Dave's Garden Newsletter for November 12, 2009

Gardening Quote of the Day

( -- Muso Soseki, 14th century Japanese poet, priest, garden designer)

Forum Activity

Forum Posts Northeast Gardening 132 posts Bird Watching 117 posts Plant and Tree Identification 103 posts Australian Gardening 92 posts PlantFiles Pictures 89 posts Seed Trading 83 posts Games 82 posts Cut Flowers and Floral Design 67 posts Brugmansias 67 posts Pets 61 posts Daylilies 59 posts Poultry and Livestock 57 posts Photos 53 posts Lilies 50 posts Garden Talk 49 posts Florida Gardening 47 posts Sewing and Quilting 43 posts Perennials 43 posts Canadian Gardening 42 posts Pacific Northwest Gardening 40 posts Orchids 40 posts Cacti and Succulents 40 posts Morning Glories 38 posts Garden Design 36 posts Group Trades, Swaps and Round Robins 35 posts Beginner Houseplants 32 posts Recipes 32 posts Mid-South Gardening 31 posts Coleus 30 posts Southwest Gardening 29 posts Healthy Living 28 posts Texas Gardening 27 posts Hibiscus 27 posts Annuals 25 posts Rocky Mountain Gardening 24 posts Irises 24 posts Cottage Gardening 24 posts Bulbs 21 posts Weather 21 posts African Violets and Gesneriads 21 posts Tropical Plants 20 posts Bonsai 20 posts Fuchsias 19 posts California Gardening 19 posts Mid-Atlantic Gardening 19 posts Beginner Landscaping 18 posts Vegetable Gardening 18 posts Winter Sowing 18 posts Books, Movies, and TV 17 posts Tropical Zone Gardening 17 posts Hummingbird and Butterfly Gardening 17 posts Garden Art 17 posts Frugal Living 15 posts Voting Booth 15 posts Begonias 15 posts Roses 14 posts BugFiles Pictures 14 posts Propagation 13 posts Bird Identification 12 posts Insect and Spider Identification 11 posts Beginner Gardening Questions 10 posts Herbs 10 posts Vines and Climbers 9 posts Soil and Composting 9 posts Pottery, Clay and Ceramics 9 posts Michigan Gardening 9 posts Bromeliads 8 posts Trash to Treasure 8 posts Hostas 7 posts Poppies 7 posts Market Growers 6 posts Ohio River Valley Gardening 6 posts Invasive Plants 6 posts Indoor Gardening and Houseplants 6 posts Aroids 6 posts Clean and Clutter-free 5 posts Cool Climate Gardening 5 posts Ferns, Fungi and Mosses 5 posts Container Gardening 5 posts Seed Germination 5 posts Happy Birthday 5 posts Homesteading 4 posts Cooking 4 posts Plant Trading 4 posts Water Gardens 4 posts Bloom of the Day Photos 4 posts Equine Forum 4 posts Handyman 3 posts Hoyas 3 posts BirdFiles Pictures 3 posts Needle Arts 3 posts Carolina Gardening 3 posts Saving Seeds 3 posts Caudiciforms 3 posts Greenhouse 3 posts Heirloom Vegetables 3 posts Woodworking 3 posts Construction Zone: building, remodeling, additions 3 posts Fruits and Nuts 2 posts Hydrangeas 2 posts Accessible Gardening 2 posts Dahlias 2 posts PlantFiles How-to's 2 posts Soap and Candle-making 2 posts Plumerias 2 posts Agastaches and Salvias 2 posts Welcome Mat 2 posts Kitchens 2 posts Orchid Cactus 2 posts Organic Gardening 2 posts Self-contained Box Gardens 2 posts Swaps, Trades and Giveaways 1 post Upper Midwest Gardening 1 post Vermicomposting 1 post Garden Shed 1 post Japanese Maples 1 post Heating and Cooling Systems 1 post European Gardening 1 post Palms and Cycads 1 post Holidays and Special Events 1 post Georgia Gardening 1 post Amaryllis and Hippeastrums 1 post Cameras and Photography 1 post Passifloras 1 post Beginner Vegetables 1 post Beginner Flowers 1 post Tiny Gardens 1 post

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PlantFiles Activity:

PlantFiles Additions:

Member Addition Description Cibarius Comment Henry's Lily Lilium henryi bijoux2 Comment Butterfly Pea, Blue Pea Vine Clitoria ternatea giantgardener Comment Mum 'Sunny Shasta' Chrysanthemum Joan Comment Rush-leaf Jonquil, Jordan de Asso's Daffodil Narcissus assoanus cosmosfanatic Comment Common Cosmos, Mexican Aster 'Rubenza' Cosmos bipinnatus Joan Comment Intermediate Bearded Iris 'Sangreal' Iris Joan Comment Philodendron 'Hope' Philodendron selloum azulivines Comment Beauty Berry Callicarpa rubella vossner Comment Variegated Memorial Rose 'Curiosity' Rosa wichurana unccgardener Comment Adenia Adenia fruticosa stephenp Comment Bird of Paradise, Crane Flower Strelitzia reginae stephenp Comment Spineless Yucca, Giant Yucca Yucca guatemalensis stephenp Comment Pink Jasmine, Winter Jasmine Jasminum polyanthum SLIVERMOON22 Comment Mandrake, Devil's Apple, Dudaim, Love Apple Mandragora officinarum stephenp Comment Radicalis Palm Chamaedorea radicalis Joan Comment Silver Thicket Euphorbia stenoclada Joan Comment Angel Trumpet, Angel's Trumpet, Tree Datura 'Ida' Brugmansia arborea aprilstar70 Comment Confederate Rose, Cotton Rose Hibiscus mutabilis gerrydave Comment Shampoo Ginger, Pinecone Ginger, Pinecone Lily, Pine Cone Ginger, Pine Cone Lily Zingiber zerumbet appublic Comment Four O'Clock, Marvel of Peru Mirabilis jalapa paulforbes Comment Smooth Luffa, Sponge Luffa, Climbing Okra, Dishrag Gourd Luffa cylindrica Joan Comment Tall Bearded Iris 'Bruce' Iris Foulweather Comment African Milk Tree Euphorbia trigona f. rubra Zaragoza Image Sisal (Agave sisalana) Zaragoza Image Espadin, Espadillo, Guapilla, Soyate, Sotolito (Agave striata) Tmys Image Boston Ivy, Japanese Creeper (Parthenocissus tricuspidata) Zaragoza Image Century Plant, Maguey diente de tiburón (Agave xylonacantha) Zaragoza Image Dragon's Blood Tree, Socotra Dragon Tree (Dracaena cinnabari) Zaragoza Image Dracaena, Zebra Striped Dragon Tree (Dracaena goldieana) Zaragoza Image Sansevieria (Sansevieria francisii) Zaragoza Image Soaptree Yucca, Soapweed (Yucca elata) Zaragoza Image Crinum Lily (Crinum purpurascens) Zaragoza Image Fireball, Katherine-wheel (Scadoxus multiflorus subsp. katherinae) Zaragoza Image Spider Lily (Hymenocallis caribaea) Zaragoza Image Massonia (Massonia pustulata) Zaragoza Image Rush-leaf Jonquil, Jordan de Asso's Daffodil (Narcissus assoanus) Zaragoza Image Rush-leaf Jonquil, Jordan de Asso's Daffodil (Narcissus assoanus) Zaragoza Image Sea Daffodil, Sand Lily, Northern Marsh Orchid (Pancratium maritimum) Kell Image Crimson-Seeded Sedge (Carex baccans) Kell Image Crimson-Seeded Sedge (Carex baccans) Kell Image Crimson-Seeded Sedge (Carex baccans) Kell Image Crimson-Seeded Sedge (Carex baccans) Kell Image Crimson-Seeded Sedge (Carex baccans) Kell Image Crimson-Seeded Sedge (Carex baccans) Kell Image Crimson-Seeded Sedge (Carex baccans) Kell Image Crimson-Seeded Sedge (Carex baccans) Kell Image Crimson-Seeded Sedge (Carex baccans) Kell Image Crimson-Seeded Sedge (Carex baccans) Kell Image Crimson-Seeded Sedge (Carex baccans) Kell Image Crimson-Seeded Sedge (Carex baccans) Kell Image Crimson-Seeded Sedge (Carex baccans) Zaragoza Image Scadoxus (Scadoxus cinnabarinus) Michael_Ronayne Image Intermediate Bearded Iris 'Sangreal' (Iris ) postmandug Image Giant Chinese Silver Grass (Miscanthus giganteus) wormfood Image Alocasia 'Reticulata' (Alocasia zebrina) wormfood Image Elephant Ear 'Green Velvet' (Alocasia ) ngam Image Garden Phlox 'Laura' (Phlox paniculata) mgarr Image French Lavender (UK), Spanish Lavender (US) 'Otto Quast' (Lavandula stoechas) Michael_Ronayne Image Hardy Hibiscus, Rose Mallow, Swamp Mallow (Hibiscus moscheutos) valleylynn Image White Coneflower 'White Swan' (Echinacea purpurea) DonnaMack Image Asiatic Lily 'Vamp' (Lilium ) tcs1366 Image Pot Marigold, English Marigold (Calendula officinalis) tcs1366 Image Pot Marigold, English Marigold (Calendula officinalis) valleylynn Image Crocosmia 'George Davison' (Crocosmia x crocosmiiflora) valleylynn Image Burkwood Viburnum (Viburnum x burkwoodii) jambetmunchkin Image Yarrow, Milfoil, Staunchweed, Sanguinary, Thousandleaf, Soldier's Woundwort 'Salmon Beauty' (Achillea millefolium) jambetmunchkin Image Yarrow, Milfoil, Staunchweed, Sanguinary, Thousandleaf, Soldier's Woundwort 'Wonderful Wampee' (Achillea millefolium) Stake Image Rose Pincushion Cactus (Mammillaria crinita f. zeilmanniana) shellimac Image Variegated Memorial Rose 'Curiosity' (Rosa wichurana) kerino1 Image Boojum Tree (Fouquieria columnaris) mygardens Image Star of Bethlehem, Nap at Noon, Snowdrop, Eleven-o'clock Lady, Sleepydick (Ornithogalum umbellatum) mygardens Image Star of Bethlehem, Nap at Noon, Snowdrop, Eleven-o'clock Lady, Sleepydick (Ornithogalum umbellatum) kerino1 Image Sunset Hyssop, Licorice Mint (Agastache rupestris) kerino1 Image Orange Hummingbird Mint, Jewel of the Sierra Madre, Hyssop 'Apricot Sprite' (Agastache aurantiaca) kerino1 Image Hybrid Sage 'Ultra Violet' (Salvia ) chinabitbit Image Philodendron 'Hope' (Philodendron selloum) Zaragoza Image Dioscorea (Dioscorea balcanica) Zaragoza Image Yam (Dioscorea tokoro) Zaragoza Image Wild Yam, Colic Root (Dioscorea villosa) Zaragoza Image Black Bryony (Tamus communis) Zaragoza Image Palmita, Cola de Palma (Xiphidium caeruleum) Zaragoza Image Palm Grass, Whale Back (Curculigo capitulata) Stake Image Silver Jade, Silver Dollar Plant, Beestebul, Chinese Jade, Money Plant, Round-leaved Crassula (Crassula arborescens) Stake Image Smooth Mountain Prickly Pear, Indian Fig, Mission Cactus, Tuberous Prickly Pear, Nopal (Opuntia ficus-indica) Stake Image Pasacana Tree Cactus, Pasakana, Cardón, Cardón Grande, Cavul (Echinopsis atacamensis subsp. pasacana) Stake Image Pasacana Tree Cactus, Pasakana, Cardón, Cardón Grande, Cavul (Echinopsis atacamensis subsp. pasacana) Galina Image Wax Bean 'Ice' (Phaseolus vulgaris) stephenp Image Spineless Yucca, Giant Yucca (Yucca guatemalensis) Kylie2x Image White Ginger, Garland Lily, Butterfly Ginger (Hedychium coronarium) turektaylor Image Russian Sage (Perovskia atriplicifolia) turektaylor Image Russian Sage (Perovskia atriplicifolia) turektaylor Image Russian Sage (Perovskia atriplicifolia) turektaylor Image Russian Sage (Perovskia atriplicifolia) turektaylor Image Russian Sage (Perovskia atriplicifolia) kennedyh Image Tiny Caladenia (Caladenia pusilla) kennedyh Image Tiny Caladenia (Caladenia pusilla) kennedyh Image Blue Stars (Chamaescilla corymbosa) kennedyh Image Leafless Bitter-pea (Daviesia brevifolia) kennedyh Image Yam Daisy, Murnong, Native Dandelion (Microseris lanceolata) azulivines Image Pitcher Plant 'Lady Pauline' (Nepenthes ) azulivines Image Beauty Berry (Callicarpa rubella) Betja Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Dream Team' (Iris ) Betja Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Dream Team' (Iris ) Betja Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Imposter' (Iris ) Betja Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Bruce' (Iris ) Betja Image Border Bearded Iris 'Christiana Baker' (Iris ) PedricksCorner Image Fuchsia 'Gypsy Prince' (Fuchsia )

Garden Watchdog Activity:

Member Addition Description Fladruid Positive Cascade Carnivores holeth Positive Brent & Becky's Bulbs KyWoods Positive eFlowerGarden emenking Positive Gardensoyvey.com holeth Positive Loess Roots idabean Positive Colorblends (Schipper & Co. USA) gardenercookie Positive Almost Eden Plants alantda Positive Sooner Plant Farm (home of Imagine Backyard Trees®) elizaTrees Negative Go Grow Green Nursery vossner Positive Annie's Annuals and Perennials keelybird57 Positive Buggy Crazy SotKat Neutral Gardening Warehouse Direct (formerly Gardening Supply Warehouse) Catscan Positive Two Willies Nursery clpgirl Positive Annie's Annuals and Perennials blitzems Positive Sunlight Gardens k2dew4at Positive Onalee's Home-Grown Seeds & Plants

Garden Bookworm Activity:

Final Notes

Have a good day, and happy gardening!

Dave

And that's the way it was... November 12, 2009