Dave's Garden Newsletter for October 4, 2007

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Member Addition Description Marilynbeth Comment Tall Bearded Iris 'Epiphany' Iris Xenomorf Comment Stenocactus 'Palmillas' Stenocactus nova Marilynbeth Comment Tall Bearded Iris 'Linda Darnell' Iris CHudnall Comment Desert Rose Adenium obesum Marilynbeth Comment Tall Bearded Iris 'Butter Please' Iris Marilynbeth Comment Tall Bearded Iris 'Excess Energy' Iris Marilynbeth Comment Tall Bearded Iris 'Mohican Tears' Iris Marilynbeth Comment Tall Bearded Iris 'Miami Heat' Iris Marilynbeth Comment Tall Bearded Iris 'Indicator' Iris davidmacmanus Comment China Doll, Serpent Tree, Emerald Tree Radermachera sinica Marilynbeth Comment Tall Bearded Iris 'Calypso Music' Iris Marilynbeth Comment Tall Bearded Iris 'Dark Watch' Iris JerusalemCherry Comment Butcher's Broom Ruscus aculeatus Marilynbeth Comment Tall Bearded Iris 'Western Dawn' Iris Marilynbeth Comment Tall Bearded Iris 'Dat's Da One' Iris Marilynbeth Comment Tall Bearded Iris 'Pinktastic' Iris Marilynbeth Comment Tall Bearded Iris 'Nightmare' Iris Marilynbeth Comment Tall Bearded Iris 'Cowboy Up' Iris Marilynbeth Comment Tall Bearded Iris 'Howdy Clouds' Iris Marilynbeth Comment Tall Bearded Iris 'Cowboy In Black' Iris Marilynbeth Comment Tall Bearded Iris 'Iroquois Scout' Iris Marilynbeth Comment Tall Bearded Iris 'Line of Fire' Iris Marilynbeth Comment Tall Bearded Iris 'Fear Factor' Iris onalee Comment Cow's Udder, Nipple Fruit, Mackaw Bush Solanum mammosum bewareocreeper Comment Virginia Creeper Parthenocissus quinquefolia Farmerdill Comment Snap Bean (String, Green or French Bean) 'Logan Giant' Phaseolus vulgaris djk61 Comment Taro, Elephant Ear 'Black Magic' Colocasia esculenta Marilynbeth Comment Tall Bearded Iris 'Cree Lady' Iris Marilynbeth Comment Tall Bearded Iris 'Eliminator' Iris Marilynbeth Comment Tall Bearded Iris 'Everything Plus Horns' Iris Marilynbeth Comment Tall Bearded Iris 'Hopi Trails' Iris Marilynbeth Comment Tall Bearded Iris 'Manitou Skies' Iris Marilynbeth Comment Tall Bearded Iris 'Perfect Storm' Iris PudgyMudpies Comment Tinantia Tinantia erecta Marilynbeth Comment Tall Bearded Iris 'Plaza Lights' Iris Marilynbeth Comment Tall Bearded Iris 'Pretty Perfect' Iris Marilynbeth Comment Tall Bearded Iris 'Scarlet Arrow' Iris Marilynbeth Comment Tall Bearded Iris 'Boy Howdy' Iris Marilynbeth Comment Tall Bearded Iris 'Comanche Winter' Iris michaeladenner Comment Floribunda Rose 'Tuscan Sun' Rosa Marilynbeth Comment Tall Bearded Iris 'Crop Circles' Iris Marilynbeth Comment Tall Bearded Iris 'Seven Thunders' Iris Marilynbeth Comment Tall Bearded Iris 'Dark Dancer' Iris Marilynbeth Comment Tall Bearded Iris 'Aztec Lace' Iris Marilynbeth Comment Tall Bearded Iris 'Raspberry Sorbet' Iris Marilynbeth Comment Tall Bearded Iris 'Gayle Ellen' Iris Marilynbeth Comment Tall Bearded Iris 'Jungle Dancer' Iris Marilynbeth Comment Tall Bearded Iris 'Pawnee Pink' Iris Marilynbeth Comment Tall Bearded Iris 'Wild Discovery' Iris Marilynbeth Comment Tall Bearded Iris 'Desloge Tornado' Iris OutlawDJ Comment Northern Red Oak, Eastern Red Oak, Mountain Red Oak, Gray Oak Quercus rubra Marilynbeth Comment Tall Bearded Iris 'Doctor Norlan Henderson' Iris Porphyrostachys Image Aloe (Aloe florenceae) Porphyrostachys Image Aloe (Aloe florenceae) Porphyrostachys Image Aloe (Aloe asperifolia) Porphyrostachys Image Agave (Agave nizandensis) mygardens Image Rough-stemmed Aster (Aster radula) bigcityal Image Decorative Dahlia 'Canby Centennial' (Dahlia ) bigcityal Image Cactus Dahlia 'Candy Cane' (Dahlia ) bootandall Image Forest Lily, Sand Onion (sandui), Winter Red Hot Poker (Veltheimia bracteata) bootandall Image Forest Lily, Sand Onion (sandui), Winter Red Hot Poker (Veltheimia bracteata) bootandall Image Lobster Claw, Glory Pea, Parrot's Bill (Clianthus puniceus) bootandall Image Primrose (Primula x pubescens alba) Calif_Sue Image Hybrid Tea Rose 'Remember Me' (Rosa ) GardenGuyKin Image Cupid's Dart (Catananche caerulea) Xenomorf Image Clary Sage, Muscatel Sage (Salvia sclarea) Xenomorf Image Clary Sage, Muscatel Sage (Salvia sclarea) Xenomorf Image Clary Sage, Muscatel Sage (Salvia sclarea) Xenomorf Image Clary Sage, Muscatel Sage (Salvia sclarea) Xenomorf Image Desert Wheat Grass (Agropyron desertorum) Xenomorf Image Desert Wheat Grass (Agropyron desertorum) bekisar Image Ivy Gourd (Coccinia grandis) Xenomorf Image Haworthia (Haworthia pumila) Mr_Cleaver Image Dicrocaulon (Dicrocaulon ramulosum) Mr_Cleaver Image Living Stones 'Rubra' (Lithops optica) Xenomorf Image Pygmaeocereus (Pygmaeocereus bylesianus) DaveH Image 'DragonStone' (Restrepia guttulata) DaveH Image 'DragonStone' (Restrepia guttulata) onalee Image Cow's Udder, Nipple Fruit, Mackaw Bush (Solanum mammosum) DaveH Image Laelia (Laelia pumila) onalee Image Cow's Udder, Nipple Fruit, Mackaw Bush (Solanum mammosum) DaveH Image Crimson Flag, Cape Lily, River Lily 'Oregon Sunset' (Hesperantha coccinea) DaveH Image Crimson Flag, Cape Lily, River Lily 'Oregon Sunset' (Hesperantha coccinea) Xenomorf Image Tunilla (Tunilla soehrensii) DaveH Image White Cape Lily, White River Lily (Hesperantha coccinea f. alba) Xenomorf Image Stenocactus 'Palmillas' (Stenocactus nova) kennedyh Image Showy Parrot-pea (Dillwynia sericea) kennedyh Image Austral Indigo (Indigofera australis) kennedyh Image Common Pear, European Pear (Pyrus communis) kennedyh Image Gooseberry 'Captivator' (Ribes uva-crispa) kennedyh Image Gooseberry 'Captivator' (Ribes uva-crispa) kennedyh Image Stinkwood (Zieria arborescens) mystic Image Daylily 'Iron Man' (Hemerocallis ) kennedyh Image Mingimingi (Cyathodes fasciculata) mystic Image Daylily 'Victorian Christmas' (Hemerocallis ) mystic Image Daylily 'Shimmering Red Satin' (Hemerocallis ) mystic Image Daylily 'Midnight Angel' (Hemerocallis ) mystic Image Daylily 'Velvet Elvis' (Hemerocallis ) mystic Image Daylily 'Evening Concerto' (Hemerocallis ) kennedyh Image Cheeseberry (Cyathodes glauca) mystic Image Daylily 'Michael Bennett' (Hemerocallis ) mystic Image Daylily 'By Two They Came' (Hemerocallis ) kennedyh Image Mulloway Needle Bush (Hakea actites) mystic Image Daylily 'Victorian Gold' (Hemerocallis ) mystic Image Daylily 'Morning Sun Burst' (Hemerocallis ) mystic Image Daylily 'How Beautiful' (Hemerocallis ) mystic Image Daylily 'Thouroughly Modern Millie' (Hemerocallis ) mystic Image Daylily 'Belle Cook' (Hemerocallis ) mystic Image Daylily 'Mildred Brooker' (Hemerocallis ) kennedyh Image Shell-leaved Hakea (Hakea conchifolia) mystic Image Daylily 'Ohio Sunset' (Hemerocallis ) mystic Image Daylily 'Wide Eyed Beauty' (Hemerocallis ) mystic Image Daylily 'Wide Eyed Beauty' (Hemerocallis ) mystic Image Daylily 'Iron Sharpens Iron' (Hemerocallis )

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Final Notes

Have a good day, and happy gardening!

Dave

And that's the way it was... October 4, 2007