Dave's Garden Newsletter Covering the events of July 26, 2004 ... in which ... 192 signed up. Our membership grew by 0.17% yesterday. 1,594 posts were made. 110 plants were added to the Plants Database. 167 comments were added to the Plants Database. 1,384 checkboxes were added to the Plants Database. 52 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. 1 book was added to the Garden Bookworm. 0 ratings were added to the Garden Bookworm. "In the beginning was nothing, which exploded?"

Gardening Quote of the Day

( -- Ursula K. Le Guin, American novelist (born 10/21/1929))

Forum Photo of the Day  Subject: Ahhhhhhhh look at the babies!! By kell

Plants Database Photo of the Day  Maltese Cross, Jerusalem Cross, London Pride Lychnis chalcedonica By Evert

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Plants Database Activity:

Plants Database Additions:

Member Addition Description AngeGuardien Comment Crown of Thorns, Christ Plant, Siamese Lucky Plant Euphorbia milii Xenomorf Comment Schick Hybrid 'Infinity' Echinopsis hybrid Xenomorf Comment Paramount Hybrid 'Watermelon' Echinopsis hybrid Xenomorf Comment Schick Hybrid 'Pink Diamond' Echinopsis hybrid Xenomorf Comment Schick Hybrid 'Lochinvar' Echinopsis hybrid Xenomorf Comment Schick Hybrid 'Candlelight' Echinopsis hybrid hanna1 Comment Rebutia Rebutia canigueralii Xenomorf Comment Schick Hybrid 'Galaxy' Echinopsis hybrid Xenomorf Comment Schick Hybrid 'Afterglow' Echinopsis hybrid Xenomorf Comment Schick Hybrid 'Scheherazade' Echinopsis hybrid Xenomorf Comment Schick Hybrid 'Aglaia' Echinopsis hybrid jq Comment Trumpet Vine, Trumpet Creeper, Cow-Itch Vine Campsis radicans Xenomorf Comment Schick Hybrid 'Aiko' Echinopsis hybrid Xenomorf Comment Schick Hybrid 'Antares' Echinopsis hybrid Xenomorf Comment Schick Hybrid 'Antimatter' Echinopsis hybrid Xenomorf Comment Schick Hybrid 'Arabesque' Echinopsis hybrid jq Comment Shadblow Service Berry, Downy Serviceberry, Canadian Serviceberry Amelanchier canadensis Xenomorf Comment Schick Hybrid 'Barcarole' Echinopsis hybrid Xenomorf Comment Schick Hybrid 'Cabaret' Echinopsis hybrid Xenomorf Comment Paramount Hybrid 'Fluffy Ruffles' Echinopsis hybrid Xenomorf Comment Paramount Hybrid 'Stars and Stripes' Echinopsis hybrid Xenomorf Comment Paramount Hybrid 'Paramount Red' Echinopsis hybrid Xenomorf Comment Miles' to Go Hybrid 'Candy Watermelon' Echinopsis hybrid Xenomorf Comment Paramount Hybrid 'Los Angeles' Echinopsis hybrid Xenomorf Comment Diehl's hybrid Echinopsis hybrid x. candicans Xenomorf Comment Paramount Hybrid 'Peach Monarch' Echinopsis hybrid Xenomorf Comment Paramount Hybrid 'Pink and White' Echinopsis hybrid Xenomorf Comment Echinopsis Hybrid 'Salmon Queen' Echinopsis hybrid Xenomorf Comment Schick Hybrid 'Allusion' Echinopsis hybrid Xenomorf Comment Schick Hybrid 'Anastasia' Echinopsis hybrid Xenomorf Comment Paramount Hybrid 'Aurora' Echinopsis hybrid Xenomorf Comment Schick Hybrid 'Beautiful Dreamer' Echinopsis hybrid Xenomorf Comment Paramount Hybrid 'Betelgeuse' Echinopsis hybrid Xenomorf Comment Schick Hybrid 'Brigitte's Beauty' Echinopsis hybrid Xenomorf Comment Schick Hybrid 'Cassandra' Echinopsis hybrid Xenomorf Comment Schick hybrid 'Celeste' Echinopsis hybrid Xenomorf Comment Schick Hybrid 'Charlemagne' Echinopsis hybrid Xenomorf Comment Schick Hybrid 'Cheetah' Echinopsis hybrid Xenomorf Comment Schick Hybrid 'Chico Mendes' Echinopsis hybrid Xenomorf Comment Schick Hybrid 'Consolation' Echinopsis hybrid Xenomorf Comment Schick Hybrid 'Coquette' Echinopsis hybrid Xenomorf Comment Schick Hybrid 'Crepe Crusader' Echinopsis hybrid Xenomorf Comment Schick Hybrid 'Dark Melody' Echinopsis hybrid Xenomorf Comment Schick Hybrid 'Daydream' Echinopsis hybrid Xenomorf Comment Schick Hybrid 'Desdemona' Echinopsis hybrid Xenomorf Comment Schick Hybrid 'Don Juan' Echinopsis hybrid Xenomorf Comment Schick Hybrid 'Dragon Lady' Echinopsis hybrid Xenomorf Comment Schick Hybrid 'Eclipse' Echinopsis hybrid Xenomorf Comment Schick Hybrid 'Eddie' Echinopsis hybrid Xenomorf Comment Schick Hybrid 'Embraceable You' Echinopsis hybrid Xenomorf Comment Schick Hybrid 'Enchantment' Echinopsis hybrid Xenomorf Comment Schick Hybrid 'Eroica' Echinopsis hybrid Xenomorf Comment Paramount Hybrid 'Forty-Niner' Echinopsis hybrid Xenomorf Comment Schick Hybrid 'Foxy Lady' Echinopsis hybrid Xenomorf Comment Schick Hybrid 'Gold Emblem' Echinopsis hybrid Xenomorf Comment Schick Hybrid 'Gypsy' Echinopsis hybrid Xenomorf Comment Schick Hybrid 'Hot Lips' Echinopsis hybrid Xenomorf Comment Schick Hybrid 'Hyrave' Echinopsis hybrid Xenomorf Comment Schick Hybrid 'Icarus' Echinopsis hybrid Xenomorf Comment Schick Hybrid 'Icon' Echinopsis hybrid Xenomorf Comment Schick Hybrid 'Intrigue' Echinopsis hybrid Xenomorf Comment Schick Hybrid 'Jealousy' Echinopsis hybrid Xenomorf Comment Schick Hybrid 'K-T Event' Echinopsis hybrid Xenomorf Comment Schick Hybrid 'Krakatoa' Echinopsis hybrid Xenomorf Comment Schick Hybrid 'La Sonrisa' Echinopsis hybrid Xenomorf Comment Schick Hybrid 'Lorelei' Echinopsis hybrid Xenomorf Comment Schick Hybrid 'Madame Butterfly' Echinopsis hybrid Xenomorf Comment Shick Hybrid 'Madame Pele' Echinopsis hybrid Xenomorf Comment Schick Hybrid 'Margaret Martin' Echinopsis hybrid Xenomorf Comment Schick Hybrid 'Maria Piazza' Echinopsis hybrid Xenomorf Comment Paramount Hybrid 'Mary Patricia' Echinopsis hybrid shadowcatcher52 Comment Tree of Heaven, Chinese Sumac, Stink Tree Ailanthus altissima henryr10 Comment Northern Sea Oats, Spangle Grass, Indian Woodoats, Broadleaf Uniola, Wild Oats Chasmanthium latifolium bluespiral Comment Night Blooming Cereus, Mandacaru Cereus fernambucensis Heartnsol57 Comment Globe Thistle Echinops ritro Emaewest Comment Dwarf Morning Glory Convolvulus tricolor suncatcheracres Comment Cucumber 'Lemon' Cucumis sativus sleepyblueyes Comment Snail Vine Phaseolus caracalla paulventer Comment Hop Bush, A'ali'i, Laumpuaye, Hopseed Bush, Togovao Dodonea viscosa Farmerdill Comment cucumber 'Slice-Mor' Cucumis sativus Farmerdill Comment Cucumber 'Slicemaster' Cucumis sativus Farmerdill Comment Cucumber 'Slice Nice' Cucumis sativus Farmerdill Comment Cucumber 'Slice Max' Cucumis sativus Farmerdill Comment Cucumber 'Slice King Sk' Cucumis sativus MotherNature4 Comment Myrtle Oak Quercus myrtifolia Xenomorf Comment Schick Hybrid 'Minuet' Echinopsis hybrid Xenomorf Comment Schick Hybrid 'Mnemosyne' Echinopsis hybrid Xenomorf Comment Schick Hybrid 'Monet' Echinopsis hybrid Xenomorf Comment Paramount Hybrid 'Morning Glory' Echinopsis hybrid Xenomorf Comment Schick Hybrid 'Nancy Scott' Echinopsis hybrid Xenomorf Comment Shick Hybrid 'O Paradiso' Echinopsis hybrid Xenomorf Comment Shick Hybrid 'Oberon' Echinopsis hybrid Xenomorf Comment Schick Hybrid 'Oracle' Echinopsis hybrid Xenomorf Comment Schick Hybrid 'Oriole' Echinopsis hybrid Xenomorf Comment Schick Hybrid 'Paradox' Echinopsis hybrid Xenomorf Comment Paramount Hybrid 'Paramount Orange' Echinopsis hybrid Xenomorf Comment Paramount Hybrid 'Pastel Peach' Echinopsis hybrid pixelmill Comment Kiss Me Over The Garden Gate Persicaria orientalis Xenomorf Comment Schick Hybrid 'Peace Eros' Echinopsis hybrid Xenomorf Comment Schick Hybrid 'Pooka' Echinopsis hybrid Xenomorf Comment Schick Hybrid 'Princess Anne' Echinopsis hybrid Xenomorf Comment Paramount Hybrid 'Red Meteor' Echinopsis hybrid Xenomorf Comment Schick Hybrid 'Reverie' Echinopsis hybrid Xenomorf Comment Schick Hybrid 'Riptide' Echinopsis hybrid chrisbroersma Comment Verbascum, Mullein 'Pink Petticoats PPAF' Verbascum Xenomorf Comment Schick Hybrid 'Romance' Echinopsis hybrid Xenomorf Comment Schick Hybrid 'Rosalie' Echinopsis hybrid Xenomorf Comment Schick Hybrid 'Séance' Echinopsis hybrid Farmerdill Comment Cucumber 'Slice King NK' cucumis sativus Xenomorf Comment Schick Hybrid 'Samantha Smith' Echinopsis hybrid Xenomorf Comment Schick Hybrid 'Samurai' Echinopsis hybrid Becko Comment Creeping Bellflower, Rampion Bellflower, June Bell Campanula rapunculoides Xenomorf Comment Schick Hybrid 'Sierra Skyline' Echinopsis hybrid Farmerdill Comment Cucumber 'Shenandoah' Cucumis sativus Xenomorf Comment Schick Hybrid 'Siren' Echinopsis hybrid Xenomorf Comment Schick Hybrid 'Sleeping Beauty' Echinopsis hybrid Farmerdill Comment Cucumber 'Shelby' Cucumis sativus Jamespayne Comment Trumpet Vine, Trumpet Creeper, Cow-Itch Vine Campsis radicans Farmerdill Comment Cucumber 'Seray' Cucumis sativus Scarlete Comment Golden Privet 'Aureum' Ligustrum ovalifolium Xenomorf Comment Schick Hybrid 'Sonnet' Echinopsis hybrid bjhach Comment Red Powder Puff Calliandra haematocephala Xenomorf Comment Schick Hybrid 'Sorceress' Echinopsis hybrid Xenomorf Comment Schick Hybrid 'Spectre' Echinopsis hybrid Xenomorf Comment Schick Hybrid 'Spring Blush' Echinopsis hybrid Xenomorf Comment Schick Hybrid 'Spring Symphony' Echinopsis hybrid Xenomorf Comment Schick Hybrid 'Statesman' Echinopsis hybrid Xenomorf Comment Paramount Hybrid 'Sunset' Echinopsis hybrid Xenomorf Comment Schick Hybrid 'Syncopation' Echinopsis hybrid Xenomorf Comment Shick Hybrid 'Temptress' Echinopsis hybrid greenlarry Comment Aloe Vera, Medicinal Aloe, Savila Aloe barbadensis Xenomorf Comment Schick Hybrid 'Terpsichore' Echinopsis hybrid Xenomorf Comment Paramount Hybrid 'Terra Cotta' Echinopsis hybrid Xenomorf Comment Schick Hybrid 'Tondelayo' Echinopsis hybrid Xenomorf Comment Schick Hybrid 'Traumerei' Echinopsis hybrid Xenomorf Comment Schick Hybrid 'Tuffet' Echinopsis hybrid Xenomorf Comment Schick Hybrid 'Turandot' Echinopsis hybrid Xenomorf Comment Schick Hybrid 'Windigo' Echinopsis hybrid Xenomorf Comment Schick Hybrid 'Winterset' Echinopsis hybrid Xenomorf Comment Dimmitt Hybrid 'Yes!' Echinopsis hybrid Xenomorf Comment Schick Hybrid 'Bel Canto' Echinopsis hybrid Tree_Climber Comment Winter Squash 'Black Futsu' Cucurbita moschata Xenomorf Comment Paramount Hybrid 'Blaze' Echinopsis hybrid Xenomorf Comment Paramount Hybrid 'Dainty Bess' Echinopsis hybrid Xenomorf Comment Schick Hybrid 'Dangerous Beauty' Echinopsis hybrid Xenomorf Comment Schick Hybrid 'Danse Macabre' Echinopsis hybrid Xenomorf Comment Schick Hybrid 'Djinni' Echinopsis hybrid amiey Comment Bengal Clock Vine, Blue Sky Vine 'Antigua' Thunbergia grandiflora NoelleChrsitine Comment Garden Petunia 'Balcony Mix' Petunia hybrida NativePlantFan9 Comment Florida Royal Palm Roystonea regia islandjim Comment Florida Royal Palm Roystonea regia ButterflyMom21 Comment Cheeseweed Mallow, Little Mallow, Small-flowered Mallow Malva parviflora Farmerdill Comment Cucumber 'Seneca Longbow' Cucumis sativus plantr Comment Jewels of Opar, Fame Flower Talinum paniculatum Farmerdill Comment Cucumber 'Saladin' Cucumis sativus henryr10 Comment Silk Tree, Mimosa Tree, Pink Siris Albizia julibrissin piedmthq Comment Tropical Soda Apple Solanum viarum Farmerdill Comment Cucumber 'Rodeo' Cucumis sativus Farmerdill Comment Cucumber 'Zain' Cucumis sativus Farmerdill Comment Cucumber 'Sylvia' Cucumis sativus Farmerdill Comment Cucumber 'Sargon' Cucumis sativus BlngsBell Comment Virginia Creeper Parthenocissus quinquefolia MotherNature4 Comment Field Sandbur, Coast Sandspur Cenchrus incertus MotherNature4 Comment Florida Rosemary Ceratiola ericoides ButterflyMom21 Comment Jicama, Mexican yam, Mexican potato, yambean, Mexican turnip Pachyrhizus erosus Indigoez Comment Orchid Tree Bauhinia galpinii Indigoez Comment Jicama, Mexican yam, Mexican potato, yambean, Mexican turnip Pachyrhizus erosus delphiniumdiva Image Tuberous Vervain, Sandpaper Verbena (Verbena rigida) delphiniumdiva Image Upright verbena 'Polaris' (Verbena rigida) KMAC Image Chinese Witch Hazel (Hamamelis mollis) Porphyrostachys Image (Aloe deltoideodonta) Porphyrostachys Image (Aloe prinslooi) Porphyrostachys Image (Aloe sinkatana x ferox) Porphyrostachys Image (Aloe sinkatana x ferox) carolann Image Daylily 'Xia Xiang (Billingslea, 1988)' (Hemerocallis ) carolann Image Daylily 'Water Witch' (Hemerocallis ) carolann Image Daylily 'Night Beacon (Hansen, 1988)' (Hemerocallis ) carolann Image Daylily 'Siloam Jim Cooper (Henry, 1981)' (Hemerocallis ) DaylilySLP Image Daylily 'Wine Bubbles (Rudolph, 1986)' (Hemerocallis ) DaylilySLP Image Daylily 'Trogon (Peck, 1983)' (Hemerocallis ) Paulwhwest Image Shrub Rose 'Maigold (Kordes, 1953)' (Rosa ) Paulwhwest Image English Rose, Austin Rose 'Ludlow Castle (1983; aka AUSrace)' (Rosa ) Paulwhwest Image Bourbon Rose 'Louise Odier (1851; aka Madame de Stella, Madame Louise Odier, Mme Louise Odier)' (Rosa ) Paulwhwest Image Floribunda Rose 'Livin' Easy (Harkness, 1992) aka Fellowship, HARwelcome' (Rosa ) Paulwhwest Image Polyantha Rose 'White Pet (1879; aka Little White Pet)' (Rosa ) Paulwhwest Image English Rose, Austin Rose 'Leander (1982; aka AUSlea)' (Rosa ) Paulwhwest Image Climbing Tea 'Lady Hillingdon, Cl. (Hicks, 1917) aka Climbing Lady Hillingdon' (Rosa ) Paulwhwest Image English Rose, Austin Rose 'L D Braithwaite (1988; aka Braithwaite, Leonard Dudley Braithwaite, AUScrim)' (Rosa ) Happenstance Image Aquatic Canna Lily 'Panache' (Canna glauca) Happenstance Image Yarrow 'Moonshine' (Achillea taygetea) John_Benoot Image Daylily 'Gail Fleming' (Hemerocallis ) Farmerdill Image Cushaw Pumpkin 'Golden Cushaw' (Cucurbita moschata) CaptMicha Image Devil's Trumpet, Horn of Plenty, Downy Thorn Apple (Datura metel) palmbob Image (Sesamothamnus lugardii) jimmyi Image Daylily 'Summer Wine (Wild, 1973)' (Hemerocallis ) dixiechick Image Devil's Trumpet, Horn of Plenty, Downy Thorn Apple (Datura metel) dixiechick Image Devil's Trumpet, Horn of Plenty, Downy Thorn Apple (Datura metel) jody Image Hosta 'PeeDee Gold Flash' (Hosta ) jody Image Hosta 'Sea Aquarius' (Hosta ) palmbob Image (Senecio crassulifolius) palmbob Image Blue Chalk Sticks (Senecio mandraliscae) palmbob Image (Pleiospilos magnipunctatus) palmbob Image (Parodia ocampoi) palmbob Image (Parodia comarapana) Floridian Image Gold Lantana, Pineland Trailing Lantana (Lantana depressa) Floridian Image Gold Lantana, Pineland Trailing Lantana (Lantana depressa) handhelpers Image Wild Cassia, Wild Senna (Senna hebecarpa) greenlarry Image Aloe (Aloe aristata) poupic Image Night-blooming Cereus, Queen of the Night, Dutchman's Pipe Cactus (Epiphyllum oxypetalum) anacortes Image Cocoa Tree, Cacao (Theobroma cacao) islandjim Image Angel Trumpet, Angel's Trumpet 'Frosty Pink' (Brugmansia hybrid) islandjim Image Screwpine, Pandanus (Pandanus tectorius) Denis_BC Image Chusan Palm, Windmill Palm (Trachycarpus fortunei) htop Image Rose of Sharon 'Double Purple' (Hibiscus syriacus) a5thbrat Image Chinese Quince (Pseudocydonia sinensis) carltipp Image Weeping Bottle Brush (Callistemon viminalis) Buttoneer Image False Loosestrife, Mosaic Plant (Ludwigia sedioides) poppysue Image Indian Pipe, Indianpipe, Corpse Plant, Ice Plant, Death Plant, Bird's Nest (Monotropa uniflora) poppysue Image Yellow Corn-Lily, Bluebead Lily, Blue Bead Lily, Dogberry (Clintonia borealis)

Garden Watchdog Activity:

Member Addition Description bonniewong Negative Select Plus International Lilac Nursery gailkaitschuck Positive Homestead Farms c2garden Positive Jackson and Perkins cbiiidesigns Negative Conner Nursery and Gardens StocktonGarden Negative Southmeadow Fruit Gardens (also dba Grootendorst Nurseries) jsnaidman Negative Michaels Premier Roses chillout Negative Haveman Daylilies chillout Positive Beachwood Daylily & Perennial joevanrooy Negative Royal Dutch Garden lunavox Positive Mountain Valley Growers gars Positive Heirloom Tomato Seed Exchange mtigner Positive ECOLAGE FlowerPower___ Negative Kelly Nurseries miss_aubrey Positive Antique Rose Emporium

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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 26, 2004