Dave's Garden Newsletter for May 7, 2011

Gardening Quote of the Day

( -- Sir Francis Bacon, English poet, writer)

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PlantFiles Additions:

Member Addition Description Lilac_jewel Comment Common Periwinkle, Creeping Myrtle, Flower-of-Death Vinca minor killdawabbit Comment Elepidote Rhododendron 'Vulcan' Rhododendron DDBye Comment Lily of the Nile, African Lily 'Summer Gold' Agapanthus africanus lucas13 Comment Wintersweet, Bushman's Poison Acokanthera spectabilis Omegatop Comment Ornamental Pepper 'Black Pearl' Capsicum annuum RobertWM Comment Fringed Tulip 'Fringed Elegance' Tulipa steve2334 Comment Black Fountain Grass 'Moudry' Pennisetum alopecuroides muttlover Comment Citrosa Geranium, Mosquito Plant, Deodorizer Plant, Citronella Plant Pelargonium citrosum mygardens Comment Black Jetbead Rhodotypos scandens tampabay1 Comment Bleeding Heart Vine, Glory Bower Clerodendrum thomsoniae aasalas Comment Variegated Society Garlic 'Silver Lace' Tulbaghia violacea mrs_colla Comment Tomato 'Lucinda' Lycopersicon lycopersicum MonicaMary Comment Chocolate Vine, Five-Leaf Akebia, Raisin Vine Akebia quinata gingerkid88 Comment Chinese Privet Ligustrum sinense Kiyzersoze Comment Pin-mala Kopsia arborea Terri1948 Comment Heuchera 'Sugar Frosting' Heuchera maficmagma Comment Plumeria, Frangipani, Temple Tree, Pagoda Tree, Temple Flower 'Treasure Isle' Plumeria rubra maficmagma Comment Madagascar Palm Pachypodium lamerei sueroderus Comment Milk Thistle, Mary's Thistle Silybum marianum onagadori Comment Daylily 'Mercedes' Hemerocallis lehua_mc Comment False Alumroot, Fringe Cup, Fringecup Tellima grandiflora lehua_mc Comment Wild Ginger, Long Tailed Wild Ginger Asarum caudatum killdawabbit Image Climbing Polyantha Rose 'Clotilde Soupert, Cl.' (Rosa ) killdawabbit Image Rhododendron 'Marlis' (Rhododendron ) killdawabbit Image Rhododendron 'Marlis' (Rhododendron ) purplesun Image Manna Gum, Ribbon Gum (Eucalyptus viminalis) purplesun Image Broad-leaved Sally, Broad-leaved Sallee, Mountain Swamp Gum (Eucalyptus camphora) purplesun Image Swamp Gum, Black Gum (Eucalyptus ovata) purplesun Image Cider Gum (Eucalyptus gunnii) purplesun Image Swamp Peppermint (Eucalyptus rodwayi) purplesun Image Snow Gum, Cabbage Gum, Ghost Gum, White Sallee, White Ash (Eucalyptus pauciflora) DaylilySLP Image Bear's Breeches (Acanthus mollis) DaylilySLP Image Bear's Breeches (Acanthus mollis) DaylilySLP Image Bear's Breeches (Acanthus mollis) DaylilySLP Image Gold Dust Plant, Variegated Japanese Aucuba, Japanese Laurel 'Variegata' (Aucuba japonica) DaylilySLP Image Gold Dust Plant, Variegated Japanese Aucuba, Japanese Laurel 'Variegata' (Aucuba japonica) DaylilySLP Image Gold Dust Plant, Variegated Japanese Aucuba, Japanese Laurel 'Variegata' (Aucuba japonica) DaylilySLP Image Short Leaved Aloe (Aloe brevifolia) DaylilySLP Image Flat-flowered Aloe (Aloe marlothii) DaylilySLP Image Baby Sunrose, Dew Plant, Heartleaf Ice Plant, Heart Leaf Ice Plant (Aptenia cordifolia) DaylilySLP Image Baby Sunrose, Dew Plant, Heartleaf Ice Plant, Heart Leaf Ice Plant (Aptenia cordifolia) DaylilySLP Image Baby Sunrose, Dew Plant, Heartleaf Ice Plant, Heart Leaf Ice Plant (Aptenia cordifolia) DaylilySLP Image Star Plant, Monk's Hood (Astrophytum ornatum) DaylilySLP Image Star Plant, Monk's Hood (Astrophytum ornatum) DaylilySLP Image Star Plant, Monk's Hood (Astrophytum ornatum) DaylilySLP Image Cuban Laurel, Indian Laurel Fig, Green Island Fig, Chinese Banyan (Ficus microcarpa) DaylilySLP Image Cuban Laurel, Indian Laurel Fig, Green Island Fig, Chinese Banyan (Ficus microcarpa) DaylilySLP Image Cuban Laurel, Indian Laurel Fig, Green Island Fig, Chinese Banyan (Ficus microcarpa) DaylilySLP Image Cuban Laurel, Indian Laurel Fig, Green Island Fig, Chinese Banyan (Ficus microcarpa) DaylilySLP Image English Ivy, Common Ivy (Hedera helix) DaylilySLP Image English Ivy, Common Ivy (Hedera helix) DaylilySLP Image English Ivy, Common Ivy (Hedera helix) DaylilySLP Image Carob, St. John's Bread (Ceratonia siliqua) DaylilySLP Image Carob, St. John's Bread (Ceratonia siliqua) DaylilySLP Image Biznagita (Cochemiea poselgeri) DaylilySLP Image Biznagita (Cochemiea poselgeri) DaylilySLP Image Biznagita (Cochemiea poselgeri) DaylilySLP Image Dollar Plant, Jade Plant, Jade Tree, Money Tree, Finger Jade 'Gollum' (Crassula ovata) DaylilySLP Image Dollar Plant, Jade Plant, Jade Tree, Money Tree, Finger Jade 'Gollum' (Crassula ovata) DaylilySLP Image Dollar Plant, Jade Plant, Jade Tree, Money Tree, Finger Jade 'Gollum' (Crassula ovata) DaylilySLP Image Rosary Vine (Crassula rupestris) DaylilySLP Image Rosary Vine (Crassula rupestris) DaylilySLP Image Poison Bulb, Giant Crinum Lily, Grand Crinum Lily, Spider Lily (Crinum asiaticum) DaylilySLP Image Poison Bulb, Giant Crinum Lily, Grand Crinum Lily, Spider Lily (Crinum asiaticum) DaylilySLP Image Man Fern, Soft Tree Fern, Tasmanian Tree Fern, Wooly Tree Fern (Dicksonia antarctica) DaylilySLP Image Man Fern, Soft Tree Fern, Tasmanian Tree Fern, Wooly Tree Fern (Dicksonia antarctica) DaylilySLP Image Man Fern, Soft Tree Fern, Tasmanian Tree Fern, Wooly Tree Fern (Dicksonia antarctica) Kell Image Mountain Cornflower, Mountain Bluet, Perennial Cornflower 'Amethyst in Snow' (Centaurea montana) ge1836 Image Big Betony 'Robusta' (Stachys macrantha) PedricksCorner Image Fuchsia 'Flash' (Fuchsia ) PedricksCorner Image Fuchsia 'Brookwood Joy' (Fuchsia ) Donnabeverin Image Carolina Silverbell (Halesia carolina) tikipod Image Ornamental Oregano 'Kent Beauty' (Origanum rotundifolium) tikipod Image Ornamental Oregano 'Kent Beauty' (Origanum rotundifolium) orchidboy Image American Lotus (Nelumbo lutea) orchidboy Image American Lotus (Nelumbo lutea) RichNV Image Desert Bird of Paradise, Yellow Bird of Paradise (Caesalpinia gilliesii) RichNV Image Desert Willow, Desert Catalpa, Flowering Willow, Orchid of the Desert (Chilopsis linearis) mygardens Image Black Jetbead (Rhodotypos scandens) DaylilySLP Image Peruvian Old Man Cactus (Espostoa lanata) DaylilySLP Image Peruvian Old Man Cactus (Espostoa lanata) DaylilySLP Image Peruvian Old Man Cactus (Espostoa lanata) DaylilySLP Image Crown of Thorns (Euphorbia milii var. splendens) DaylilySLP Image Crown of Thorns (Euphorbia milii var. splendens) DaylilySLP Image Euphorbia (Euphorbia pseudocactus) DaylilySLP Image Euphorbia (Euphorbia pseudocactus) DaylilySLP Image Euphorbia (Euphorbia pseudocactus) DaylilySLP Image Euphorbia (Euphorbia pseudocactus) DaylilySLP Image Common Fig, Edible Fig, Higo (Ficus carica) DaylilySLP Image Common Fig, Edible Fig, Higo (Ficus carica) jmorth Image Drooping Star-of-Bethlehem, Silver Bells (Ornithogalum nutans) sueroderus Image Kahili Ginger 'Kahili Fiesta' (Hedychium gardnerianum) DaylilySLP Image Rock Fig, Lava Fig, Mary's Tree (Ficus petiolaris) DaylilySLP Image Rock Fig, Lava Fig, Mary's Tree (Ficus petiolaris) DaylilySLP Image Royal Paint Brush, White Blood Lily, Powder Puff (Haemanthus albiflos) DaylilySLP Image Royal Paint Brush, White Blood Lily, Powder Puff (Haemanthus albiflos) DaylilySLP Image Haworthia (Haworthia cooperi) DaylilySLP Image Haworthia (Haworthia cooperi) DaylilySLP Image Haworthia (Haworthia cooperi) DaylilySLP Image Haworthia (Haworthia emelyae) DaylilySLP Image Haworthia (Haworthia emelyae) DaylilySLP Image Haworthia (Haworthia reinwardtii) DaylilySLP Image Haworthia (Haworthia reinwardtii) DaylilySLP Image Haworthia (Haworthia truncata) DaylilySLP Image Haworthia (Haworthia truncata) DaylilySLP Image Florida Anise, Red Magnolia (Illicium floridanum) DaylilySLP Image Florida Anise, Red Magnolia (Illicium floridanum) DaylilySLP Image Buddha Belly Plant, Bottleplant Shrub (Jatropha podagrica) DaylilySLP Image Buddha Belly Plant, Bottleplant Shrub (Jatropha podagrica) DaylilySLP Image Sweet Bay, Bay Leaf, Bayleaf (Laurus nobilis) DaylilySLP Image Sweet Bay, Bay Leaf, Bayleaf (Laurus nobilis) DaylilySLP Image Sweet Bay, Bay Leaf, Bayleaf (Laurus nobilis) DaylilySLP Image Ruffled Fan Palm, Vanuatu Fan Palm, Palas Palm (Licuala grandis) DaylilySLP Image Ruffled Fan Palm, Vanuatu Fan Palm, Palas Palm (Licuala grandis) DaylilySLP Image Chinese Fan Palm, Fountain Palm (Livistona chinensis) DaylilySLP Image Chinese Fan Palm, Fountain Palm (Livistona chinensis) DaylilySLP Image Chinese Fan Palm, Fountain Palm (Livistona chinensis) DaylilySLP Image Walking Iris (Neomarica northiana) DaylilySLP Image Walking Iris (Neomarica northiana) Calif_Sue Image Red Horsechestnut, Red Horse Chestnut, Bottlebrush Buckeye (Aesculus x carnea) Calif_Sue Image Red Horsechestnut, Red Horse Chestnut, Bottlebrush Buckeye (Aesculus x carnea) Calif_Sue Image Red Horsechestnut, Red Horse Chestnut, Bottlebrush Buckeye (Aesculus x carnea) Calif_Sue Image Red Horsechestnut, Red Horse Chestnut, Bottlebrush Buckeye (Aesculus x carnea) Calif_Sue Image Red Horsechestnut, Red Horse Chestnut, Bottlebrush Buckeye (Aesculus x carnea) Calif_Sue Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Trillion' (Iris ) Calif_Sue Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Trillion' (Iris ) Calif_Sue Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Trillion' (Iris ) Calif_Sue Image Tall Bearded Iris 'La Fortune' (Iris ) Calif_Sue Image Intermediate Bearded Iris 'Sue Zee' (Iris )

Garden Watchdog Activity:

Member Addition Description combratho Positive Nature Hills Nursery eliasastro Neutral Hodnick Company (L'Entreprise Hodnik) eliasastro Negative Pflanzenversand Hans-Günter Röpke eliasastro Positive Orchids & More Mage973 Neutral Eastern Leaf Jym Negative Direct Gardening oldgriz Positive Wild Iris Rows LoisTW Positive Old House Gardens - Heirloom Bulbs LiveAndLearn Negative Direct Gardening LiveAndLearn Positive Nourse Farms Inc. Jim_in_SC Positive Michaels4gardens.com jeanrice Positive Breck's Bulbs lucy0266 Positive Crape Myrtles Inc. (also dba Crape Myrtle Farms and Lagerstroemia.com) heyyou830 Positive The Shade Garden.com (BestHostas.com) EastTexasRox Positive Greenwood Nursery Aziyarel Negative 1888Orchids.com bookreader451 Positive St. Clare Heirloom Seeds beabee Positive Baker Creek Heirloom Seed Co. dmrbdr56 Negative House of Wesley MidwestMartha Positive Lazy S'S Farm & Nursery oldetownecorrie Positive Old House Gardens - Heirloom Bulbs VA_GARDEN Positive Niche Gardens NativeGal Negative Michigan Bulb Ms_SadieMae Negative Airplants4U T_Kezar Positive Berries Unlimited aileen246 Positive Thompson and Morgan (US) GardensAndGatos Positive Lazy S'S Farm & Nursery tepelus Positive Lazy S'S Farm & Nursery tepelus Positive Avant Gardens anhthemantran Negative Plow & Hearth thegnomeking Positive Willis Orchard Company

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Final Notes

Have a good day, and happy gardening!

Dave

And that's the way it was... May 7, 2011