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Dave's Garden Newsletter for December 11, 2005
Covering the events of December 11, 2005

... in which ...
1,073 posts were made.
67 plants were added to PlantFiles.
62 comments were added to PlantFiles.
1,793 checkboxes were added to PlantFiles.
26 snapshots were added to PlantFiles.
4 entries were added to Botanary.
0 companies were added to the Garden Watchdog.
5 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

"Who can endure a cabbage bed in October?"

( -- Jane Austen, British novelist (born 12/16/1775))

  Forum Photo of the Day  
In reply to: Announcing the 5th annual DG Photo Contest!
By Weezingreens

DG Photo of the Day

  PlantFiles Photo of the Day  

Colpothrinax cookii
By palmbob

PF Photo of the Day

Forum Activity

A grand total of 1,073 posts were made yesterday.

Forum Posts
African Violets 129 posts
Pets 74 posts
Photos 71 posts
General Discussion 68 posts
Roses 60 posts
Recipes 50 posts
PF Pictures 35 posts
Seed Trading 32 posts
Florida Gardening 29 posts
Bulbs 26 posts
Round Robin Trading 26 posts
Texas Gardening 26 posts
Jokes and Chat 25 posts
Brugmansias 24 posts
Computer Talk 23 posts
Identification 23 posts
Greenhouse 21 posts
Hoyas 21 posts
Farm Life 20 posts
Tomatoes 20 posts
Orchids 19 posts
Upper Midwest Gardening 19 posts
Camera Talk 16 posts
Wildlife 16 posts
Cactus and Succulents 15 posts
Tropicals 13 posts
House Plants 12 posts
Hydrangeas 9 posts
Crafts and Decorating 9 posts
Hypertufa 8 posts
Water Gardens 8 posts
Peppers 8 posts
Garden Art 8 posts
Propagation 8 posts
Soil and Composting 7 posts
Canadian Gardening 6 posts
Irises 5 posts
Lilies 5 posts
Morning Glories 5 posts
Carnivorous Plants 5 posts
Daylilies 5 posts
Weather 4 posts
Orchid Cactus 4 posts
Plant Trading 4 posts
Herbs 4 posts
Dahlias 4 posts
Plumerias 3 posts
Welcome Mat 3 posts
Vines and Climbers 3 posts
Market Growers 3 posts
Rhododendrons and Relatives 3 posts
Caregivers 3 posts
Saving Seeds 2 posts
California Gardening 2 posts
Voting Booth 2 posts
Home Decorating 2 posts
Trees & Shrubs 2 posts
Container Gardening 2 posts
Begonias 2 posts
Healthy Living 2 posts
Annuals 2 posts
Bromeliads 1 post
PlantFiles 1 post
Hostas 1 post
Shady Gardens 1 post
Garden Talk 1 post
Dirt Cheap 1 post
Rocks, Minerals and Gems 1 post
Master Gardeners 1 post

New Botanary Words

Name Pronunciation Meaning
duplicata doo-plih-KAH-ta To double
duplicatum doo-plih-KAH-tum To double
Araceae a-RAY-see-ee The Aroid or Arum family
furbishiae fur-BISH-yay Named for North American botanist Kate Furbish

PlantFiles Activity:

67 new plants.
62 new descriptions were added.
26 new images were added.
1793 new content were checked off.

PlantFiles Additions:

Member Addition Description
CastIronPlant22 Comment Spear Sansevieria
Sansevieria cylindrica
CastIronPlant22 Comment Bird's Nest Snake Plant, Good Luck Plant 'Golden Hahnii'
Sansevieria trifasciata
CastIronPlant22 Comment Sansevieria 'Moonshine'
Sansevieria trifasciata
CastIronPlant22 Comment Black Mondo Grass 'Nigrescens'
Ophiopogon planiscapus
CastIronPlant22 Comment Purple Heart, Purple Queen, Wandering Jew 'Purple Heart'
Tradescantia pallida
CastIronPlant22 Comment Asparagus Fern, Sprenger Asparagus 'Sprengeri'
Asparagus densiflorus
CastIronPlant22 Comment Tea Bush, Tea Tree, Manuka 'Burgundy Queen'
Leptospermum scoparium
CastIronPlant22 Comment Coral Bells, Alumroot, Coralbells, Alum Root 'Palace Purple'
Heuchera micrantha
CastIronPlant22 Comment Honeysuckle
Lonicera caprifolium
CastIronPlant22 Comment African Daisy, Cape Daisy, Spoon Daisy 'Soprano Light Purple'
Osteospermum
CastIronPlant22 Comment Foxtail Fern 'Meyersii'
Asparagus densiflorus
CastIronPlant22 Comment Ivy Leaved Violet, Australian Violet, Trailing Violet
Viola hederacea
CastIronPlant22 Comment Cardboard Palm
Zamia furfuracea
CastIronPlant22 Comment Boston Fern 'Tiger Fern™'
Nephrolepis exaltata
CastIronPlant22 Comment Aspidistra 'Clouded Leopard'
Aspidistra tonkinensis
CastIronPlant22 Comment Tree of Heaven, Chinese Sumac, Stink Tree
Ailanthus altissima
CastIronPlant22 Comment Scotch Broom
Cytisus scoparius
CastIronPlant22 Comment Silk Tree, Mimosa Tree, Pink Siris
Albizia julibrissin
CastIronPlant22 Comment Pony Tail Palm, Bottle Palm
Beaucarnea recurvata
CastIronPlant22 Comment Moonflower, Moon Vine
Ipomoea alba
CastIronPlant22 Comment Lamb's Ear
Stachys byzantina
bigcityal Comment Thornless Cockspur Hawthorn
Crataegus crus-galli var. inermis
Farmerdill Comment Snap Bean (String, Green or French Bean) 'Hunter'
Phaseolus vulgaris
Farmerdill Comment Runner Bean 'Pickwick'
Phaseolus coccineus
Farmerdill Comment Runner Bean 'Mergoles'
Phaseolus coccineus
MotherNature4 Comment Giant Salvinia, Water Spangles, Water Fern, Floating Fern
Salvinia minima
Xenomorf Comment Quisco del Desierto
Copiapoa taltalensis
Farmerdill Comment Runner Bean 'Enorma'
Phaseolus coccineus
Farmerdill Comment French Filet 'The Prince'
Phaseolus vulgaris
EAPierce Comment Virginia Creeper
Parthenocissus quinquefolia
Farmerdill Comment Cabbage 'Derby Day'
Brassica oleracea var. capitata
EAPierce Comment Habanero Pepper 'Caribbean Red'
Capsicum chinense
timrann Comment Elegant Dutchman's Pipe, Calico Flower, Pelican Flower
Aristolochia elegans
EAPierce Comment Tomato 'Sungold'
Lycopersicon lycopersicum
Farmerdill Comment Cabbage, Red 'Rodima'
Brassica oleracea var. capitata
Farmerdill Comment Cabbage 'Marner Lagerweis'
Brassica oleracea var. capitata
Farmerdill Comment Cabbage, Red 'Marner Lagerrot'
Brassica oleracea var. capitata
Farmerdill Comment Cabbage 'Winnigstadt'
Brassica oleracea var. capitata
EAPierce Comment Tomato 'Juliet'
Lycopersicon lycopersicum
Farmerdill Comment Cabbage 'Holland Late Winter'
Brassica oleracea var. capitata
wallaby1 Comment Variegated Pineapple Flower, Pineapple Lily
Eucomis bicolor
Farmerdill Comment Cabbage 'Capriccio'
Brassica oleracea var. capitata
Farmerdill Comment Cabbage 'Rigoletto'
Brassica oleracea var. capitata
wallaby1 Comment Clematis 'Marie Boisselot'
Clematis
JoanJ Comment Tall Bearded Iris 'Coming Up Roses'
Iris
JoanJ Comment Tall Bearded Iris 'Competitive Edge'
Iris
trois Comment Aztec Arrowhead, Tropical Arrowhead, Ruby-Eyed Arrowhead
Sagittaria montevidensis
bigcityal Comment Western Coneflower, Green Coneflower 'Green Wizard'
Rudbeckia occidentalis
BayAreaTropics Comment Avocado, Alligator Pear
Persea americana
delcape Comment Blue Ginger
Dichorisandra thyrsiflora
melonary Comment Crape Jasmine, Crepe Jasmine 'Flore Pleno'
Tabernaemontana divaricata
JoanJ Comment Tall Bearded Iris 'Eagle's Flight'
Iris
CastIronPlant22 Comment Black-Eyed Susan Vine
Thunbergia alata
CastIronPlant22 Comment Pineapple Sage
Salvia elegans
CastIronPlant22 Comment Chameleon Plant 'Chameleon'
Houttuynia cordata
JoanJ Comment Tall Bearded Iris 'Elegant Impressions'
Iris
CastIronPlant22 Comment Houttuynia
Houttuynia cordata
JamesCO Comment Ice Plant
Delosperma nubigenum
JoanJ Comment Tall Bearded Iris 'Fashionably Late'
Iris
JoanJ Comment Tall Bearded Iris 'Fatal Attraction'
Iris
CastIronPlant22 Comment To Ryu Mon 'To Ryu Mon'
Aspidistra Elatior
CastIronPlant22 Comment Carrion Plant, Carrion Flower, Starfish Plant, Toad Plant, Zulu Giant
Stapelia gigantea
Floridian Image
Image of Passiflora suberosa
Cork-bark Passion Flower, Devil's Pumpkin, Indigo Berry, Corky Passionflower, Corkstem Passionflower
(Passiflora suberosa)
kennedyh Image
Image of Ficus virens
White Fig
(Ficus virens)
palmbob Image
Image of Sedum dasyphyllum
Corsican Stonecrop
(Sedum dasyphyllum)
rcn48 Image
Image of Hemerocallis
Daylily 'Duke Of Durham'
(Hemerocallis )
laurief Image
Image of Iris
Standard Dwarf Bearded Iris 'Delicate Pink'
(Iris )
bigcityal Image
Image of Miscanthus sacchariflorus
Silver Banner Grass
(Miscanthus sacchariflorus)
giancarlo Image
Image of Vriesea sucrei

(Vriesea sucrei)
DaylilySLP Image
Image of Hemerocallis
Daylily 'Double Firecracker'
(Hemerocallis )
Todd_Boland Image
Image of Saxifraga iranica
Kabschia Saxifrage
(Saxifraga iranica)
Clare_CA Image
Image of Plumeria rubra
Plumeria 'Vanda Ruffles'
(Plumeria rubra)
wallaby1 Image
Image of Scabiosa caucasica
Pincushion flower 'Perfecta Blue'
(Scabiosa caucasica)
mgh Image
Image of Iris
Tall Bearded Iris 'Panama Hattie'
(Iris )
Ursula Image
Image of Gloriosa superba
Gloriosa Lily, Climbing Lily, Flame Lily 'Lutea'
(Gloriosa superba)
willmetge Image
Image of Picea glauca
Sander's Blue Dwarf Alberta Spruce 'Sander's Blue'
(Picea glauca)
EricInSF Image
Image of Cistus incanus
Large Sun Rose
(Cistus incanus)
bootandall Image
Image of Luma apiculata
Arrayan
(Luma apiculata)
KimGaither Image
Image of Aeschynanthus pulcher
Lipstick Plant, Basketvine, Basket Vine
(Aeschynanthus pulcher)
MotherNature4 Image
Image of Osmunda regalis
Flowering Fern, Royal Fern
(Osmunda regalis)
timrann Image
Image of ravenea rivullaris
majestic palm
(ravenea rivullaris)
jnana Image
Image of Aegle marmelos
Bael Fruit, Golden Apple, Bengal Quince
(Aegle marmelos)
JoanJ Image
Image of Iris
Tall Bearded Iris 'Blue Kentucky Girl'
(Iris )
kniphofia Image
Image of Euphorbia pulcherrima
Poinsettia 'Monet Twilight ™'
(Euphorbia pulcherrima)
echoes Image
Image of Hemerocallis
Daylily 'Eenie Fanfare'
(Hemerocallis )
Xenomorf Image
Image of Guzmania
Bromeliad 'Marjan'
(Guzmania )
mgarr Image
Image of Drosera binata
Forked Drosera
(Drosera binata)
CastIronPlant22 Image
Image of Aspidistra elatior
Cast Iron Plant 'Milky Way'
(Aspidistra elatior)

Garden Watchdog Activity:

No new companies were added to the database.
5 new ratings/comments were added to the database.

Member Addition Description
ply17410 Positive Orchids.com (Norman's Orchids)
phaleonopsis Positive Tindara Orchids
girlgroupgirl Positive Patrick Studio Inc.
apiarx Positive Simmons Berry Farm
apiarx Negative Autumn Ridge 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

 

And that's the way it was... December 11, 2005

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