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Dave's Garden Newsletter for January 18, 2005
Covering the events of January 18, 2005

... in which ...

127 signed up. Our membership grew by 0.1% yesterday.
1,482 posts were made.
66 plants were added to PlantFiles.
65 comments were added to PlantFiles.
3,445 checkboxes were added to PlantFiles.
35 snapshots were added to PlantFiles.
6 entries were added to Botanary.
1 company was added to the Garden Watchdog.
16 ratings were added to the Garden Watchdog.
0 books were added to the Garden Bookworm.
0 ratings were 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

"Long stormy spring-time, wet contentious April, winter chilling the lap of very May; but at length the season of summer does come."

( -- Thomas Carlyle, Scottish-born English historian, essayist (born 12/5/1795))

  Forum Photo of the Day  
In reply to: Sunset Magazine calls Brugs a Winner!!!
By picturelady

DG Photo of the Day

  PlantFiles Photo of the Day  
Scarlet Avens 'Cooky'
Geum coccineum
By smiln32

PF Photo of the Day

Forum Activity

A grand total of 1,482 posts were made yesterday.

Forum Posts
Photos 130 posts
Prayer Requests 115 posts
PF Pictures 114 posts
Seed Trading 109 posts
Brugmansias and Friends 106 posts
Canadian Trading 101 posts
Pets 73 posts
Daylilies 60 posts
Recipes 46 posts
Lilies 41 posts
Health, Dieting and Beauty 36 posts
Irises 36 posts
Jokes and Chat 35 posts
Identification 33 posts
Co-Op 26 posts
General Discussion 26 posts
Vines and Climbers 26 posts
Camera Talk 24 posts
Tomatoes 24 posts
Wild Life 22 posts
Peonies 21 posts
Cactus and Succulents 17 posts
Orchids 17 posts
Dirt Cheap 17 posts
Tropicals 15 posts
Garden Talk 14 posts
Weather 14 posts
Texas Gardening 13 posts
Propagation 13 posts
Saving Seeds 11 posts
Home Decorating 10 posts
Paper People 9 posts
Pollbooth 9 posts
Hoyas 8 posts
Caregivers 8 posts
Trees & Shrubs 8 posts
Computer Talk 8 posts
Annuals 8 posts
Plant Trading 7 posts
Roses 7 posts
Welcome Mat 7 posts
Greenhouse 6 posts
Bulbs 6 posts
Foliage 5 posts
Round Robin Trading 5 posts
House Plants 5 posts
Hostas 4 posts
Handyman 4 posts
Farm Life 3 posts
Container Gardening 3 posts
Water Gardens 3 posts
Fruits & Nuts 2 posts
Xeriscaping 2 posts
Garden Foes 2 posts
Crafts and Decorating 2 posts
Perennials 2 posts
European 2 posts
African Violets 1 post
Mail Call! 1 post

New Botanary Words

Name Pronunciation Meaning
Carpoxylon kar-poh-ZY-lon From the Greek karpos (fruit) and xylon (wood)
Pabstia PABS-tee-uh Named for Guido Joao Frederico Pabst, 20th century Brazilian orchidologist
lycocarpum lee-koh-KAR-pum Wolf fruit, because the fruits of this species are eaten by Guarį wolves
malacodendron mah-lah-koh-DEN-dron Crab tree. Also, it“s the former name of this genus.
Thelychiton thel-LY-kit-on From the Greek thely (female) and chiton (covered). Two species of this genus on Norfolk Island have the female surface concealed by the anther tube, making the flowers cleistogamous
flavescens flav-ES-enz Becoming yellow

PlantFiles Activity:

66 new plants.
65 new descriptions were added.
35 new images were added.
3445 new content were checked off.

PlantFiles Additions:

Member Addition Description
jody Comment Hosta 'Supreme Expectations'
Hosta
jody Comment Hosta 'Lady Liberty's Flame'
Hosta
jody Comment Hosta 'Lake Chautauqua'
Hosta
jody Comment Hosta 'Lake Ontario'
Hosta
cacti_lover Comment Trichocereus 'Sunflower'
Trichocereus hybrid
cacti_lover Comment
Pilosocereus palmeri
smiln32 Comment Mt. Hamilton Bellflower
Campanula sharsmithiae
lmelling Comment Chinese Forget-Me-Not 'Firmament'
Cynoglossum amabile
lmelling Comment Dwarf Chinese Delphinium 'Blue Butterfly'
Delphinium grandiflorum
PudgyMudpies Comment Togo Thunbergia, Bengal Clock Vine
Thunbergia Togoensis
Toxicodendron Comment Shrubby St. Johns Wort
Hypericum prolificum
SUDIEGOODMAN Comment Eastern Prickly Pear, Devil's Tongue,Low Prickly Pear
Opuntia humifusa
smiln32 Comment Throatwort, Nettle leaved Bellflower, Coventry Bells, Our Lady's Thimbles
Campanula trachelium
smiln32 Comment Campanula
Campanula takesimana
smiln32 Comment
Campanula garganica
lmelling Comment Sneezeweed, Helen's Flower, Dogtooth Daisy
Helenium autumnale
lynnsherbs Comment Oswego Tea, Bee Balm, Beebalm, Bergamot, Firecracker Plant 'Gardenview Scarlet'
Monarda didyma
lmelling Comment Thin-leaved Sunflower 'Flore-Pleno'
Helianthus x multiflorus
Farmerdill Comment English Pea 'Horizon'
Pisum sativum
Farmerdill Comment Snap Pea 'Honey Pod'
Pisum sativum
lmelling Comment Double thin-leaved Sunflower ''Loddon Gold''
Helianthus x multiflorus
Farmerdill Comment English Pea 'Home Guard'
Pisum sativum
Farmerdill Comment English Pea 'Hailey'
Pisum sativum
Farmerdill Comment English Pea 'Gypsy'
Pisum sativum
Farmerdill Comment English Pea 'Grenadier'
Pisum sativum
pokerboy Comment Statice
Limonium sinuatum
Farmerdill Comment English Pea 'Green Sugar'
Pisum sativum
Farmerdill Comment English Pea 'Grant'
Pisum sativum
pokerboy Comment Bell Agapanthus
Agapanthus campanulatus
Farmerdill Comment English Pea 'Granada'
Pisum sativus
Farmerdill Comment English Pea 'Goya'
Pisum sativum
pokerboy Comment Watsonia
Watsonia borbonica
lmelling Comment Evergreen Hydrangea
Hydrangea seemannii
BROFOREST Comment Australian Pine
Casuarina equisetifolia
LilyLover_UT Comment Scottish Harebell, Bluebells of Scotland, Harebell
Campanula rotundifolia
LilyLover_UT Comment Three-lobed Rudbeckia, Brown-eyed Susan
Rudbeckia triloba
LilyLover_UT Comment Yellow Scabiosa
Scabiosa ochroleuca
vickiann Comment Yellow Corydalis
Corydalis lutea
lmelling Comment Mountain Hydrangea 'Acuminata'
Hydrangea serrata
kniphofia Comment Amaryllis 'Charisma'
Hippeastrum hybrid
smiln32 Comment Bellflower 'Elisabeth'
Campanula punctata
Farmerdill Comment English Pea 'Gain'
Pisum sativum
Farmerdill Comment English Pea 'Frisky'
Pisum sativum
Farmerdill Comment English Pea 'Flair'
Pisum sativum
Farmerdill Comment English Pea 'Filly'
Pisum sativum
Farmerdill Comment English Pea 'Epic'
Pisum sativum
Farmerdill Comment English Pea 'Envy'
Pisum sativum
kayaker Comment Indian Pipe, Indianpipe, Corpse Plant, Ice Plant, Death Plant, Bird's Nest
Monotropa uniflora
Farmerdill Comment English Pea 'Elegance'
Pisum sativum
Farmerdill Comment English Pea 'Edison'
Pisum sativum
Farmerdill Comment Snap Pea 'Early Snap'
Pisum sativum
Farmerdill Comment English Pea 'Duke'
Pisum sativum
Farmerdill Comment English Pea 'Dignity'
Pisum sativum
Farmerdill Comment English Pea 'Dewdrop'
Pisum sativum
Farmerdill Comment English Pea 'Dew'
Pisum sativum
Farmerdill Comment English Pea 'Denier'
Pisum sativum
Farmerdill Comment English Pea 'Delsey'
Pisum sativum
Farmerdill Comment Snap Pea 'Crystal'
Pisum sativum
Farmerdill Comment English Pea 'Captain'
Pisum sativum
Farmerdill Comment English Pea 'Augusto'
Pisum sativum
Farmerdill Comment English Pea 'Aspire'
Pisum sativum
smiln32 Comment Diascia 'Pink Queen'
Diascia barberae
kdjoergensen Comment Amaryllis
Hippeastrum
smiln32 Comment Diascia, Twinspur 'Apricot Queen'
Diascia barberae
smiln32 Comment Diascia
Diascia rigescens
giancarlo Image
Image of Colocasia esculenta
Elephant Ear 'Black Runner'
(Colocasia esculenta)
Xenomorf Image
Image of Echinopsis candicans

(Echinopsis candicans)
Margiempv Image
Image of Iris
Tall Bearded Iris 'Change Your Ways'
(Iris )
raven_locks Image
Image of Hoya anulata
Hoya
(Hoya anulata)
mrporl Image
Image of Metrosideros umbellata
Southern Rata, Ironwood
(Metrosideros umbellata)
kniphofia Image
Image of Galanthus
Snowdrop 'Sam Arnott'
(Galanthus )
bootandall Image
Image of Sarcocornia quinqueflora
Glasswort
(Sarcocornia quinqueflora)
Todd_Boland Image
Image of Ferocactus wislizeni
Fishhook Barrel
(Ferocactus wislizeni)
Galanthophile Image
Image of Clematis Integrifolia
Clematis 'Hendersonii'
(Clematis Integrifolia)
kennedyh Image
Image of Scaevola ramosissima
Purple Fan-flower, Hairy Fan-flower
(Scaevola ramosissima)
palmbob Image
Image of Grevillea thelemanniana
Hummingbird Bush
(Grevillea thelemanniana)
mosquitoflats Image
Image of Thalictrum aquilegifolium
Greater Meadow Rue, Columbine Meadow Rue
(Thalictrum aquilegifolium)
butterflybyrob Image
Image of X Ruttyruspolia
Ruttyruspolia 'Phyllis Van Heeden'
(X Ruttyruspolia )
tinora_art Image
Image of Hemerocallis
Daylily 'Madame Ruby'
(Hemerocallis )
mgarr Image
Image of Melampodium divaricatum
Melampodium
(Melampodium divaricatum)
ocimum_nate Image
Image of Mentha x piperita f. citrata
Chocolate Mint, Peppermint 'Chocolate'
(Mentha x piperita f. citrata)
kivariver Image
Image of Hemerocallis
Daylily 'Next To Heaven'
(Hemerocallis )
Sugarbean1 Image
Image of Iris
Tall Bearded Iris 'Great Lakes'
(Iris )
henryr10 Image
Image of Musa
Banana 'Bordelon'
(Musa )
oceangirl Image
Image of Dennstaedtia punctilobula
Eastern Hay Scented Fern
(Dennstaedtia punctilobula)
cacti_lover Image
Image of Echinopsis hybrid
Echinopsis 'Volcanic Sunset'
(Echinopsis hybrid)
sugarweed Image
Image of Berberis thunbergii
Japanese Barberry
(Berberis thunbergii)
LilyLover_UT Image
Image of Linum grandiflorum
Scarlet Flax 'Blue Dress'
(Linum grandiflorum)
Nancymo Image
Image of Iris
Tall Bearded Iris 'High Life'
(Iris )
linthicum Image
Image of Hemerocallis
Daylily 'Mystical Rainbow'
(Hemerocallis )
JodyC Image
Image of Salix amygdaloides
Peachleaf Willow
(Salix amygdaloides)
kdjoergensen Image
Image of Lilium lancifolium
Tiger Lily
(Lilium lancifolium)
keppoch Image
Image of Canna x generalis
Canna Lily 'P.J. Berkman'
(Canna x generalis)
jnn Image
Image of Helleborus orientalis
Lenten Rose
(Helleborus orientalis)
southernOhio Image
Image of Astilbe chinensis
False Spirea, False Goat's Beard 'Visions in Red'
(Astilbe chinensis)
WaterBoi Image
Image of Tillandsia cyanea
Air Plant, Quill-leaf 'Pink Quill'
(Tillandsia cyanea)
pkwagner Image
Image of Darlingtonia californica
Cobra Lily, California Pitcher Plant
(Darlingtonia californica)
BlueMaypop Image
Image of Rosa
Hybrid Musk Rose 'Penelope'
(Rosa )
Ursula Image
Image of Calceolaria biflora
Topa-Topa
(Calceolaria biflora)
Toxicodendron Image
Image of Hypoxis hirsuta
Common Goldstar, Eastern Yellow Star Grass
(Hypoxis hirsuta)

Garden Watchdog Activity:

1 new company was added to the database.
16 new ratings/comments were added to the database.

Member Addition Description
katiemedarlin Positive Completely Clematis Specialty Nursery
tallydad Positive Just Fruits and Exotics
tallydad Negative Ty Ty Nursery (aka TyTy Nursery)
bunnirabbit Positive Nature Hills Nursery
gordonfarquhar Negative A.M. Leonard, Inc.
weedsalot Positive Seeds For the South (Vegetable Seed Warehouse)
Vouty Negative Specialty Perennials
Vouty Positive Plant World
CaptMicha Positive Prairie Seed Source
gowron Negative Shoal Creek Succulents
ConnieDamico Negative Aaron's Bulb Farm
throneofyord Positive Sandusky Valley Nursery

Garden Bookworm Activity:

No new books were added to the database.
No new ratings/comments were added to the database.

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Dave Whitinger, StandardOut.com

 

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