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Member Addition Description cramgeorge Comment Sword Fern Polystichum munitum lemonboy7 Comment Chinese Tallow Tree, Candleberry Tree, Chicken Tree, Popcorn Tree, Florida Aspen Triadica sebifera greenbud Comment Japanese Crepe Myrtle, Crape Myrtle 'Miami' Lagerstroemia x fauriei greenbud Comment Crepe Myrtle, Crape Myrtle 'Biloxi' Lagerstroemia greenbud Comment Japanese Crepe Myrtle, Crape Myrtle 'Muskogee' Lagerstroemia x fauriei passiflora_pink Comment Tomato 'Hawaiian Pineapple' Lycopersicon lycopersicum passiflora_pink Comment Tomato 'Andrew Rahart's Jumbo Red' Lycopersicon lycopersicum passiflora_pink Comment Tomato 'Big Rainbow' Lycopersicon Lycopersicum greenbud Comment Spider Plant, Airplane Plant Chlorophytum comosum greenbud Comment Yaupon Holly 'Pride of Houston' Ilex vomitoria greenbud Comment Society Garlic Tulbaghia violacea greenbud Comment Heavenly Bamboo, Nandina Nandina domestica greenbud Comment Dwarf Burford Holly 'Burfordii Nana' Ilex cornuta RON_CONVOLVULACEAE Comment Pink throat Morning Glory Ipomoea longifolia echoes Comment L.A. Hybrid Lily 'Menorca' Lilium RoyRogers Comment Windowleaf, Ceriman, Split-leaf Philodendron, Mexican Breadfruit Monstera deliciosa Veshengo Comment Aconite, Monkshood, Monk's Coule, Helmet Flower, Cat's Tail 'Anglicum Group' Aconitum napellus subsp. napellus CoffinHill Comment Grapefruit Mint 'Grapefruit' Mentha x piperita f. citrata aprilwillis Comment Sinningia 'leucotricha' Sinningia Waipio Comment Stone Breaker Phyllanthus niruri joegee Comment Ground Cherry Physalis pruinosa Joy Comment Valerian, Garden Heliotrope, All Heal Valeriana officinalis bybar Comment Chameleon Plant 'Chameleon' Houttuynia cordata Violet_Treasure Comment 'Funny Bunny' Saintpaulia bybar Comment Arkansas Mint, Limestone Calamint, Limestone Savory Clinopodium arkansanum jtmiller Comment Sea Grape Coccoloba uvifera aprilwillis Comment 'Pink Acajou' Episcia crowellli Comment Glossy Abelia Abelia x grandiflora kabocha Comment Summer Squash Zucchini 'Costata Romanesco' Cucurbita pepo saya Comment Lavender 'Sawyers' Lavandula lanata x angustifolia palmbob Comment Cycas curranii Xenomorf Comment Mediterranean Grass Schismus barbatus palmbob Comment 'Black Knight' Echeveria sp. aprilwillis Comment Episcia Cleopatra Farmerdill Comment Eggplant 'Dusky' Solanum melongena var esculentum aprilwillis Comment Episcia 'Strawberry Patch' Episcia jimdaz Comment Tomato 'Pineapple' Lycopersicon lycopersicum palmbob Comment Echeveria 'Morning Light' Echeveria saya Comment Lavender 'Richard Gray' Lavandula x chaytorae saya Comment English Lavender 'Sarah' Lavandula angustifolia palmbob Comment Gymnocalycium Gymnocalycium buenekeri melody Comment Tomato 'Mountain Fresh' Lycopersicon lycopersicum saya Comment 'Coconut Ice' Lavandula angustifolia melody Comment Curly Dock Rumex crispus CaptMicha Comment Paphiopedilum Maudiae Paphiopedilum jaoakley Comment White Mulberry Tree Morus alba liebran Comment Daylily 'Judith' Hemerocallis melody Comment Tomato 'Mountain Spring' Lycopersicon lycopersicum Cybrczch Comment Coneflower 'Sunrise' Echinacea LarissaH Comment Beardtongue, Beard Tongue Penstemon barbatus jg48650 Comment Dwarf Gaillardia, Blanket Flower, Indian Blanket 'Golden Goblin' Gaillardia x grandiflora jg48650 Comment False Dragonhead, Obedience Plant Physostegia virginia Farmerdill Image Melon 'Sensation' (Cucumis melo) Farmerdill Image Watermelon 'Pinata' (Citrullus lanatus) kennedyh Image Shiny Phebalium (Phebalium lamprophyllum) kennedyh Image Lancewood, Satinwood (Phebalium squameum) kennedyh Image False Sow-thistle (Reichardia tingitana) kennedyh Image Alpine Groundsel (Senecio bellidioides) kennedyh Image Alpine Groundsel (Senecio bellidioides) palmbob Image (Cycas curranii) palmbob Image (Cycas curranii) palmbob Image Marlbourough Blue Cycad (Cycas ophiolitica) palmbob Image 'Black Knight' (Echeveria sp.) Xenomorf Image Mediterranean Grass (Schismus barbatus) Xenomorf Image Mediterranean Grass (Schismus barbatus) Xenomorf Image Asian Mustard (Brassica tournefortii) Xenomorf Image Asian Mustard (Brassica tournefortii) Todd_Boland Image Capachito (Calceolaria arachnoidea) palmbob Image Echeveria 'Morning Light' (Echeveria ) palmbob Image Echeveria 'Morning Light' (Echeveria ) palmbob Image Kei River Cycad (Encephalartos princeps) palmbob Image Cycad (Encephalartos pterogonus) palmbob Image Medusa Head (Euphorbia flanaganii) palmbob Image Euphorbia (Euphorbia inermis) Xenomorf Image Fire Barrel Cactus, Biznaga (Ferocactus gracilis subsp. coloratus) melody Image Tomato 'Mountain Spring' (Lycopersicon lycopersicum) Xenomorf Image Fire Barrel Cactus, Biznaga (Ferocactus gracilis subsp. coloratus) Xenomorf Image Fire Barrel Cactus, Biznaga (Ferocactus gracilis subsp. coloratus) melody Image Tomato 'Mountain Spring' (Lycopersicon lycopersicum) melody Image Tomato 'Mountain Fresh' (Lycopersicon lycopersicum) palmbob Image Gymnocalycium (Gymnocalycium buenekeri) melody Image Tomato 'Mountain Fresh' (Lycopersicon lycopersicum) palmbob Image Gymnocalycium (Gymnocalycium eurypleurum) palmbob Image Gymnocalycium (Gymnocalycium marsoneri) melody Image White Clover, White Dutch Clover (Trifolium repens) palmbob Image Haworthia (Haworthia mirabilis var. beukmannii) melody Image Curly Dock (Rumex crispus) melody Image Curly Dock (Rumex crispus) palmbob Image Living Stones (Lithops aucampiae subsp. aucampiae var. aucampiae f. kuruman) palmbob Image Living Stones (Lithops salicola f. Maculate) melody Image Red Clover (Trifolium pratense) palmbob Image Living Stones 'Kuibisensis' (Lithops schwantesii subsp. schwantesii var. schwantesii) melody Image Okra 'Dad Speegle's Special' (Abelmoschus esculentus) Todd_Boland Image Candelabra Primrose (Primula anisodora) Big_Red Image Bush Bean 'Provider (purple seed)' (Phaseolus vulgaris) Big_Red Image Bush Bean 'Provider (purple seed)' (Phaseolus vulgaris) palmbob Image Arikury Palm (Syagrus schizophylla) palmbob Image Arikury Palm (Syagrus schizophylla) palmbob Image Zamia (Zamia splendens) Big_Red Image Tomato 'Soldacki' (Lycopersicon lycopersicum) Big_Red Image Tomato 'Mexico' (Lycopersicon lycopersicum) Big_Red Image Tomato 'Soldacki' (Lycopersicon lycopersicum) Big_Red Image Tomato 'Mexico' (Lycopersicon lycopersicum) JoanJ Image Daylily 'Ruby Stella' (Hemerocallis )

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Final Notes

Have a good day, and happy gardening!

Dave

And that's the way it was... July 13, 2006