmont Rhododendron, Small Leaf Rhododendron Rhododendron minus TamiMcNally Comment Scrub Plum Prunus geniculata palmbob Comment Pinanga turnatensis TamiMcNally Comment Woody Wireweed, Sandlace, Small's Jointweed Polygonella myriophylla Farmerdill Comment Cabbage 'Red Head' Brassica oleracea var. capitata Farmerdill Comment Cabbage 'Red Success' Brassica olacera var. capitata Farmerdill Comment Cabbage 'Rio Grande Red' Brassica oleracea var. capitata ladyrowan Comment Superbells 'Sunrise' Calibrachoa x hybridus palmbob Comment Pinanga urosperma Farmerdill Comment Cabbage 'Vertus Savoy' Brassica oleracea Farmerdill Comment Cabage 'Glory of Enkhuizen' Brassica oleracea var. capitata wm Comment Vitex, Chaste Tree, Lilac Chaste Tree, Monk's Pepper Vitex agnus-castus WillowWasp Comment Silk Tree, Mimosa Tree, Pink Siris Albizia julibrissin doowopdrifterno Comment Coleus, Painted Nettle 'Ducksfoot Midnight' Solenostemon scutellarioides WillowWasp Comment Coral Vine Antigonon leptopus CatskillKarma Comment Indian Holly Fern, Simplicior Holly Fern, Variegated Shield Fern 'Variegata' Arachniodes simplicior shenaflorida Comment Leavenworth's Tickseed, Leavenworth's Coreopsis Coreopsis leavenworthii CatskillKarma Comment Sweet Mock Orange, English Dogwood Philadelphus coronarius Monocromatico Comment Orchid Epidendrum orchidiflorum goldenfish Image (Paphiopedilum Lynleigh Koopowitz(delenatii x malipoense)) smfiol Image Tropical Night-Blooming Water Lily, Waterlily 'Antares' (Nymphaea ) puttytat Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Quasar (Hamner, 1986)' (Iris ) Wandasflowers Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Tide's In' (Iris ) Wingnut Image Hedge Parsley (Torilis arvensis) frogsrus Image Tomato 'Sweet 100' (Lycopersicon lycopersicum) PotEmUp Image Arum Lily, Calla Lily 'Flame' (Zantedeschia aethiopica) Paulwhwest Image China Rose 'Louis Philippe (1834; aka Crown, Florida Rose, Louis Philippe d'Angers, President d'Olbecque)' (Rosa ) htop Image Texas Mountain Laurel, Mescal Bean (Sophora secundiflora) TamiMcNally Image Golden dewdrop 'Sapphire Showers' (Duranta Repens) Jeff_Beck Image Prairie Larkspur (Delphinium carolinianum) Farmerdill Image Eggplant 'Vittoria' (Solanum melongena var. esculentum) Happenstance Image 'Ruby Star' Coneflower 'Ruby Star' (Echinacea purpurea) Xenomorf Image Chain Fruit Cholla, Smooth Chain Fruit Cholla (Cylindropuntia fulgida var. mammillata) handhelpers Image Clematis 'Etoile Violette' (Clematis viticella) laurief Image Standard Dwarf Bearded Iris 'Midnight Mist (Black, 1995)' (Iris ) KMAC Image Old man's beard 'Early Sensation' (Clematis paniculata hybrid X paniculata) darius Image Orchid Cactus (Disocactus ackermannii) van_in_nyc Image Dragon's Head (Dracocephalum argunense) TwinLakesChef Image Clematis 'Hagley Hybrid' (Clematis ) stevenova Image Rhododendron 'Moser's Maroon' (Rhododendron ) RoyRogers Image Giant Timber Bamboo, Oldham's Bamboo (Bambusa oldhamii) brownlb Image Daylily 'Big Top (Millikan, 1979)' (Hemerocallis ) mystic Image Coleus, Painted Nettle 'Christmas Candy' (Solenostemon scutellarioides) Monocromatico Image Capororoca (Myrsine parvifolia) carolann Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Orchidarium (Gaulter, 1980)' (Iris ) CaptMicha Image Hemp Dogbane (Apocynum cannabinum) denvermac Image Silver Leaf Yucca, Blue Yucca (Yucca rigida) Thaumaturgist Image Common Periwinkle, Myrtle, Flower-of-Death 'Alba' (Vinca minor) palmbob Image Ceylon Boxwood, Indian Boxwood (Gardenia latifolia) athene1 Image Regal Lily (Lilium regale) trois Image Devil's Trumpet, Horn of Plenty, Downy Thorn Apple 'Black Currant Swirl' (Datura metel) aecrowell Image Tall Bearded Iris 'New Centurion (Schreiner, 1993)' (Iris ) Baa Image Arabian Star Flower (Ornithogalum arabicum) poppysue Image Siberian Iris 'Cool Spring (Kellogg, 1966)' (Iris sibirica) captphill Image Coral Plant (Jatropha multifida) dstartz Image Chrysanthemum 'Regina' (Chrysanthemum hybrid) BUFFY690 Image Shasta Daisy 'Crazy Daisy' (Leucanthemum x superbum) Terry Image Maiden Grass 'Morning Light' (Miscanthus sinensis) jody Image Hosta 'Appalachian Beauty' (Hosta ) kennedyh Image Broad-leaved Willowherb (Epilobium latifolium) mhelm Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Codicil (Innerst, 1984)' (Iris ) mnflowers Image Standing Cypress (Ipomopsis rubra) elcee2 Image Yellow Buttercups, Yellow Alder, Sage Rose (Turnera ulmifolia) strever Image Mayapple (Podophyllum versipelle) Calif_Sue Image Daylily 'Marmalade Skies (Trimmer, 1994)' (Hemerocallis ) aewatson74 Image Hybrid Tea Rose 'Dolly Parton (Winchel, 1984)' (Rosa ) Toxicodendron Image Short-Leaf Pine, Shortleaf Yellow Pine, Southern Yellow Pine, Yellow Pine, Arkansas Pine (Pinus echinata) mjrtom Image Dwarf Blue Lily of the Nile 'Peter Pan Blue' (Agapanthus hybrid)

Garden Watchdog Activity:

Member Addition Description marshtackie Positive Southern Exposure Seed Exchange mcmetz Positive Old House Gardens - Heirloom Bulbs tulip_girl Positive Betty's Country Garden margotmary Positive Ashdown Roses, Ltd. jhurst Positive rarepalmseeds.com Horseshoe Positive Old House Gardens - Heirloom Bulbs ssipes Positive Bluestone Perennials jellenz Positive Bluestone Perennials jellenz Positive Wayside Gardens Saviera Positive Michigan Bulb heidibent Positive S&W Greenhouse Tribeola Positive Johnny's Selected Seeds ScarletK Positive Earl May Seed & Nursery inguvap Positive Top Tropicals LLC inguvap Positive Almost Eden Nursery jiggreen Neutral Spring Hill Nurseries inguvap Negative Glasshouse Works HardrockKid Positive Heaths and Heathers inguvap Positive Gardino Nursery georgekretschma Negative Kelly Nurseries kathleenmeans Positive Yerba Buena Nursery grdnhoe Positive Bloomingbulb.com lilaclily Negative Gorge Top Gardens klem_a_tis Negative Earl May Seed & Nursery plantiques Negative Gorge Top Gardens barbo Negative Spring River Nurseries Inc plantiques Positive Lazy S'S Farm & Nursery lori79 Positive Newbury Daylilies, Etc lori79 Positive Jordans' Daylilies Ompus Positive Tropiflora clematisss Negative Hortico Nurseries Inc. Melissa_Ohio Positive Flower Scent Gardens

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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 11, 2004