Dave's Garden Newsletter Covering the events of July 18, 2004 ... in which ... 194 signed up. Our membership grew by 0.18% yesterday. 1,301 posts were made. 41 plants were added to the Plants Database. 50 comments were added to the Plants Database. 458 checkboxes were added to the Plants Database. 48 snapshots were added to the Plants Database. 0 entries were added to Botanary. 0 companies were added to the Garden Watchdog. 14 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

( -- Barbara Winkler)

Forum Photo of the Day  Subject: Malibu Barbie (Bambi) ....just beautiful! By Brinda

Plants Database Photo of the Day  Red Hot Poker, Torch Lily, Tritoma Kniphofia uvaria By kennedyh

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Plants Database Activity:

Plants Database Additions:

Member Addition Description PurplePansies Comment Indian Pink Spigelia marilandica lincolnitess Comment Daylily 'Pastel Pink' Hemerocallis jhyshark Comment Globe Thistle Echinops ritro punaheledp Comment Floribunda Rose 'Grand Prize(var: JACbeau, PPAF)' Rosa delphiniumdiva Comment Upright verbena 'Polaris' Verbena rigida Monocromatico Comment Milk Bush, Pencil Euphorbia Euphorbia tirucalli lint Comment Daylily 'Kwanso' Hemerocallis Rarri Comment Wave Series Petunia 'Wave™ Misty Lilac' Petunia dave Comment Purple Nutsedge Cyperus rotundus MotherNature4 Comment Broomsedge Andropogon virginicus MotherNature4 Comment Redroot Lachnanthes caroliniana Hessel Comment Cry Baby, Cockspur, Fireman's Cap Tree, Brazillian Coral Tree Erythrina crista-galli violabird Comment Angel Trumpet, Angel's Trumpet 'Butterfly' Brugmansia GSFriend Comment Jerusalem Artichoke, Sunchoke Helianthus tuberosus Paulwhwest Comment Hybrid Tea Rose 'Coral Star (Robinson, 1968)' Rosa Farmerdill Comment Cucumber 'Wisconsin SMR 18' Cucumis sativus Farmerdill Comment Cucumber ' Al-Facoz/Feggous' Cucumis sativus Farmerdill Comment Cucumber 'Amaco Green MR' Cucumis sativus palmbob Comment Agave Agave datylio var. vexans KMAC Comment Blue Fountain Bamboo, Hardy Blue Bamboo Fargesia nitida 123hemerocallis Comment Daylily 'Peggy Jeffcoat (Joiner, 1995)' Hemerocallis palmbob Comment Agave Agave difformis palmbob Comment Agave Agave karwinskii palmbob Comment Chinese Thorny Bamboo Bambusa sinospinosa palmbob Comment Bambusa pachinensis Paulwhwest Comment Miniature Rose 'Coralin (Dot, 1955) aka Carolin, Carolyn, Karolyn' Rosa palmbob Comment Borinda fungosa Paulwhwest Comment Species Rose 'Coryana (Hurst, 1926)' Rosa Paulwhwest Comment Miniature Rose 'Cricri (Meilland, 1958) aka Cri-Cri, Gavolda, MEIcri' Rosa palmbob Comment Dendrocalamus jiunshuensis Paulwhwest Comment Hybrid Wichurana, Rambler Rose 'Crimson Shower (Norman, 1951)' Rosa Paulwhwest Comment Hybrid Tea Rose 'Criterion (De Ruiter, 1966)' Rosa Farmerdill Comment Cucumber 'Armenian Long White' Cucumis melo Farmerdill Comment Cucumber 'Beit Alpha' Cucumis sativus Farmerdill Comment Cucumber 'Mekty Green , Snake Cucumber, Serpent' Cucumis melo var. flexuosus Farmerdill Comment Cucumber 'Marketer Improved' Cucumis sativus Tree_Climber Comment Hollyhock "Queenie Purple" 'Queenie Purple' Alcea rosea Farmerdill Comment Cucumber 'Mekty White' Cucumis melo var flexasaurus kywildcat Comment Chameleon Plant 'Chameleon' Houttuynia cordata Farmerdill Comment Cucumber 'Straight Edge' Cucumis sativus palmbob Comment Burretiokentia koghiensis Farmerdill Comment Cucumber 'Table Green Select' Cucumis sativus palmbob Comment Andean Wax Palm Ceroxylon alpinum Farmerdill Comment Cucumber 'Addis' Cucumis sativus Farmerdill Comment Cucumber 'Boston Pickle (Early Green Prolific, Extra Early Green Prolific, Extra Early Prolific, Extra Green P' Cucumis sativus RonandDanyle Comment Beefsteak Plant 'Magilla' Perilla CatskillKarma Comment English ivy, Common ivy Hedera helix KDePetrillo Comment Oncidium 'Sharry Baby' Oncidium grammaj46 Comment Tiger Lily Lilium lancifolium gberman Comment Flamingo Flower 'Red Hot' Anthurium scherzerianum Hostanquilts Image Hosta 'Ryan's Big One' (Hosta ) Xenomorf Image Primrose Jasmine, Chinese Jasmine (Jasminum mesnyi) Wandasflowers Image Daylily 'Sabie (MacMillian, 1974)' (Hemerocallis ) jody Image Hosta 'Rock Princess' (Hosta ) Mitjo Image Wild Sugarcane (Saccharum spontaneum) kennedyh Image Pasture Sage (Artemisia frigida) kennedyh Image Red Hot Poker, Torch Lily, Tritoma (Kniphofia uvaria) Melissa_Ohio Image Daylily 'Higher Ambition (Rice, 2003)' (Hemerocallis ) Paulwhwest Image English Rose, Austin Rose 'Charlotte (1994; aka Elgin Festival, AUSpoly)' (Rosa ) Farmerdill Image Lima Bean 'Cangreen' (Phaseolus lunatus) Weezingreens Image Viola 'Arkwright Ruby' (Viola ) tyke Image Pot Marigold 'Orange Porcupine' (Calendula officinalis) maudiej Image Daylily 'Sugar Bread' (Hemerocallis ) Cheryl_IL Image Daylily 'Double Persimmon (Durio, 1974)' (Hemerocallis ) Brusa Image Daylily 'Bejewelled' (Hemerocallis ) carolann Image Daylily 'Bubbly (Joiner, 1989)' (Hemerocallis ) daryl Image Coleus, Flame Nettle, Painted Nettle 'Big Red' (Solenostemon scutellarioides) bootandall Image Sarracenia (Sarracenia leucophylla X swaniana) Big_Red Image Tomato 'Zogola' (Lycopersicon lycopersicum) Andrew60 Image (Syneilesis palmata) palmbob Image Agave (Agave ornithobroma) Jeff_Beck Image Wild Bergamot (Monarda fistulosa) cbrandenburg Image Daylily 'Piano Man' (Hemerocallis ) albleroy Image Milk Bush, Pencil Euphorbia (Euphorbia tirucalli) KMAC Image Lady's Mantle (Alchemilla mollis) Michaelp Image Habanero Pepper 'Original Red' (Capsicum chinense) trois Image Red Frangipani, Jasmine Mango, Temple Flower, Temple Tree, Pagoda Tree (Plumeria rubra) CaptMicha Image Canadian Columbine, Wild Columbine (Aquilegia canadensis) DaylilySLP Image Daylily 'El Desperado (Stamile, 1991)' (Hemerocallis ) Porphyrostachys Image Aloe (Aloe fleurentinorum) hemlady Image Daylily 'Little Anna Rosa (Williamson, 1984)' (Hemerocallis ) ocimum_nate Image Blue Mist Spiraea, Bluebeard 'Blue Mist' (Caryopteris x clandonensis) Shirley1md Image Daylily 'Butterfly Kisses (Wild, 1978)' (Hemerocallis ) vanislegirl Image Marsh Marigold (Caltha palustris) WalterT Image Golden-bowl Mariposa (Calochortus concolor) daisyavenue Image Tomato 'Lemon Boy' (Lycopersicon lycopersicum) Monocromatico Image Weeping Lantana, Trailing Lantana (Lantana montevidensis) rtjones731 Image Pink Mimosa, Fragrant Mimosa, Catclaw Mimosa, Sensitive Mimosa (Mimosa borealis) tnseeguy Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Cable Car (Luihn, 1981)' (Iris ) 123hemerocallis Image Daylily 'Iditarod (Weston, 1989)' (Hemerocallis ) RhondaRose Image Donkey Ears, Life Plant (Kalanchoe gastonis-bonnieri) Shelly221 Image Parrot's Beak 'Lady Di' (Heliconia psittacorum) frogsrus Image Tomato 'San Diego' (Lycopersicon lycopersicum) dstartz Image Monroe White Lilyturf 'Monroe White' (Liriope muscari) Tree_Climber Image Tomato 'Aunt Ruby's German Green' (Lycopersicon lycopersicum) beclu727 Image Spider Orchid, Cricket Orchid (Brassia hybrid) spaceman_spiff Image Swamp Lily, açucena-do-brejo (Crinum erubescens) DiOhio Image Pursh, rose pink, rose gentian (Sabatia angularis)

Garden Watchdog Activity:

Member Addition Description John_F Positive Palms & Gardens psychloman Positive Crownsville Nursery psychloman Positive Fieldstone Gardens psychloman Positive Chiltern Seeds psychloman Positive Hardyplants.com lamancha Negative Paradise Garden Fosson Neutral Donahue's Clematis Specialists a2zmom Positive Nicholls Gardens LinkM Positive Bluestem Nursery georgia_garden Positive Banana Garden.com Sunny10 Positive Top O'Hill Daylily Farm Sunny10 Positive Bluestone Perennials macoptions Negative White Flower Farm NightBloomer54 Positive Aloha Hoyas

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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 18, 2004