Dave's Garden Newsletter for March 15, 2011

Gardening Quote of the Day

( -- Mrs. Fleetwood Habergham, 18th century British poet)

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New Botanary Words

PlantFiles Activity:

PlantFiles Additions:

Member Addition Description Lilithu Comment Virginia Skullcap Scutellaria lateriflora Lilithu Comment German Chamomile, Scented Mayweed Matricaria recutita boomboer Comment Sweet Noor, Sweet Noorsdoring Euphorbia coerulescens sharna Comment Apple 'Geneva' Malus x domestica DG123 Comment Crocosmia 'Red King' Crocosmia x crocosmiiflora jeanherlihy Comment Tube Clematis 'Alan Bloom' Clematis heracleifolia themikeman Comment Border Forsythia Forsythia x intermedia JMSWilson Comment Katsura Tree Cercidiphyllum japonicum themikeman Comment Crow-poison, Wild Garlic Nothoscordum bivalve dontruman Comment Tea Rose 'Franziscka Kruger' Rosa JAMIESMITH Comment Climbing Rose 'Climbing New Year' Rosa jimothewoods Comment Rhododendron 'Loderi' Rhododendron grovespirit Comment Swiss Chard, Seakale Beet 'Bright Lights' Beta vulgaris var. cicla Rosiespring Comment Rugose Rose 'Alba' Rosa rugosa lewalcindortx Comment Okra 'Clemson Spineless 80' Abelmoschus esculentus Cindy312 Comment Sugar Bush, Chapparal Sumac Rhus ovata maryrgv Comment Cardboard Palm Zamia furfuracea grovespirit Comment Pumpkin 'Wee-B-Little' Cucurbita pepo smurfwv Comment Snake Plant Amorphophallus henryi smurfwv Comment Voodoo Lily Amorphophallus kiusianus Marilynbeth Image Coneflower 'Tomato Soup' (Echinacea ) Marilynbeth Image Coneflower 'Tomato Soup' (Echinacea ) Kell Image Violet Eremaea (Eremaea violacea) Kell Image Violet Eremaea (Eremaea violacea) boomboer Image Aloe, Snowflake Aloe (Aloe rauhii) Kell Image Jurema (Chloroleucon tortum) Kell Image Jurema (Chloroleucon tortum) Kell Image Jurema (Chloroleucon tortum) Kell Image Jurema (Chloroleucon tortum) Kell Image Jurema (Chloroleucon tortum) Kell Image Cape Cowslip (Lachenalia aloides var. quadricolor) DaylilySLP Image Daylily 'Alley Cat Blues' (Hemerocallis ) DaylilySLP Image Daylily 'Alley Cat Blues' (Hemerocallis ) DaylilySLP Image Daylily 'Alley Cat Blues' (Hemerocallis ) DaylilySLP Image Tiger Lily (Lilium lancifolium var. flaviflorum) DaylilySLP Image Butterfly Milkweed, Butterfly Weed, Pleurisy Root (Asclepias tuberosa) DaylilySLP Image Butterfly Milkweed, Butterfly Weed, Pleurisy Root (Asclepias tuberosa) DaylilySLP Image Oriental Lily 'Star Gazer' (Lilium ) palmbob Image 'Irish Bouquet' (Aeonium sp) boomboer Image Water Lettuce (Pistia stratiotes) DaylilySLP Image Daylily 'Little Rainbow' (Hemerocallis ) DaylilySLP Image Daylily 'Little Rainbow' (Hemerocallis ) DaylilySLP Image Daylily 'Malachite Prism' (Hemerocallis ) DaylilySLP Image Daylily 'Malachite Prism' (Hemerocallis ) DaylilySLP Image Daylily 'Matchless Fire' (Hemerocallis ) DaylilySLP Image Daylily 'Nordic Night' (Hemerocallis ) DaylilySLP Image Daylily 'Nordic Night' (Hemerocallis ) DaylilySLP Image Fish Geranium, Horseshoe Geranium, Zonal Geranium 'Wilhelm Langguth' (Pelargonium x hortorum) DaylilySLP Image Fish Geranium, Horseshoe Geranium, Zonal Geranium 'Wilhelm Langguth' (Pelargonium x hortorum) DaylilySLP Image Fish Geranium, Horseshoe Geranium, Zonal Geranium 'Wilhelm Langguth' (Pelargonium x hortorum) DaylilySLP Image Fish Geranium, Horseshoe Geranium, Zonal Geranium 'Wilhelm Langguth' (Pelargonium x hortorum) DaylilySLP Image Daylily 'Pink Super Spider' (Hemerocallis ) DaylilySLP Image Daylily 'Pink Super Spider' (Hemerocallis ) DaylilySLP Image Water Lettuce (Pistia stratiotes) DaylilySLP Image Garden Phlox 'Red Riding Hood' (Phlox paniculata) DaylilySLP Image Daylily 'Prickled Petals' (Hemerocallis ) DaylilySLP Image Daylily 'Primal Scream' (Hemerocallis ) DaylilySLP Image Daylily 'Primal Scream' (Hemerocallis ) DaylilySLP Image Daylily 'Primal Scream' (Hemerocallis ) DaylilySLP Image Black-eyed Susan, Gloriosa Daisy, Yellow Ox-eye Daisy 'Sonora' (Rudbeckia hirta) DaylilySLP Image Black-eyed Susan, Gloriosa Daisy, Yellow Ox-eye Daisy 'Sonora' (Rudbeckia hirta) DaylilySLP Image Black-eyed Susan, Gloriosa Daisy, Yellow Ox-eye Daisy 'Sonora' (Rudbeckia hirta) DaylilySLP Image Daylily 'Real Purple Star' (Hemerocallis ) DaylilySLP Image Elegant Camas, Mountain Death Camas, Alkali-Grass, White Camas (Anticlea elegans) DaylilySLP Image Elegant Camas, Mountain Death Camas, Alkali-Grass, White Camas (Anticlea elegans) DaylilySLP Image Wild Carrot, Queen Anne's Lace (Daucus carota) DaylilySLP Image Scottish Harebell, Bluebells of Scotland, Harebell (Campanula rotundifolia) DaylilySLP Image Scottish Harebell, Bluebells of Scotland, Harebell (Campanula rotundifolia) DaylilySLP Image Spotted Knapweed, Ballast Waif (Centaurea biebersteinii) DaylilySLP Image Spotted Knapweed, Ballast Waif (Centaurea biebersteinii) DaylilySLP Image Spotted Knapweed, Ballast Waif (Centaurea biebersteinii) DaylilySLP Image Spotted Knapweed, Ballast Waif (Centaurea biebersteinii) DaylilySLP Image Spotted Joe Pye Weed (Eutrochium maculatum) DaylilySLP Image Spotted Joe Pye Weed (Eutrochium maculatum) DaylilySLP Image Spotted Joe Pye Weed (Eutrochium maculatum) DaylilySLP Image Palespike Lobelia, Spiked Lobelia (Lobelia spicata) DaylilySLP Image Bird's Foot Trefoil, Baby's Slippers, Bacon and Eggs (Lotus corniculatus) DaylilySLP Image Bird's Foot Trefoil, Baby's Slippers, Bacon and Eggs (Lotus corniculatus) DaylilySLP Image Bird's Foot Trefoil, Baby's Slippers, Bacon and Eggs (Lotus corniculatus) DaylilySLP Image Bird's Foot Trefoil, Baby's Slippers, Bacon and Eggs (Lotus corniculatus) wifeofschramm Image Easter Lily Cactus (Echinopsis oxygona) wifeofschramm Image Easter Lily Cactus (Echinopsis oxygona) DaylilySLP Image Great Mullein, Common Mullein, Aaron's Rod, Adam's Flannel, Fairy Tale Plant (Verbascum thapsus) DaylilySLP Image Great Mullein, Common Mullein, Aaron's Rod, Adam's Flannel, Fairy Tale Plant (Verbascum thapsus) DaylilySLP Image Great Mullein, Common Mullein, Aaron's Rod, Adam's Flannel, Fairy Tale Plant (Verbascum thapsus) DaylilySLP Image Great Mullein, Common Mullein, Aaron's Rod, Adam's Flannel, Fairy Tale Plant (Verbascum thapsus) DaylilySLP Image Broadleaf Cattail, Bulrush, Cossack Asparagus, Flags, Reed Mace (Typha latifolia) DaylilySLP Image Broadleaf Cattail, Bulrush, Cossack Asparagus, Flags, Reed Mace (Typha latifolia) DaylilySLP Image Leadwort, Hardy Blue Plumbago (Ceratostigma plumbaginoides) DaylilySLP Image Leadwort, Hardy Blue Plumbago (Ceratostigma plumbaginoides) DaylilySLP Image Leadwort, Hardy Blue Plumbago (Ceratostigma plumbaginoides) DaylilySLP Image Orange Hummingbird Mint, Jewel of the Sierra Madre, Hyssop 'Apricot Sprite' (Agastache aurantiaca) DaylilySLP Image Orange Hummingbird Mint, Jewel of the Sierra Madre, Hyssop 'Apricot Sprite' (Agastache aurantiaca) DaylilySLP Image Orange Hummingbird Mint, Jewel of the Sierra Madre, Hyssop 'Apricot Sprite' (Agastache aurantiaca) DaylilySLP Image Orange Hummingbird Mint, Jewel of the Sierra Madre, Hyssop 'Apricot Sprite' (Agastache aurantiaca) DaylilySLP Image Dianthus, Pinks 'Coconut Punch' (Dianthus ) DaylilySLP Image Dianthus, Pinks 'Coconut Punch' (Dianthus ) DaylilySLP Image Dianthus, Pinks 'Coconut Punch' (Dianthus ) Marilynbeth Image Phlox 'Peppermint Twist' (Phlox paniculata) DaylilySLP Image Showy Stonecrop 'Abbeydore' (Hylotelephium ) DaylilySLP Image Showy Stonecrop 'Abbeydore' (Hylotelephium ) DaylilySLP Image Showy Stonecrop 'Abbeydore' (Hylotelephium ) DaylilySLP Image Showy Stonecrop 'Abbeydore' (Hylotelephium ) DaylilySLP Image Showy Stonecrop 'Cloud Walker' (Hylotelephium ) DaylilySLP Image Showy Stonecrop 'Cloud Walker' (Hylotelephium ) DaylilySLP Image Showy Stonecrop 'Cloud Walker' (Hylotelephium ) DaylilySLP Image Showy Stonecrop 'Cloud Walker' (Hylotelephium ) DaylilySLP Image Showy Stonecrop 'Mr. Goodbud' (Hylotelephium ) DaylilySLP Image Showy Stonecrop 'Mr. Goodbud' (Hylotelephium ) DaylilySLP Image Showy Stonecrop 'Mr. Goodbud' (Hylotelephium ) DaylilySLP Image Showy Stonecrop 'Mr. Goodbud' (Hylotelephium ) DaylilySLP Image Stonecrop 'Red Cauli' (Hylotelephium telephium) DaylilySLP Image Stonecrop 'Red Cauli' (Hylotelephium telephium) DaylilySLP Image Stonecrop 'Red Cauli' (Hylotelephium telephium) DaylilySLP Image Stonecrop 'Red Cauli' (Hylotelephium telephium) DaylilySLP Image Stonecrop 'Red Cauli' (Hylotelephium telephium) DaylilySLP Image Shasta Daisy 'Amelia' (Leucanthemum x superbum) DaylilySLP Image Shasta Daisy 'Amelia' (Leucanthemum x superbum) DaylilySLP Image Shasta Daisy 'Amelia' (Leucanthemum x superbum) DaylilySLP Image Shasta Daisy 'Amelia' (Leucanthemum x superbum) DaylilySLP Image Shasta Daisy 'Crazy Daisy' (Leucanthemum x superbum) DaylilySLP Image Shasta Daisy 'Crazy Daisy' (Leucanthemum x superbum) palmbob Image 'Lily Pad' (Aeonium ) palmbob Image Whale's Tongue Agave (Agave ovatifolia) palmbob Image Aloe (Aloe hemmingii) palmbob Image Aloe (Aloe pratensis) palmbob Image Aloe (Aloe pratensis) palmbob Image Aloe (Aloe pratensis) palmbob Image Aloe (Aloe pratensis) palmbob Image Aloe (Aloe pratensis) palmbob Image Crassula 'Calico Kitten' (Crassula ) palmbob Image Echeveria (Echeveria colorata) palmbob Image Euphorbia 'Wundulate' (Euphorbia ) palmbob Image Pygmy Date Palm, Robellini Palm (Phoenix roebelenii) palmbob Image Rhipsalis (Rhipsalis grandiflora) palmbob Image Rhipsalis (Rhipsalis grandiflora) palmbob Image Licuala (Licuala peltata var. sumawongii)

Garden Watchdog Activity:

Member Addition Description homesteadgirl Negative Michigan Bulb homesteadgirl Positive Cottage Farms daylilydaddy Positive T and T Nursery Plants petersoldan Positive KT Botanicals criplegarden Positive Wood Prairie Farm GreenJeansFarm Positive Heirloom Acres Seeds Boo08 Positive Baker Creek Heirloom Seed Co. sirmoebly Positive The Silent Seed declfi Positive W.W. Nurseries ladyisle Positive Almost Eden Plants Dempsey Negative White Flower Farm dwc47 Positive Europalms BVBA LCeD3F Negative Deerbusters (Trident Enterprises) JAMIESMITH Positive Lazy S'S Farm & Nursery plantingoaks Positive Stuewe & Sons, Inc. plantingoaks Positive Rogue Valley Roses gctoh Positive Onalee's Home-Grown Seeds & Plants jrtinker Negative Thompson and Morgan (US) smallwonders Positive Park Seed Company (aka Park's Gardens) Meganjeanice Positive Greenearth Publishing Inc. (bananaplants.net, greenhouse.net) chunx Neutral Dimeo Blueberry Farms cherishlife Positive Baker Creek Heirloom Seed Co. TupeloMS Positive Summerstone Nursery gsteinbe Neutral McClure & Zimmerman Quality Flowerbulb Brokers artathart Neutral Murray McMurray Hatchery yukons_mom Positive Chiltern Seeds

Garden Bookworm Activity:

Final Notes

Have a good day, and happy gardening!

Dave

And that's the way it was... March 15, 2011