Dave's Garden Newsletter

Covering the events of February 1.

80 members joined.

Gardening Quote of the Day

"Plant a seed of friendship; reap a bouquet of happiness."

( -- Lois L. Kaufman, American author)

Forum Photo of the Day

Subject: Beautiful! But what is it?
By Horseshoe


Plants Database Photo of the Day

Devils Trumpet
Datura innoxia
By mainfrog

Forum Activity

A grand total of 405 posts were made yesterday.

Forum Posts
General Discussion57 posts.
Co-Op43 posts.
Brugmansias and Friends30 posts.
PDB Pictures28 posts.
Photos28 posts.
Computer Talk22 posts.
Seed Trading20 posts.
Parking Lot19 posts.
Garden Talk15 posts.
Jokes and Chat15 posts.
Dave's Garden14 posts.
Identification12 posts.
Greenhouse11 posts.
Prayer Requests10 posts.
Disabled Gardeners8 posts.
Media8 posts.
Recipes7 posts.
Tropicals7 posts.
Mail Call!6 posts.
Cactus and Succulents5 posts.
Tomatoes5 posts.
Market Growers4 posts.
Welcome Mat4 posts.
Heirlooms3 posts.
Dirt Cheap3 posts.
Vegetable Gardening3 posts.
Pollbooth2 posts.
Water Gardens2 posts.
Perennials2 posts.
Vines and Climbers2 posts.
Roundup2 posts.
Gourds and Melons2 posts.
Health and Dieting2 posts.
Hostas1 post.
Stay at Home Moms1 post.
Handyman1 post.
Plant Trading1 post.

New Botanary Words

Name Pronunciation Meaning
dulcificusdul-SIF-ih-kusVery sweet
dulcificumdul-SIF-ih-kumVery sweet
Lagotislay-GO-tissFrom the greek lagos (hare) and otos (ear)
DerrisDER-rissLeather covering, referring to the tough seed pods
Desmoncusdes-MON-kusFrom the Greek desmos (band, chain) and onkos (hook), referring to the hook-like leaf tips
sylvicolasil-VEE-koh-luhInhabitant of woods
SwainsonaSWAIN-soh-nuhNamed for Isaac Swainson, 19th century physician and gardener
Bossiaeaboss-eye-AY-uhNamed for de Boissieu La Martiniere, 18th century physician and botanist
acidissimumass-id-ISS-ee-mumVery sour
acidissimusass-id-ISS-ee-musVery sour

Journal Activity

94 new items.
34 new entries.

Plants Database Activity:

3 new plants.
91 new descriptions were added.
23 new images were added.
502 new content were checked off.

Member Addition Description
mainfrogCommentDevils Trumpet
(Datura innoxia)
mainfrogCommentAngel's Trumpet 'Charles Grimaldi'
(Brugmansia )
jacarandaCommentWeeping Fig, Chinese Banyan
(Ficus benjamina)
jodyCommentHosta 'Doctor Fu Manchu'
(Hosta )
jodyCommentHosta 'Doctor Reath'
(Hosta )
jodyCommentHosta 'Dominique'
(Hosta )
jodyCommentHosta 'Don Juan'
(Hosta )
jodyCommentHosta 'Dorothy'
(Hosta )
ViolaMikeCommentViolet, Viola
(Viola cornuta)
ViolaMikeCommentHeath Dog Violet
(Viola canina)
ViolaMikeCommentMarsh Violet, Bog Violet
(Viola palustris)
mysticCommentDaylily 'Tropical Freeze'
(Hemerocallis )
mysticCommentDaylily 'Tuscawilla Bill Reed'
(Hemerocallis )
mysticCommentDaylily 'Tuscawilla Tigress'
(Hemerocallis )
mysticCommentDaylily 'Tutankhamun'
(Hemerocallis )
mysticCommentDaylily 'Twilight Madonna'
(Hemerocallis )
mysticCommentDaylily 'Velvet Shadows'
(Hemerocallis )
RootsieCommentTomato 'Roma VF'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
mysticCommentDaylily 'Vera Biaglow'
(Hemerocallis )
mysticCommentDaylily 'Victorian Princess'
(Hemerocallis )
lupineloverCommentGooseneck Loosestrife
(Lysimachia clethroides)
mysticCommentDaylily 'Vino Di Notte'
(Hemerocallis )
mysticCommentDaylily 'Vintage Bordeaux'
(Hemerocallis )
mysticCommentDaylily 'Violet Hour'
(Hemerocallis )
lupineloverCommentGarden Loosestrife
(Lysimachia vulgaris)
mysticCommentDaylily 'Wayne Johnson'
(Hemerocallis )
mysticCommentDaylily 'Wayside King Royale'
(Hemerocallis )
mysticCommentDaylily 'Wayside Red Ensign'
(Hemerocallis )
lupineloverCommentLysimachia lichiangensis
(Lysimachia lichiangensis)
mysticCommentDaylily 'Westward Wind'
(Hemerocallis )
mysticCommentDaylily 'While Angels Sing'
(Hemerocallis )
lupineloverCommentDense-Flowered Loosestrife 'Outback Sunset'
(Lysimachia congestiflora)
mysticCommentDaylily 'White Perfection'
(Hemerocallis )
lupineloverCommentDense-Flowered Loosestrife
(Lysimachia congestiflora)
mysticCommentDaylily 'White Temptation'
(Hemerocallis )
mysticCommentDaylily 'White Tie Affair'
(Hemerocallis )
lupineloverCommentGolden Globe
(Lysimachia procumbens)
mysticCommentDaylily 'Wild Mustang'
(Hemerocallis )
mysticCommentDaylily 'Will Return'
(Hemerocallis )
mysticCommentDaylily 'Wind Frills'
(Hemerocallis )
mysticCommentDaylily 'Wineberry Candy'
(Hemerocallis )
lupineloverCommentSilver Loosestrife
(Lysimachia ephemerum)
mysticCommentDaylily 'Winsome Lady'
(Hemerocallis )
mysticCommentDaylily 'Witch Hazel'
(Hemerocallis )
lupineloverCommentPlume Poppy 'Kelway's Coral Plume'
(Macleaya microcarpa)
mysticCommentDaylily 'Witch Stitchery'
(Hemerocallis )
lupineloverCommentPlume Poppy
(Macleaya cordata)
mysticCommentDaylily 'Woman's Work'
(Hemerocallis )
mysticCommentDaylily 'Woodside Amethyst'
(Hemerocallis )
lupineloverCommentOswego Tea, Bee Balm, Bergamot 'Croftway Pink'
(Monarda didyma)
lupineloverCommentBeebalm 'Gardenview Scarlet'
(Monarda didyma)
mysticCommentDaylily 'Woodside Ruby'
(Hemerocallis )
lupineloverCommentBeebalm 'Mahogany'
(Monarda )
lupineloverCommentBeebalm 'Petite Delight'
(Monarda )
mysticCommentDaylily 'Wounded Heart'
(Hemerocallis )
mysticCommentDaylily 'Wynnson'
(Hemerocallis )
mysticCommentDaylily 'Yellow Bouquet'
(Hemerocallis )
mysticCommentDaylily 'Yellow Explosion'
(Hemerocallis )
mysticCommentDaylily 'Yellow Lollipop'
(Hemerocallis )
mysticCommentDaylily 'Yellow Mammoth'
(Hemerocallis )
mysticCommentDaylily 'Yellow Pinwheel'
(Hemerocallis )
mysticCommentDaylily 'Yesterday Memories'
(Hemerocallis )
mysticCommentDaylily 'You Angel You'
(Hemerocallis )
mysticCommentDaylily 'Angelotti'
(Hemerocallis )
mysticCommentDaylily 'Apricot Honey'
(Hemerocallis )
BaaCommentWestern Wallflower
(Erysimum asperum)
mysticCommentDaylily 'Atoll'
(Hemerocallis )
vroompCommentLadyfinger Cactus
(Mammillaria elongata)
mysticCommentDaylily 'Autumn Minaret'
(Hemerocallis )
BaaCommentVariegated Wallflower ''Variegatum''
(Erysimum linifolium)
mysticCommentDaylily 'Autumn Red'
(Hemerocallis )
vroompCommentBolivian Jew, Turtle Vine
(Callisia repens)
BaaCommentSiberian Wallflower
(Erysimum allionii)
mysticCommentDaylily 'Baltimore Oriole'
(Hemerocallis )
mysticCommentDaylily 'Bookmark'
(Hemerocallis )
mysticCommentDaylily 'Burlesque'
(Hemerocallis )
mysticCommentDaylily 'Carolyn Criswell'
(Hemerocallis )
mysticCommentDaylily 'Cee Tee'
(Hemerocallis )
mysticCommentDaylily 'Chablis Blanc'
(Hemerocallis )
mysticCommentDaylily 'Champagne Royale'
(Hemerocallis )
BaaCommentBaby Orchid
(Chysis bractescens)
albleroyCommentGreen Platters Aeonium
(Aeonium pseudo-tabulaeformus)
mysticCommentDaylily 'Charles Johnston'
(Hemerocallis )
BaaCommentBat Orchid, Bucket Orchid
(Coryanthes speciosa)
mysticCommentDaylily 'Chicago Fire'
(Hemerocallis )
CrimsonCommentSweet Sultan 'The Bride'
(Centaurea moschata)
go_volsCommentScaly Blazing Star, Colic Root, Rattlesnake Master, Button Snakeroot
(Liatris squarrosa)
asturnutCommentHollyhock 'Nigra'
(Alcea rosea)
CrimsonCommentCelosia 'Purple Flamingo'
( Celosia argentea spicata 'Purple Flamingo')
asturnutCommentKlondike Cosmos, Sulphur Cosmos, Orange Cosmos
(Cosmos sulphureus)
CrimsonCommentSpider Flower 'Rose Queen'
(Cleome hasslerana)
mainfrogImage
Devils Trumpet
(Datura innoxia)
mainfrogImage
Devils Trumpet
(Datura innoxia)
mainfrogImage
Angel's Trumpet 'Charles Grimaldi'
(Brugmansia )
mainfrogImage
Angel's Trumpet 'Charles Grimaldi'
(Brugmansia )
UlrichImage
Victorian Box
(Pittosporum undulatum)
BiddyImage
Rabbits Foot Fern
(Davallia fejeensis)
vroompImage
Bolivian Jew, Turtle Vine
(Callisia repens)
Bug_GirlImage
Sweet Pea 'White Winter Elegance'
(Lathyrus odoratus)
Bug_GirlImage
Giant Scaly Tree Fern, Australian Tree Fern 'Brentwood'
(Cyathea cooperi)
Bug_GirlImage
Angelwing Jasmine, Shining Jasmine, Confederate Jasmine, Star Jasmine
(Jasminum nitidum)
UlrichImage
Western Azalea
(Rhododendron occidentalis)
UlrichImage
Western Azalea
(Rhododendron occidentalis)
CrimsonImage
Sweet Sultan 'The Bride'
(Centaurea moschata)
CrimsonImage
Bachelor's Button, Cornflower
(Centaurea cyanus)
Cactus_JoeImage
Lenten Rose
(Helleborus orientalis)
Cactus_JoeImage
Corsican Hellebore, Corsican Rose
(Helleborus argutifolius)
Cactus_JoeImage
Corsican Hellebore, Corsican Rose
(Helleborus argutifolius)
jkom51Image
Wallflower
(Erysimum linifolium)
yvanaImage
Snapdragon
(Antirrhinum majus)
asturnutImage
Hollyhock 'Nigra'
(Alcea rosea)
asturnutImage
Hollyhock 'Summer Carnival Rosy Red'
(Alcea rosea)
CrimsonImage
Celosia 'Purple Flamingo'
( Celosia argentea spicata 'Purple Flamingo')
CrimsonImage
Celosia 'Purple Flamingo'
( Celosia argentea spicata 'Purple Flamingo')

Garden Watchdog Activity:

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

Member Addition Description
WychPositiveAlberta Nurseries and Seeds, Ltd. Good Rating
oginazPositiveGolden Harvest Organics Good Rating
oginazPositiveHickory Mountain Plant Farm (also dba Hosta Farm) Good Rating
OswegoPositiveForestfarm Good Rating
Sue_WAPositiveWhite Flower Farm Good Rating
smarshall92307PositiveMesa Garden Good Rating
autremikePositiveVidaVerde Seed Collection Good Rating
ALurieNegativeBurpee, W. Atlee & Co. Good Rating
ALurieNegativeJackson and Perkins Good Rating
asturnutPositiveThompson and Morgan (US) Good Rating

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Have a good day, and happy gardening!

Dave Whitinger

 

And that's the way it was... February 1, 2003