Dave's Garden Newsletter for October 7, 2007

Gardening Quote of the Day

( -- Henry Louis (HL) Mencken, American journalist, literary critic (born 9/12/1880))

Forum Photo of the Day   Subject: Weird but beautiful By woodspirit1

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New Botanary Words

PlantFiles Activity:

PlantFiles Additions:

Member Addition Description LenaBeanNZ Comment Hot Pepper 'Mulato' Capsicum annuum palmbob Comment Euphorbia 'Lyttoniana' Euphorbia pseudocactus pollyk Comment Siberian Iris 'Coronation Anthem' Iris sibirica palmbob Comment Euphorbia 'Snow Flake' Euphorbia polygona ChooChooKaChew Comment Daylily 'Linda' Hemerocallis macybee Comment Felt Plant, Felt Bush, Velvet Leaf Kalanchoe 'Panamensis' Kalanchoe beharensis Marilynbeth Comment Tall Bearded Iris 'Kentucky Woman' Iris Marilynbeth Comment Tall Bearded Iris 'Laced Cotton' Iris Marilynbeth Comment Tall Bearded Iris 'Lacy Snowflake' Iris Marilynbeth Comment Tall Bearded Iris 'Last Chance' Iris Marilynbeth Comment Tall Bearded Iris 'Last Hurrah' Iris Marilynbeth Comment Tall Bearded Iris 'Lenten Prayer' Iris Marilynbeth Comment Tall Bearded Iris 'Let's Boogie' Iris palmbob Comment Dehesa Beargrass Nolina interrata Marilynbeth Comment Tall Bearded Iris 'Lightshine' Iris Marilynbeth Comment Tall Bearded Iris 'Live Music' Iris Marilynbeth Comment Tall Bearded Iris 'Loop the Loop' Iris Marilynbeth Comment Tall Bearded Iris 'Lovely Senorita' Iris Marilynbeth Comment Tall Bearded Iris 'Lullaby of Spring' Iris Marilynbeth Comment Tall Bearded Iris 'Luxor Gold' Iris grampapa Comment Russian Sage 'Little Spire' Perovskia atriplicifolia Marilynbeth Comment Tall Bearded Iris 'Made of Magic' Iris Marilynbeth Comment Tall Bearded Iris 'Madeira' Iris Marilynbeth Comment Tall Bearded Iris 'Magical Encounter' Iris Marilynbeth Comment Tall Bearded Iris 'Magical Glow' Iris Marilynbeth Comment Tall Bearded Iris 'Magical Moonlight' Iris Marilynbeth Comment Tall Bearded Iris 'Major League' Iris Marilynbeth Comment Tall Bearded Iris 'Meritage' Iris Marilynbeth Comment Tall Bearded Iris 'Merlot' Iris Marilynbeth Comment Tall Bearded Iris 'Metolius Blues' Iris Marilynbeth Comment Tall Bearded Iris 'Mexican Holiday' Iris thistlesifter Comment Conophytum Conophytum praesectum jennscot Comment Winter Squash, Spaghetti Squash 'Vegetable' Cucurbita pepo thistlesifter Comment Conophytum Conophytum wettsteinii Marilynbeth Comment Tall Bearded Iris 'Midnight Majesty' Iris Marilynbeth Comment Tall Bearded Iris 'Midnight Revelry' Iris Marilynbeth Comment Tall Bearded Iris 'Midnight Treat' Iris Marilynbeth Comment Tall Bearded Iris 'Millennium Sunrise' Iris thistlesifter Comment Living Stones Lithops bromfieldii Marilynbeth Comment Tall Bearded Iris 'Monet's Blue' Iris Marilynbeth Comment Tall Bearded Iris 'Morning Frost' Iris Marilynbeth Comment Tall Bearded Iris 'Mulberry Punch' Iris msbehavoyeur Comment Virginia Creeper Parthenocissus quinquefolia franron Comment Variegated Japanese Woodland Sage 'Fuji Snow' Salvia nipponica Marilynbeth Comment Tall Bearded Iris 'My Girl' Iris TBGDN Comment Chrysanthemum, Mum 'Tenderness' Chrysanthemum Marilynbeth Comment Tall Bearded Iris 'Mystic's Muse' Iris Marilynbeth Comment Tall Bearded Iris 'Native Tale' Iris Marilynbeth Comment Tall Bearded Iris 'Nehalem Bay' Iris Marilynbeth Comment Tall Bearded Iris 'New Renaissance' Iris Marilynbeth Comment Tall Bearded Iris 'Night Edition' Iris Marilynbeth Comment Tall Bearded Iris 'Night Ruler' Iris Marilynbeth Comment Tall Bearded Iris 'No Other Love' Iris Marilynbeth Comment Tall Bearded Iris 'Northwest Pride' Iris Marilynbeth Comment Tall Bearded Iris 'Northwest Progress' Iris andre1969 Comment Silver Maple, Soft Maple, River Maple, Silverleaf Maple, White Maple Acer saccharinum Marilynbeth Comment Tall Bearded Iris 'Oh Jamaica' Iris andre1969 Comment Variegated Japanese Knotweed, Speckled Mexican Bamboo 'Variegata' Polygonum cuspidatum Marilynbeth Comment Tall Bearded Iris 'Old Black Magic' Iris spidra Image Giant Vetch (Vicia gigantea) spidra Image Giant Vetch (Vicia gigantea) spidra Image Pacific Pea (Lathyrus vestitus) Calif_Sue Image Floribunda Rose 'Betty Boop' (Rosa ) spidra Image Pacific Pea (Lathyrus vestitus) PotEmUp Image Creeping Gloxinia, Mexican Twist (Lophospermum erubescens) ronwest Image Sundew (Drosera glabripes) WaterCan2 Image Common Cosmos, Mexican Aster 'Pied Piper Red' (Cosmos bipinnatus) Kell Image Tickseed 'Limerock Passion' (Coreopsis ) Kell Image Tickseed 'Limerock Passion' (Coreopsis ) Kell Image Tickseed 'Limerock Passion' (Coreopsis ) Kell Image Variegated Pampas Grass 'Gold Band' (Cortaderia selloana) cactuspatch Image Hybrid Tea Rose 'Double Delight' (Rosa ) Kell Image Variegated Pampas Grass 'Gold Band' (Cortaderia selloana) Kell Image Variegated Pampas Grass 'Gold Band' (Cortaderia selloana) Kell Image Variegated Pampas Grass 'Gold Band' (Cortaderia selloana) grampapa Image Desert Zinnia 'Cut & Come Again' (Zinnia pumila) grampapa Image Desert Zinnia 'Cut & Come Again' (Zinnia pumila) Kell Image Eulalia, Japanese Silver Grass, Maiden Grass, Zebra Grass 'Arabesque' (Miscanthus sinensis) Kell Image Eulalia, Japanese Silver Grass, Maiden Grass, Zebra Grass 'Arabesque' (Miscanthus sinensis) grampapa Image Desert Zinnia 'Cut & Come Again' (Zinnia pumila) Kell Image Eulalia, Japanese Silver Grass, Maiden Grass, Zebra Grass 'Arabesque' (Miscanthus sinensis) Kell Image Eulalia, Japanese Silver Grass, Maiden Grass, Zebra Grass 'Arabesque' (Miscanthus sinensis) Anitabryk2 Image Butter Daisy, Melampodium, Gold Medallion Flower, Star Daisy 'Million Gold' (Melampodium paludosum) spidra Image Giant Vetch (Vicia gigantea) spidra Image Giant Vetch (Vicia gigantea) Suze_ Image Hot Pepper 'Billy Goat' (Capsicum chinense) bigcityal Image New England Aster, Hardy Aster, Michaelmas Daisy 'Hella Lacy' (Symphyotrichum novae-angliae) bigcityal Image Aromatic Aster, Fall Aster 'October Skies' (Symphyotrichum oblongifolium) bigcityal Image Smooth Aster 'Bluebird' (Symphyotrichum laeve) palmbob Image Euphorbia 'Lyttoniana' (Euphorbia pseudocactus) palmbob Image Euphorbia 'Lyttoniana' (Euphorbia pseudocactus) pollyk Image Siberian Iris 'Coronation Anthem' (Iris sibirica) palmbob Image Euphorbia 'Snow Flake' (Euphorbia polygona) palmbob Image Sun Pitcher (Heliamphora heterodoxa) palmbob Image Wedge-leaflet Fan Palm, Australian Fan Palm (Licuala ramsayi) palmbob Image Wedge-leaflet Fan Palm, Australian Fan Palm (Licuala ramsayi) thistlesifter Image Argyroderma (Argyroderma fissum) thistlesifter Image African Living Rock, Living Rock Cactus, Mimicry Plant ''Envy'' (Pleiospilos bolusii) gabagoo Image Scaredy Cat, Scardy Plant, Cat Repellent Plant, Dogs Be Gone Coleus (Coleus canina) thistlesifter Image Tree Aeonium ''Day Break'' (Aeonium arboreum) palmbob Image Carnavon Palm (Livistona nitida) ginger749 Image Tall Sundew (Drosera peltata subsp. auriculata) palmbob Image Magnolia 'Nigra' (Magnolia liliiflora) thistlesifter Image Aeonium (Aeonium nobile) palmbob Image Magnolia 'Nigra' (Magnolia liliiflora) palmbob Image Banana (Musa uranoscopos) palmbob Image Banana (Musa uranoscopos) palmbob Image Dehesa Beargrass (Nolina interrata) palmbob Image (Osa pulchra) palmbob Image (Osa pulchra) palmbob Image Philodendron (Philodendron goeldii) palmbob Image Philodendron (Philodendron goeldii) palmbob Image Philodendron (Philodendron goeldii) palmbob Image Latanier feuille, Thief Palm (Phoenicophorium borsigianum) shive Image Daylily 'Blue In The Face' (Hemerocallis ) palmbob Image Latanier feuille, Thief Palm (Phoenicophorium borsigianum) palmbob Image Latanier feuille, Thief Palm (Phoenicophorium borsigianum) palmbob Image Cretan Date Palm (Phoenix theophrasti) palmbob Image Cretan Date Palm (Phoenix theophrasti) palmbob Image Himalaya Rattan Palm (Plectocomia himalayana) palmbob Image Thatch Palm, Blue Needle Palm (Trithrinax campestris) palmbob Image Thatch Palm, Blue Needle Palm (Trithrinax campestris) palmbob Image Thatch Palm, Blue Needle Palm (Trithrinax campestris) palmbob Image Thatch Palm, Blue Needle Palm (Trithrinax campestris) palmbob Image Butter Tree (Tylecodon paniculatus) palmbob Image Wallich Cotyledon (Tylecodon wallichii) sibhskylvr Image Angel Trumpet, Angel's Trumpet 'Dr. Seuss' (Brugmansia ) palmbob Image Khasia Hills Fan Palm (Trachycarpus martianus) palmbob Image Zamia (Zamia neurophyllidia) ginger749 Image Golden Wattle (Acacia pycnantha) ginger749 Image Golden Wattle (Acacia pycnantha) ginger749 Image Golden Wattle (Acacia pycnantha) ginger749 Image Golden Wattle (Acacia pycnantha) ginger749 Image Golden Wattle (Acacia pycnantha) chels580 Image Border Bearded Iris 'Batik' (Iris ) amethystsm Image Common Cosmos 'Summer Dreams' (Cosmos Bipinnatus) GardenGuyKin Image Floribunda Rose 'Frensham' (Rosa ) mypetalpatch Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Memphis Blues' (Iris ) LenaBeanNZ Image Double Narcissus, Double Daffodil 'Tahiti' (Narcissus ) thistlesifter Image Conophytum (Conophytum pellucidum) thistlesifter Image Conophytum (Conophytum schlechteri) Xenomorf Image Creeping Barberry, Creeping Hollygrape, Creeping Mahonia (Mahonia repens) Xenomorf Image Creeping Barberry, Creeping Hollygrape, Creeping Mahonia (Mahonia repens) Xenomorf Image Creeping Barberry, Creeping Hollygrape, Creeping Mahonia (Mahonia repens) Xenomorf Image Purple Locoweed, Lambert's Crazyweed (Oxytropis lambertii) Xenomorf Image Purple Locoweed, Lambert's Crazyweed (Oxytropis lambertii) Xenomorf Image Purple Locoweed, Lambert's Crazyweed (Oxytropis lambertii) kniphofia Image 'Wendy's Beauty' (Fuchsia ) thistlesifter Image (Conophytum jucundum subsp. jucundum) kniphofia Image 'Wendy's Beauty' (Fuchsia ) kniphofia Image 'Andrea Julie' (Primula auricula) thistlesifter Image Crassula (Crassula tecta) thistlesifter Image (Muiria hortenseae) thistlesifter Image Conophytum (Conophytum wettsteinii) PotEmUp Image Tiger Flower, Mexican Shell Flower (Tigridia pavonia) chriscontreras Image Monkey Hand Tree, Hand Plant Tree (Chiranthodendron pentadactylon) peregrin_a Image Glory Flower, Princess Flower (Tibouchina urvilleana) chicochi3 Image King Begonia, Painted Begonia, Painted Leaf Begonia, Rex Begonia 'Omaha Beefsteak' (Begonia rex) peregrin_a Image Glory Flower, Princess Flower (Tibouchina urvilleana) chicochi3 Image Old Garden Rose 'Smith's Parish' (Rosa ) chicochi3 Image Old Garden Rose 'Smith's Parish' (Rosa ) Calif_Sue Image Hybrid Tea Rose 'Fantastique' (Rosa ) Calif_Sue Image Hybrid Tea Rose 'Remember Me' (Rosa ) colliwobbles Image Hardy Ice Plant, Trailing Ice Plant, Cooper's Iceplant (Delosperma cooperi) jennscot Image Winter Squash, Spaghetti Squash 'Vegetable' (Cucurbita pepo) millerat Image Polka-Dot Plant, Freckle Face (Hypoestes phyllostachya) PotEmUp Image Orange Hummingbird Mint, Jewel of the Sierra Madre, Hyssop 'Apricot Sunrise' (Agastache ) trilian15 Image Common Cow-wheat (Melampyrum pratense) trilian15 Image Common Cow-wheat (Melampyrum pratense) trilian15 Image Common Cow-wheat (Melampyrum pratense) ginger749 Image Veiny Wattle-Woolly Wattle (Acacia venulosa) ginger749 Image Veiny Wattle-Woolly Wattle (Acacia venulosa) ginger749 Image Veiny Wattle-Woolly Wattle (Acacia venulosa) ginger749 Image Veiny Wattle-Woolly Wattle (Acacia venulosa) Todd_Boland Image Heather 'Irish Lemon' (Erica x stuartii) Todd_Boland Image Cross-leaved Heath 'Con Underwood' (Erica tetralix) Todd_Boland Image Dorset Heath 'Mrs. C. H. Gill' (Erica ciliaris) Todd_Boland Image Griffith's Heath 'Heaven Scent' (Erica X griffithsii)

Garden Watchdog Activity:

Member Addition Description REXTHELAB Positive University of Idaho Forest Research Nursery scross1 Positive Nearly Native Nursery (formerly Green Plant Market Inc.) clarendt Positive DR Trimmer/Mower butthole Positive Merrifield Garden Center nevadagdn Positive West County Gardener AvDaBr Positive Native Gardens amonsusanb Positive Summer Hill Seeds ginnya Positive Easy to Grow Bulbs bzas Positive Sooner Plant Farm (home of Imagine Backyard Trees®) horsewoman Positive Secret Garden Rare Plants zebraman Negative Seeds of Change giboosi_alttara Negative Jackson & Perkins sranger Positive Summer Hill Seeds sunloverincincy Positive Bloomin Designs Nursery Kari2 Positive Eleanor's of California

Garden Bookworm Activity:

Final Notes

Have a good day, and happy gardening!

Dave

And that's the way it was... October 7, 2007