Dave's Garden Newsletter for April 13, 2014

Covering the events of April 13, 2014

... in which ...
760 posts were made.
85 plants were added to PlantFiles.
72 comments were added to PlantFiles.
1,315 checkboxes were added to PlantFiles.
105 snapshots were added to PlantFiles.
0 entries were added to Botanary.
0 companies were added to the Garden Watchdog.
12 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

"'Maybe Christmas,' he thought, 'doesn't come from a store. Maybe Christmas...perhaps...means a little bit more!'"

( -- Dr. Seuss, How the Grinch Stole Christmas)

Forum Activity

A grand total of 760 posts were made yesterday.

Forum Posts PlantFiles Pictures 108 posts Plant Identification 84 posts Mid-Atlantic Gardening 73 posts Group Trades, Swaps and Round Robins 55 posts Texas Gardening 47 posts Games 30 posts BugFiles Pictures 28 posts Daylilies 26 posts Recipes 22 posts Trees, Shrubs and Conifers 20 posts Beginner Landscaping 16 posts Pets 15 posts Central Midwest Gardening 15 posts Books, Movies, and TV 14 posts Cacti and Succulents 11 posts Northeast Gardening 10 posts Ohio River Valley Gardening 9 posts Sewing and Quilting 9 posts African Violets and Gesneriads 9 posts Florida Gardening 8 posts Peonies 8 posts Australian and New Zealand Gardening 8 posts Vegetable Gardening 7 posts Seed Germination 7 posts Water Gardens 6 posts Clematis 6 posts Agastaches and Salvias 6 posts Hummingbird and Butterfly Gardening 5 posts Mid-South Gardening 5 posts Photos 4 posts Weather 4 posts Equine Forum 4 posts Seed Trading 4 posts Tomatoes 4 posts Beginner Flowers 4 posts Computer Talk 4 posts Ask-a-Dave's-Gardener 4 posts Upper Midwest Gardening 4 posts Hydrangeas 4 posts Garden Art 3 posts Caudiciforms 3 posts Morning Glories 3 posts Happy Birthday 3 posts Homesteading 3 posts Herbs 2 posts Tropical Zone Gardening 2 posts Insect and Spider Identification 2 posts Poppies 2 posts Bloom of the Day Photos 2 posts Plant Trading 2 posts Trash to Treasure 2 posts Palms and Cycads 2 posts European Gardening 2 posts Garden Pests and Diseases 1 post Bird Watching 1 post Southwest Gardening 1 post Home Decorating 1 post Bulbs 1 post Dahlias 1 post Bird Identification 1 post Perennials 1 post Canadian Gardening 1 post Shady Gardens 1 post Clean and Clutter-free 1 post Jokes & Humor 1 post Beginner Gardening Questions 1 post Gardening by the Moon 1 post Handyman 1 post Container Gardening 1 post Hostas 1 post Brugmansias 1 post Poultry and Livestock 1 post Tropical Plants 1 post

New Botanary Words

PlantFiles Activity:

85 new plants.
72 new descriptions were added.
105 new images were added.
1315 new content were checked off.

PlantFiles Additions:

Member Addition Description FlowerGem1 Comment Hybrid Tea Rose 'Double Delight' Rosa munteus Comment Tropical Hibiscus 'Fifth Dimension' Hibiscus rosa-sinensis munteus Comment Tropical Hibiscus 'El Capitolio sport' Hibiscus rosa-sinensis coriaceous Comment Daffodil Narcissus canaliculatus saya Comment Sweet William 'Dynasty Purple' Dianthus barbatus saya Comment Piatra Craiului Pink Dianthus callizonus DaylilySLP Comment Daylily 'Fool for Your Stockings' Hemerocallis Rosiespring Comment Bleeding Heart 'Burning Hearts' Dicentra DaylilySLP Comment Daylily 'Lily Kate Webb' Hemerocallis DaylilySLP Comment Daylily 'Laurel Kash' Hemerocallis TreeArt Comment Little White Soldiers Drimiopsis maculata DaylilySLP Comment Daylily 'Redshirt Freshman' Hemerocallis DaylilySLP Comment Daylily 'Amy Allen King' Hemerocallis DaylilySLP Comment Daylily 'Amy's Pink' Hemerocallis DaylilySLP Comment Daylily 'Ancient Princess' Hemerocallis DaylilySLP Comment Daylily 'Cedar Breaksheig' Hemerocallis DaylilySLP Comment Daylily 'Pomegranate Jelly' Hemerocallis DaylilySLP Comment Daylily 'Tuacahn Coral' Hemerocallis DaylilySLP Comment Daylily 'Willie Mae's Dixie Heart' Hemerocallis DaylilySLP Comment Daylily 'Evelyn Malviera' Hemerocallis DaylilySLP Comment Daylily 'Rockin' Robin Reed' Hemerocallis DaylilySLP Comment Daylily 'W. Wesley Reed' Hemerocallis DaylilySLP Comment Daylily 'Deidre Ryon' Hemerocallis DaylilySLP Comment Daylily 'Elizabeth Blackmon' Hemerocallis DaylilySLP Comment Daylily 'Selinda Henry' Hemerocallis DaylilySLP Comment Daylily 'Stephen Hilton' Hemerocallis DaylilySLP Comment Daylily 'Claudia Cee' Hemerocallis D3VNT Comment Rice-Paper Tree Tetrapanax papyrifer DaylilySLP Comment Daylily 'Midnight Shukria' Hemerocallis munteus Comment Tropical Hibiscus 'High Voltage' Hibiscus rosa-sinensis munteus Comment Tropical Hibiscus 'The Bride' Hibiscus rosa-sinensis DaylilySLP Comment Daylily 'Midnight Speakeasy' Hemerocallis DaylilySLP Comment Daylily 'Among the Stars' Hemerocallis DaylilySLP Comment Daylily 'Plenteous' Hemerocallis DaylilySLP Comment Daylily 'Centerton One' Hemerocallis DaylilySLP Comment Daylily 'Lady Brown Eye' Hemerocallis DaylilySLP Comment Daylily 'Peaceful Countenance' Hemerocallis DaylilySLP Comment Daylily 'Sheila Thomas' Hemerocallis Farmerdill Comment Lettuce, Romaine Lettuce 'Cimmaron' Lactuca sativa DaylilySLP Comment Daylily 'Stacy's Midnight Delight' Hemerocallis DaylilySLP Comment Daylily 'Raspberry Flash' Hemerocallis DaylilySLP Comment Daylily 'Susan Crabtree' Hemerocallis DaylilySLP Comment Daylily 'Toe Nail Polish' Hemerocallis DaylilySLP Comment Daylily 'Lady Patch' Hemerocallis DaylilySLP Comment Daylily 'Doug Cochran' Hemerocallis DaylilySLP Comment Daylily 'Shady Rest Yellow Jackets' Hemerocallis DaylilySLP Comment Daylily 'Taryn' Hemerocallis DaylilySLP Comment Daylily 'Designer Orange' Hemerocallis DaylilySLP Comment Daylily 'Loosely Done' Hemerocallis DaylilySLP Comment Daylily 'Benjamin Ross' Hemerocallis DaylilySLP Comment Daylily 'Kathy Guest Shadrack' Hemerocallis DaylilySLP Comment Daylily 'Joe and Betty's Christmas' Hemerocallis DaylilySLP Comment Daylily 'Ginny Kay' Hemerocallis DaylilySLP Comment Daylily 'Stonyhill Elizabeth' Hemerocallis munteus Comment Tropical Hibiscus 'Byron Metts' Hibiscus rosa-sinensis munteus Comment Tropical Hibiscus 'Nathan Charles' Hibiscus rosa-sinensis munteus Comment Tropical Hibiscus 'Elena Mia' Hibiscus rosa-sinensis munteus Comment Tropical Hibiscus 'Edna Morris' Hibiscus rosa-sinensis munteus Comment Hibiscus Rosa Sinensis 'Doctor John Bashford' Hibiscus Rosa Sinensis munteus Comment Tropical Hibiscus 'Miss Liberty' Hibiscus rosa-sinensis munteus Comment Tropical Hibiscus 'Lady Cilento' Hibiscus rosa-sinensis munteus Comment Tropical Hibiscus 'Cameo Queen' Hibiscus rosa-sinensis munteus Comment Tropical Hibiscus 'Norman Stevens' Hibiscus rosa-sinensis munteus Comment Tropical Hibiscus 'Lady Flo' Hibiscus rosa-sinensis weatherguesser Comment Mirror Bush, Creeping Mirror Plant, Looking-glass Bush 'Pina Colada' Coprosma repens Zeffie Comment Trumpet Vine, Trumpet Creeper, Cow-Itch Vine Campsis radicans munteus Comment Tropical Hibiscus 'Wilder's White' Hibiscus rosa-sinensis weatherguesser Comment Mirror Bush, Creeping Mirror Plant, Looking-glass Bush 'Tequila Sunrise' Coprosma repens munteus Comment Tropical Hibiscus 'The Pearl' Hibiscus rosa-sinensis munteus Comment hibiscus 'Jason B' Hibiscus rosa-sinensis munteus Comment Tropical Hibiscus 'June's Joy' Hibiscus rosa-sinensis munteus Comment Tropical Hibiscus 'Rosalind' Hibiscus rosa-sinensis dicentra63 Image Wallflower 'Poem Pastel' (Erysimum ) leelaurie Image Species Orchid, Ornithidium (Ornithidium aggregatum) palmbob Image Forest Bell Creeper, New Guinea Trumpet Vine (Tecomanthe dendrophila) palmbob Image Forest Bell Creeper, New Guinea Trumpet Vine (Tecomanthe dendrophila) palmbob Image Shaving Brush Tree (Pseudobombax ellipticum) palmbob Image Shaving Brush Tree (Pseudobombax ellipticum) palmbob Image 'Ohi'a Lehua (Metrosideros polymorpha) palmbob Image 'Ohi'a Lehua (Metrosideros polymorpha) palmbob Image 'Ohi'a Lehua (Metrosideros polymorpha) palmbob Image 'Ohi'a Lehua (Metrosideros polymorpha) palmbob Image 'Ohi'a Lehua (Metrosideros polymorpha) palmbob Image 'Ohi'a Lehua (Metrosideros polymorpha) palmbob Image 'Ohi'a Lehua (Metrosideros polymorpha) palmbob Image Species Orchid, Nun's Orchid, Nun's Cap Orchid, Phaius (Phaius tankervilleae) palmbob Image Climbing Pandanus, Ie' Ie' (Freycinetia arborea) palmbob Image Climbing Pandanus, Ie' Ie' (Freycinetia arborea) palmbob Image Climbing Pandanus, Ie' Ie' (Freycinetia arborea) palmbob Image Climbing Pandanus, Ie' Ie' (Freycinetia arborea) palmbob Image Climbing Pandanus, Ie' Ie' (Freycinetia arborea) Farmerdill Image Radish 'Amethyst' (Raphanus sativus) palmbob Image Climbing Pandanus, Ie' Ie' (Freycinetia arborea) palmbob Image Climbing Pandanus, Ie' Ie' (Freycinetia arborea) palmbob Image Climbing Pandanus, Ie' Ie' (Freycinetia arborea) palmbob Image Climbing Pandanus, Ie' Ie' (Freycinetia arborea) palmbob Image Climbing Pandanus, Ie' Ie' (Freycinetia arborea) Farmerdill Image Spinach 'Red Kitten' (Spinacia oleracea) Farmerdill Image Bok Choy, Pak Choi, Celery Mustard, Chinese Chard, Chinese Cabbage 'Red Choi' (Brassica rapa var. chinensis) Farmerdill Image Onion 'Sapelo Sweet' (Allium cepa) palmbob Image Red Dwarf Tree Fern, Red Brazilian Tree Fern (Blechnum brasiliense) palmbob Image Red Dwarf Tree Fern, Red Brazilian Tree Fern (Blechnum brasiliense) palmbob Image Palm-leaf Begonia, Shrub Begonia (Begonia luxurians) palmbob Image Cane Begonia 'Little Brother Montgomery' (Begonia ) palmbob Image Anthurium (Anthurium clarinervium) palmbob Image Elephant Ear, Taro 'Black Coral' (Colocasia esculenta) palmbob Image Elephant Ear, Taro 'Black Coral' (Colocasia esculenta) palmbob Image Self-Destructive Palm (Tahina spectabilis) palmbob Image Self-Destructive Palm (Tahina spectabilis) palmbob Image Tropical Blue Bamboo (Bambusa chungii) palmbob Image Tropical Blue Bamboo (Bambusa chungii) palmbob Image Black Gold Philodendron (Philodendron melanochrysum) kennedyh Image English Ivy, Common Ivy (Hedera helix) kennedyh Image English Ivy, Common Ivy (Hedera helix) kennedyh Image English Ivy, Common Ivy (Hedera helix) kennedyh Image English Ivy, Common Ivy (Hedera helix) Farmerdill Image Lettuce, Romaine Lettuce 'Cimmaron' (Lactuca sativa) palmbob Image Red Hot Poker Vine, Red Popcorn Vine (Norantea guianensis) palmbob Image Red Hot Poker Vine, Red Popcorn Vine (Norantea guianensis) palmbob Image Red Hot Poker Vine, Red Popcorn Vine (Norantea guianensis) palmbob Image Anthurium (Anthurium warocqueanum) Weerobin Image Paeonia (Paeonia mascula subsp. russoi) cinemike Image Globe Daisy (Globularia trichosantha) marsrover Image Hybrid Rose 'Double Knockout' (Rosa ) perle Image Scarlet Avens 'Eos' (Geum coccineum) perle Image Scarlet Avens 'Eos' (Geum coccineum) eolivas103 Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Change In The Weather' (Iris ) eolivas103 Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Plum Poodle' (Iris ) eolivas103 Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Plum Poodle' (Iris ) kenburk101 Image Crossvine, Cross-Vine, Trumpet Flower 'Dragon Lady' (Bignonia capreolata) idalingi Image Pencil Tree, Milkbush, Milk Bush, Finger Tree, Sticks of Fire 'Rosea' (Euphorbia tirucalli) eolivas103 Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Ecstatic Echo' (Iris ) eolivas103 Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Daughter of Stars' (Iris ) eolivas103 Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Huckleberry Fudge' (Iris ) eolivas103 Image Floribunda Rose 'Ebb Tide' (Rosa ) eolivas103 Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Jennifer Rebecca' (Iris ) RosinaBloom Image Sasanqua Camellia, Autumn Camellia 'Apple Blossom' (Camellia sasanqua) eolivas103 Image Amaryllis 'White Christmas' (Hippeastrum ) RosinaBloom Image Rose 'Sun Struck' (Rosa ) RosinaBloom Image Rose 'Sun Struck' (Rosa ) RosinaBloom Image Rose 'Sun Struck' (Rosa ) RosinaBloom Image Rose 'Sun Struck' (Rosa ) RosinaBloom Image Rose 'Sun Struck' (Rosa ) eolivas103 Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Clarence' (Iris ) RosinaBloom Image Rose 'Sun Struck' (Rosa ) eolivas103 Image China Rose, Butterfly Rose 'Mutabilis' (Rosa ) munteus Image Oxalis 'Grand Duchess' (Oxalis purpurea) RosinaBloom Image Camellia 'Paradise Joan' (Camellia sasanqua) RosinaBloom Image Camellia 'Paradise Joan' (Camellia sasanqua) RosinaBloom Image Camellia 'Paradise Joan' (Camellia sasanqua) RosinaBloom Image Camellia 'Paradise Joan' (Camellia sasanqua) RosinaBloom Image Tropical Hibiscus 'Prince Of Orange' (Hibiscus rosa-sinensis) RosinaBloom Image Tropical Hibiscus 'Prince Of Orange' (Hibiscus rosa-sinensis) RosinaBloom Image Tropical Hibiscus 'Prince Of Orange' (Hibiscus rosa-sinensis) munteus Image Tropical Hibiscus 'Miss Liberty' (Hibiscus rosa-sinensis) RosinaBloom Image Aechmea, Bromeliad (Aechmea gamosepala var. nivea) RosinaBloom Image Aechmea, Bromeliad (Aechmea gamosepala var. nivea) RosinaBloom Image Aechmea, Bromeliad (Aechmea gamosepala var. nivea) RosinaBloom Image Aechmea, Bromeliad (Aechmea gamosepala var. nivea) munteus Image Hibiscus Rosa Sinensis 'Doctor John Bashford' (Hibiscus Rosa Sinensis) munteus Image Tropical Hibiscus 'Byron Metts' (Hibiscus rosa-sinensis) munteus Image Tropical Hibiscus 'Edna Morris' (Hibiscus rosa-sinensis) munteus Image Tropical Hibiscus 'Elena Mia' (Hibiscus rosa-sinensis) Weerobin Image Bloodroot 'Tennessee Form' (Sanguinaria canadensis) Weerobin Image Bloodroot 'Tennessee Form' (Sanguinaria canadensis) Terri1948 Image Plantain Thrift, Pinkball Thrift 'Ballerina Red' (Armeria pseudarmeria) Terri1948 Image Perennial Wallflower 'Apricot Twist' (Erysimum ) sunkissed Image Rieger Begonia, Elatior Begonia, Winter-flowering Begonia 'Solenia Light Yellow' (Begonia x hiemalis) sunkissed Image Rieger Begonia, Elatior Begonia, Winter-flowering Begonia 'Solenia Light Yellow' (Begonia x hiemalis) sunkissed Image Rieger Begonia, Elatior Begonia, Winter-flowering Begonia 'Solenia Light Yellow' (Begonia x hiemalis) CactusJordi Image Echinocereus (Echinocereus parkeri subsp. gonzalezii) CactusJordi Image Echinocereus (Echinocereus parkeri subsp. gonzalezii) CactusJordi Image Mammillaria (Mammillaria karwinskiana subsp. nejapensis) marsrover Image Donut Peach, Pan Tao Peach, Peento Peach, Peen To Peach 'Saturn' (Prunus persica) munteus Image Tropical Hibiscus 'Nathan Charles' (Hibiscus rosa-sinensis) munteus Image Tropical Hibiscus 'The Bride' (Hibiscus rosa-sinensis) palmbob Image Dwarf Betel-Nut Palm 'Dwarf' (Areca catechu)

Garden Watchdog Activity:

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

Member Addition Description DaisyPlantLady Neutral Cold Hardy Cactus Moruga01 Positive Cross Country Nurseries (chileplants.com) barbaraflanagan Positive Onalee's Seeds, LLC dheck1961 Negative Heirloom Acres Seeds sheepwrecked Positive Whitman Farms vboss Positive A Nearly Native Nursery VanGarden Neutral Breck's Bulbs BlackBearManor Positive Onalee's Seeds, LLC

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... April 13, 2014