Dave's Garden Newsletter for February 15, 2009

Gardening Quote of the Day

( -- Andrew Marvell, English poet (born 3/31/1621))

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New Botanary Words

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PlantFiles Additions:

Member Addition Description grrrlgeek Comment Dwarf French Marigold 'Little Hero Mixed' Tagetes patula wormfood Comment Variegated Japanese Boxwood 'Variegata' Buxus microphylla var. japonica BayAreaTropics Comment Madeiran Cranesbill Geranium maderense tropicbreeze Comment Carpentaria Palm Carpentaria acuminata gooley Comment Papalo, Papaloquelite Porophyllum ruderale subsp. macrocephalum JordaneLand Comment Red Hot Poker, Torch Lily, Tritoma Kniphofia uvaria Kell Comment Hybrid Camellia 'Senritsu-Ko' Camellia JordaneLand Comment Grandiflora Rose, Hybrid Tea Rose, Large-flowered Rose 'Sundance' Rosa JordaneLand Comment Floribunda Rose 'Ebb Tide' Rosa gooley Comment Bell Pepper 'Gypsy' Capsicum annuum steadycam3 Comment Citrosa Geranium, Mosquito Plant, Deodorizer Plant, Citronella Plant Pelargonium citrosum camflht Comment Hot Pepper 'Garden Salsa' Capsicum annuum beansandpenney Comment Larkspur, Candle Delphinium 'Summer Skies' Delphinium elatum Joan Comment Tropical Hibiscus 'Acapulco Gold' Hibiscus rosa-sinensis Joan Comment Tropical Hibiscus 'Burnished Plum' Hibiscus rosa-sinensis Joan Comment Tropical Hibiscus 'Fallen Hero' Hibiscus rosa-sinensis Joan Comment Tropical Hibiscus 'Ain't She Sweet' Hibiscus rosa-sinensis Joan Comment Tropical Hibiscus 'Butter Cup' Hibiscus rosa-sinensis Joan Comment Tropical Hibiscus 'Fat Actress' Hibiscus rosa-sinensis peejay12 Comment Ghost Plant, Mother of Pearl Plant Graptopetalum paraguayense Joan Comment Tropical Hibiscus 'All That Jazz' Hibiscus rosa-sinensis Joan Comment Tropical Hibiscus 'Call Me Al' Hibiscus rosa-sinensis Joan Comment Tropical Hibiscus 'Allure' Hibiscus rosa-sinensis Joan Comment Tropical Hibiscus 'American Legend' Hibiscus rosa-sinensis Joan Comment Tropical Hibiscus 'Anasazi Maiden' Hibiscus rosa-sinensis Joan Comment Tropical Hibiscus 'Angel's Kiss' Hibiscus rosa-sinensis Joan Comment Tropical Hibiscus 'Antique Lilac' Hibiscus rosa-sinensis Joan Comment Tropical Hibiscus 'Apricot Butter' Hibiscus rosa-sinensis Joan Comment Tropical Hibiscus 'April Showers' Hibiscus rosa-sinensis Joan Comment Tropical Hibiscus 'Aztec Treasure' Hibiscus rosa-sinensis Joan Comment Tropical Hibiscus 'Belle du Jour' Hibiscus rosa-sinensis LaLambchop Image Daylily 'Airy Delight' (Hemerocallis ) patience888 Image Daylily 'Naranja' (Hemerocallis ) patience888 Image Daylily 'Nautical Wheelers' (Hemerocallis ) patience888 Image Daylily 'Navajo Rodeo' (Hemerocallis ) josemaceta Image Yatay Palm (Butia yatay) patience888 Image Daylily 'Nell Dean' (Hemerocallis ) patience888 Image Daylily 'Neon Rainbow' (Hemerocallis ) josemaceta Image Yatay Palm (Butia yatay) patience888 Image Daylily 'Never Say Goodbye' (Hemerocallis ) patience888 Image Daylily 'New Day Dawning' (Hemerocallis ) patience888 Image Daylily 'Newberry Festival' (Hemerocallis ) josemaceta Image Yatay Palm (Butia yatay) josemaceta Image Yatay Palm (Butia yatay) josemaceta Image Yatay Palm (Butia yatay) patience888 Image Daylily 'Night Deposit' (Hemerocallis ) patience888 Image Daylily 'Night Vision' (Hemerocallis ) patience888 Image Daylily 'Nine of Diamonds' (Hemerocallis ) patience888 Image Daylily 'Ninja Knight' (Hemerocallis ) patience888 Image Daylily 'Noel Weston' (Hemerocallis ) patience888 Image Daylily 'Norma Jean' (Hemerocallis ) patience888 Image Daylily 'Northern Nocturne' (Hemerocallis ) patience888 Image Daylily 'Nowhere To Hide' (Hemerocallis ) patience888 Image Daylily 'Oddly Magnificent' (Hemerocallis ) patience888 Image Daylily 'Official Curse' (Hemerocallis ) patience888 Image Daylily 'Oh Danny Boy' (Hemerocallis ) patience888 Image Daylily 'Old King Cole' (Hemerocallis ) patience888 Image Daylily 'Oliver Billingslea' (Hemerocallis ) patience888 Image Daylily 'On The Fringe' (Hemerocallis ) patience888 Image Daylily 'On The Web' (Hemerocallis ) patience888 Image Daylily 'On To Something' (Hemerocallis ) josemaceta Image Yatay Palm (Butia yatay) patience888 Image Daylily 'One Step Beyond' (Hemerocallis ) patience888 Image Daylily 'One Last Dance' (Hemerocallis ) josemaceta Image Yatay Palm (Butia yatay) patience888 Image Daylily 'One More Heartache' (Hemerocallis ) patience888 Image Daylily 'Only Believe' (Hemerocallis ) patience888 Image Daylily 'Ooh Have Mercy' (Hemerocallis ) josemaceta Image Yatay Palm (Butia yatay) josemaceta Image Yatay Palm (Butia yatay) patience888 Image Daylily 'Oops There It Is' (Hemerocallis ) josemaceta Image Yatay Palm (Butia yatay) patience888 Image Daylily 'Orange Boheme' (Hemerocallis ) patience888 Image Daylily 'Orange Sorbet Truffle' (Hemerocallis ) josemaceta Image Yatay Palm (Butia yatay) patience888 Image Daylily 'Oriental Dancer' (Hemerocallis ) patience888 Image Daylily 'Otavalo' (Hemerocallis ) patience888 Image Daylily 'Ottis Leonard' (Hemerocallis ) patience888 Image Daylily 'Our Lynda' (Hemerocallis ) patience888 Image Daylily 'Out Of The Red' (Hemerocallis ) patience888 Image Daylily 'Overall Winner' (Hemerocallis ) patience888 Image Daylily 'Overcoming Fixations' (Hemerocallis ) patience888 Image Daylily 'Paco Paco' (Hemerocallis ) patience888 Image Daylily 'Paint Me Sassy' (Hemerocallis ) patience888 Image Daylily 'Panama Hattie' (Hemerocallis ) patience888 Image Daylily 'Pantie Raid' (Hemerocallis ) patience888 Image Daylily 'Pappy's Girl' (Hemerocallis ) patience888 Image Daylily 'Paradise Lost' (Hemerocallis ) patience888 Image Daylily 'Parisian Adventure' (Hemerocallis ) patience888 Image Daylily 'Party Pinafore' (Hemerocallis ) patience888 Image Daylily 'Passion's Promise' (Hemerocallis ) patience888 Image Daylily 'Pastor James' (Hemerocallis ) patience888 Image Daylily 'Patsy Carpenter' (Hemerocallis ) patience888 Image Daylily 'Pearlfisher Pink' (Hemerocallis ) patience888 Image Daylily 'Pearls Before Swine' (Hemerocallis ) patience888 Image Daylily 'Pedro Osornio' (Hemerocallis ) patience888 Image Daylily 'Peggy Bass' (Hemerocallis ) patience888 Image Daylily 'Pele's Fire' (Hemerocallis ) patience888 Image Daylily 'Phoenix Fire' (Hemerocallis ) patience888 Image Daylily 'Pinegarden Shot Of Green' (Hemerocallis ) patience888 Image Daylily 'Pink Duality' (Hemerocallis ) patience888 Image Daylily 'Pink For Two' (Hemerocallis ) patience888 Image Daylily 'Pink Hero' (Hemerocallis ) patience888 Image Daylily 'Pink Imposter' (Hemerocallis ) patience888 Image Daylily 'Pink Intrigue' (Hemerocallis ) patience888 Image Daylily 'Royal Pink Twist' (Hemerocallis ) patience888 Image Daylily 'Pink Suede Hues' (Hemerocallis ) patience888 Image Daylily 'Pirate King' (Hemerocallis ) patience888 Image Daylily 'Planet Claire' (Hemerocallis ) patience888 Image Daylily 'Playboy' (Hemerocallis ) tropicbreeze Image Carpentaria Palm (Carpentaria acuminata) KactusKathi Image Australian Sarsparilla, False Sarsaparilla, Happy Wanderer, Coral Pea, Lilac Vine (Hardenbergia violacea) KactusKathi Image Australian Sarsparilla, False Sarsaparilla, Happy Wanderer, Coral Pea, Lilac Vine (Hardenbergia violacea) KactusKathi Image Australian Sarsparilla, False Sarsaparilla, Happy Wanderer, Coral Pea, Lilac Vine (Hardenbergia violacea) tropicbreeze Image Carpentaria Palm (Carpentaria acuminata) thistlesifter Image Conophytum (Conophytum obcordellum var. ceresianum) tropicbreeze Image Carpentaria Palm (Carpentaria acuminata) tropicbreeze Image Sand Palm (Livistona humilis) tropicbreeze Image Sand Palm (Livistona humilis) Kell Image Hybrid Camellia 'Senritsu-Ko' (Camellia ) Kell Image Hybrid Camellia 'Senritsu-Ko' (Camellia ) Kell Image Hybrid Camellia 'Senritsu-Ko' (Camellia ) Kell Image Hybrid Camellia 'Senritsu-Ko' (Camellia ) Kell Image Hybrid Camellia 'Senritsu-Ko' (Camellia ) DaylilySLP Image Daylily 'Medieval Splendor' (Hemerocallis ) onewish1 Image Kalanchoe 'Magic Bells' (Kalanchoe ) DaylilySLP Image Daylily 'Russell's Minuet' (Hemerocallis ) DaylilySLP Image Daylily 'Prismatic' (Hemerocallis ) tropicbreeze Image Wispy Fan Palm (Livistona inermis) WQP Image Tropical Hibiscus 'Painted Lady' (Hibiscus rosa-sinensis) tropicbreeze Image Wispy Fan Palm (Livistona inermis) tropicbreeze Image Armstrong's Cycad (Cycas armstrongii) tropicbreeze Image Armstrong's Cycad (Cycas armstrongii) tropicbreeze Image Armstrong's Cycad (Cycas armstrongii) tropicbreeze Image Armstrong's Cycad (Cycas armstrongii) Kell Image Flowering Maple 'Mobile Cream' (Abutilon ) Kell Image Flowering Maple 'Mobile Cream' (Abutilon ) tropicbreeze Image Screwpalm, Pandanus (Pandanus spiralis) rgfergus Image Standing Cypress (Ipomopsis rubra) Anitabryk2 Image Dahlia 'Bishop's Children' (Dahlia ) DaylilySLP Image Phragmipedium Cardinale (Phragmipedium ) LaLambchop Image Daylily 'Attic Antique' (Hemerocallis ) LaLambchop Image Daylily 'Barbara Mitchell' (Hemerocallis ) LaLambchop Image Daylily 'Beam Me Up' (Hemerocallis ) LaLambchop Image Daylily 'Beauty of the King' (Hemerocallis ) LaLambchop Image Daylily 'Bella Sera' (Hemerocallis ) LaLambchop Image Daylily 'Bella Sera' (Hemerocallis ) LaLambchop Image Daylily 'Berry Blitz' (Hemerocallis ) LaLambchop Image Daylily 'Big Navy' (Hemerocallis ) LaLambchop Image Daylily 'Bite Me' (Hemerocallis ) LaLambchop Image Daylily 'Blizzard Wizard' (Hemerocallis ) LaLambchop Image Daylily 'Bluegrass Music' (Hemerocallis ) LaLambchop Image Daylily 'Blue Hippo' (Hemerocallis ) LaLambchop Image Daylily 'Blue Hippo' (Hemerocallis ) LaLambchop Image Daylily 'Bluebird Butterfly' (Hemerocallis ) LaLambchop Image Daylily 'Bluebird Butterfly' (Hemerocallis ) LaLambchop Image Daylily 'Bluethroat' (Hemerocallis ) DaylilySLP Image Daylily 'Aesop's Fables' (Hemerocallis ) DaylilySLP Image Daylily 'All American Huckster' (Hemerocallis ) DaylilySLP Image Daylily 'All American Huckster' (Hemerocallis ) DaylilySLP Image Daylily 'Annunciation' (Hemerocallis ) DaylilySLP Image Daylily 'Asian Sky' (Hemerocallis ) DaylilySLP Image Daylily 'Asian Sky' (Hemerocallis ) DaylilySLP Image Daylily 'Assyrian Chariot' (Hemerocallis ) DaylilySLP Image Daylily 'Babylonian Pearl' (Hemerocallis ) ladygardener1 Image Dahlia 'Redskin' (Dahlia variabilis) DaylilySLP Image Daylily 'Babylonian Pearl' (Hemerocallis ) Joan Image Tropical Hibiscus 'Acapulco Gold' (Hibiscus rosa-sinensis) Joan Image Tropical Hibiscus 'Acapulco Gold' (Hibiscus rosa-sinensis) Joan Image Tropical Hibiscus 'Burnished Plum' (Hibiscus rosa-sinensis) Joan Image Tropical Hibiscus 'Burnished Plum' (Hibiscus rosa-sinensis) Joan Image Tropical Hibiscus 'Fallen Hero' (Hibiscus rosa-sinensis) Joan Image Tropical Hibiscus 'Fallen Hero' (Hibiscus rosa-sinensis) Joan Image Tropical Hibiscus 'Ain't She Sweet' (Hibiscus rosa-sinensis) Joan Image Tropical Hibiscus 'Ain't She Sweet' (Hibiscus rosa-sinensis) Joan Image Tropical Hibiscus 'Butter Cup' (Hibiscus rosa-sinensis) Joan Image Tropical Hibiscus 'Butter Cup' (Hibiscus rosa-sinensis) Joan Image Tropical Hibiscus 'Fat Actress' (Hibiscus rosa-sinensis) Joan Image Tropical Hibiscus 'Fat Actress' (Hibiscus rosa-sinensis) kennedyh Image Cascade Everlasting, Oyster Plant (Ozothamnus secundiflorus) Joan Image Tropical Hibiscus 'All That Jazz' (Hibiscus rosa-sinensis) Joan Image Tropical Hibiscus 'All That Jazz' (Hibiscus rosa-sinensis) kennedyh Image Cascade Everlasting, Oyster Plant (Ozothamnus secundiflorus) Joan Image Tropical Hibiscus 'Call Me Al' (Hibiscus rosa-sinensis) kennedyh Image Dwarf Bush-Pea (Pultenaea humilis) Joan Image Tropical Hibiscus 'Call Me Al' (Hibiscus rosa-sinensis) kennedyh Image Dwarf Bush-Pea (Pultenaea humilis) kennedyh Image Dwarf Bush-Pea (Pultenaea humilis) Joan Image Tropical Hibiscus 'Allure' (Hibiscus rosa-sinensis) Joan Image Tropical Hibiscus 'Allure' (Hibiscus rosa-sinensis) amarantha00 Image Tropical Hibiscus 'Night Fire' (Hibiscus rosa-sinensis) amarantha00 Image Tropical Hibiscus 'Nightmare' (Hibiscus rosa-sinensis) Joan Image Tropical Hibiscus 'American Legend' (Hibiscus rosa-sinensis) Joan Image Tropical Hibiscus 'American Legend' (Hibiscus rosa-sinensis) Joan Image Tropical Hibiscus 'Anasazi Maiden' (Hibiscus rosa-sinensis) Joan Image Tropical Hibiscus 'Anasazi Maiden' (Hibiscus rosa-sinensis) Joan Image Tropical Hibiscus 'Angel's Kiss' (Hibiscus rosa-sinensis) amarantha00 Image Tropical Hibiscus, Cajun Hibiscus 'Night Runner' (Hibiscus rosa-sinensis) gessiegail Image Cape Primrose 'Aly's Mollie Howell' (Streptocarpus ) kennedyh Image Manna Gum, Ribbon Gum (Eucalyptus viminalis) Joan Image Tropical Hibiscus 'Antique Lilac' (Hibiscus rosa-sinensis) Joan Image Tropical Hibiscus 'Antique Lilac' (Hibiscus rosa-sinensis) Joan Image Tropical Hibiscus 'Apricot Butter' (Hibiscus rosa-sinensis) Joan Image Tropical Hibiscus 'Apricot Butter' (Hibiscus rosa-sinensis) htop Image Iceland poppy, Arctic Poppy (Papaver nudicaule) Joan Image Tropical Hibiscus 'April Showers' (Hibiscus rosa-sinensis) Joan Image Tropical Hibiscus 'April Showers' (Hibiscus rosa-sinensis) htop Image Iceland poppy, Arctic Poppy (Papaver nudicaule) kennedyh Image Manna Gum, Ribbon Gum (Eucalyptus viminalis) Joan Image Tropical Hibiscus 'Aztec Treasure' (Hibiscus rosa-sinensis) kennedyh Image Manna Gum, Ribbon Gum (Eucalyptus viminalis) Joan Image Tropical Hibiscus 'Aztec Treasure' (Hibiscus rosa-sinensis) kennedyh Image Brisbane Box, Brush Box, Queensland Box, Vinegar Tree (Lophostemon confertus) kennedyh Image Brisbane Box, Brush Box, Queensland Box, Vinegar Tree (Lophostemon confertus) Joan Image Tropical Hibiscus 'Belle du Jour' (Hibiscus rosa-sinensis)

Garden Watchdog Activity:

Member Addition Description wren107 Positive International Greenhouse Company (IGC) pbk Positive Willis Orchard Company pbk Positive Bob Wines Camellia Gardens, Inc. JudyF Positive Horticultural Products and Services (HPS) nancyruhl Positive Casey's Heirloom Tomatoes of Airdrie griffinpd Positive Logee's Greenhouses, Ltd. zanspi Positive Sunscapes Rare Plant Nursery njjpl Negative People, Places & Plants jennoz Positive Johnny's Selected Seeds botanikk Negative Plants of the Southwest botanikk Positive J.L. Hudson, Seedsman botanikk Positive Chiltern Seeds botanikk Positive Prairie Moon Nursery

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Final Notes

Have a good day, and happy gardening!

Dave

And that's the way it was... February 15, 2009