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"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
"I want death to find me planting my cabbages but caring little for it,
and even less for my imperfect garden. (from Les Essaies Book I, 1592)"( -- Michel de Montaigne, French philospher)
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Name Pronunciation Meaning
escallonioides ess-kal-lon-ee-OY-deez Named for Antonio Escallon, 19th century Columbian botanist
7 new plants.
Member Addition Description
Invasive Comment Garlic Mustard, Hedge Garlic, Jack by the HedgeAlliaria petiolata Minime8484 Comment Silver Leaf Yucca, Blue Yucca, PalmillaYucca rigida eatmyplants Comment Spring StarflowerIpheion uniflorum eatmyplants Comment Chili Pepper, Hot Pepper, Chile Petin, Chile Piquin (Pequin), Bird PepperCapsicum annuum var. aviculare wendymadre Comment Van Houtte SpiraeaSpiraea x vanhouttei teamarnold Comment Pink DiantheraDianthera candicans mrs_colla Comment Old Fashioned Weigela 'My Monet'Weigela florida teamarnold Comment Beefsteak Plant, Bloodleaf, Chicken GizzardIresine herbstii texasflora_com Comment Pink Ladies, Mexican Evening Primrose, Showy Evening PrimroseOenothera speciosa htop Comment Spring StarflowerIpheion uniflorum zak1962 Comment Mountain Cornflower, Mountain Bluet, Perennial Cornflower 'Amethyst in Snow'Centaurea montana shelbsyd Comment Creeping Veronica, Speedwell 'Georgia Blue'Veronica umbrosa quasymoto Comment Dutchman's BreechesDicentra cucullaria shelbsyd Comment Alpine WallflowerErysimum linifolium zak1962 Comment Dusty Miller, Beach Sage, Beach Wormwood 'Silver Brocade'Artemisia stelleriana esteve59 Comment Bamboo 'Green Screen'Fargesia robusta wormfood Comment Lipstick Plant, Basketvine, Basket Vine 'Crispa'Aeschynanthus radicans LouisaT Comment Variegated Basket Grass 'Variegatus'Oplismenus hirtellus headgardener111 Comment Weeping Pussywillow, Kilmarnock Willow, Goat Willow 'Pendula'Salix caprea kljflower Comment Bishop's Weed, Goutweed, Ground Elder 'Variegatum'Aegopodium podagraria jmorth Comment Single Early Tulip 'Flair'Tulipa martymco Comment Spanish Melon 'Piel de Sapo'Cucumis melo var. inodorus eastpiney2000 Comment Cork OakQuercus suber art_n_garden Comment Russell Lupin, Russell Lupine 'Russell'Lupinus polyphyllus MissSherry Comment Sweet Almond Bush, Incense BushAloysia virgata kmenzel Image Apple Cactus, Peruvian Apple, Hedge Cactus, Peruvian Tree Cactus Cereus repandus ) eatmyplants Image Texas Prickly Poppy Argemone aurantiaca ) eatmyplants Image Texas Prickly Poppy Argemone aurantiaca ) eatmyplants Image Lemon Mint, Lemon Balm, Purple Horsemint, Lemon Bee Balm, Beebalm Monarda citriodora ) eatmyplants Image Spider Milkweed, Antelope Horns Asclepias asperula ) eatmyplants Image Texas Buckeye Aesculus glabra var. arguta ) eatmyplants Image Scarlet Clematis, Texas Clematis, Leatherflower, Texas Leatherflower, Pipe-vine Clematis texensis ) eatmyplants Image Scarlet Clematis, Texas Clematis, Leatherflower, Texas Leatherflower, Pipe-vine Clematis texensis ) eatmyplants Image American Pokeweed Phytolacca americana ) eatmyplants Image Virginia Spiderwort, Lady's Tears Tradescantia virginiana ) eatmyplants Image White Horsenettle, Silverleaf Nightshade, Bull Nettle, Olive-leaf Nightshade, Devil's Tomato Solanum elaeagnifolium ) Kell Image White Banjine 'Snow Cloud'Pimelea ciliata ) eatmyplants Image Texas Thistle Cirsium texanum ) Kell Image White Banjine 'Snow Cloud'Pimelea ciliata ) nancyanne Image Platystele Platystele umbellata ) vossner Image Hippeastrelia 'Durga Pradhan'X Hippeastrelia ) Kell Image Echeveria 'Etna'Echeveria ) Kell Image Echeveria 'Etna'Echeveria ) Kell Image Echeveria 'Etna'Echeveria ) amorecuore Image Tropical Hibiscus 'Berried Treasure'Hibiscus rosa-sinensis ) amorecuore Image Tropical Hibiscus 'Cinnamon Girl'Hibiscus rosa-sinensis ) amorecuore Image Tropical Hibiscus 'Suede Buttons'Hibiscus rosa-sinensis ) mromero92 Image Tunilla Tunilla erectoclada ) aloemadness Image Mopane Aloe Aloe littoralis ) redheadclan Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Peach Brandy'Iris ) Kell Image White Banjine 'Snow Cloud'Pimelea ciliata ) Kell Image Devil's Ivy, Golden Pothos, Centipede Tonga-vine 'Silver Splash'Epipremnum pinnatum ) Kell Image Devil's Ivy, Golden Pothos, Centipede Tonga-vine 'Silver Splash'Epipremnum pinnatum ) texasflora_com Image Osage Orange, Bois d'arc, Bodock Tree, Horse Apple, Hedge Apple Maclura pomifera ) Hemophobic Image Sage 'Palisades'Salvia viridis ) aloemadness Image Aloe Aloe sladeniana ) friscoflora Image Grecian Windflower, Poppy Anemone 'The Bride'Anemone coronaria ) zak1962 Image Mountain Cornflower, Mountain Bluet, Perennial Cornflower 'Amethyst in Snow'Centaurea montana ) friscoflora Image Grecian Windflower, Poppy Anemone 'The Governor'Anemone coronaria ) shelbsyd Image Creeping Veronica, Speedwell 'Georgia Blue'Veronica umbrosa ) shelbsyd Image Creeping Veronica, Speedwell 'Georgia Blue'Veronica umbrosa ) zak1962 Image Mountain Cornflower, Mountain Bluet, Perennial Cornflower 'Amethyst in Snow'Centaurea montana ) zak1962 Image Dusty Miller, Beach Sage, Beach Wormwood 'Silver Brocade'Artemisia stelleriana ) shelbsyd Image Alpine Wallflower Erysimum linifolium ) Carolsflowers Image Chinese Peony, Garden Peony 'Sorbet'Paeonia lactiflora ) kmenzel Image Apple Cactus, Peruvian Apple, Hedge Cactus, Peruvian Tree Cactus Cereus repandus ) texasflora_com Image Prickly Ash, Tickle Tongue Tree, Toothache Tree, Texas Hercules Club Zanthoxylum hirsutum ) vossner Image Daylily 'Choral Fantasy'Hemerocallis ) vossner Image Daylily 'Jordan Verhaert'Hemerocallis ) texasflora_com Image Blanket Flower, Indian Blanket Gaillardia pulchella ) gardengrrl Image Meadow Salsify, Oyster Plant, Yellow Goat's Beard, Jack-Go-To-Bed-At-Noon Tragopogon pratensis ) gardengrrl Image Zinnia 'Envy'Zinnia elegans ) amorecuore Image Tropical Hibiscus 'Rojana'Hibiscus rosa-sinensis ) htop Image Threeseed Phlox Phlox triovulata ) htop Image Threeseed Phlox Phlox triovulata ) htop Image Threeseed Phlox Phlox triovulata ) cactus_lover Image Bromeliad Deuterocohnia brevifolia ) creekwalker Image Common Pear, European Pear 'Moonglow'Pyrus communis ) EROCTUSE2 Image Japanese Water Iris, Japanese Flag, Russian Iris 'Geisha Dance'Iris ) EROCTUSE2 Image Japanese Water Iris, Japanese Flag, Russian Iris 'Geisha Dance'Iris ) jmorth Image Single Early Tulip 'Flair'Tulipa )
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And that's the way it was... March 23, 2009
