Dave's Garden Newsletter for November 25, 2009

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PlantFiles Additions:

Member Addition Description baiissatva Comment X Gasteraloe X Gasteraloe batesiana x variegata sheepshanks Comment Smooth Carrion Smilax herbacea Joan Comment Sneezewort, Sneezeweed, Brideflower Achillea ptarmica bonehead Comment Colorado Spruce, Blue Spruce Picea pungens wiggiej Comment Aeonium 'Lemon Lime' Aeonium decorum kandra Comment African Daisy, Cape Daisy, Spoon Daisy 'Nasinga Purple' Osteospermum stormyla Comment Showy Stonecrop 'Crystal Pink' Hylotelephium spectabile LidijaM Comment Lady of the Night Brunfelsia jamaicensis stormyla Comment Masterwort Variegated 'Daphnis' Peucedanum ostruthium stormyla Comment Roscoea 'Cinnamon Stick' Roscoea purpurea stormyla Comment Meadow Rue 'Evening Star' Thalictrum ichangense stormyla Comment Bear's Breeches, Variegated Acanthus 'Whitewater' Acanthus bonehead Comment Strawberry 'Pink Panda' Fragaria x ananassa bonehead Comment Sun Rose, Rock Rose 'Henfield Brilliant' Helianthemum x nummularium bonehead Comment Umbrella Plant, Indian Rhubarb Darmera peltata terryinphx Comment Tomato 'Margherita' Lycopersicon lycopersicum bonehead Comment Spanish Bluebell, Wood Hyacinth Hyacinthoides hispanica stormyla Comment Peucedanum Peucedanum guangxiense stormyla Comment Peucedanum Peucedanum ledebourielloides stormyla Comment Peucedanum Peucedanum piliferum stormyla Comment Peucedanum Peucedanum henryi KSBaptisia Comment Tall Bearded Iris 'Winterfest' Iris stormyla Comment Peucedanum Peucedanum ampliatum stormyla Comment Peucedanum Peucedanum wawrae stormyla Comment Peucedanum Peucedanum pubescens stormyla Comment Crocosmia 'Lucifer' Crocosmia jimbobobie Comment Eastern Redbud, Canadian Redbud, Judas Tree Cercis canadensis Zaragoza Image Rush Skeletonweed, Naked Weed, Gum succory, Devil’s-Grass, Hogbite (Chondrilla juncea) Zaragoza Image Blessed Thistle, Holy Thistle, Holy Ghost Herb, Cardo Santo (Cnicus benedictus) stormyla Image Heartleaf Bergenia, Pigsqueak (Bergenia cordifolia) stormyla Image Hairy Alumroot, Maple Leaf Alumroot 'Bronze Wave' (Heuchera villosa f. purpurea) stormyla Image Young's Barrenwort 'Roseum' (Epimedium x youngianum) Zaragoza Image Sticky Elecampagne, Sticky Elecampane (Dittrichia viscosa) Zaragoza Image Clasping Coneflower, Clasping Leaf Coneflower (Dracopis amplexicaulis) Zaragoza Image Globe Thistle (Echinops sphaerocephalus) BROforest Image Betonyleaf Thoroughwort, Padre Island Mistflower (Conoclinium betonicifolium) BROforest Image Betonyleaf Thoroughwort, Padre Island Mistflower (Conoclinium betonicifolium) stormyla Image Heartleaf Bergenia, Pigsqueak 'Rotblum' (Bergenia cordifolia) amorecuore Image Tropical Hibiscus 'Key Largo' (Hibiscus rosa-sinensis) timrann Image Candy Corn Plant (Wagatea spicata) Tmys Image Man Fern, Soft Tree Fern, Tasmanian Tree Fern, Wooly Tree Fern (Dicksonia antarctica) timrann Image Red Hot Poker Vine, Red Popcorn Vine (Norantea guianensis) timrann Image Clerodendrum (Clerodendrum madagascariense) kentstar Image Amaryllis 'Apple Blossom' (Hippeastrum ) kentstar Image Amaryllis 'Apple Blossom' (Hippeastrum ) Stake Image Echinopsis (Echinopsis macrogona) wiggiej Image Echeveria (Echeveria lilacina) Stake Image Echinopsis (Echinopsis macrogona) scorpiosailor Image American Bittersweet (Celastrus scandens) scorpiosailor Image American Bittersweet (Celastrus scandens) stormyla Image Golden Coral Bells, Alumroot, Coralbells, Alum Root 'Amber Waves' (Heuchera ) QCHammy Image Arizona Ruby Rainbow Hedgehog, Pink Comb Cactus (Echinocereus rigidissimus subsp. rubispinus) bonehead Image Hybrid Columbine 'McKana's Giant' (Aquilegia ) bonehead Image Fountain Grass 'Red Buttons' (Pennisetum messiacum) bonehead Image Corkscrew Hazel, Contorted Filbert, Harry Lauder's Walking Stick 'Contorta' (Corylus avellana) bonehead Image Bearberry, Kinnikinnick, Manzanita 'Vancouver Jade' (Arctostaphylos uva-ursi) premierman1 Image Firespike, Cardinal Guard, Scarlet Flame (Odontonema strictum) wilting_in_sac Image Hummingbird Plant, Rabbit Ears (Ruttya fruticosa) wilting_in_sac Image Hummingbird Plant, Rabbit Ears (Ruttya fruticosa) go4broek Image Oak Mistletoe, American Mistletoe (Phoradendron leucarpum) stormyla Image Two-flower Narcissus, Twin Sisters (Narcissus medioluteus) Zaragoza Image Sneezewort, Sneezeweed, Brideflower (Achillea ptarmica) Betja Image Intermediate Bearded Iris 'Bold Statement' (Iris ) Zaragoza Image Great Burdock, Edible Burdock, Cockle-Button, Beggar's Buttons (Arctium lappa) Zaragoza Image New York Aster, Michaelmas Daisy (Symphyotrichum novi-belgii) Zaragoza Image Michaelmas Daisy, Aster 'Lutetia' (Aster pyrenaeus) Zaragoza Image Tatarian Aster, Tatarian Daisy, Tartarian* Aster (Aster tataricus) Zaragoza Image Spiny Starwort, Golden Pallenis (Asteriscus spinosus) Kell Image Chusan Palm, Windmill Palm (Trachycarpus fortunei) Kell Image Chusan Palm, Windmill Palm (Trachycarpus fortunei) Kell Image Chusan Palm, Windmill Palm (Trachycarpus fortunei) Kell Image Chusan Palm, Windmill Palm (Trachycarpus fortunei) Kell Image Chusan Palm, Windmill Palm (Trachycarpus fortunei) Kell Image Chusan Palm, Windmill Palm (Trachycarpus fortunei) Kell Image Chusan Palm, Windmill Palm (Trachycarpus fortunei) Kell Image Chusan Palm, Windmill Palm (Trachycarpus fortunei) Kell Image Norfolk Island Pine, Star Pine (Araucaria heterophylla) mollymistsmith Image Tropical Hibiscus, Cajun Hibiscus 'Cajun Cocktail' (Hibiscus rosa-sinensis) mollymistsmith Image Tropical Hibiscus, Cajun Hibiscus 'Crawfish Pie' (Hibiscus rosa-sinensis) mollymistsmith Image Tropical Hibiscus, Cajun Hibiscus 'Crawfish Pie' (Hibiscus rosa-sinensis) Kell Image Shrubby Germander, Tree Germander (Teucrium fruticans) Kell Image Shrubby Germander, Tree Germander (Teucrium fruticans) Kell Image Shrubby Germander, Tree Germander (Teucrium fruticans) Kell Image Shrubby Germander, Tree Germander (Teucrium fruticans) Kell Image Shrubby Germander, Tree Germander (Teucrium fruticans) Zaragoza Image Field Marigold, Wild Marigold (Calendula arvensis) Zaragoza Image Woolly Distaff Thistle, Saffron Thistle (Carthamus lanatus) Zaragoza Image Safflower, False Saffron, American Saffron, Dyer's Saffron (Carthamus tinctorius) Zaragoza Image Purple Starthistle, Red Star Thistle, Caltrop (Centaurea calcitrapa) Kell Image Shrubby Germander, Tree Germander (Teucrium fruticans) kennedyh Image Loose-flower Bush-pea (Pultenaea laxiflora) kennedyh Image Loose-flower Bush-pea (Pultenaea laxiflora) kennedyh Image Loose-flower Bush-pea (Pultenaea laxiflora) kennedyh Image Slender Fireweed, Stony Fireweed (Senecio phelleus) kennedyh Image Slender Fireweed, Stony Fireweed (Senecio phelleus) kennedyh Image Slender Fireweed, Stony Fireweed (Senecio phelleus)

Garden Watchdog Activity:

Member Addition Description Villiers Positive Logee's Greenhouses, Ltd. MowHoward Neutral Cyclone Rake (Woodland Power Products, Inc.) swiftness Positive Forestfarm swiftness Positive Woodlanders Inc. wctaylor Positive A Nearly Native Nursery Eclecticuno Positive Exotic Palms disgruntled2 Negative Yankee Gardener (Yankee Harvest, LLC) jrhhosta Positive In The Country Garden & Gifts Toni05 Positive Bob Smoley's Gardenworld Toni05 Positive Kartuz Greenhouses RussMartin4154 Positive Territorial Seed Company karyn1 Positive Gardino Nursery

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Final Notes

Have a good day, and happy gardening!

Dave

And that's the way it was... November 25, 2009