Dave's Garden Newsletter Covering the events of June 15, 2004 ... in which ... 218 signed up. Our membership grew by 0.21% yesterday. 1,244 posts were made. 51 plants were added to the Plants Database. 87 comments were added to the Plants Database. 590 checkboxes were added to the Plants Database. 56 snapshots were added to the Plants Database. 1 entry was added to Botanary. 0 companies were added to the Garden Watchdog. 15 ratings were added to the Garden Watchdog. 1 book was added to the Garden Bookworm. 1 rating was added to the Garden Bookworm. A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in pictures of silver.

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Forum Photo of the Day  In reply to: Overkill for sure!!! By datdog

Plants Database Photo of the Day  Crape Myrtle, Crepe Myrtle Lagerstroemia indica By Paulwhwest

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New Botanary Words

Plants Database Activity:

Plants Database Additions:

Member Addition Description gardenwife Comment Asiatic Dayflower, Blue Dayflower Commelina communis palmbob Comment Cycas thouarsii Indigoez Comment Citrus-Yellow Passion Flower Passiflora citrina Indigoez Comment Passion Flower Passiflora murucuja Indigoez Comment Passion Flower 'Form #3' Passiflora violacea palmbob Comment Ceroxylon parvum TamiMcNally Comment Wandering Jew, Inch Plant Tradescantia zebrina shantigohil Comment Clematis 'Nelly Moser' Clematis noda Comment Large Duck Orchid, Flying Duck Orchid Caleana major Terry Comment Chinese Radish 'Rose Heart (aka Beauty Heart, Shinrimei, Misato, Asian Red Meat, Watermelon)' Raphanus sativus TamiMcNally Comment Rosary Pea, Crab's Eye, Precatory Bean, Jequeriti, olho-de-cabra, Abrus precatorius bjrooks Comment Sweet Corn (Se) 'Ambrosia' Zea mays var. rugosa MotherNature4 Comment Dark-headed Hatpins Eriocaulon nigrobracteatum xword Comment Virginia Creeper Parthenocissus quinquefolia Monocromatico Comment Camellia 'Aki no Yama' Camellia japonica Monocromatico Comment Camellia 'Aso-musune' Camellia japonica Monocromatico Comment Camellia 'Dahlonega' Camellia japonica Monocromatico Comment Camellia 'Elegans Alba' Camellia japonica Monocromatico Comment Camellia 'Higo 'Hiodoshi'' Camellia japonica gtwannabe Comment Sweet Mock Orange, English Dogwood Philadelphus coronarius palmbob Comment Fiji Fan Palm Pritchardia pacifica lgreeno Comment Sundrops Calylophus hartwegii v. lavandulaefolius kplinn52 Comment Clematis 'Multi Blue' Clematis Paulwhwest Comment Miniature Rose 'Hi (Moe, 2001) aka MOEhi' Rosa Farmerdill Comment Tomato 'Thai Pink Egg' Lycopersicon lycopersicum Paulwhwest Comment Hybrid Perpetual Rose 'Hugh Dickson (Dickson, 1905)' Rosa mebacat Comment Tall Bearded Iris 'Sultan's Palace' Iris nancyanne Comment Ming Aralia Polyscias fruticosa Paulwhwest Comment Climbing Floribunda Rose 'Iceberg, Cl. (Cant, 1968) aka Fée des Neiges, Cl., Iceberg Grimpant, Schneewittchen, Cl.' Rosa melody Comment Black Oak Quercus velutina mike120 Comment Ugli Fruit, Uniq Fruit, Unique Fruit Citrus hybrid claireh Comment Orange Ball Tree Buddleia globosa Doxy Comment Loquat, Japanese Plum 'Bradenton' Eriobotrya japonica Paulwhwest Comment Miniature Rose 'Iced Tea (Moore, 2001) aka MORice' Rosa Paulwhwest Comment Hybrid Tea Rose 'Innocence (Chaplin, 1921)' Rosa Terre_ Comment Tree of Heaven, Chinese Sumac, Stink Tree Ailanthus altissima Farmerdill Comment Cabbage 'Gideon' Brassica oleracea var. capitata Paulwhwest Comment Hybrid Tea Rose 'Irish Fireflame (Dickson, 1914)' Rosa palmbob Comment Pachypodium horombense tipp2 Comment Virginia Creeper Parthenocissus quinquefolia palmbob Comment Pachypodium brevicaule Paulwhwest Comment Shrub Rose 'Lavender Dream (Interplant, 1985) INTerlav' Rosa Paulwhwest Comment Hybrid Rugosa Rose 'Linda Campbell (Moore, 1990) aka Tall Poppy, MORten' Rosa Monocromatico Comment Camellia 'Alba Plena' Camellia japonica castroa Comment California Flannel Bush, California Fremontia Fremontodendron californicum WalterT Comment Reed Stemmed Orchid 'Butterball' Epidendrum hybrid palmbob Comment Heliconia schiediana Fran99 Comment Chocolate Vine, Five-Leaf Akebia, Raisin Vine Akebia quinata Fran99 Comment Winter Honeysuckle Lonicera fragrantissima timberlineranch Comment Globe Artichoke Cynara scolymus booknut Comment Bugle, Bugleweed, Carpet Bugle 'Burgundy Glow (Burgundy Lace)' Ajuga reptans broozersnooze Comment Air Potato Dioscorea bulbifera MotherNature4 Comment Florida False Sunflower Phoebanthus Grandiflorus Wingnut Comment Crape Myrtle, Crepe Myrtle Lagerstroemia indica Wingnut Comment Hardy Hibiscus, Rose Mallow, Swamp Mallow 'Disco Belle Red' Hibiscus moscheutos mhelm Comment Iris 'Vaudeville' Iris Tall Bearded bill_casey Comment Empress Tree Paulownia tomentosa Jamespayne Comment Yesterday-Today-and-Tomorrow, Morning-Noon-and-Night, Paraguay Jasmine, Eternity Plant, Forever Plan Brunfelsia australis melody Comment Blackjack Oak Quercus marilandica Wingnut Comment Hardy Water Lily, Waterlily 'Attraction' Nymphaea bill_casey Comment Peppermint Mentha x piperita Wingnut Comment Variegated Tapioca 'Variegata' Manihot esculenta scarbo Comment Daylily 'Flight Of Cranes' Hemerocallis Mimi_A Comment Buffalo Bur Solanum rostratum Wingnut Comment Common Mullein, Aaron's Rod, Adam's Flannel, Fairy Tale Plant Verbascum thapsus Wingnut Comment Bigleaf Hydrangea, Lacecap 'Variegata' Hydrangea macrophylla Wingnut Comment Mexican Hats, Grey Headed Coneflower, Upright Prairie Coneflower, Yellow Coneflower, Red Hats Ratibida columnifera TamiMcNally Comment Rain Lily, Fairy Lily, Zephyr Lily Zephyranthes simpsonii Wingnut Comment Lemon Mint, Lemon Balm, Purple Horsemint, Lemon Bee Balm, Beebalm Monarda citriodora Wingnut Comment Hedge Parsley Torilis arvensis TamiMcNally Comment Florida Mock Gamagrass, Florida Tripsacum, Florida Gama Grass, Florida Mock Gamagrass Tripsacum floridanum Wingnut Comment Bengal Clock Vine, Blue Sky Vine Thunbergia grandiflora Wingnut Comment Rose Fountain Grass, Purple Fountain Grass 'Rubrum' Pennisetum setaceum Big_Red Comment Turnip 'Purple Top (aka White Globe)' Brassica rapa retromom Comment Climbing Onion, Sea Onion Bowiea volubilis Wingnut Comment Purple Velvet Plant, Purple Passion Vine, Purple Nettle Gynura aurantiaca TamiMcNally Comment False Rosemary, Short-leaved Rosemary Conradina canescens TamiMcNally Comment Ashe's Calamint, Ashe's Calamintha Calamintha ashei Wingnut Comment Reiger Begonia Begonia x hiemalis TamiMcNally Comment Scrub Blazingstar, Florida Gayfeather Liatris ohlingerae Wingnut Comment Australian Sword Fern 'Kimberly Queen' Nephrolepis obliterata Wingnut Comment Coleus, Painted Nettle 'Kiwi Fern' Solenostemon scutellarioides Wingnut Comment Beefsteak Plant 'Magilla' Perilla TamiMcNally Comment Scrub Lupine, McFarlin's Lupine, Beckner's Lupine Lupinus westianus var aridorum Wingnut Comment Hawaiian Umbrella Tree, Dwarf Umbrella Plant, Arboricola Tree, Hawaiian Elf Schefflera arboricola Wingnut Comment Living Stones Lithops dorotheae Wingnut Comment Living Stones Lithops karasmontana snowiteduv Image Voodoo Lily (Sauromatum guttatum) efila Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Secret Melody (Schreiner, 1988)' (Iris ) CristianaMS Image Many-flowered grasspink (Calopogon multiflorus) htop Image False Gromwell, Softhair Marbleseed, Soft-Hair Marbleseed, Smooth Onosmodium (Onosmodium molle ssp. bejariense) puttytat Image Louisiana Iris 'Puttytat (Arny, 1958)' (Iris ) Thaumaturgist Image Banana 'Rajapuri' (Musa acuminata) stevenova Image 'Globe' (Picea glauca) trois Image Corn Poppy, Field Poppy, Flanders Field Poppy, Shirley Poppy 'Angels' Choir Mixed' (Papaver rhoeas) Paulwhwest Image Crape Myrtle, Crepe Myrtle (Lagerstroemia indica) stevenova Image Elderberry 'Black Lace' (Sambucus nigra) Terry Image Contorted Mondo Grass (Ophiopogon chingii) Happenstance Image Iochroma 'Wine Red' (Iochroma cyanea) mystic Image Daylily 'Blue Sheen' (Hemerocallis ) mhelm Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Crimson Snow (Blyth, 1987)' (Iris ) TamiMcNally Image Carnation "First Love" 'First Love' (Dianthus caryophyllus) Farmerdill Image Watermelon 'Dixie Queen' (Citrullus lanatus) patp Image Winged Elm (Ulmus alata) aewatson74 Image Corkscrew Hazel, Contorted Filbert, Harry Lauder's Walking Stick 'Contorta' (Corylus avellana) Xenomorf Image Winter Squash 'Gold Nuggett' (Cucurbita maxima) KactusKathi Image Saguaro, Sahuara, Giant Cactus (Carnegiea gigantea) LouAnn707 Image Tropical Night-Blooming Water Lily, Waterlily 'Red Flare' (Nymphaea ) CaptMicha Image Russian Sage (Perovskia atriplicifolia) bill_casey Image Japanese Morning Glory 'Mt. Fuji Mix' (Ipomoea x imperialis) Lophophora Image Herbert's Iris, Chilean Iris (Herbertia lahue subsp. amoena) langbr Image Threadleaf Coreopsis, Tickseed 'Moonbeam' (Coreopsis verticillata) WillowWasp Image Oleander (Nerium oleander) carolann Image Daylily 'Boagie (Wild, 1982)' (Hemerocallis ) mountaineer Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Eleanor Kirkpatrick (Black, 1990)' (Iris ) DaylilySLP Image Red Castor Bean 'Carmencita' (Ricinus communis) melody Image Virginia Pepperweed, Pepper Grass, Poor Man's Pepper (Lepidium virginicum) RoyB Image Hen and Chicks (Echeveria elegans) WillowWasp Image Hot Pepper 'Tam Jalapeno' (Capsicum ) Monocromatico Image Monk Orchid (Oeceoclades maculata) seabean Image Sea Bean, Beach Bean (Mucuna urens) Wingnut Image Hardy Water Lily, Waterlily 'Attraction' (Nymphaea ) dahlia_lover Image Dahlia 'Seattle' (Dahlia ) kennedyh Image Nodding Beggar-Ticks, Nodding Burr-marigold (Bidens cernua) topdamit Image Soda Apple (Solanum capsicoides) monterey Image Black-Eyed Susan Vine 'Orange Wonder' (Thunbergia alata) jody Image Hosta 'Little Sunspot' (Hosta ) BUFFY690 Image Blue Anise Sage 'Black and Blue' (Salvia guaranitica) dwaynet Image White Orchid Tree (Bauhinia candicans) palmbob Image (Plectocomia elongata) Baa Image Rockery St. John's Wort (Hypericum polyphyllum) Big_Red Image Watermelon 'Sugar Baby' (Citrullus lanatus) ownedbycats Image Fringed Tulip (Tulipa ) Xenomorf Image Thornber Cholla (Cylindropuntia acanthocarpa var. thornberi) 02mongoose Image Trumpet Vine, Trumpet Creeper, Cow-Itch Vine (Campsis radicans) henryr10 Image Powdery Thalia (Thalia dealbata) van_in_nyc Image Large Flowering Climbing Rose 'Rhonda' (Rosa ) nobadrocks Image Daylily 'Temple Bells' (Hemerocallis ) LuthrBurbankFan Image Mother of Thousands, Mexican Hat Plant (Bryophyllum daigremontianum) laurief Image Intermediate Bearded Iris 'Red Zinger (Black, 1985)' (Iris ) Indigoez Image Vellozia (Vellozia elegans) SandPiper Image Spice Bush, Western Sweet Shrub (Calycanthus occidentalis) Rarri Image Swamp Milkweed 'Ice Ballet' (Asclepias incarnata)

Garden Watchdog Activity:

Member Addition Description KateHunter Positive Mountain Maples blueone Negative Autumn Ridge Nursery eyesoftexas Positive Buddy's Caladium Farm samsgirl Negative Gorge Top Gardens LooneyLinda Positive Wayside Gardens inthegarden2200 Positive Great Lakes Roses inthegarden2200 Positive Hallson Gardens bigdog49012 Negative Richard Owen Nurseries, Inc. granny3times Neutral Sunshine Farm & Garden jenhfrantz Positive Paradise Garden Heatherweh Neutral Direct Gardening mavis2831 Negative Whatcom Seed Company (also dba Seedrack.com) mavis2831 Positive Territorial Seed Company lilaclily Neutral Jackson and Perkins lilaclily Positive David Austin Roses (US)

Garden Bookworm Activity:

Member Addition Description Happenstance Positive Plants and Landscapes for Summer-Dry Climates of the San Francisco Bay Region

Final Notes

Have a good day, and happy gardening!

Dave Whitinger, StandardOut.com

And that's the way it was... June 15, 2004