Sep 19, 8:30 PM

Dave's Garden Newsletter for September 19, 2008

Covering the events of September 19, 2008

... in which ...
3,481 posts were made.
20 plants were added to PlantFiles.
16 comments were added to PlantFiles.
340 checkboxes were added to PlantFiles.
110 snapshots were added to PlantFiles.
23 entries were added to Botanary.
2 companies were added to the Garden Watchdog.
18 ratings were added to the Garden Watchdog.
1 book was added to the Garden Bookworm.
1 rating was 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

"Never wrestle with a pig: You both get all dirty and the pig likes it."

( -- Unknown)

Forum Activity

A grand total of 3,481 posts were made yesterday.

Forum Posts

Games 287 posts
Group Trades, Swaps and Round Robins 270 posts
Poultry and Livestock 242 posts
Pets 169 posts
Brugmansias 139 posts
Mid-South Gardening 127 posts
PlantFiles Pictures 121 posts
Florida Gardening 119 posts
Plant and Tree Identification 117 posts
Irises 98 posts
Daylilies 92 posts
Northeast Gardening 88 posts
Southwest Gardening 87 posts
Bird Watching 69 posts
Texas Gardening 52 posts
Photos 44 posts
Hummingbird and Butterfly Gardening 40 posts
Roses 40 posts
Pacific Northwest Gardening 40 posts
Perennials 39 posts
African Violets and Gesneriads 39 posts
Cacti and Succulents 37 posts
Sustainable Alternatives 36 posts
Insect and Spider Identification 35 posts
Tropical Plants 34 posts
Sewing and Quilting 31 posts
Seed Trading 29 posts
Weather 29 posts
Beginner Gardening Questions 27 posts
Morning Glories 27 posts
Propagation 26 posts
Aroids 25 posts
Carolina Gardening 25 posts
California Gardening 24 posts
Agastaches and Salvias 24 posts
Cottage Gardening 24 posts
Mid-Atlantic Gardening 23 posts
Ohio River Valley Gardening 22 posts
Cannas 21 posts
Water Gardens 21 posts
Canadian Gardening 21 posts
Wildlife 20 posts
Books, Movies, and TV 20 posts
Georgia Gardening 19 posts
Rocky Mountain Gardening 19 posts
Hoyas 18 posts
Passifloras 18 posts
BugFiles Pictures 18 posts
Bird Identification 18 posts
Recipes 17 posts
Upper Midwest Gardening 17 posts
Voting Booth 15 posts
Plant Trading 15 posts
Trash to Treasure 14 posts
Clematis 14 posts
Plumerias 14 posts
Coleus 14 posts
Equine Forum 12 posts
Herbs 12 posts
Vines and Climbers 12 posts
Orchids 11 posts
Greenhouse 11 posts
Central Midwest Gardening 11 posts
Australian Gardening 10 posts
Lilies 10 posts
Dahlias 10 posts
Farm Life 10 posts
Indoor Gardening and Houseplants 9 posts
Hibiscus 9 posts
Computer Talk 9 posts
Parenting 8 posts
DG Marketplace 8 posts
Hostas 8 posts
Tomatoes 8 posts
Amaryllis and Hippeastrums 8 posts
Heucheras and Friends 8 posts
Beginner Landscaping 7 posts
Happy Birthday 7 posts
Container Gardening 7 posts
Clean and Clutter-free 7 posts
Trees, Shrubs and Conifers 7 posts
Home Decorating 7 posts
Fruits and Nuts 7 posts
Michigan Gardening 7 posts
Orchid Cactus 6 posts
Beekeeping 6 posts
Beginner Flowers 6 posts
Antiques and Collectibles 5 posts
Tropical Zone Gardening 5 posts
Beginner Vegetables 5 posts
Healthy Living 5 posts
Bulbs 5 posts
Wildlife Gardening 5 posts
Vegetable Gardening 4 posts
BugFiles How-to's 4 posts
Garden Design 4 posts
Cameras and Photography 4 posts
Organic Gardening 3 posts
Cut Flowers and Floral Design 3 posts
Geraniums, Pelargoniums and Erodiums 3 posts
Saving Seeds 3 posts
Gingers 3 posts
Master Gardeners 3 posts
Artisans 3 posts
Garden Talk 3 posts
Grass and Bamboo 2 posts
Fireplaces and Wood Stoves 2 posts
Electrical and Lighting 2 posts
Palms and Cycads 2 posts
Cooking 1 post
Bloom.com Photos 1 post
Garden Pests and Diseases 1 post
Needle Arts 1 post
Hypertufa and Concrete 1 post
Jokes & Humor 1 post
Seed Germination 1 post
Mums and Asters 1 post
Scrapbooking and Paper Crafts 1 post
Roundup Pictures 1 post
Beginner Houseplants 1 post
Test 1 post
Peppers 1 post
Beauty and Fashion Tips 1 post
Ferns, Fungi and Mosses 1 post

New Botanary Words

Name	Pronunciation	Meaning
schafta	SHAF-tuh	A Caspian area vernacular name for Silene schafta
Vallea	val-LEE-uh	Named for 18th century Italian botanist Felice Valle
yamatutai	yam-a-TOO-tay-eye	Of or from the Yamato province of Japan
vialis	VEE-uh-lis	Grows in waste places, roadsides, or in rubbish
viale	VEE-uh-lee	Grows in waste places, roadsides, or in rubbish
harmala	HARM-uh-luh	Named for the Arabic verancular name harmil, for it's medicinal use
harmalus	HARM-uh-lus	Named for the Arabic verancular name harmil, for it's medicinal use
harmalum	HARM-uh-lum	Named for the Arabic verancular name harmil, for it's medicinal use
nivara	NIV-uh-ruh	Referring to the white color
nivale	NIV-ah-lee	Growing in or near snow, or referring to the white color
nivicola	niv-ee-KOH-luh	Living and flowering in snow
nivicolum	niv-ee-KOH-lum	Living and flowering in snow
sophia	soh-FEE-uh	Rrom the Greek word sophia (wisdom) or sophos (wise)
sophera	SOF-er-uh	An Arabian name for a pea flowering tree like those in the genus Sophora
platyanthum	plat-ee-AN-thum	Flat flowers with radiate corollas
platyanthus	plat-ee-AN-thus	Flat flowers with radiate corollas
platyantha	plat-ee-AN-thu	Flat flowers with radiate corollas
plebeja	PLEE-bee-uh	Common
plebejum	PLEE-bee-um	Common
plebeius	PLEE-bee-us	Common
plebeia	PLEE-bee-uh	Common
plebeium	PLEE-bee-um	Common
barrosianus	bar-roh-see-AY-nus	Named for Graziela Maciel Barroso, 20th century botanist in Brazil

PlantFiles Activity:

20 new plants.
16 new descriptions were added.
110 new images were added.
340 new content were checked off.

PlantFiles Additions:

Member	Addition	Description
winterkill	Comment	Gentian 'Marsha' Gentiana makinoi
winterkill	Comment	Hybrid Tea Rose 'Blue Girl' Rosa
RainGazer	Comment	Lipstick Plant, Basketvine, Basket Vine, Tiger Stripe Aeschynanthus longicaulis
winterkill	Comment	Yellow Grape Hyacinth 'Golden Fragrance' Muscari macrocarpum
mrs_colla	Comment	Selinum Selinum wallichianum
winterkill	Comment	Seven Son Flower, Autumn Lilac Heptacodium miconioides
mrs_colla	Comment	Shadblow Service Berry, Downy Serviceberry, Canadian Serviceberry 'Prince William' Amelanchier canadensis
Kell	Comment	Tropical Hibiscus 'Moon Glow' Hibiscus rosa-sinensis
slou	Comment	Sea Poppy, Horned Poppy, Yellow Horned Poppy Glaucium flavum
Lily_love	Comment	Carrion Plant, Carrion Flower, Starfish Plant, Toad Plant, Zulu Giant Stapelia gigantea
JoanJ	Comment	Border Bearded Iris 'Another Gem' Iris
TropiSocal_dave	Comment	Upright Elephant Ear, Giant Taro, Wild Taro 'Borneo Giant' Alocasia macrorrhizos
wakemper93	Comment	Hardy Hibiscus, Rose Mallow, Swamp Mallow Hibiscus moscheutos
JoanJ	Comment	Tall Bearded Iris 'Sunny Bubbles' Iris
Jrallo	Comment	Magnolia 'Jane' Magnolia
JCS1	Comment	Society Garlic Tulbaghia violacea
Dodsky	Image	Double Flowered Greater Celendine 'Flore Pleno' (Chelidonium majus)
Dodsky	Image	Double Flowered Greater Celendine 'Flore Pleno' (Chelidonium majus)
Dodsky	Image	Double Flowered Greater Celendine 'Flore Pleno' (Chelidonium majus)
Dodsky	Image	Hybrid Tea Rose 'Double Delight' (Rosa )
azreno	Image	Lantana 'Lavender Popcorn' (Lantana trifolia)
RON_CONVOLVULACEAE	Image	Trans Pecos Morning Glory (Ipomoea cristulata)
RON_CONVOLVULACEAE	Image	Trans Pecos Morning Glory (Ipomoea cristulata)
RON_CONVOLVULACEAE	Image	Trans Pecos Morning Glory (Ipomoea cristulata)
perenniallyme	Image	Asiatic lily 'Matrix' (Lilium )
kassy_51	Image	Peony Poppy, Opium Poppy, Paeony Flowered Poppy (Paeoniiflorum Group) 'Pink Paeony' (Papaver somniferum)
RON_CONVOLVULACEAE	Image	Trans Pecos Morning Glory (Ipomoea cristulata)
RON_CONVOLVULACEAE	Image	Trans Pecos Morning Glory (Ipomoea cristulata)
cactus_lover	Image	Euphorbia (Euphorbia vulcanorum)
RON_CONVOLVULACEAE	Image	Trans Pecos Morning Glory (Ipomoea cristulata)
RON_CONVOLVULACEAE	Image	Trans Pecos Morning Glory (Ipomoea cristulata)
Jerock	Image	Painted Tongue (Salpiglossis sinuata)
Jerock	Image	Painted Tongue (Salpiglossis sinuata)
cleanspring	Image	Sunflower 'Teddy Bear' (Helianthus annuus)
DaylilySLP	Image	Butterfly Bush, Summer Lilac, Orange-eye Butterfly Bush 'Black Knight' (Buddleja davidii)
DaylilySLP	Image	Allamanda 'Cherries Jubilee' (Allamanda )
DaylilySLP	Image	Daylily 'Eenie All egro' (Hemerocallis )
DaylilySLP	Image	Alpine Geranium, Cranesbill, Storksbill 'Charm' (Erodium reichardii)
DaylilySLP	Image	Alpine Geranium, Cranesbill, Storksbill 'Charm' (Erodium reichardii)
DaylilySLP	Image	Hosta 'First Mate' (Hosta )
DaylilySLP	Image	Hosta 'Praying Hands' (Hosta )
DaylilySLP	Image	Hosta 'Praying Hands' (Hosta )
DaylilySLP	Image	Hosta 'Wylde Green Cream' (Hosta )
DaylilySLP	Image	Hardy Hibiscus, Rose Mallow, Swamp Mallow 'Lady Baltimore' (Hibiscus moscheutos)
DaylilySLP	Image	Britton's Wild Petunia, Mexican Bluebell (Ruellia tweediana)
DaylilySLP	Image	Britton's Wild Petunia, Mexican Bluebell (Ruellia tweediana)
DaylilySLP	Image	Strawflower, Paper Daisy, Everlasting Daisy 'Sundaze Flame' (Xerochrysum bracteatum)
DaylilySLP	Image	Strawflower, Paper Daisy, Everlasting Daisy 'Sundaze Flame' (Xerochrysum bracteatum)
DaylilySLP	Image	Daylily 'Thumbelina' (Hemerocallis )
RON_CONVOLVULACEAE	Image	Trans Pecos Morning Glory (Ipomoea cristulata)
mrs_colla	Image	Midland Hawthorn, English Hawthorn, Smooth Hawthorn 'Paul's Scarlet' (Crataegus laevigata)
Kelli	Image	Great Basin Sage Brush (Artemisia tridentata)
mrs_colla	Image	Selinum (Selinum wallichianum)
mrs_colla	Image	Selinum (Selinum wallichianum)
mrs_colla	Image	Selinum (Selinum wallichianum)
dicentra63	Image	Chrysanthemum, Garden Mum, Decorative Mum 'Marilyn' (Chrysanthemum x morifolium)
dicentra63	Image	Chrysanthemum, Garden Mum, Decorative Mum 'Janice' (Chrysanthemum x morifolium)
dicentra63	Image	Chrysanthemum, Garden Mum, Decorative Mum 'Sunny Gretchen' (Chrysanthemum x morifolium)
dicentra63	Image	Chrysanthemum, Garden Mum, Decorative Mum 'Okra' (Chrysanthemum x morifolium)
dicentra63	Image	Chrysanthemum, Garden Mum, Decorative Mum 'Harvest Emily' (Chrysanthemum x morifolium)
dicentra63	Image	Chrysanthemum, Garden Mum, Daisy Mum 'Regina' (Chrysanthemum x morifolium)
dicentra63	Image	Garden Mum, Chrysanthemum, Decorative Mum 'Gretchen' (Chrysanthemum x morifolium)
dicentra63	Image	Chrysanthemum, Garden Mum, Daisy Mum 'Hot Salsa' (Chrysanthemum x morifolium)
dicentra63	Image	Chrysanthemum, Garden Mum, Daisy Mum 'Gwendolyn' (Chrysanthemum x morifolium)
dicentra63	Image	Chrysanthemum, Garden Mum, Daisy Mum 'Michelle' (Chrysanthemum x morifolium)
dicentra63	Image	Chrysanthemum, Garden Mum, Daisy Mum 'Stacy' (Chrysanthemum x morifolium)
dicentra63	Image	Chrysanthemum, Garden Mum, Decorative Mum 'Helen' (Chrysanthemum x morifolium)
dicentra63	Image	Chrysanthemum, Garden Mum, Decorative Mum 'Ginger' (Chrysanthemum x morifolium)
dicentra63	Image	Chrysanthemum, Garden Mum, Decorative Mum 'Glenda' (Chrysanthemum x morifolium)
dicentra63	Image	Chrysanthemum, Garden Mum, Decorative Mum 'Golden Andrea' (Chrysanthemum x morifolium)
dicentra63	Image	Chrysanthemum, Garden Mum, Decorative Mum 'Golden Cheryl' (Chrysanthemum x morifolium)
dicentra63	Image	Chrysanthemum, Garden Mum, Decorative Mum 'Golden Helga' (Chrysanthemum x morifolium)
dicentra63	Image	Chrysanthemum, Garden Mum, Decorative Mum 'Golden Spotlight' (Chrysanthemum x morifolium)
dicentra63	Image	Chrysanthemum, Garden Mum, Daisy Mum 'Hankie' (Chrysanthemum x morifolium)
dicentra63	Image	Chrysanthemum, Garden Mum, Decorative Mum 'Hannah' (Chrysanthemum x morifolium)
Betja	Image	Intermediate Bearded Iris 'Mariposa Wizard' (Iris )
Betja	Image	Tall Bearded Iris 'Sunny Bubbles' (Iris )
dicentra63	Image	Chrysanthemum, Garden Mum, Decorative Mum 'Harmony' (Chrysanthemum x morifolium)
Betja	Image	Standard Dwarf Bearded Iris 'Making Eyes' (Iris )
Betja	Image	Tall Bearded Iris 'Bon Appetit' (Iris )
dicentra63	Image	Chrysanthemum, Garden Mum, Decorative Mum 'Heidi' (Chrysanthemum x morifolium)
dicentra63	Image	Chrysanthemum, Garden Mum, Decorative Mum 'Helga' (Chrysanthemum x morifolium)
dicentra63	Image	Chrysanthemum, Garden Mum, Decorative Mum 'Jacqueline' (Chrysanthemum x morifolium)
dicentra63	Image	Chrysanthemum, Garden Mum, Decorative Mum 'Jillian' (Chrysanthemum x morifolium)
dicentra63	Image	Chrysanthemum, Garden Mum, Decorative Mum 'Jolly Cheryl' (Chrysanthemum x morifolium)
dicentra63	Image	Chrysanthemum, Garden Mum, Decorative Mum 'Linda' (Chrysanthemum x morifolium)
dicentra63	Image	Chrysanthemum, Garden Mum, Decorative Mum 'Kristi' (Chrysanthemum x morifolium)
dicentra63	Image	Chrysanthemum, Garden Mum, Decorative Mum 'Lindsay' (Chrysanthemum x morifolium)
dicentra63	Image	Chrysanthemum, Garden Mum, Decorative Mum 'Lisa' (Chrysanthemum x morifolium)
dicentra63	Image	Chrysanthemum, Garden Mum, Decorative Mum 'Jennifer' (Chrysanthemum x morifolium)
CactusJordi	Image	Joshua Tree (Yucca brevifolia subsp. jaegeriana)
CactusJordi	Image	Joshua Tree (Yucca brevifolia subsp. jaegeriana)
Kell	Image	Splitrock, Cleft Stone, Mimicry Plant (Pleiospilos nelii)
Kell	Image	Splitrock, Cleft Stone, Mimicry Plant (Pleiospilos nelii)
Kell	Image	Splitrock, Cleft Stone, Mimicry Plant (Pleiospilos nelii)
bootandall	Image	Popcorn Plant, Chamomile Sunray 'Paper Cascade' (Rhodanthe anthemoides)
bootandall	Image	Popcorn Plant, Chamomile Sunray 'Paper Cascade' (Rhodanthe anthemoides)
bootandall	Image	Miniature Narcissus, Miniature Daffodil 'Xit' (Narcissus )
Kell	Image	Mandevilla, Dipladenia 'My Fair Lady' (Mandevilla splendens)
Kell	Image	Mandevilla, Dipladenia 'My Fair Lady' (Mandevilla splendens)
Kell	Image	Mandevilla, Dipladenia 'My Fair Lady' (Mandevilla splendens)
bootandall	Image	Hebe 'Caledonia' (Hebe )
cactus_lover	Image	Sea Purslane (Sesuvium portulacastrum)
cactus_lover	Image	Sea Purslane (Sesuvium portulacastrum)
Kell	Image	Tropical Hibiscus 'Moon Glow' (Hibiscus rosa-sinensis)
Kell	Image	Tropical Hibiscus 'Moon Glow' (Hibiscus rosa-sinensis)
cleanspring	Image	Coleus, Flame Nettle, Painted Nettle 'Lemon Sunsation' (Solenostemon scuteilarioides)
GranvilleSouth	Image	Cauliflower 'Romanesco' (Brassica oleracea var. botrytis)
Amarok24	Image	Kalanchoe (Kalanchoe rosei subsp. serratifolia)
Amarok24	Image	Mother of Thousands, Mexican Hat Plant 'Jaws of Life' (Kalanchoe diagremontiana)
Amarok24	Image	Kalanchoe (Kalanchoe serrata)
Amarok24	Image	Mother of Thousands, Mexican Hat Plant 'Jaws of Life' (Kalanchoe diagremontiana)
Amarok24	Image	Mother of Thousands, Mexican Hat Plant 'Jaws of Life' (Kalanchoe diagremontiana)
av_ocd_girl	Image	Ming Aralia, Roseleaf Aralia (Polyscias guilfoylei)
av_ocd_girl	Image	Ming Aralia, Roseleaf Aralia (Polyscias guilfoylei)
bbcat	Image	Gloxinia, Brazilian Gloxinia, Florist's Gloxinia, Violet Slipper Gloxinia 'Little Tiger' (Sinningia )
LarryR	Image	Shrub Rose 'Tahitian Moon' (Rosa )
LarryR	Image	Shrub Rose 'Winter Sunset' (Rosa )
sunnyg	Image	Hardy Hibiscus, Rose Mallow, Swamp Mallow 'Old Yella' (Hibiscus moscheutos)
kennedyh	Image	Tick Trefoil, Beggar-lice, Beggar-ticks, Sticktights (Desmodium canadense)
kennedyh	Image	Smooth Parrot-pea (Dillwynia glaberrima)
kennedyh	Image	Smooth Parrot-pea (Dillwynia glaberrima)
kennedyh	Image	Smooth Parrot-pea (Dillwynia glaberrima)
kennedyh	Image	Smooth Parrot-pea (Dillwynia glaberrima)
CactusJordi	Image	Strawberry Cactus, Pitayita, Casa de Ratas (Echinocereus brandegeei)
CactusJordi	Image	Othonna (Othonna arbuscula)

Garden Watchdog Activity:

2 new companies were added to the database.
18 new ratings/comments were added to the database.

Member Addition Description

trustmother Negative Growquest, A Surf & Sierra Wholesale Nurseries, LLC Company (also dba CA Plant & Floral Wholesale)
DeeCee_4 Positive Forestfarm
wholestory Positive Eminence Meadows
wholestory Positive Sooner Plant Farm (home of Imagine Backyard Trees®)
eickenho Negative Bois d'Arc Gardens
7lfair Positive High Country Gardens
georgiadaylily Positive Santa Rosa Gardens
ford2910 Negative Direct Gardening
Jrallo Positive Greenwood Nursery
kfoye Positive Gardening How-To (National Home Gardening Club)
jbush Negative Spring Hill Nursery (aka SpringHillNursery.com)
azreno Positive Summer Hill Seeds
azreno Positive Sunrise Seeds
azreno Positive Plants of the Southwest
pollyk Positive Scarecrow Village

Garden Bookworm Activity:

1 new book was added to the database.
1 new rating/comment was added to the database.

Member Addition Description

tabasco Positive Garden Spells

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Dave

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