Dave's Garden Newsletter for June 1, 2014

Covering the events of June 1, 2014

... in which ...
950 posts were made.
11 plants were added to PlantFiles.
65 comments were added to PlantFiles.
235 checkboxes were added to PlantFiles.
117 snapshots were added to PlantFiles.
0 entries were added to Botanary.
0 companies were added to the Garden Watchdog.
13 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

"The garden is a ground plot for the mind."

( -- Thomas Hill, 16th century English writer)

Forum Activity

A grand total of 950 posts were made yesterday.

Forum Posts Plant Identification 220 posts PlantFiles Pictures 121 posts Mid-Atlantic Gardening 66 posts Group Trades, Swaps and Round Robins 61 posts Games 55 posts Central Midwest Gardening 32 posts Trees, Shrubs and Conifers 32 posts Texas Gardening 26 posts Sewing and Quilting 25 posts Insect and Spider Identification 16 posts Vegetable Gardening 16 posts Pets 15 posts Recipes 15 posts Northeast Gardening 13 posts Ask-a-Dave's-Gardener 12 posts Mid-South Gardening 11 posts Cacti and Succulents 11 posts Computer Talk 10 posts Bulbs 9 posts Hummingbird and Butterfly Gardening 9 posts Florida Gardening 9 posts Voting Booth 8 posts Beginner Vegetables 8 posts Weather 8 posts Container Gardening 7 posts BugFiles Pictures 6 posts Beginner Landscaping 6 posts Beginner Gardening Questions 6 posts Roses 5 posts Hydrangeas 5 posts Orchid Cactus 5 posts Wildlife 4 posts Clematis 4 posts Happy Birthday 4 posts Water Gardens 4 posts Seed Germination 4 posts Garden Art 4 posts Books, Movies, and TV 4 posts BirdFiles Pictures 4 posts Upper Midwest Gardening 4 posts Morning Glories 4 posts Irises 4 posts Daylilies 3 posts California Gardening 3 posts Australian and New Zealand Gardening 3 posts Peonies 3 posts Hostas 3 posts Herbs 3 posts Propagation 2 posts Rhododendrons and Relatives 2 posts Caudiciforms 2 posts Tomatoes 2 posts BugFiles How-to's 2 posts Garden Pests and Diseases 2 posts Bird Identification 2 posts Needle Arts 2 posts Native Plants and Wild Plants 2 posts Rock and Alpine Gardening 2 posts Bird Watching 2 posts Bloom of the Day Photos 2 posts Agastaches and Salvias 2 posts Tropical Plants 2 posts Southwest Gardening 2 posts Ohio River Valley Gardening 1 post Seed Trading 1 post Photos 1 post Indoor Gardening and Houseplants 1 post Fruits and Nuts 1 post Cooking 1 post Garden Design 1 post Shady Gardens 1 post Invasive Plants 1 post Aroids 1 post

New Botanary Words

PlantFiles Activity:

11 new plants.
65 new descriptions were added.
117 new images were added.
235 new content were checked off.

PlantFiles Additions:

Member Addition Description coriaceous Comment Lovage Levisticum officinale coriaceous Comment Japanese Variegated Kerria, Japanese Variegated Rose 'Picta' Kerria japonica coriaceous Comment 'Wister Pink' Phlox stolonifera FonCvinger Comment Begonia Begonia variegata bottlegreen Comment Clematis 'Guernsey Cream' Clematis jimmieP313 Comment Chocolate Vine, Five-Leaf Akebia, Raisin Vine Akebia quinata DaylilySLP Comment Daylily 'Susquehanna Effect' Hemerocallis PammiePi Comment Tahitian Bridal Veil, Variegated Wandering Jew Gibasis geniculata SMori Comment Shrub Rose 'Sally Holmes' Rosa bukitmouf Comment Small-Leaved Sumac, Littleleaf Sumac Rhus microphylla eolivas103 Comment Canna Lily 'Tropical Sunrise' Canna x generalis coriaceous Comment Creeping Phlox 'Sherwood Purple' Phlox stolonifera DaylilySLP Comment Daylily 'From The Beginning' Hemerocallis DaylilySLP Comment Daylily 'Dorothy's Wild Side' Hemerocallis DaylilySLP Comment Daylily 'Garvey Thomas' Hemerocallis DaylilySLP Comment Daylily 'Glamour Boy' Hemerocallis DaylilySLP Comment Daylily 'Grand River Belle' Hemerocallis DaylilySLP Comment Daylily 'Good Day Sunshine' Hemerocallis DaylilySLP Comment Daylily 'Claudette The Softness' Hemerocallis DaylilySLP Comment Daylily 'Bailey' Hemerocallis DaylilySLP Comment Daylily 'Awesome Choice' Hemerocallis DaylilySLP Comment Daylily 'Batman Returns' Hemerocallis DaylilySLP Comment Daylily 'Bring Me To My Knees' Hemerocallis DaylilySLP Comment Daylily 'John Edward Kent' Hemerocallis DaylilySLP Comment Daylily 'Karen Marie' Hemerocallis DaylilySLP Comment Daylily 'Pristine Angel' Hemerocallis DaylilySLP Comment Daylily 'Rave Reviews' Hemerocallis DaylilySLP Comment Daylily 'Temperatures Rising' Hemerocallis DaylilySLP Comment Daylily 'Touching The Sky' Hemerocallis DaylilySLP Comment Daylily 'Warhol' Hemerocallis DaylilySLP Comment Daylily 'Polar Wind' Hemerocallis DaylilySLP Comment Daylily 'Oriental Frill' Hemerocallis DaylilySLP Comment Daylily 'Lets Go Crazy' Hemerocallis hankbates Comment Oriental Paper Bush Edgeworthia chrysantha DaylilySLP Comment Daylily 'Amy Price' Hemerocallis DaylilySLP Comment Daylily 'Lust In The Dust' Hemerocallis DaylilySLP Comment Daylily 'Niagara Peach Festival' Hemerocallis DaylilySLP Comment Daylily 'Only In Canada' Hemerocallis Alex4294 Comment Croton Codiaeum variegatum KariGrows Comment Bigleaf Hydrangea Lacecap 'Lady in Red' Hydrangea macrophylla coriaceous Comment Hosta 'Sagae' Hosta bobbieberecz Comment Mock Orange 'Aureus' Philadelphus coronarius DaylilySLP Comment Daylily 'Fern Stone' Hemerocallis vangoct Comment Silver Leaf Hydrangea 'Samantha' Hydrangea arborescens subsp. radiata DaylilySLP Comment Daylily 'Shangri La Truffle' Hemerocallis DaylilySLP Comment Daylily 'All Dolled Up' Hemerocallis DaylilySLP Comment Daylily 'Apricot Cream Truffle' Hemerocallis DaylilySLP Comment Daylily 'Dancy Nancy' Hemerocallis DaylilySLP Comment Daylily 'Frog Spring' Hemerocallis DaylilySLP Comment Daylily 'Amethyst Veil' Hemerocallis coriaceous Comment Himalayan Geranium, Lilac Cranesbill 'Johnson's Blue' Geranium palmbob Comment Salt Heliotrope, Quail Plant, Cola de Mico Heliotropium curassavicum 1potato2 Comment Iochroma Iochroma cyanea palmbob Comment 'Hot Rio Nights' Heliconia coriaceous Comment Virginia Bluebells, Virginia Cowslip, Lungwort Oysterleaf Mertensia virginica MarilouPacia Comment Calamondin Orange, Panama Orange, Calamansi X Citrofortunella mitis Kiyzersoze Comment Yellow Bells, Trumpet Flower 'Sundance Esperanza' Tecoma stans DaylilySLP Comment Daylily 'National Dancing Eye' Hemerocallis DaylilySLP Comment Daylily 'Annie's Heart' Hemerocallis DaylilySLP Comment Daylily 'Anne Rearden' Hemerocallis beau99 Comment Canary Date Palm Phoenix canariensis beau99 Comment Banana Canna 'Musifolia' Canna palmbob Comment 'Perfect Darling' Heliconia penduloides palmbob Comment Hydriastele flabellata RosinaBloom Comment Floribunda Rose 'Lemon 'N' Lime' Rosa palmbob Image 'Icicle' (Echeveria ) palmbob Image Lanceleaf Live-forever (Dudleya lanceolata) palmbob Image Lanceleaf Live-forever (Dudleya lanceolata) palmbob Image Salt Heliotrope, Quail Plant, Cola de Mico (Heliotropium curassavicum) palmbob Image Salt Heliotrope, Quail Plant, Cola de Mico (Heliotropium curassavicum) palmbob Image Salt Heliotrope, Quail Plant, Cola de Mico (Heliotropium curassavicum) palmbob Image Salt Heliotrope, Quail Plant, Cola de Mico (Heliotropium curassavicum) palmbob Image Dypsis (Dypsis ovobontsira) palmbob Image Dypsis (Dypsis ovobontsira) palmbob Image Dypsis (Dypsis perrieri) palmbob Image Dypsis (Dypsis perrieri) palmbob Image Dypsis (Dypsis perrieri) palmbob Image Dypsis (Dypsis perrieri) palmbob Image Dypsis (Dypsis perrieri) palmbob Image Dypsis (Dypsis perrieri) palmbob Image Dypsis (Dypsis perrieri) palmbob Image Palm, Dypsis (Dypsis robusta) palmbob Image Palm, Dypsis (Dypsis robusta) palmbob Image Palm, Dypsis (Dypsis robusta) palmbob Image Palm, Dypsis (Dypsis robusta) palmbob Image Sainte-Luce Palm (Dypsis saintelucei) palmbob Image Sainte-Luce Palm (Dypsis saintelucei) palmbob Image Vonitra Palm (Dypsis utilis) palmbob Image Vonitra Palm (Dypsis utilis) palmbob Image Rose of Siam (Etlingera corneri) palmbob Image Rose of Siam (Etlingera corneri) palmbob Image Rose of Siam (Etlingera corneri) palmbob Image Red Frogs Ginger (Zingiber newmanii) palmbob Image Beehive Ginger 'Moroccan Pink' (Zingiber spectabile) palmbob Image Beehive Ginger 'Moroccan Pink' (Zingiber spectabile) palmbob Image 'Yellow Dancer' (Heliconia bihai) palmbob Image 'Yellow Dancer' (Heliconia bihai) palmbob Image 'Yellow Dancer' (Heliconia bihai) palmbob Image 'Satin Glory' (Heliconia gloriosa) palmbob Image 'Satin Glory' (Heliconia gloriosa) palmbob Image 'Satin Glory' (Heliconia gloriosa) palmbob Image 'Satin Glory' (Heliconia gloriosa) palmbob Image 'Satin Glory' (Heliconia gloriosa) palmbob Image 'Satin Glory' (Heliconia gloriosa) palmbob Image 'Satin Glory' (Heliconia gloriosa) palmbob Image 'Hot Rio Nights' (Heliconia ) palmbob Image Heliconia 'Dwarf Jamaican' (Heliconia stricta) palmbob Image Blood Banana (Heliconia indica) palmbob Image Blood Banana (Heliconia indica) palmbob Image Striped Blood Banana, Spectabilis Heliconia (Heliconia indica var. spectabilis) palmbob Image Striped Blood Banana, Spectabilis Heliconia (Heliconia indica var. spectabilis) palmbob Image Striped Blood Banana, Spectabilis Heliconia (Heliconia indica var. spectabilis) palmbob Image Striped Blood Banana, Spectabilis Heliconia (Heliconia indica var. spectabilis) palmbob Image 'Midnight Minoa' (Heliconia caribaea x bihai) palmbob Image Heliconia 'Imperial' (Heliconia orthotricha) palmbob Image Blue Throatwort 'Devotion Blue Improved' (Trachelium caeruleum) palmbob Image Blue Throatwort 'Devotion Blue Improved' (Trachelium caeruleum) palmbob Image 'Perfect Darling' (Heliconia penduloides) palmbob Image 'Perfect Darling' (Heliconia penduloides) palmbob Image 'Perfect Darling' (Heliconia penduloides) palmbob Image 'Perfect Darling' (Heliconia penduloides) palmbob Image 'Perfect Darling' (Heliconia penduloides) palmbob Image Heliconia (Heliconia pogonantha) palmbob Image Heliconia (Heliconia pogonantha) palmbob Image Heliconia (Heliconia pogonantha) palmbob Image Heliconia (Heliconia pogonantha) palmbob Image Heliconia (Heliconia pogonantha) palmbob Image Pink Flamingo Heliconia 'Sexy Pink' (Heliconia chartacea) palmbob Image Pink Flamingo Heliconia 'Sexy Pink' (Heliconia chartacea) palmbob Image Pink Flamingo Heliconia 'Sexy Pink' (Heliconia chartacea) palmbob Image Pink Flamingo Heliconia 'Sexy Pink' (Heliconia chartacea) palmbob Image Hairy Heliconia 'She Kong' (Heliconia vellerigera) palmbob Image Hairy Heliconia 'She Kong' (Heliconia vellerigera) palmbob Image Hairy Heliconia 'She Kong' (Heliconia vellerigera) palmbob Image Hairy Heliconia 'She Kong' (Heliconia vellerigera) palmbob Image Hairy Heliconia 'She Kong' (Heliconia vellerigera) palmbob Image Hairy Heliconia 'She Kong' (Heliconia vellerigera) palmbob Image (Hydriastele flabellata) palmbob Image (Hydriastele flabellata) palmbob Image (Hydriastele flabellata) palmbob Image (Hydriastele flabellata) palmbob Image (Hydriastele flabellata) palmbob Image (Hydriastele flabellata) palmbob Image Gronophyllum (Hydriastele ledermannianum) palmbob Image Iguanura (Iguanura divergens) palmbob Image Stilt Palm, Barrigona Palm, Copa Palm (Iriartea deltoides) palmbob Image Stilt Palm, Barrigona Palm, Copa Palm (Iriartea deltoides) palmbob Image Silver Joey Palm (Johannesteijsmannia magnifica) palmbob Image Joey on a Stick (Johannesteijsmannia perakensis) palmbob Image Joey on a Stick (Johannesteijsmannia perakensis) palmbob Image Joey on a Stick (Johannesteijsmannia perakensis) palmbob Image Joey on a Stick (Johannesteijsmannia perakensis) palmbob Image Red Lemur Palm (Lemurophoenix halleuxii) palmbob Image Red Lemur Palm (Lemurophoenix halleuxii) palmbob Image Red Lemur Palm (Lemurophoenix halleuxii) palmbob Image Red Lemur Palm (Lemurophoenix halleuxii) palmbob Image Red Lemur Palm (Lemurophoenix halleuxii) melody Image Ribwort Plantain, Narrowleaf Plantain (Plantago lanceolata) melody Image Virginia Pepperweed,Peppergrass, Pepper Grass, Poor Man's Pepper (Lepidium virginicum) Rickwebb Image Maple-Leaf Viburnum, Possumhaw, Dockmackie, Flowering Maple, Arrowwood, Guelder-Rose, Squashberry (Viburnum acerifolium) Rickwebb Image Maple-Leaf Viburnum, Possumhaw, Dockmackie, Flowering Maple, Arrowwood, Guelder-Rose, Squashberry (Viburnum acerifolium) Rickwebb Image Blackhaw Viburnum (Viburnum prunifolium) Rickwebb Image Blackhaw Viburnum (Viburnum prunifolium) Rickwebb Image Blackhaw Viburnum (Viburnum prunifolium) Rickwebb Image Blackhaw Viburnum (Viburnum prunifolium) RosinaBloom Image Hibiscus 'Acadian Jewel' (Hibiscus ) RosinaBloom Image Hibiscus 'Acadian Jewel' (Hibiscus ) RosinaBloom Image Hibiscus 'Acadian Jewel' (Hibiscus ) RosinaBloom Image Hibiscus 'Acadian Jewel' (Hibiscus ) RosinaBloom Image Hibiscus 'Acadian Jewel' (Hibiscus ) Kim2013 Image Pot Marigold, English Marigold 'Pacific Beauty Mixed Colors' (Calendula officinalis) Kim2013 Image Pot Marigold, English Marigold 'Pacific Beauty Mixed Colors' (Calendula officinalis) kniphofia Image Pacific Stonecrop, Broadleaf Stonecrop 'Cape Blanco' (Sedum spathulifolium) CactusJordi Image Transvaal Sesame Bush (Sesamothamnus lugardii) CactusJordi Image Transvaal Sesame Bush (Sesamothamnus lugardii) CactusJordi Image Transvaal Sesame Bush (Sesamothamnus lugardii) CactusJordi Image Transvaal Sesame Bush (Sesamothamnus lugardii) Alex4294 Image Croton (Codiaeum variegatum) kniphofia Image Crosswort (Phuopsis stylosa) kniphofia Image Madeiran Cranesbill (Geranium maderense) eolivas103 Image Canna Lily 'Tropical Sunrise' (Canna x generalis) Johnsddr Image Ae-Ae, Banana, Pisang, Plantain (Musa paradisiaca)

Garden Watchdog Activity:

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

Member Addition Description KJWThack Positive Garden Harvest Supply biancaalynn Positive Thuja Gardens (formerly PlantsRus) aurapaura Positive Real Palm Trees (RealPalmTrees.com) mrickett Positive Top Tropicals LLC daw4220 Negative Accents for Home and Garden (Pepper's Greenhouse) risaris Negative Govardhan Gardens Windchyme Negative Glasshouse Works Windchyme Negative Growquest Growers (also dba Olive-Trees.net and Surf & Sierra Wholesale Nurseries, LLC) MDepicci Positive Plant Delights Nursery wnewbert Positive Lazy S'S Farm & Nursery mrsplum Positive New Every Morning Daylily Gardens mrsplum Neutral Gilbert H. Wild and Son mrsplum Positive The Lily Pad

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... June 1, 2014