Dave's Garden Newsletter for December 17, 2008

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New Botanary Words

PlantFiles Activity:

PlantFiles Additions:

Member Addition Description palmbob Comment Aloe alexandrei Treadwell Comment White Cedar, Eastern Arborvitae, American Arborvitae 'Nigra' Thuja occidentalis leeflea51 Comment Night Blooming Jasmine, Night Scented Jessamine, Queen of the Night Cestrum nocturnum sanannie Comment Hosta 'Blue Angel' Hosta Farmerdill Comment Cucumber 'Diomede' Cucumis sativus sanannie Comment Hosta 'Cheatin Heart' Hosta sanannie Comment Hosta 'Dancing in The Rain' Hosta esteve59 Comment Dwarf Rhododendron Rhododendron impeditum sladeofsky Comment Carolina Jessamine 'Margarita' Gelsemium sempervirens MotherNature4 Comment Dwarf cherry Malpighia punicifolia MotherNature4 Comment Dwarf Cherry 'Florida Sweet' Malpighia punicifolia MotherNature4 Comment Locustberry Byrsonima lucida KSBaptisia Comment Ozark Bluestar, Shining Blue Star Amsonia illustris fel Comment Red Flowering Dogwood 'Cherokee Sunset' Cornus florida palmbob Comment Aloe canarina realbirdlady Comment Hardy Water Lily, Waterlily 'Mexicana' Nymphaea wormfood Comment Encephalartos, Cyad Encephalartos macrostrobilus BayAreaTropics Comment Papaya, Mamão 'Maridol' Carica papaya tropicsofohio Comment Dwarf Rhododendron Rhododendron impeditum Farmerdill Comment Watermelon 'Superseedless #7197HQ' Citrullus lanatus Farmerdill Comment Honey Dew Melon 'SUMMERDEW #252HQ' Cucumis melo var. inodorus urs Comment Black False Hellebore Veratrum nigrum Farmerdill Comment Sweet Corn (SH2) 'Constellation' Zea mays var. rugosa armenia Comment Pineapple Guava, Feijoa Acca sellowiana armenia Comment Star Fruit Averrhoa carambola greenorchid Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Afternoon Delight' (Iris ) vossner Image Dumbcane, Dumb Cane (Dieffenbachia seguine) vossner Image Tree Philodendron, Cut-leaf Philodendron, Selloum (Philodendron bipinnatifidum) vossner Image Shell Ginger 'Variegata' (Alpinia zerumbet) begoniacrazii Image Begonia (Begonia quadrialata subsp. nimbaensis) begoniacrazii Image Begonia (Begonia quadrialata subsp. nimbaensis) begoniacrazii Image Begonia (Begonia rajah) echoes Image Standard Dwarf Bearded Iris 'Crown Princess' (Iris ) greenorchid Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Connection' (Iris ) greenorchid Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Connection' (Iris ) greenorchid Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Romantic Gentleman' (Iris ) greenorchid Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Sky Spirit' (Iris ) greenorchid Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Sky Spirit' (Iris ) greenorchid Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Telepathy' (Iris ) greenorchid Image Tall Bearded iris 'Birthday Girl' (Iris ) Todd_Boland Image Amaryllis 'Chico' (Hippeastrum ) greenorchid Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Blanket of Snow' (Iris ) greenorchid Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Decadence' (Iris ) greenorchid Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Dynamite' (Iris ) greenorchid Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Edith Wolford' (Iris ) greenorchid Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Evening Drama' (Iris ) greenorchid Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Full Figured' (Iris ) greenorchid Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Honey House' (Iris ) greenorchid Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Indulgence' (Iris ) greenorchid Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Louisa's Song' (Iris ) jambetmunchkin Image Winter Squash, Butternut Squash 'Waltham' (Cucurbita moschata) greenorchid Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Miami Beach' (Iris ) greenorchid Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Mystery Book' (Iris ) greenorchid Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Obi-Wan Kenobi' (Iris ) greenorchid Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Pink On Yellow' (Iris ) greenorchid Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Solar Fire' (Iris ) greenorchid Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Stop Flirting' (Iris ) greenorchid Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Tangled Web' (Iris ) greenorchid Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Waterdragon' (Iris ) greenorchid Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Adoregon' (Iris ) greenorchid Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Afternoon In Rio' (Iris ) greenorchid Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Crystal Gazer' (Iris ) greenorchid Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Deliciously Different' (Iris ) greenorchid Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Devonshire Cream' (Iris ) greenorchid Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Entice' (Iris ) greenorchid Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Diamond Bracelet' (Iris ) greenorchid Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Fabuleux' (Iris ) greenorchid Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Feature Attraction' (Iris ) greenorchid Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Frosted Pumpkin' (Iris ) greenorchid Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Got Milk' (Iris ) greenorchid Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Half Dollar' (Iris ) greenorchid Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Hollywood Nights' (Iris ) greenorchid Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Imposter' (Iris ) greenorchid Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Keizer's Heritage' (Iris ) greenorchid Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Lovely Senorita' (Iris ) greenorchid Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Strange Sensation' (Iris ) greenorchid Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Sweet Geisha' (Iris ) greenorchid Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Thundermaker' (Iris ) greenorchid Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Trade Secret' (Iris ) greenorchid Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Vapor' (Iris ) greenorchid Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Classic Hues' (Iris ) greenorchid Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Clearance Sale' (Iris ) greenorchid Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Pixie Dust' (Iris ) greenorchid Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Starship Enterprise' (Iris ) greenorchid Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Vapor' (Iris ) aries44 Image Hot Pepper 'Holy Mole' (Capsicum annuum) aries44 Image Tomato 'Prue' (Lycopersicon lycopersicum) palmbob Image Aloe (Aloe aageodonta) palmbob Image (Aloe alexandrei) palmbob Image (Aloe canarina) palmbob Image Aloe (Aloe cameronii) palmbob Image Aloe (Aloe ecklonis) palmbob Image Aloe (Aloe flexilifolia) palmbob Image Aloe (Aloe hendrickxii) palmbob Image (Aloe monotropa) kennedyh Image Prickly Bottlebrush (Callistemon brachyandrus) kennedyh Image Prickly Bottlebrush (Callistemon brachyandrus) palmbob Image (Aloe penduliflora) kennedyh Image Bitter Vetch (Lathyrus linifolius) kennedyh Image Chinese Bush Lespedeza, Sericea Lespedeza (Lespedeza cuneata) kennedyh Image Chinese Bush Lespedeza, Sericea Lespedeza (Lespedeza cuneata) palmbob Image Aloe (Aloe splendens) palmbob Image (Aloe schoelleri)

Garden Watchdog Activity:

Member Addition Description desertviking Positive My Pet Chicken davis1676 Positive Koi Garden Club goofybulb Positive Trade Winds Fruit PhillipsGuide Negative Abundant Life Seeds nnet Negative Park Seed Company (aka Park's Gardens)

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Final Notes

Have a good day, and happy gardening!

Dave

And that's the way it was... December 17, 2008