Dave's Garden Newsletter Covering the events of July 8, 2004 ... in which ... 179 signed up. Our membership grew by 0.16% yesterday. 1,361 posts were made. 45 plants were added to the Plants Database. 64 comments were added to the Plants Database. 497 checkboxes were added to the Plants Database. 63 snapshots were added to the Plants Database. 0 entries were added to Botanary. 0 companies were added to the Garden Watchdog. 12 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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Plants Database Photo of the Day  Crape Myrtle, Crepe Myrtle Lagerstroemia indica By dave

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Plants Database Activity:

Plants Database Additions:

Member Addition Description crimsontsavo Comment Air Potato Dioscorea bulbifera SoConfused Comment Southern Catalpa, Catawba, Indian Bean Tree, Fish-Bait Tree Catalpa bignonioides jlane Comment Southern Catalpa, Catawba, Indian Bean Tree, Fish-Bait Tree Catalpa bignonioides hanna1 Comment Californian tree poppy Romneya coulteri Paulwhwest Comment Hybrid Tea Rose 'Allegro (Meilland, 1962) aka MEIarlo' Rosa Martha_Johnson Comment Texas Bluebonnet Lupinus texensis Psychenaut Comment Angelwing Jasmine, Shining Jasmine, Confederate Jasmine, Star Jasmine Jasminum nitidum LynneSun Comment Natal Plum Carissa macrocarpa BUFFY690 Comment Tickseed 'Limerock Ruby' Coreopsis punaheledp Comment Whitehead spikesedge Kyllinga nemoralis punaheledp Comment Citrosa Geranium, Mosquito Plant, Deodorizer Plant, Citronella Plant Pelargonium citrosum slangclemens Comment Wax Plant 'Pink Silver (aka Silver Pink, Splash)' Hoya pubicalyx punaheledp Comment Pink Shower, Pink Cassia, Pink Lady Cassia javanica punaheledp Comment Rainbow Shower Tree Cassia x nealiae punaheledp Comment Pink Shower Tree Cassia bakeriana punaheledp Comment Pink Shower Tree/Coral Shower Tree Cassia grandis CatskillKarma Comment Citrosa Geranium, Mosquito Plant, Deodorizer Plant, Citronella Plant Pelargonium citrosum punaheledp Comment Breadfruit Artocarpus altilis punaheledp Comment Australian Pine Casuarina equisetifolia punaheledp Comment Saltmarsh or longleaf ironwood, swamp oak Casuarina glauca melody Comment Eastern White Pine Pinus strobus melody Comment Horse Chestnut, Conker Tree Aesculus hippocastanum melody Comment White Ash Fraxinus americana palmbob Comment Silver Linden Tilia tomentosa Paulwhwest Comment Microminiature Rose 'Yellow Bantam (Moore, 1960)' Rosa Paulwhwest Comment Shrub Rose 'Yellow Butterfly (Moore, 1989) aka MORwings' Rosa Paulwhwest Comment Hybrid Rugosa Rose 'Topaz Jewel (Moore, 1987) aka Yellow Frau Dagmar Hartopp' Rosa palmbob Comment Pink Tulip Tree Magnolia campbellii Paulwhwest Comment Hybrid Tea Rose 'Zulu Queen (Kordes, 1939)' Rosa Paulwhwest Comment Hybrid Tea Rose 'Adair Roche (McGredy, 1968)' Rosa OhioBreezy Comment Morning Glory 'Joyce Cobb' Ipomoea purpurea OhioBreezy Comment Morning Glory 'Hattie Bell' Ipomoea nil OhioBreezy Comment Morning Glory 'Hatsu Arashi' Ipomoea nil TLynn Comment Angel's Trumpet 'Susanne' Brugmansia multi-hybrid Kruch72 Comment Daylily 'Wind Chimes' Hemerocallis foodiesleuth Comment Tapioca Plant, Cassava, Yuca Manihot esculenta klkruger Comment Rangoon Creeper, Drunken Sailor Quisqualis indica crimsontsavo Comment European Frogbit Hydrocharis morsus-ranae R_Rubey Comment Night Blooming Cereus, Queen of the Night, Dutchman's Pipe Cactus Epiphyllum oxypetalum foxygardener Comment Butterfly Bush, Summer Lilac, Orange-eye Butterfly Bush 'Nanho Blue' Buddleja davidii var. nanhoensis Terry Comment Witch Alder, Large Fothergilla, Mount Airy Bottlebrush 'Mt. Airy (aka Mount Airy)' Fothergilla punaheledp Comment Norfolk Island Pine, Star Pine Araucaria heterophylla Egglantinerose Comment Virginia Creeper Parthenocissus quinquefolia TucsonJen Comment Bunny Ears, Polka Dot Cactus Opuntia microdasys punaheledp Comment Cook's Pine, New Caledonian Pine Araucaria columnaris punaheledp Comment Coconut Palm Cocos nucifera TucsonJen Comment Old Man Cactus Cephalocereus senilis TLynn Comment Angel's Trumpet 'Vixen' Brugmansia multi-hybrid crimsontsavo Comment Pink Fuzzybean, Pink Wild Bean, Wild Bean Strophostyles umbellata gaweedwoman Comment American Beautyberry Callicarpa americana Farmerdill Comment Cucumber 'SMR-58' Cucumis sativus sshop34 Comment Canna Lily 'Tropicanna (aka Phaison, Orange Durban)' Canna x generalis Farmerdill Comment Cucumber 'Homemade Pickles' Cucumis sativus Farmerdill Comment Cucumber 'Little Leaf, Arkansas Little Leaf, H-19' Cucumis sativus Farmerdill Comment Cucumber 'Cool Breeze' Cucumis sativus suncatcheracres Comment Cineraria Senecio x hybridus rhealady Comment tomato 'German Red Strawberry' Lycopersicon lycopersicum suncatcheracres Comment White Velvet, White Gossamer Plant, Hairy Wandering Jew Tradescantia sillamontana daryl Comment Myrtle Spurge Euphorbia myrsinites Melissa_Ohio Comment Daylily 'Nate' Hemerocallis melody Comment Water Hickory, Bitter Pecan, Swamp Hickory Carya aquatica melody Comment Tree of Heaven, Chinese Sumac, Stink Tree Ailanthus altissima melody Comment Bitternut Hickory Carya cordiformis Melissa_Ohio Comment Daylily 'Bill Crocker' Hemerocallis puttytat Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Tassellena (Hummel, 1986)' (Iris ) jody Image Hosta 'Silver Giant' (Hosta ) jhyshark Image Hens and Chicks, Houseleek 'King George' (Sempervivum hybrid) Wingnut Image Tropical Hibiscus 'Rum Runner' (Hibiscus rosa-sinensis) saya Image Rock Rose (Cistus x hybridus) Paulwhwest Image Bourbon Rose 'Honorine de Brabant (1840)' (Rosa ) Weezingreens Image Wild Iris, White (Iris setosa alba) kennedyh Image False Solomon's Seal, Spikenard, Solomon's Plume, Feathery False Lily of the Valley (Maianthemum racemosum) sweezel Image Weeping Lantana, Trailing Lantana (Lantana montevidensis) Xenomorf Image Canna Lily 'City of Portland (Orchid)' (Canna x generalis) JanFRN Image Flowering Onion 'Mount Everest' (Allium ) rshadlow Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Futuriste (Cayeux, 2002)' (Iris ) Melissa_Ohio Image Daylily 'Wedding Band (Stamile, 1987)' (Hemerocallis ) mystic Image Blanket Flower 'Sundance (aka Sundance Bicolor)' (Gaillardia pulchella) jperilloux Image Southern Magnolia (Magnolia grandiflora) Farmerdill Image Tomato 'Joker' (Lycopersicon lycopersicum) relativity49 Image Daylily 'Mardi Gras Parade (Kroll, 1992)' (Hemerocallis ) darius Image Weeping Redbud, Eastern Redbud, Canadian Redbud, Judas Tree 'Covey (aka Lavender Twist™)' (Cercis canadensis) lincolnitess Image Daylily 'New Perspective (Salter, 1996)' (Hemerocallis ) daryl Image Perez's Sea Lavender, Seafoam Statice (Limonium perezii) trois Image Wax Myrtle, Southern Bayberry (Myrica cerifera) gman500 Image Tomato 'Costoluto Genovese' (Lycopersicon lycopersicum) melody Image Bramble, Wild Blackberry (Rubus fruticosus) poppysue Image Large-flowered Climber, Redoute Rose 'Red-leaved Rose, Red Leaf rose, Hecht-Rose' (Rosa glauca) Monocromatico Image Rose-leaf Bramble (Rubus rosifolius) langbr Image Butterfly Bush, Summer Lilac, Orange-eye Butterfly Bush 'Nanho Blue' (Buddleja davidii var. nanhoensis) palmbob Image Peyotillo (Pelecyphora aselliformis) goldenfish Image (Oxytropis megalantha) frogsrus Image Tomato 'San Diego' (Lycopersicon lycopersicum) Andrew60 Image Flannel Flower (Actinotus helianthi) pstruchy Image Coralbells, Alumroot, Alum Root 'Snow Angel' (Heuchera sanguinea) CaptMicha Image Cypress Vine, Star Glory, Hummingbird Vine (Ipomoea quamoclit) merlee Image Frangipani, Plumeria (Plumeria alba) Wandasflowers Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Ola Kala ( Sass, 1943)' (Iris ) Brusa Image Daylily 'Jolyene Nichole (aka Joylene Nicole) (Spalding, 1984)' (Hemerocallis ) cbrandenburg Image Daylily 'Ram (Whatley, 1994)' (Hemerocallis ) MaryinLa Image Angel's Trumpet 'Vixen' (Brugmansia multi-hybrid) smiln32 Image Dichondra, Kidneyweed 'Silver Falls' (Dichondra argentea) DaylilySLP Image Daylily 'Arkansas Delta (Parker, 1967)' (Hemerocallis ) carolann Image Daylily 'Raspberry Pixie (Williamson, 1969)' (Hemerocallis ) Hostanquilts Image Hosta 'Carnival' (Hosta ) JJONES1 Image Hybrid Tea Rose 'Arctic Flame (1955)' (Rosa ) Kruch72 Image Daylily 'Rose Emily (Pierce, 1982)' (Hemerocallis ) sbragonier Image Stemless Lady's Slipper, Moccasin Flower (Cypripedium acaule) knibblet Image Chili Pepper 'Thai Small' (Capsicum annuum) debi_z Image Columbine 'Irish Elegance' (Aquilegia ) xyris Image Edison's St. John's Wort, Arcadian St. John's Wort, Edison Ascyrum (Hypericum edisonianum) Dravencat Image Daylily 'Fruit Surprise' (Hemerocallis ) Tree_Climber Image Dinnerplate Dahlia 'Barbarossa' (Dahlia ) OhioBreezy Image Lavender Moonvine (Ipomoea turbinata) debbyjn Image Standard Dwarf Bearded Iris 'Pumpkin Center (Jones, 1988)' (Iris ) Josette Image Desert Bird of Paradise, Yellow Bird of Paradise (Caesalpinia gilliesii) greenlarry Image Miniature Pine Tree (Crassula tetragona) Alohahoya2000 Image Hoya (Hoya chlorantha) Justaysam Image Hosta 'Ming Treasure' (Hosta ) JerryRieman Image Twisted Cereus, Spiraled Cereus (Cereus peruvianus f. tortuosus) mwestgardener Image Calamondin Orange, Panama Orange (X Citrofortunella microcarpa) onalee Image Tall Morning Glory 'Star of Yelta (aka Star of Yalta)' (Ipomoea purpurea) bootandall Image Winter Aconite (Eranthis hyemalis) KactusKathi Image Golden Torch, Torch Cactus, White Torch Cactus (Echinopsis spachiana) dave Image White Velvet, White Gossamer Plant, Hairy Wandering Jew (Tradescantia sillamontana) dave Image Baby Sage, Blackcurrant Sage, Cherry Sage, Delta Sage, Graham's Sage, Little Leaf Sage 'Hot Lips' (Salvia microphylla) dave Image Baby Sage, Blackcurrant Sage, Cherry Sage, Delta Sage, Graham's Sage, Little Leaf Sage 'Hot Lips' (Salvia microphylla)

Garden Watchdog Activity:

Member Addition Description m_allen Positive Palms & Gardens Gemila Positive ACsAgapePlants green_bean Positive Banana Garden.com 60874 Positive EarthBox dave12122 Neutral Shoal Creek Succulents nursechris Positive Betty's Country Garden gingermallette Positive Paradise Garden meixue Positive Pacific Tropical Gardens, LLC mrsjones Positive Hallson Gardens SDCA Positive Prime Palm Legoli Negative Fox Hill Lilac Nursery rusty2004 Positive Epies by Pat

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Final Notes

Have a good day, and happy gardening!

Dave Whitinger, StandardOut.com

And that's the way it was... July 8, 2004