Dave's Garden Newsletter for October 27, 2013

Covering the events of October 27, 2013

... in which ...
676 posts were made.
9 plants were added to PlantFiles.
23 comments were added to PlantFiles.
73 checkboxes were added to PlantFiles.
157 snapshots were added to PlantFiles.
0 entries were added to Botanary.
0 companies were added to the Garden Watchdog.
5 ratings were added to the Garden Watchdog.
0 books were added to the Garden Bookworm.
0 ratings were added to the Garden Bookworm.

"For the earth which drinketh in the rain that cometh oft upon it, and bringeth forth herbs meet for them by whom it is dressed, receiveth blessing from God..."

Gardening Quote of the Day

"I must own that I would do almost anything, and grow almost anything, for the sake of a fragrance."

( -- Reginald Farrer, 19th Century British author, gardener)

Forum Activity

A grand total of 676 posts were made yesterday.

Forum Posts PlantFiles Pictures 157 posts Plant Identification 84 posts Games 33 posts Group Trades, Swaps and Round Robins 29 posts Brugmansias 26 posts Texas Gardening 24 posts Mid-Atlantic Gardening 23 posts Seed Trading 22 posts Sewing and Quilting 21 posts Pets 18 posts Trees, Shrubs and Conifers 17 posts Northeast Gardening 16 posts Australian Gardening 16 posts Happy Birthday 12 posts Propagation 12 posts Bird Watching 11 posts Clematis 11 posts Central Midwest Gardening 10 posts Water Gardens 10 posts Bulbs 9 posts Cacti and Succulents 9 posts Weather 9 posts Insect and Spider Identification 8 posts Wildlife 7 posts Bromeliads 6 posts Beginner Vegetables 6 posts Southwest Gardening 5 posts Perennials 5 posts Cut Flowers and Floral Design 4 posts African Violets and Gesneriads 4 posts Tropical Plants 3 posts Clean and Clutter-free 3 posts Mid-South Gardening 3 posts Kitchens 3 posts Bloom of the Day Photos 3 posts Container Gardening 3 posts Beginner Gardening Questions 3 posts Coleus 3 posts Morning Glories 2 posts Orchids 2 posts BugFiles Pictures 2 posts Books, Movies, and TV 2 posts Pottery, Clay and Ceramics 2 posts Photos 2 posts Market Growers 1 post Beginner Landscaping 1 post Organic Gardening 1 post Beauty and Fashion Tips 1 post Michigan Gardening 1 post Hibiscus 1 post Computer Talk 1 post Hybridizers 1 post Fireplaces and Wood Stoves 1 post Florida Gardening 1 post Native Plants and Wild Plants 1 post Plant Trading 1 post Garden Pests and Diseases 1 post Appliances 1 post Trash to Treasure 1 post Equine Forum 1 post

New Botanary Words

PlantFiles Activity:

9 new plants.
23 new descriptions were added.
157 new images were added.
73 new content were checked off.

PlantFiles Additions:

Member Addition Description silversurfer01 Comment Black-Eyed Susan Vine Thunbergia alata GA_maples Comment Japanese Maple 'Abigail Rose' Acer palmatum GA_maples Comment Coral Bark Japanese Maple 'Bihou' Acer palmatum GA_maples Comment Japanese Maple 'Fjellheim' Acer palmatum topcatto Comment Lindheimer's Senna, Velvetleaf Cassia Senna lindheimeriana BackyardBride Comment Nodding Clerodendrum Clerodendrum nutans GA_maples Comment Japanese Maple 'Hefner's Red Select' Acer palmatum GA_maples Comment Full Moon Maple 'Jordan' Acer shirasawanum GA_maples Comment Full Moon Maple, Japanese Maple 'Moonrise' Acer shirasawanum MCatherineL Comment Spanish Flag, Firecracker Vine, Exotic Love Vine Ipomoea lobata marasri Comment Brazos Penstemon, Gulf Coast Penstemon Penstemon tenuis sladeofsky Comment Late Narcissus, Species Narcissus Narcissus serotinus revid Comment Citrosa Geranium, Mosquito Plant, Deodorizer Plant, Citronella Plant Pelargonium citrosum mehitabel45 Comment New York Aster, Michaelmas Daisy 'Marie III' Symphyotrichum novi-belgii Rockguy1 Comment False Indigo, Blue Wild Indigo Baptisia australis lastonestanding Comment Foxtail Fern 'Meyersii' Asparagus densiflorus Rockguy1 Comment Yellow Baptisia, False Yellow Indigo Baptisia sphaerocarpa Rockguy1 Comment Variegated Yellow Loosestrife, Circle Flower 'Alexander' Lysimachia punctata Klaus89 Comment Giant Ambulia Limnophila aquatica mehitabel45 Comment Rupturewort Herniaria glabra RosinaBloom Comment King Protea, Giant Protea, Honeypot,King Sugar Bush 'King Protea' Protea cynaroides mehitabel45 Comment Rock Cress 'Audrey' Aubrieta mehitabel45 Comment Rock Cress Aubrieta deltoidea Kell Image Baboon Flower (Babiana ringens) Muddy1 Image Common Woodreed, Wood Reed Grass, Sweet Woodreed (Cinna arundinacea) RosinaBloom Image Tasman Flax Lily, Tasmanian Flax Lily 'Blaze' (Dianella tasmanica) RosinaBloom Image Tasman Flax Lily, Tasmanian Flax Lily 'Blaze' (Dianella tasmanica) michaelhickman Image White Flowered Propeller Plant (Crassula perfoliata var. heterotricha) michaelhickman Image White Flowered Propeller Plant (Crassula perfoliata var. heterotricha) mlmlakestevens Image Indian Bowstring Hemp (Sansevieria roxburghiana) mlmlakestevens Image Indian Bowstring Hemp (Sansevieria roxburghiana) RosinaBloom Image White Star Creeper, Pratia 'Alba', Super Star Creeper, White Pratia 'Alba' (Pratia pedunculata) RosinaBloom Image White Star Creeper, Pratia 'Alba', Super Star Creeper, White Pratia 'Alba' (Pratia pedunculata) duriandurian Image Brazil spinach (Alternanthera sissoo) St3berry Image Karee Moer (Trichodiadema stellatum) RosinaBloom Image Shrub Rose, Hybrid Spinosissima 'Fruhlingsgold' (Rosa ) RosinaBloom Image Shrub Rose, Hybrid Spinosissima 'Fruhlingsgold' (Rosa ) RosinaBloom Image Shrub Rose, Hybrid Spinosissima 'Fruhlingsgold' (Rosa ) RosinaBloom Image Shrub Rose, Hybrid Spinosissima 'Fruhlingsgold' (Rosa ) RosinaBloom Image Shrub Rose, Hybrid Spinosissima 'Fruhlingsgold' (Rosa ) DyanesGarden Image Katsura Tree 'Heronswood Globe' (Cercidiphyllum japonicum) RosinaBloom Image Clematis 'Haku-Ookan' (Clematis ) RosinaBloom Image Clematis 'Haku-Ookan' (Clematis ) trackinsand Image Chinese Witch Hazel, Chinese Fringe Flower 'Purple Pixie' (Loropetalum chinense var. rubrum) trackinsand Image Chinese Witch Hazel, Chinese Fringe Flower 'Purple Pixie' (Loropetalum chinense var. rubrum) PepiGabi Image Cape Primrose 'Wow' (Streptocarpus ) GA_maples Image Hinoki False Cypress 'Confucius' (Chamaecyparis obtusa) GA_maples Image Hinoki False Cypress 'Confucius' (Chamaecyparis obtusa) RosinaBloom Image Deutzia 'Compact Pink' (Deutzia ) RosinaBloom Image Deutzia 'Compact Pink' (Deutzia ) RosinaBloom Image Deutzia 'Compact Pink' (Deutzia ) RosinaBloom Image Rhododendron 'Simbu Sunset' (Rhododendron vireya) RosinaBloom Image Rhododendron 'Simbu Sunset' (Rhododendron vireya) RosinaBloom Image Rose 'Ali Mau' (Rosa ) RosinaBloom Image Rose 'Ali Mau' (Rosa ) RosinaBloom Image Rose 'Ali Mau' (Rosa ) RosinaBloom Image Rose 'Ali Mau' (Rosa ) scirpidiella Image White-fruited creeping cucumber, Japanese wild cucumber (Zehneria japonica) scirpidiella Image Wild Andean Potato, Devil Potato, Apharu, Apharuma Chokke, Jupaypa Papan (Solanum acaule) scirpidiella Image Wild Andean Potato, Devil Potato, Apharu, Apharuma Chokke, Jupaypa Papan (Solanum acaule) scirpidiella Image Japanese Rough Potato (Metaplexis japonica) RosinaBloom Image Modern Bush Rose 'Apricot Scentasia' (Rosa ) RosinaBloom Image Modern Bush Rose 'Apricot Scentasia' (Rosa ) RosinaBloom Image Modern Bush Rose 'Apricot Scentasia' (Rosa ) RosinaBloom Image Floribunda Rose, Cluster-flowered Rose 'Michelangelo' (Rosa ) RosinaBloom Image Floribunda Rose, Cluster-flowered Rose 'Michelangelo' (Rosa ) RosinaBloom Image Floribunda Rose, Cluster-flowered Rose 'Michelangelo' (Rosa ) RosinaBloom Image Floribunda Rose 'Playboy' (Rosa ) RosinaBloom Image Floribunda Rose 'Playboy' (Rosa ) RosinaBloom Image Floribunda Rose 'Playboy' (Rosa ) RosinaBloom Image Floribunda Rose 'Playboy' (Rosa ) RosinaBloom Image Floribunda Rose 'Playboy' (Rosa ) GA_maples Image Coral Bark Japanese Maple 'Bihou' (Acer palmatum) GA_maples Image Japanese Maple 'Fjellheim' (Acer palmatum) GA_maples Image Variegated Dwarf Japanese Maple 'Hana Matoi' (Acer palmatum) GA_maples Image Full Moon Maple, Japanese Maple 'Moonrise' (Acer shirasawanum) GA_maples Image Full Moon Maple, Japanese Maple 'Moonrise' (Acer shirasawanum) GA_maples Image Full Moon Maple 'Jordan' (Acer shirasawanum) ViburnumValley Image Winterberry Holly, Black Alder 'Cacapon' (Ilex verticillata) ViburnumValley Image Winterberry Holly, Black Alder 'Cacapon' (Ilex verticillata) ViburnumValley Image Winterberry Holly, Black Alder 'Cacapon' (Ilex verticillata) ViburnumValley Image Winterberry Holly, Black Alder 'Oosterwijk' (Ilex verticillata) ViburnumValley Image Winterberry Holly, Black Alder 'Oosterwijk' (Ilex verticillata) ViburnumValley Image Winterberry Holly, Black Alder 'Oosterwijk' (Ilex verticillata) ViburnumValley Image Winterberry holly, Black Alder 'Quitsa' (Ilex verticillata) ViburnumValley Image Winterberry holly, Black Alder 'Quitsa' (Ilex verticillata) ViburnumValley Image Winterberry holly, Black Alder 'Shortcake' (Ilex verticillata) ViburnumValley Image Winterberry holly, Black Alder 'Shortcake' (Ilex verticillata) ViburnumValley Image Winterberry holly, Black Alder 'Tiasquam' (Ilex verticillata) ViburnumValley Image Winterberry holly, Black Alder 'Tiasquam' (Ilex verticillata) ViburnumValley Image Winterberry holly, Black Alder 'Tiasquam' (Ilex verticillata) ViburnumValley Image Winterberry holly, Black Alder 'Shortcake' (Ilex verticillata) CactusJordi Image Elephant Tree (Bursera odorata) CactusJordi Image Elephant Tree (Bursera odorata) RosinaBloom Image Protea 'Limelight' (Protea ) vijayasankar Image Brachystelma (Brachystelma brevitubulatum) vossner Image 'Golden Streak' (Dianella tasmanicus) vossner Image 'Golden Streak' (Dianella tasmanicus) palmbob Image Aeonium, Giant Velvet Rose (Aeonium canariense) palmbob Image Aeonium (Aeonium castello-paivae) palmbob Image Aeonium (Aeonium castello-paivae) palmbob Image Green Platters Aeonium (Aeonium pseudo-tabulaeformus) palmbob Image Agave (Agave karwinskii) palmbob Image Agave (Agave karwinskii) palmbob Image Agave (Agave karwinskii) Kell Image Boophane, Boophone (Boophone haemanthoides) Kell Image Boophane, Boophone (Boophone haemanthoides) Kell Image Baboon Flower (Babiana ringens) Kell Image Baboon Flower (Babiana ringens) Kell Image Baboon Flower (Babiana ringens) Kell Image Baboon Flower (Babiana ringens) Kell Image Baboon Flower (Babiana ringens) Kell Image Baboon Flower (Babiana ringens) Kell Image Baboon Flower (Babiana ringens) CactusJordi Image Othonna (Othonna herrei) brendak654 Image Purpletop Vervain, Brazilian Verbena, Upright Verbena (Verbena bonariensis) scirpidiella Image Sigesbeckia (Sigesbeckia orientalis subsp. pubescens) scirpidiella Image Sigesbeckia (Sigesbeckia orientalis subsp. pubescens) scirpidiella Image Sigesbeckia (Sigesbeckia orientalis subsp. pubescens) palmbob Image Whale's Tongue Agave (Agave ovatifolia) palmbob Image Whale's Tongue Agave (Agave ovatifolia) palmbob Image Whale's Tongue Agave (Agave ovatifolia) brendak654 Image Black-eyed Susan, Gloriosa Daisy, Yellow Ox-eye Daisy (Rudbeckia hirta) palmbob Image Agave, Mescal Pelon (Agave pelona) palmbob Image Agave (Agave x leopoldii) palmbob Image Black-spined Aloe (Aloe melanacantha) palmbob Image Brazilian Monkey Puzzle Tree, Parana Pine, Candelabra Tree (Araucaria angustifolia) palmbob Image Norfolk Island Pine, Star Pine (Araucaria heterophylla) palmbob Image Norfolk Island Pine, Star Pine (Araucaria heterophylla) palmbob Image King Palm, Bangalow Palm, Piccabeen Palm (Archontophoenix cunninghamiana) palmbob Image King Palm, Bangalow Palm, Piccabeen Palm (Archontophoenix cunninghamiana) palmbob Image Rush Milkweed, Desert Milkweed (Asclepias subulata) palmbob Image Rush Milkweed, Desert Milkweed (Asclepias subulata) palmbob Image Rush Milkweed, Desert Milkweed (Asclepias subulata) palmbob Image Beargrass, Bottle Palm, Estrellas (Beaucarnea stricta) palmbob Image Climbing Onion, Sea Onion (Bowiea volubilis) palmbob Image Princess of the Night (Brunfelsia lactea) palmbob Image Cascalote (Caesalpinia cacalaco) palmbob Image Cascalote (Caesalpinia cacalaco) palmbob Image Cascalote (Caesalpinia cacalaco) palmbob Image Cascalote (Caesalpinia cacalaco) palmbob Image Mexican Bird of Paradise, Mexican Poinciana (Caesalpinia mexicana) palmbob Image Snow Camellia 'Bill Wylam' (Camellia hiemalis) palmbob Image 'Minato-no-akebono' (Camellia ) palmbob Image 'Minato-no-akebono' (Camellia ) palmbob Image Sasanqua Camellia, Autumn Camellia 'Jean May' (Camellia sasanqua) palmbob Image Sasanqua Camellia, Autumn Camellia 'Jean May' (Camellia sasanqua) palmbob Image Sasanqua Camellia, Autumn Camellia 'Jean May' (Camellia sasanqua) palmbob Image Sasanqua Camellia 'Nodami-ushiro' (Camellia sasanqua) palmbob Image Sasanqua Camellia 'Nodami-ushiro' (Camellia sasanqua) palmbob Image Sasanqua Camellia 'Nodami-ushiro' (Camellia sasanqua) palmbob Image Sasanqua Camellia 'Nodami-ushiro' (Camellia sasanqua) Kell Image Cape Albuca (Albuca setosa) Kell Image Cape Albuca (Albuca setosa) palmbob Image 'Stars and Stripes' (Camellia ) palmbob Image 'Stars and Stripes' (Camellia ) palmbob Image Natal Plum (Carissa macrocarpa) palmbob Image Natal Plum (Carissa macrocarpa) DaylilySLP Image New York Aster, Michaelmas Daisy 'Marie III' (Symphyotrichum novi-belgii) DaylilySLP Image New York Aster, Michaelmas Daisy 'Marie III' (Symphyotrichum novi-belgii) palmbob Image Twin-Flowered Cassia 'Calypso Gold' (Senna pallida) palmbob Image Twin-Flowered Cassia 'Calypso Gold' (Senna pallida) palmbob Image Senna (Senna candolleana) palmbob Image Old Man of Mexico, Old Man Cactus, Viejo, White Persian Cat Cactus (Cephalocereus senilis) palmbob Image Pleated Cereus, Mandacaru, Mandacarú (Cereus jamacaru) palmbob Image Blue Cereus, Queen of the Night, Lady of the Night (Cereus hexagonus) palmbob Image Blue Cereus, Queen of the Night, Lady of the Night (Cereus hexagonus) palmbob Image Desert Willow, Desert Catalpa, Flowering Willow, Orchid of the Desert (Chilopsis linearis) palmbob Image Marbled Bamboo (Chimonobambusa marmorea) BayAreaTropics Image Silver Tree (Leucadendron argenteum) BayAreaTropics Image Silver Tree (Leucadendron argenteum) RosinaBloom Image Rhododendron 'Mrs J.P. Lade' (Rhododendron ) Kell Image Baboon Flower (Babiana rubrocyanea) Kell Image Baboon Flower (Babiana rubrocyanea) Kell Image Baboon Flower (Babiana rubrocyanea) Kell Image Baboon Flower (Babiana rubrocyanea) Kell Image Baboon Flower (Babiana rubrocyanea) Kell Image Baboon Flower (Babiana rubrocyanea) palmbob Image Crassula (Crassula sarcocaulis) palmbob Image Kashmir Cypress (Cupressus cashmeriana)

Garden Watchdog Activity:

No new companies were added to the database.
5 new ratings/comments were added to the database.

Member Addition Description podster Positive Outsidepride.com Marilynbeth Positive Living Gardens NevaJones Positive Michigan Bulb kokomojowel Negative Rob's Rare and Giant Seeds (robsrareandgiantseeds.com) bluebuster77 Positive Roses Unlimited

Garden Bookworm Activity:

No new books were added to the database.
No new ratings/comments were added to the database.

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Dave

 

And that's the way it was... October 27, 2013