Dave's Garden Newsletter for December 29, 2010

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PlantFiles Activity:

PlantFiles Additions:

Member Addition Description dave12122 Comment Dwarf False Indigo 'Rose Carpet' Indigofera dave12122 Comment Devil's Claw Physoplexis comosa dave12122 Comment Anemone, Grecian Windflower 'Blue Star' Anemone blanda dave12122 Comment False Anemone Anemonopsis macrophylla seminole_CFL Comment Roselle, Jamaican Tea, Maple-Leaf Hibiscus, Florida Cranberry, October Hibiscus, Red Sorrell Hibiscus sabdariffa tejascarol Comment Blackfoot Daisy, Black Foot Daisy, Plains Black Foot Daisy Melampodium leucanthum tejascarol Comment Shrub Marigold, Mexican Bush Marigold, Mount Lemmon Marigold, Copper Canyon Daisy Tagetes lemmonii kiloa Comment Ruttyruspolia 'Phyllis Van Heeden' X Ruttyruspolia rabbitsdiner Comment Cranesbill 'Biokovo' Geranium x cantabrigiense rabbitsdiner Comment Variegated Solomon's Seal, Fragrant Solomon's Seal, Striped Solomon's Seal 'Variegatum' Polygonatum odoratum var. thunbergii palmbob Comment Aloe glauca var. muricata BobThree Comment Kalanchoe Kalanchoe serrata dave12122 Comment False Hemp Datisca cannabina vlmastra Comment String of Beads, String of Pearls Senecio herreianus Farmerdill Comment Onion 'Belmar' Allium cepa Farmerdill Comment Watermelon 'Cronos' Citrullus lanatus Farmerdill Comment Watermelon 'Majestic' Citrullus lanatus Farmerdill Comment Cantaloupe 'Yosemite' Cucumis melo Danny112596 Comment Butterfly Bush, Summer Lilac, Orange-eye Butterfly Bush 'Nanho Purple' Buddleja davidii var. nanhoensis vlmastra Comment Partridgeberry, Twinberry, Squaw Vine, Deerberry Mitchella repens Metrosideros Comment Spanish Tamarind, Tamarind des Indies, Voa Vanga Vangueria madagascariensis audsrz Comment Manchurian Lilac 'Miss Kim' Syringa pubescens subsp. patula palmbob Image Apple-ring Acacia, Ana Tree, Winter Thorn (Acacia albida) palmbob Image Apple-ring Acacia, Ana Tree, Winter Thorn (Acacia albida) palmbob Image Apple-ring Acacia, Ana Tree, Winter Thorn (Acacia albida) palmbob Image Apple-ring Acacia, Ana Tree, Winter Thorn (Acacia albida) palmbob Image Apple-ring Acacia, Ana Tree, Winter Thorn (Acacia albida) palmbob Image Baobab, Monkey-bread Tree (Adansonia rubrostipa) palmbob Image Baobab, Monkey-bread Tree (Adansonia rubrostipa) palmbob Image Agave (Agave polyanthiflora) palmbob Image Agave (Agave polyanthiflora) snasxs Image Faber's Maple (Acer fabri) snasxs Image Faber's Maple (Acer fabri) snasxs Image Faber's Maple (Acer fabri) snasxs Image Faber's Maple (Acer fabri) Kell Image Black-Spine Prickly Pear, Purple Prickly Pear, Red-joint Prickly Pear, Texas Santa Rita (Opuntia macrocentra var. minor) iam_utopia Image Pawpaw (Asimina triloba) seminole_CFL Image Roselle, Jamaican Tea, Maple-Leaf Hibiscus, Florida Cranberry, October Hibiscus, Red Sorrell (Hibiscus sabdariffa) Kell Image Black-Spine Prickly Pear, Purple Prickly Pear, Red-joint Prickly Pear, Texas Santa Rita (Opuntia macrocentra var. minor) Kell Image Black-Spine Prickly Pear, Purple Prickly Pear, Red-joint Prickly Pear, Texas Santa Rita (Opuntia macrocentra var. minor) Kell Image Black-Spine Prickly Pear, Purple Prickly Pear, Red-joint Prickly Pear, Texas Santa Rita (Opuntia macrocentra var. minor) Kell Image Aloe (Aloe capitata var. quartziticola) Kell Image Aloe (Aloe capitata var. quartziticola) Kell Image Aloe (Aloe capitata var. quartziticola) SeedBead Image Japanese Beautyberry 'Leucocarpa' (Callicarpa japonica) palmbob Image Alluaudia (Alluaudia humbertii) palmbob Image Madagascar Ocotillo, Madagascan Ocotillo, African Ocotillo (Alluaudia procera) palmbob Image Aloe (Aloe acutissima) palmbob Image Aloe (Aloe acutissima) cabincreeknursery Image Saskatoon Berry, Serviceberry, June Berry, Juneberry, Shad-Bush 'Northline' (Amelanchier alnifolia) cabincreeknursery Image Saskatoon Berry, Serviceberry, June Berry, Juneberry, Shad-Bush 'Northline' (Amelanchier alnifolia) cabincreeknursery Image Saskatoon Berry, Serviceberry, June Berry, Juneberry, Shad-Bush 'Northline' (Amelanchier alnifolia) cabincreeknursery Image Saskatoon Berry, Serviceberry, June Berry, Juneberry, Shad-Bush (Amelanchier alnifolia) cabincreeknursery Image Quaking Aspen (Populus tremuloides) cabincreeknursery Image Nanking Bush Cherry (Prunus tomentosa) cabincreeknursery Image Nanking Bush Cherry (Prunus tomentosa) palmbob Image Torch Aloe, Tree Aloe, Mountain Bush Aloe, Krantz Aloe (Aloe arborescens) palmbob Image Torch Aloe, Tree Aloe, Mountain Bush Aloe, Krantz Aloe (Aloe arborescens) palmbob Image Torch Aloe, Tree Aloe, Mountain Bush Aloe, Krantz Aloe (Aloe arborescens) palmbob Image Aloe (Aloe burgersfortensis) palmbob Image Aloe (Aloe capitata) palmbob Image Aloe (Aloe capitata) palmbob Image Climbing Aloe (Aloe ciliaris) palmbob Image Climbing Aloe (Aloe ciliaris) palmbob Image Quiver Tree, Kokerboom (Aloe dichotoma) palmbob Image Bitter Aloe, Red Aloe, Cape Aloe (Aloe ferox) palmbob Image Aloe (Aloe gariepensis) palmbob Image Aloe (Aloe gariepensis) palmbob Image Aloe (Aloe gariepensis) palmbob Image (Aloe glauca var. muricata) palmbob Image Bontaalwyn (Aloe grandidentata) palmbob Image Bontaalwyn (Aloe grandidentata) palmbob Image Bontaalwyn (Aloe grandidentata) palmbob Image Aloe 'Hey Babe' (Aloe ) palmbob Image Aloe (Aloe labworana) palmbob Image Flat-flowered Aloe (Aloe marlothii) palmbob Image Flat-flowered Aloe (Aloe marlothii) palmbob Image Aloe (Aloe occidentalis) palmbob Image Aloe (Aloe occidentalis) palmbob Image Aloe (Aloe petricola) palmbob Image Aloe (Aloe petricola) palmbob Image Aloe (Aloe x principis (arborescens x ferox)) palmbob Image Aloe (Aloe x principis (arborescens x ferox)) palmbob Image Aloe (Aloe x principis (arborescens x ferox)) palmbob Image Aloe (Aloe x principis (arborescens x ferox)) palmbob Image Tilt-head Aloe (Aloe speciosa) palmbob Image Coral Aloe (Aloe striata) DaylilySLP Image Bromeliad (Hohenbergia stellata) palmbob Image Aloe (Aloe vanbalenii) palmbob Image Aloe (Aloe vanbalenii) palmbob Image Aloe (Aloe vaombe) palmbob Image Aloe (Aloe vaombe) palmbob Image Aloe (Aloe vaombe) palmbob Image Aloe (Aloe vaombe) palmbob Image Aloe (Aloe vaotsanda) palmbob Image Aloe (Aloe vaotsanda) palmbob Image Aloe (Aloe vaotsanda) palmbob Image Aloe 'Winter Sky' (Aloe rauhii) palmbob Image Aloe 'Winter Sky' (Aloe rauhii) palmbob Image Giant Jewel Plant (Aloinopsis malherbei) palmbob Image Anacampseros (Anacampseros baeseckei) palmbob Image Chlorophytum (Chlorophytum suffruticosum) palmbob Image Brazilian Monkey Puzzle Tree, Parana Pine, Candelabra Tree (Araucaria angustifolia) palmbob Image Brazilian Monkey Puzzle Tree, Parana Pine, Candelabra Tree (Araucaria angustifolia) palmbob Image Brazilian Monkey Puzzle Tree, Parana Pine, Candelabra Tree (Araucaria angustifolia) palmbob Image Showy Banksia (Banksia speciosa) palmbob Image Bulbine, Geelkatstert (Bulbine asphodeloides) palmbob Image Bulbine, Geelkatstert (Bulbine asphodeloides) palmbob Image Bulbine, Geelkatstert (Bulbine asphodeloides) palmbob Image Coleocephalocereus (Coleocephalocereus aureus) palmbob Image Cascalote (Caesalpinia cacalaco) palmbob Image Cascalote (Caesalpinia cacalaco) palmbob Image Wild Laburnum, Natal Laburnum, Showy Calpurnia (Calpurnia aurea) palmbob Image Wild Laburnum, Natal Laburnum, Showy Calpurnia (Calpurnia aurea) palmbob Image Wild Laburnum, Natal Laburnum, Showy Calpurnia (Calpurnia aurea) palmbob Image Wild Laburnum, Natal Laburnum, Showy Calpurnia (Calpurnia aurea) palmbob Image Cassia (Cassia chatelainiana) palmbob Image Cassia (Cassia chatelainiana) Kell Image Aloe (Aloe capitata var. quartziticola) Kell Image Aloe (Aloe capitata var. quartziticola) DaylilySLP Image California Poppy (Eschscholzia californica) DaylilySLP Image California Poppy (Eschscholzia californica) DaylilySLP Image Candelabra Plant, False Cactus, Dragon Bones, Elkhorn 'Cristata' (Euphorbia lactea) DaylilySLP Image Candelabra Plant, False Cactus, Dragon Bones, Elkhorn 'Cristata' (Euphorbia lactea) DaylilySLP Image Pencil Cactus, Milk Bush, Pencil Euphorbia, Rubber Hedge Euphorbia (Euphorbia tirucalli) DaylilySLP Image Pencil Cactus, Milk Bush, Pencil Euphorbia, Rubber Hedge Euphorbia (Euphorbia tirucalli) Metrosideros Image Spanish Tamarind, Tamarind des Indies, Voa Vanga (Vangueria madagascariensis) Metrosideros Image Spanish Tamarind, Tamarind des Indies, Voa Vanga (Vangueria madagascariensis)

Garden Watchdog Activity:

Member Addition Description kaju32 Positive Garden Crossings LLC mikesmiths Negative Willis Orchard Company mikesmiths Negative Abbott-Ipco Inc. sundog2010 Positive The Sample Seed Shop Get_growing Positive Pedricks Corner Novice40 Negative MeyerLemonTree.com jcreedd Neutral Jené's Tropicals

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Final Notes

Have a good day, and happy gardening!

Dave

And that's the way it was... December 29, 2010