Dave's Garden Newsletter for August 14, 2008

Gardening Quote of the Day

( -- Robert G. Ingersoll, American attorney, philosopher (born 8/11/1833))

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New Botanary Words

PlantFiles Activity:

PlantFiles Additions:

Member Addition Description Honor_the_Earth Comment Trumpet Vine, Trumpet Creeper, Cow-Itch Vine Campsis radicans Gardentourer Comment Hollyhock 'Pinafore' Alcea rosea Patsy_E Comment Rambler Rose 'Soaring Flight' Rosa mygypsyrose Comment Parrot Lily, Parrot Flower, Peruvian Lily, Lily of the Incas 'Glory of the Andes' Alstroemeria CactusJordi Comment Mammillaria Mammillaria beneckei Little_things Comment Trichocaulon Trichocaulon cactiforme Little_things Comment Bontaalwyn Aloe grandidentata joanlc Comment Coral Bells, Alumroot, Coralbells, Alum Root 'Amethyst Myst' Heuchera plantaholic186 Comment Dwarf Rhododendron Rhododendron impeditum Joyous Comment Floribunda Rose 'Scentimental' Rosa djam Comment Crepe Myrtle, Crape Myrtle 'Dynamite' Lagerstroemia indica CactusJordi Comment Haageocereus Haageocereus lanugispinus CactusJordi Comment Mammillaria Mammillaria albiarmata djam Comment Loblolly Bay Gordonia lasianthus Ozark Comment Tomato 'Aunt Ruby's German Green' Lycopersicon lycopersicum dancingbear27 Comment English Pea 'Green Arrow' Pisum sativum cedar18 Comment Belladonna Delphinium 'Connecticut Yankee' Delphinium x belladonna cedar18 Comment Hubricht's Blue Star, Narrow Leaf Blue Star, Arkansas Amsonia Amsonia hubrichtii snowpeach Comment Stinging Nettle, Tread Softly, Finger Rot Cnidoscolus stimulosus leeflea51 Comment Brassia Rex Brassia robcorreia Comment Foxtail Palm Wodyetia bifurcata leemiller38 Comment Formal Decorative Dahlia 'Heather Feather' Dahlia cedar18 Comment Cheddar Pink 'Fire Star' Dianthus gratianopolitanus CactusJordi Image Echinocereus (Echinocereus pulchellus subsp. sharpii) Joy Image Daylily 'Third Witch' (Hemerocallis ) Joy Image Daylily 'Third Witch' (Hemerocallis ) Joy Image Daylily 'Crimson Brocade' (Hemerocallis ) Joy Image Daylily 'Crimson Brocade' (Hemerocallis ) Joy Image Daylily 'Rocky's Eye' (Hemerocallis ) Cumulus79 Image Black Mondo Grass 'Niger' (Ophiopogon planiscapus) crimsontsavo Image Staghorn Sumac, Velvet Sumac (Rhus typhina) crimsontsavo Image Jerusalem Artichoke, Sunchoke (Helianthus tuberosus) Hemental Image Cow Pea, Cowpea, Southern Pea 'Red Ripper' (Vigna unguiculata) Danny112596 Image Curtiss' Milkweed (Asclepias curtissii) Danny112596 Image Wheel Milkweed (Asclepias uncialis) Danny112596 Image Pallid Milkweed, Davis' Milkweed (Asclepias cryptoceras) Danny112596 Image Dwarf Milkweed (Asclepias involucrata) ViolaValley Image Green Dragon (Arisaema dracontium) Shirley1md Image Clematis 'Queen of Holland' (Clematis Integrifolia) bonitin Image Hardy Begonia (Begonia grandis) melody Image Tomato 'Earl of Edgecombe' (Lycopersicon lycopersicum) av_ocd_girl Image Daylily 'All The Magic' (Hemerocallis ) av_ocd_girl Image Daylily 'Avis Jean' (Hemerocallis ) av_ocd_girl Image Daylily 'Barbara Mitchell' (Hemerocallis ) av_ocd_girl Image Daylily 'Cameroons' (Hemerocallis ) ngam Image Sweet William 'Heart Attack' (Dianthus barbatus) ngam Image Sweet William 'Heart Attack' (Dianthus barbatus) ngam Image Sweet William 'Heart Attack' (Dianthus barbatus) Xeriscape Image Hybrid Hummingbird Mint 'Desert Sunrise' (Agastache ) fleurone Image Black eyed Cuphea, Tri-coloured Cuphea (Cuphea cyanea) fleurone Image Black eyed Cuphea, Tri-coloured Cuphea (Cuphea cyanea) creekwalker Image Showy Stonecrop 'Autumn Joy' (Sedum ) decklife Image Dwarf Saltwort (Salicornia bigelovii) decklife Image Dwarf Saltwort (Salicornia bigelovii) retiredgal Image Asiatic Lily 'Olina' (Lilium ) CactusJordi Image Hanging Cactus, Pitayita, Snake Cactus (Echinocereus pensilis) creekwalker Image Showy Stonecrop 'Autumn Joy' (Sedum ) Patsy_E Image Rambler Rose 'Soaring Flight' (Rosa ) DaylilySLP Image Bigleaf Hydrangea, French Hydrangea, Mophead 'Endless Summer' (Hydrangea macrophylla) DaylilySLP Image Bigleaf Hydrangea, French Hydrangea, Mophead 'Endless Summer' (Hydrangea macrophylla) DaylilySLP Image Bigleaf Hydrangea, French Hydrangea, Mophead 'Endless Summer' (Hydrangea macrophylla) DaylilySLP Image Bigleaf Hydrangea, French Hydrangea, Mophead 'Endless Summer' (Hydrangea macrophylla) Patsy_E Image Rambler Rose 'Soaring Flight' (Rosa ) Patsy_E Image Rambler Rose 'Soaring Flight' (Rosa ) DaylilySLP Image Daylily 'All Fired Up' (Hemerocallis ) DaylilySLP Image Daylily 'All Fired Up' (Hemerocallis ) DaylilySLP Image Daylily 'Alpine Mist' (Hemerocallis ) DaylilySLP Image Daylily 'Alpine Mist' (Hemerocallis ) DaylilySLP Image Daylily 'Arachnephobia' (Hemerocallis ) DaylilySLP Image Daylily 'Autumn Minaret' (Hemerocallis ) tubbss5 Image Cardinal Climber (Ipomoea sloteri) tubbss5 Image Cardinal Climber (Ipomoea sloteri) DaylilySLP Image Daylily 'Baltimore Oriole' (Hemerocallis ) DaylilySLP Image Daylily 'Best Beau' (Hemerocallis ) DaylilySLP Image Daylily 'Big Blue' (Hemerocallis ) sulkyrob Image Wood Cow Wheat (Melampyrum nemorosum) DaylilySLP Image Daylily 'Blessing' (Hemerocallis ) DaylilySLP Image Daylily 'Blessing' (Hemerocallis ) DaylilySLP Image Daylily 'Bloodline' (Hemerocallis ) DaylilySLP Image Daylily 'Broadway Doll' (Hemerocallis ) DaylilySLP Image Daylily 'Brown Witch' (Hemerocallis ) bowilliamson Image Costa Rican Crinum (Crinum ugandense) bowilliamson Image Japanese Climbing Fern (Lygodium japonicum) CactusJordi Image Hanging Cactus, Pitayita, Snake Cactus (Echinocereus pensilis) CactusJordi Image Echinocereus (Echinocereus primolanatus) CactusJordi Image Echinocereus (Echinocereus pulchellus subsp. sharpii) CactusJordi Image Echinocereus (Echinocereus pulchellus var. amoenus) CactusJordi Image Echinocereus (Echinocereus rayonesensis) CactusJordi Image Hedgehog, Echinocereus (Echinocereus viereckii subsp. morricalii) CactusJordi Image Echinocereus (Echinocereus pulchellus subsp. weinbergii) CactusJordi Image Echinocereus (Echinocereus pulchellus) CactusJordi Image Correll's Green Pitaya, Brown-flowered Hedgehog (Echinocereus viridiflorus subsp. correllii) CactusJordi Image Brownspine Hedgehog Cactus, Green-Flowered Pitaya, Green-Flowered Torch Cactus, Varied Hedgehog (Echinocereus russanthus) CactusJordi Image Brownspine Hedgehog Cactus, Green-Flowered Pitaya, Green-Flowered Torch Cactus, Varied Hedgehog (Echinocereus russanthus) CactusJordi Image Brownspine Hedgehog Cactus, Green-Flowered Pitaya, Green-Flowered Torch Cactus, Varied Hedgehog (Echinocereus russanthus) CactusJordi Image Brownspine Hedgehog Cactus, Green-Flowered Pitaya, Green-Flowered Torch Cactus, Varied Hedgehog (Echinocereus russanthus) CactusJordi Image Davis's Green Pitaya (Echinocereus viridiflorus subsp. davisii) CactusJordi Image Davis's Green Pitaya (Echinocereus viridiflorus subsp. davisii) CactusJordi Image Davis's Green Pitaya (Echinocereus viridiflorus subsp. davisii) CactusJordi Image Davis's Green Pitaya (Echinocereus viridiflorus subsp. davisii) CactusJordi Image Echinocereus (Echinocereus websterianus) CactusJordi Image Claret Cup Hedgehog, Curve-spined Claret Cup (Echinocereus triglochidiatus var. gonacanthus) CactusJordi Image Claret Cup Hedgehog, Curve-spined Claret Cup (Echinocereus triglochidiatus var. gonacanthus) CactusJordi Image Claret Cup Hedgehog, Curve-spined Claret Cup (Echinocereus triglochidiatus var. gonacanthus) CactusJordi Image Hedgehog, Echinocereus (Echinocereus viereckii subsp. morricalii) CincoBayou Image Saw Palmetto, Scrub Palmetto, Silver Saw Palmetto (Serenoa repens) CactusJordi Image Brown-flowered Hedgehog, Green-flowered Pitaya, Green Hedgehog (Echinocereus viridiflorus subsp. cylindricus) Little_things Image Argyroderma (Argyroderma fissum) CactusJordi Image Brown-flowered Hedgehog, Green-flowered Pitaya, Green Hedgehog (Echinocereus viridiflorus subsp. cylindricus) CactusJordi Image Mammillaria (Mammillaria picta subsp. viereckii) CactusJordi Image Mammillaria (Mammillaria picta subsp. viereckii) CactusJordi Image Mammillaria (Mammillaria picta subsp. viereckii) CactusJordi Image Mammillaria (Mammillaria albicoma) CactusJordi Image Mammillaria (Mammillaria albicoma) CactusJordi Image Mammillaria (Mammillaria albicoma) CactusJordi Image Mammillaria (Mammillaria albiflora) CactusJordi Image Mammillaria (Mammillaria vetula) CactusJordi Image Mammillaria (Mammillaria vetula) CactusJordi Image Mammillaria (Mammillaria baumii) CactusJordi Image Mammillaria (Mammillaria surculosa) CactusJordi Image Mammillaria (Mammillaria surculosa) CactusJordi Image Mammillaria (Mammillaria surculosa) CactusJordi Image Mammillaria (Mammillaria brachytrichion) CactusJordi Image Mammillaria (Mammillaria brachytrichion) Joy Image Asiatic Lily 'Doeskin' (Lilium ) CactusJordi Image Mammillaria (Mammillaria beneckei) CactusJordi Image Mammillaria (Mammillaria beneckei) CactusJordi Image Mammillaria (Mammillaria blossfeldiana) CactusJordi Image Mammillaria (Mammillaria blossfeldiana) Joy Image Daylily 'Ferris Wheel' (Hemerocallis ) Joy Image Daylily 'Prince Of Purple' (Hemerocallis ) Joy Image Daylily 'Latin Rhythm' (Hemerocallis ) artcons Image Sweet Almond Bush, Incense Bush (Aloysia virgata) mgarr Image Smooth Hydrangea, Wild Hydrangea, Sevenbark 'Dardom' (Hydrangea arborescens) mgarr Image Smooth Hydrangea, Wild Hydrangea, Sevenbark 'Dardom' (Hydrangea arborescens) turektaylor Image Bat-Face Cuphea, St. Peter's Plant, Tiny Mice, Bunny Ears (Cuphea llavea) turektaylor Image Bat-Face Cuphea, St. Peter's Plant, Tiny Mice, Bunny Ears (Cuphea llavea) turektaylor Image Bat-Face Cuphea, St. Peter's Plant, Tiny Mice, Bunny Ears (Cuphea llavea) joanlc Image Coral Bells, Alumroot, Coralbells, Alum Root 'Amethyst Myst' (Heuchera ) Ozark Image Tomato 'Aunt Ruby's German Green' (Lycopersicon lycopersicum) jenhillphoto Image Fingerling Potato 'Red Thumb' (Solanum tuberosum) jenhillphoto Image Fingerling Potato 'Red Thumb' (Solanum tuberosum) jenhillphoto Image Cantaloupe 'Minnesota Midget' (Cucumis melo) jenhillphoto Image Tomato 'Yellow Submarine' (Lycopersicon lycopersicum) kennedyh Image Cut-Leaf Banksia (Banksia praemorsa) kennedyh Image Cockies Tongues (Templetonia retusa) kennedyh Image Cockies Tongues (Templetonia retusa)

Garden Watchdog Activity:

Member Addition Description bettieacks Positive Rose Franklin's Perennials & Herbs (Butterfly Bushes.com) Kamikid Positive Hazzard's Greenhouse dogbreath Negative DR Trimmer/Mower ginnyt3 Positive HostasDirect Inc. JeffChamberlain Positive HostasDirect Inc. wrinkey Positive Champion Daylilies (Schumacher Farms, Inc.) eemagin Positive Katz Kuntry Kuttins Cretaceous Positive Forestfarm NFGreen Positive HostasDirect Inc. adurko Positive HostasDirect Inc. hayer Positive HostasDirect Inc. bjwms99 Positive HostasDirect Inc. perennial_gal Positive HostasDirect Inc. jschall Positive Rivers End Nursery and Farm magnolia_fan Positive Rarefind Nursery (Rare Find Nursery) SLValleyGirl Positive Made in the Shade Gardens windrhythms Positive High Country Gardens tikiblueyes Negative Van Bourgondien Dutch Bulbs

Garden Bookworm Activity:

Final Notes

Have a good day, and happy gardening!

Dave

And that's the way it was... August 14, 2008