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Member Addition Description margu Comment Velvet Groundsel, California Geranium Senecio petasitis ladyrowan Comment Split-cupped Narcissus, Split-corona Daffodil 'Mary Gay Lirette' Narcissus torgo Comment Tazetta Narcissus, Tazetta Daffodil 'Martinette' Narcissus torgo Comment Double Narcissus, Double Daffodil 'Tahiti' Narcissus Ompus Comment Silver Elkhorn Fern Platycerium veitchii Ompus Comment Staghorn Fern Platycerium superbum Farmerdill Comment Charentais Melon 'Alienor' Cucumis melo var cantalupensis Farmerdill Comment Cantaloupe 'All Star' Cucumis melo Farmerdill Comment Spanish Melon 'Alwaha' Cucumis melo var. inodorus Farmerdill Comment Spanish Melon 'Anasta' Cucumis melo var. inodorus Farmerdill Comment Cantaloupe 'Apollo' Cucumis melo Farmerdill Comment Cantaloupe 'Aquila' Cucumis melo Farmerdill Comment Cantaloupe 'Aragon' Cucumis melo Farmerdill Comment Cantaloupe 'Argonaut' Cucumis melo Farmerdill Comment Cantaloupe 'Arizona 13' Cucumis melo sterhill Comment Stalked Bulbine Bulbine frutescens Farmerdill Comment Cantaloupe 'Arizona Sunrise' Cucumis melo Farmerdill Comment Cantaloupe 'Aurora' Cucumis melo Farmerdill Comment Spanish Melon 'Azuero Gold' Cucumis melo var. inodorus JaxFlaGardener Comment Cyclamen, Hardy Cyclamen Cyclamen hederifolium JaxFlaGardener Comment Dianthus, China Pinks Dianthus chinensis saya Comment Italian Bugloss, Italian Alkanet, Summer Forget-Me-Not 'Dropmore' Anchusa azurea hoodialove Comment Queen of the Namib, African Hats, Milkweed Hoodia gordonii lmelling Comment Pacific Yew, Western Yew Taxus brevifolia cacti_lover Comment Texas Rainbow, Golden Rainbow Hedgehog, Texas Rainbow Hedgehog, Yellow-Flowered Pitaya Echinocereus dasyacanthus saya Comment Annual Bugloss Anchusa arvensis spklatt Comment Alpine Eryngo, Alpine Sea Holly Eryngium alpinum doss Comment Tall Bearded Iris 'Finishing School' Iris doss Comment Tall Bearded Iris 'Lacy Day' Iris NativePlantFan9 Comment Long Strap Fern Campyloneurum phyllitidis Farmerdill Comment Honey Dew Melon 'Baby Slip' Cucumis melo var. inodorus doss Comment Tall Bearded Iris 'My Old Friend' Iris BCochran Comment Hosta 'T Rex' Hosta Farmerdill Comment Spanish Melon 'Barada' Cucumis melo var. inodorus BCochran Comment Daylily 'Vesuvian Blackout' Hemerocallis Farmerdill Comment Cantaloupe 'Big Daddy' Cucumis melo BCochran Comment Daylily 'Spider Miracle' Hemerocallis doss Comment Tall Bearded Iris 'Pink Pincurls' Iris Farmerdill Comment Cantaloupe 'Buccaneer' Cucumis melo Farmerdill Comment Cantaloupe 'Bush Whopper' Cucumis melo Farmerdill Comment Cantaloupe 'Cabrillo' Cucumis melo artcons Comment Plumbago, Cape Leadwort Plumbago auriculata mutant Comment Dutch Crocus, Spring Crocus 'King of the Striped' Crocus vernus nick89 Comment Plum 'Bruce' Prunus 'Bruce' nick89 Comment Callery Pear Pyrus calleryana NativePlantFan9 Comment Florida Mahogany, Redbay Persea borbonia critterologist Comment Corkscrew Vine Vigna caracalla doss Comment Tall Bearded Iris 'Prowess' Iris doss Comment Tall Bearded Iris 'Royal Courtship' Iris torgo Comment Trumpet Narcissus, Trumpet Daffodil 'Las Vegas' Narcissus doss Comment Tall Bearded Iris 'Scarlet O'Harlett' Iris doss Comment Tall Bearded Iris '"Western Tradition"' Iris CaptMicha Comment Northern Dewberry Rubus flagellaris saya Comment Summer Forget-Me-Not Anchusa capensis Gwendalou Comment Lemon Balm Melissa officinalis Sunshines2day Comment Yellow False Acacia, Black Locust, Yellow Locust Robinia pseudoacacia Sunshines2day Comment Impatiens 'Swirl Mixed' Impatiens walleriana Sunshines2day Comment New Gold Lantana, Gold lantana 'New Gold' Lantana x hybrida doss Comment Tall Bearded Iris 'Vivid Look' Iris slhindman Comment Azalea 'Coral Bells' Rhododendron kurume justinmc Comment Chusan Palm, Windmill Palm Trachycarpus fortunei cheryldawn Comment Lady Banks Yellow Rose, Yellow Banksia 'Lutea' Rosa banksiae smiln32 Comment Common Pear, European Pear 'Atlantic Queen' Pyrus communis smiln32 Comment Common Pear, European Pear 'Arganche' Pyrus communis doss Comment Tall Bearded Iris '"After the Ball"' Iris smiln32 Comment Common Pear, European Pear 'Aurora' Pyrus communis smiln32 Comment Common Pear, European Pear 'Ayer' Pyrus communis doss Comment Tall Bearded Iris '"Amarillo Frills"' Iris doss Comment Tall Bearded Iris '"Awesome Blossom"' Iris doss Comment Tall Bearded Iris 'Beautiful Baby' Iris doss Comment Tall Bearded Iris 'Berry Rich' Iris doss Comment Tall Bearded Iris '"Blinding Light"' Iris doss Comment Tall Bearded Iris 'Blue Note Blues' Iris doss Comment Intermediate Bearded Iris 'Broadway Baby' Iris Thom228 Image Japanese Hardy Orange, Bitter Orange 'Flying Dragon' (Poncirus trifoliata) saya Image Yellow Hardhead, Bighead Knapweed, Giant Knapweed, Armenian Basketflower, Lemon Fluff Knapweed (Centaurea macrocephala) ExoticHibiscus Image Tropical Hibiscus 'Confederate Heart' (Hibiscus rosa-sinensis) Todd_Boland Image Tiger Aloe, Tigeraloë, Partridge Breast Aloe (Aloe variegata) kennedyh Image (Bactris riparia) Farmerdill Image Cantaloupe 'Bush Star' (Cucumis melo) violabird Image Piedmont Azalea, Pinxter Azalea, Wild Azalea, Sweet Mountain Azalea, Wild Honeysuckle (Rhododendron canescens) miamimax Image Variegated Taffetta Plant 'Variegata' (Hoffmannia ghiesbreghtii) kniphofia Image Rex Begonia, Painted Leaf Begonia (Begonia rex) Ursula Image Giant Oxalis (Oxalis gigantea) htop Image Snapdragon 'Solstice Burgundy' (Antirrhinum majus) palmbob Image Adromischus (Adromischus tricolor) Happenstance Image Century Plant (Agave gypsophila) bootandall Image Canna Lily 'Black Magic' (Canna x generalis) BROFOREST Image Mexican Bird of Paradise, Mexican Poinciana (Caesalpinia mexicana) mar9999 Image Red Cone Bush (Leucodendron salignum) PudgyMudpies Image Spotted Dead Nettle 'Orchid Frost' (Lamium maculatum) Monocromatico Image Tropical Hibiscus (Hibiscus rosa-sinensis) Deeno Image Pink-flowered Chocolate Vine, Five-Leaf Akebia, Raisin Vine 'Rosea' (Akebia quinata) rylaff Image Sierra Leone Lily 'Fireflash' (Chlorophytum ) dovey Image Oregon Grape, Oregon Grape Holly, Holly-leaved Barberry (Mahonia aquifolium) frostweed Image Lanceleaf Coreopsis, Tickseed Coreopsis (Coreopsis lanceolata) SShurgot Image Glossy Privet (Ligustrum lucidum) mellielong Image Tazetta Narcissus, Tazetta Daffodil 'Martinette' (Narcissus ) ownedbycats Image Daffodil 'Pink Parasol' (Narcissus ) ladyrowan Image Japanese Maple 'Aoba Jo' (Acer palmatum) Xenomorf Image Strawberry Cactus (Echinocereus brandegeei) eje Image English Ivy, Common Ivy (Hedera helix) trois Image Blue Hibiscus 'Mood Indigo' (Alyogyne huegelii) doss Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Glistening Icicle' (Iris ) nirajkapadia Image Plumeria, Frangipani 'Edi Moragne' (Plumeria rubra) salvia_lover Image Italian Bugloss, Italian Alkanet, Summer Forget-Me-Not (Anchusa azurea) leeann6 Image Gopher Plant (Euphorbia biglandulosa Euphorbia) nevadagdn Image Early Crocus, Tommasini's Crocus, Snow Crocus, Tommies 'Lilac Beauty' (Crocus tommasinianus) nick89 Image Blue Bottle, Starch Hyacinth, Southern Grape Hyacinth (Muscari neglectum) giancarlo Image Red Edge Peperomia (Peperomia clusiifolia) torgo Image Double Narcissus, Double Daffodil 'Tahiti' (Narcissus ) mkeilers Image Corkscrew Vine (Vigna caracalla)

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Member Addition Description snowserotic Positive AlterNative Solutions poohrona Negative Michigan Bulb Karla_Holmes Negative Four Seasons Nursery ElizabethK Positive Machiela's Orchids ElizabethK Positive M & C Willets, Rare Bulb Growers (also dba Bulbmania.com) ElizabethK Positive Calwest Orchid Supplies ElizabethK Positive Logee's Greenhouses, Ltd. currentclassics Positive Lace Leaf Nursery Juli64 Negative Burpee 5starnurse Positive Just Joey's Roses aln Negative Gardens Alive! Bangobongo Negative In2iT Gardens chinookgarden Negative Peony Garden (also dba Frankford Nursery Peony Superstore) Chevere33 Positive Millington Seed Co. _agapanthus_ Negative Ty Ty Nursery (aka TyTy Nursery) ma_bear Positive Van Ness Water Gardens banananut Negative Trade Winds Fruit

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Member Addition Description bseddon Positive Making More Plants: The Science, Art, and Joy of Propagation Shirley1md Positive A Garden Gallery

Final Notes

Have a good day, and happy gardening!

Dave Whitinger, StandardOut.com

And that's the way it was... March 13, 2005