Dave's Garden Newsletter for June 24, 2013

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PlantFiles Activity:

PlantFiles Additions:

Member Addition Description Clary Comment Crocosmia 'Emily McKenzie' Crocosmia x crocosmiiflora ransom3 Comment Dichondra, Kidneyweed 'Silver Falls' Dichondra argentea keferraro Comment Japanese Rush, Japanese Sweet Flag, Grassy-leaved Sweet Flag 'Masamune' Acorus gramineus RonDEZone7a Comment Schefflera Schefflera delavayi Lily_love Comment Ceylon Spinach, Climbing Spinach, Indian Spinach Basella alba lynndianne Comment White Milkweed, Redring Milkweed Asclepias variegata prickersnall Comment Blue Oat Grass Helictotrichon sempervirens Dragynphyre Comment Chinese Forget-Me-Not Cynoglossum amabile MusaRojo Comment ZZ Plant, Aroid Palm, Succulent Philodendron Zamioculcas zamiifolia minpin3165 Comment Eastern Purple Coneflower, Double Purple Coneflower 'Razzmatazz' Echinacea purpurea minpin3165 Comment Red Pitaya, Dragon Fruit,Strawberry Pear, Night blooming Cereus, Queen of the Night, Honolulu Queen Hylocereus undatus GladTidings Comment Australian Flametree, Flame Bottletree, Flame Tree, Flame Kurrajong, Illawara Tree, Illawara Flame T Brachychiton acerifolius glfbama Comment Crepe Myrtle, Crape Myrtle 'Cordon Bleu' Lagerstroemia indica StuKin Comment Appleblossom Grass 'Passionate Rainbow' Gaura lindheimeri veronicadengler Comment Blue Oat Grass Helictotrichon sempervirens plant_it Comment Common Milkweed, Common Silkweed, Silk Grass, Virginia Silk, Silky Swallow Wort, Virginian Silk Asclepias syriaca LeafPeeper Comment Blue Oat Grass Helictotrichon sempervirens MissS Comment Hybrid Anise Hyssop 'Ava' Agastache MissS Comment Agastache 'Cotton Candy' Agastache BobSki Comment Forget-Me-Not Myosotis sylvatica Noacceptance772 Comment Hybrid Tea Rose 'Rose Gaujard' Rosa asturnut Image Black Sarana, Chocolate Lily, Indian Rice, Fritillary, Fritillaria (Fritillaria camschatcensis) jim43054 Image Daylily 'Mighty Chestnut' (Hemerocallis ) poisondartfrog Image Silk Tree, Mimosa Tree, Pink Siris, Persian Silk Tree (Albizia julibrissin) poisondartfrog Image Million Bells 'MiniFamous Double Lemon' (Calibrachoa ) asturnut Image Hollyhock (Alcea rosea var. nigra) asturnut Image Fireweed, Rosebay, Rosebay Willow Herb, Blooming Sally, Blackheart (Chamerion angustifolium) asturnut Image Northern bedstraw (Galium boreale) asturnut Image Three-toothed Saxifrage (Saxifraga tricuspidata) asturnut Image Three-toothed Saxifrage (Saxifraga tricuspidata) asturnut Image Sitka Valerian, American Valerian (Valeriana sitchensis) asturnut Image High-bush Cranberry, Squashberry, Lowbush Cranberry, Mooseberry, Few-Flowered Highbush Cranberry (Viburnum edule) asturnut Image Wild Alaskan Geranium (Geranium erianthum) Eleven Image Hosta 'Americana' (Hosta ) Eleven Image Hosta 'Atlantis' (Hosta ) Eleven Image Hosta 'Atlantis' (Hosta ) Eleven Image Hosta 'Blonde Elf' (Hosta ) Eleven Image Hosta 'Blonde Elf' (Hosta ) Eleven Image Hosta 'Captain Kirk' (Hosta ) Eleven Image Hosta 'Dixie Chickadee' (Hosta ) Eleven Image Hosta 'Captain Kirk' (Hosta ) passiflora_pink Image Tomato 'Tye-Dye' (Lycopersicon lycopersicum) passiflora_pink Image Tomato 'Tye-Dye' (Lycopersicon lycopersicum) ransom3 Image Merremia (Merremia bipinnatipartita) Farmerdill Image Winter Squash, Acorn 'Black Bellota' (Cucurbita pepo) Farmerdill Image Eggplant 'Black Shine' (Solanum melongena var. esculentum) iowhen Image Creeping Bellflower, Rampion Bellflower, June Bell (Campanula rapunculoides) poisondartfrog Image Daylily 'Macbeth' (Hemerocallis ) Lily_love Image Ceylon Spinach, Climbing Spinach, Indian Spinach (Basella alba) poisondartfrog Image Daylily 'Jolyene Nichole' (Hemerocallis ) Farmerdill Image Sweet Corn (Synergistic) 'Silver Duchess' (Zea mays var. rugosa) Kell Image Aloe (Aloe suprafoliata) Kell Image Aloe (Aloe suprafoliata) Kell Image Aloe (Aloe suprafoliata) Kell Image Aloe (Aloe suprafoliata) Kell Image Aloe (Aloe suprafoliata) Kell Image Aloe (Aloe suprafoliata) Cville_Gardener Image Fancy-leafed Caladium, Angel Wings, Heart of Jesus 'Carolyn Whorton' (Caladium ) Cville_Gardener Image Tennessee Coneflower (Echinacea tennesseensis) poisondartfrog Image Butterfly Bush, Summer Lilac, Orange-eye Butterfly Bush 'Black Knight' (Buddleja davidii) poisondartfrog Image European Nettle, Stinging Nettle, Common Nettle (Urtica dioica) plant_it Image Common Milkweed, Common Silkweed, Silk Grass, Virginia Silk, Silky Swallow Wort, Virginian Silk (Asclepias syriaca) plant_it Image Common Milkweed, Common Silkweed, Silk Grass, Virginia Silk, Silky Swallow Wort, Virginian Silk (Asclepias syriaca) CactusJordi Image Rhytidocaulon (Rhytidocaulon ciliatum) CactusJordi Image Rhytidocaulon (Rhytidocaulon ciliatum) asturnut Image Orthophytum, Bromeliad (Orthophytum gurkenii) timrann Image Latanier feuille, Thief Palm (Phoenicophorium borsigianum) Kell Image Aloe (Aloe abyssinica) Kell Image Aloe (Aloe abyssinica) Kell Image Aloe (Aloe abyssinica) Kell Image Aloe (Aloe abyssinica) Kell Image Aloe (Aloe abyssinica) Kell Image Aloe (Aloe abyssinica) ms_greenjeans Image Penstemon 'Dark Towers' (Penstemon ) ms_greenjeans Image Field Scabiosa 'Thunder and Lightning' (Knautia macedonica) poisondartfrog Image Daylily 'Great White' (Hemerocallis ) poisondartfrog Image Butterfly Bush (Buddleja lindleyana) poisondartfrog Image Zinnia 'Oklahoma Ivory' (Zinnia elegans) ransom3 Image Tree Morning Glory (Ipomoea arborescens) poisondartfrog Image Fuchsia 'Shadow Dancer Violette' (Fuchsia ) shabbyaby Image Desert's Blooming Jewel, Red Torch (Echinopsis huascha) CactusJordi Image Rhytidocaulon (Rhytidocaulon ciliatum) Kell Image Aloe (Aloe cameronii) Kell Image Aloe (Aloe cameronii) Kell Image Aloe (Aloe cameronii) Kell Image Aloe (Aloe cameronii)

Garden Watchdog Activity:

Member Addition Description jazzy1okc Positive David Austin Roses (US) taylordaylily Positive Maryott's Gardens boonehillbilly Negative Porter's Rare Heritage Turkeys Leenechan Neutral Rogue Valley Roses revclaus Positive Garden Crossings LLC furballfarm Negative DripWorks min_bee Positive Hirt's Gardens (formerly Hirt's Greenhouse & Flowers) wb2001 Positive Earlybird Daylilies and Iris wb2001 Positive Tradewinds Bamboo FrankAdair Positive Pense Nursery Hoosierguy1986 Positive Stark Brothers Nurseries & Orchards Company Hoosierguy1986 Positive Gurney's Seed & Nursery sfouch Positive Almost Eden Plants peggyhart Positive Almost Eden Plants MsKitty31 Positive Casita Azul (ILoveHostas.net) MsKitty31 Positive Garden Crossings LLC CarlWWagener Positive Porter's Rare Heritage Turkeys MBurket Positive Brighter Blooms Nursery

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Final Notes

Have a good day, and happy gardening!

Dave

And that's the way it was... June 24, 2013