Dave's Garden Newsletter Covering the events of August 5, 2004 ... in which ... 149 signed up. Our membership grew by 0.13% yesterday. 1,671 posts were made. 36 plants were added to the Plants Database. 64 comments were added to the Plants Database. 341 checkboxes were added to the Plants Database. 41 snapshots were added to the Plants Database. 0 entries were added to Botanary. 0 companies were added to the Garden Watchdog. 11 ratings were added to the Garden Watchdog. 1 book was added to the Garden Bookworm. 1 rating was added to the Garden Bookworm. "For the earth which drinketh in the rain that cometh oft upon it, and bringeth forth herbs meet for them by whom it is dressed, receiveth blessing from God..."

Gardening Quote of the Day

( -- Elizabeth Lawrence American garden writer)

Forum Photo of the Day   Subject: For anyone with Carissa By Brugie

Plants Database Photo of the Day   Aconite, Monkshood, Monk's Coule, Helmet Flower, Cat's Tail 'Anglicum Group' Aconitum napellus subsp. napellus By ideboda

Forum Activity

Forum Posts Brugmansias and Friends 292 posts Daylilies 179 posts Tropicals 88 posts General Discussion 86 posts Co-Op 82 posts PDB Pictures 70 posts Photos 66 posts Plant Trading 52 posts Pets 44 posts Identification 43 posts Canning and Freezing 43 posts Tomatoes 42 posts Vegetable Gardening 38 posts Vines and Climbers 37 posts Perennials 37 posts Wild Life 35 posts Hoyas 35 posts Butterflies and Hummers 33 posts Dave's Garden 33 posts Prayer Requests 31 posts Health, Dieting and Beauty 30 posts African Violets 28 posts Jokes and Chat 17 posts Water Gardens 16 posts Cool climates 16 posts Camera Talk 13 posts Disabled Gardeners 13 posts Garden Talk 13 posts Pollbooth 11 posts Mail Call! 11 posts European 11 posts Welcome Mat 10 posts Cactus and Succulents 9 posts Irises 9 posts Seed Trading 9 posts Herbs 7 posts Annuals 7 posts Canadian Trading 7 posts Computer Talk 7 posts Hostas 6 posts Recipes 6 posts Dirt Cheap 6 posts Grass and Bamboo 5 posts Propagation 4 posts Roses 4 posts Garden Foes 4 posts Farm Life 4 posts Round Robin Trading 4 posts House Plants 3 posts Organic Gardening 2 posts Orchids 2 posts Xeriscaping 2 posts Media 2 posts Saving Seeds 2 posts Heirlooms 1 post The Tool Shed 1 post Paper People 1 post Test 1 post Peonies 1 post

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Plants Database Activity:

Plants Database Additions:

Member Addition Description ShirleyToo Comment Surprise Lily, Magic Lily, Resurrection Lily, Naked Lady Lycoris squamigera spitzsea Comment Ghost Orchid, Frog Orchid Polyrrhiza lindenii PurplePansies Comment Orange Daylily, Tawny Daylily, Tiger Lily, Ditch Lily Hemerocallis fulva lobos Comment Hinoki False Cypress 'Nana Lutea' Chamaecyparis obtusa DaraMV Comment Dwarf Banana 'Super Dwarf Cavendish' Musa acuminata DaraMV Comment Changeable Hardy Water Lily, Waterlily 'Aurora' Nymphaea DaraMV Comment Blue Lotus of the Nile Lily Nymphaea caerulea DaraMV Comment White Water Lily, Waterlily Nymphaea odorata DaraMV Comment Tropical Day-Blooming Water Lily, Waterlily 'Albert Greenberg' Nymphaea DaraMV Comment Tropical Day-Blooming Water Lily, Waterlily 'Dauben (aka Daubeniana)' Nymphaea x daubenyana MotherNature4 Comment Australian Pine Casuarina equisetifolia Paulwhwest Comment Hybrid Tea Rose 'Remember Me (Cocker, 1984) aka COCdestin' Rosa Paulwhwest Comment Hybrid Tea Rose 'Renaissance (Harkness, 1994) aka HARzart, Cameo Perfume' Rosa Paulwhwest Comment Hybrid Tea Rose 'Rose Gaujard (Gaujard, 1957) aka GAUmo' Rosa MotherNature4 Comment Brazilian Plume, Flamingo Flower, Jacobinia, Pine-Bur Begonia Justicia carnea Carapss Comment Red-margined Dracaena, Dragon Tree Dracaena marginata Kachinagirl Comment Sago Palm Cycas revoluta sonotaps Comment Elephant Tree, Fragrant Bursera Bursera fagaroides sonotaps Comment Elephant Tree Bursera microphylla Carapss Comment Hawaiian Umbrella Tree, Dwarf Umbrella Plant, Arboricola Tree, Hawaiian Elf Schefflera arboricola gingerjar Comment Daylily 'Jordan Verhaert (Kinnebrew, 2001)' Hemerocallis sonotaps Comment Florida Royal Palm Roystonea regia mike1066 Comment Boston Ivy Parthenocissus tricuspidata trois Comment Capeweed, Creeping Lip Plant, Frog-Fruit, Frog's Bit, Licorice Verbena, Turkey Tangle Fogfruit Phyla nodiflora sonotaps Comment Torote Prieto, Red Elephant Tree 'Bursera Hindsiana' sonotaps Comment Saguaro, Sahuara, Giant Cactus Carnegiea gigantea PanamonCreel Comment Hoya 'Rainforest Beauty' Hoya hybrid sonotaps Comment 'Bursera Penicillata' TamaraFaye Comment Onion 'Walla Walla Sweet (aka Siskiyou Sweet)' Allium cepa sonotaps Comment Mango 'Glenn' Mangifera indica sonotaps Comment Mexican Giant Cordon Pachycereus pringlei Farmerdill Comment Coffee Weed, Coffee senna Cassia occidentalis Farmerdill Comment Cucumber 'Powerpack' Cucumis sativus Farmerdill Comment Cucumber 'Pot Luck' Cucumis sativus gvfontenay Comment Bear's Breeches Acanthus mollis robin68 Comment Snail Vine Phaseolus caracalla LukesMom Comment Snow on the Mountain 'Kilimanjaro' Euphorbia marginata daisyavenue Comment Tomato 'Cherokee Purple' Lycopersicon lycopersicum daisyavenue Comment 'Plum Gallo' Lycopersicon lycopersicum shortcm Comment Primrose Primula vulgaris Oregonics Comment Pumpkin 'Spirit' Cucurbita pepo threewaters Comment Virginia Creeper Parthenocissus quinquefolia shortcm Comment Showy Stonecrop 'Autumn Joy (Herbstfreude)' Sedum hybrid melangemerchant Comment Giant Hogweed Heracleum mantegazzianum palmbob Comment Poison Bulb, Variegated Grand Crinium Lily 'Variegatum' Crinum asiaticum palmbob Comment Virgin Tree, Buddah's Lamp Mussaenda phillipica palmbob Comment Palaquium merrillii Farmerdill Comment Cucumber 'Pony' Cucumis sativus henryr10 Comment Popcorn Plant, Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens daisyavenue Comment 'Goliath Jalapeno' Capsicum Farmerdill Comment Cucumber 'Cornichon de Paris' Cucumis sativus daisyavenue Comment Tomato 'Sungold (Sun Gold)' Lycopersicon lycopersicum gonedutch Comment Japanese Knotweed, False Bamboo, Mexican Bamboo Fallopia japonica Oregonics Comment Cucumber 'Lemon' Cucumis sativus daisyavenue Comment Tomato 'Lemon Boy' Lycopersicon lycopersicum daisyavenue Comment Tomato 'Yellow Pear' Lycopersicon lycopersicum xyris Comment Popcorn Plant, Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens palmbob Comment Schott's Century Plant Agave schotti palmbob Comment Sansevieria horwoodii julie88 Comment Sulfur Cinquefoil, Upright Cinquefoil Potentilla recta palmbob Comment Sansevieria suffruticosa palmbob Comment Thelocactus hexadrophorus doss Comment Common Correa, Native Fuchsia Correa reflexa palmbob Comment 'Alligator' Gasteria sp. Lanan Image Daylily 'Wisest Of Wizards (Salter, 1994)' (Hemerocallis ) Melissa_Ohio Image Daylily 'Elegant Candy (Stamile, 1995)' (Hemerocallis ) Xenomorf Image Saguaro, Sahuara, Giant Cactus (Carnegiea gigantea) Todd_Boland Image Rose 'Winnepeg Parks (1990)' (Rosa ) tyke Image Parrot Lily, Parrot Flower, Peruvian Lily, Lily of the Incas (Alstroemeria psittacina) KMAC Image Cabbage Palm (Cordyline australis) DaylilySLP Image Toad Lily 'Tojen' (Tricyrtis ) Happenstance Image Sacred Water Lily, Lotus 'Perry's Giant Sunburst' (Nelumbo nucifera) Farmerdill Image Watermelon 'Desert King' (Citrullus lanatus) Wandasflowers Image Daylily 'Daveo Holman (Holman, 1979)' (Hemerocallis ) daryl Image Saucer Magnolia, Tulip Tree (Magnolia soulangiana) palmbob Image Swamp Mahogany, Blue Gum Eucalyptus (Eucalyptus robusta) trois Image Golden Dew Drop, Sky Flower, Pigeon Berry 'Sweet Memories' (Duranta erecta) laurief Image Blue Flag, Dagger Flower, Water Iris, Liver Lily 'Between the Lines (Schafer & Sacks, 1991)' (Iris versicolor) linthicum Image Daylily 'Renegade Lady (Salter, 1990)' (Hemerocallis ) carolann Image Daylily 'Style Plus (Joiner, 1991)' (Hemerocallis ) kennedyh Image Tree Broom-heath (Monotoca elliptica) elway99 Image Daylily 'Peggy Jeffcoat (Joiner, 1995)' (Hemerocallis ) relativity49 Image Daylily 'Pink Lavender Appeal (Monette, 1976)' (Hemerocallis ) MotherNature4 Image Cabbage Palm, Sabal Palm (Sabal palmetto) hjcoach Image Black-Eyed Susan, Gloriosa Daisy 'Toto' (Rudbeckia hirta) SamGupta Image Spider Tree, Temple Plant, Garlic Pear (Crateva religiosa) hemlady Image Sunflower (Helianthus annuus) Jeff_Beck Image Kidneyleaf Buttercup, Small-flowered Buttercup, Littleleaf Buttercup (Ranunculus abortivus) Mike_Hieber Image Hollyhock 'Nigra' (Alcea rosea) Baa Image Siberian Foxglove (Digitalis sibirica) OhioBreezy Image Morning Glory 'Sunrise Serenade' (Ipomoea purpurea) se_eds Image Tomato 'La Rossa' (Lycopersicon lycopersicum) KimGaither Image Joe Pye Weed 'Variegatum' (Eupatorium variabile) CynthiaWilliams Image Iochroma 'Indigo' (Iochroma cyanea) Monocromatico Image Dragon´s Blood, Sangue-de-Drago (Croton macrobothrys) langbr Image Fuchsia 'Miss California' (Fuchsia hybrid) bootandall Image Oxalis (Oxalis versicolor) Dobe Image Mango (Mangifera indica) orkide Image Daylily 'Alexandra (Salter, 1991)' (Hemerocallis ) Toxicodendron Image Ornamental Pepper 'Explosive Ember' (Capsicum annuum) Floridian Image Musky Mint, Clustered Bush Mint (Hyptis alata) ginbyers Image Daylily 'Siloam Wally Ziminski (Henry, 1986)' (Hemerocallis ) Scarlete Image Pygmy Date Palm (Phoenix roebelenii) saya Image Jupiter's Sage (Salvia glutinosa) bussied Image Daylily 'Mysterious Veil (Yancey, 1978)' (Hemerocallis )

Garden Watchdog Activity:

Member Addition Description eyeforhostas Positive Conner Nursery and Gardens msanjelpie Neutral Tate Rose Nursery IMTracie Positive Amity Heritage Roses gizzmo93 Positive Bentley Gardens.com GSPointer Negative Paradise Garden jeffk Positive Brushwood Nursery rumcow Negative Paradise Garden JanePA Positive Possum Ridge Farm and Gardens lauralu2u Positive Onalee's Home-Grown Seeds & Plants pollyk Positive Sunshine Farm & Garden Elanese Positive Squaw Mountain Gardens

Garden Bookworm Activity:

Member Addition Description lobos Positive The American Horticultural Society Pests and Diseases: The Complete Guide to Preventing, Identifying and Treating Plant Problems

Final Notes

Have a good day, and happy gardening!

Dave Whitinger, StandardOut.com

And that's the way it was... August 5, 2004