Dave's Garden Newsletter Covering the events of April 24, 2004 ... in which ... 256 signed up. Our membership grew by 0.27% yesterday. 933 posts were made. 70 plants were added to the Plants Database. 80 comments were added to the Plants Database. 759 checkboxes were added to the Plants Database. 59 snapshots were added to the Plants Database. 0 entries were added to Botanary. 1 company was added to the Garden Watchdog. 36 ratings were added to the Garden Watchdog. 0 books were added to the Garden Bookworm. 0 ratings were added to the Garden Bookworm. A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in pictures of silver.

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Forum Photo of the Day  Subject: No flower yet but Seedlings By monika

Plants Database Photo of the Day  Hosta 'Summer Fragrance' Hosta By jody

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Plants Database Additions:

Member Addition Description Happenstance Comment Flame Freesia ''Flaming Fancy'' Tritonia crocata Happenstance Comment Corn Lily, Angel's Trumpets Ixia paniculata Irisgal Comment Tall Bearded Iris 'Orange Slices (Niswonger, 1986)' Iris Tre Comment Japanese Pieris, Andromeda, Lily of the Valley Shrub Pieris japonica desertboot Comment Spider lily Hymenocallis caroliniana Tash1985 Comment Lucky Bamboo 'Deremensis Group' Dracaena fragrans Pameladragon Comment Desert Rose Adenium obesum story2468 Comment Mayweed Chamomile, Dog Fennel, Stinking Chamomile Anthemis cotula clantonnaomi Comment Lady Tulip Tulipa clusiana var. chrysantha frostweed Comment Mexican Evening Primrose, Showy Evening Primrose Oenothera speciosa palmbob Comment Darjeeling Banana Musa sikkimensis shawnkilpatrick Comment California Poppy 'Golden King' Eschscholzia californica foodiesleuth Comment Bird's Nest Fern, Crow's Nest Fern Asplenium nidus palmbob Comment Chinese Yellow Banana, Golden Lotus Banana Musella lasiocarpa Farmerdill Comment tomato 'Hermosa' Lycopersicon lycopersicum foodiesleuth Comment Basil, Sweet Basil Ocimum basilicum palmbob Comment Naked Coral Tree Erythrina americana Monocromatico Comment Orchid 'Pokai Tangerine' xBrassolaeliocattleya Farmerdill Comment tomato 'Marianna' Lycopersicon lycopersicum foodiesleuth Comment Gloriosa Lily, Glory Lily 'Rothschildiana' Gloriosa superba foodiesleuth Comment Mother of Thousands, Mexican Hat Plant Bryophyllum daigremontianum Farmerdill Comment tomato 'Red Delight' Lycopersicon lycopersicum palmbob Comment Sunshine Tree, Scrambled Egg Tree Cassia surattensis Lophophora Comment Sekkoku Dendrobium moniliforme Monocromatico Comment Calathea Calathea lancifolia Farmerdill Comment tomato 'Red Pride' Lycopersicon lycopersicum Farmerdill Comment tomato 'STM 9814' Lycopersicon lycopersicum Monocromatico Comment Orchid Cattleya walkeriana Lophophora Comment Dwarf Fan Columbine, Miyama-odamaki Aquilegia flabellata var. pumila MaryinLa Comment Angel's Trumpet 'Ellis' Brugmansia Abutilon Comment Canna 'Porcelain Petals' canna x generalis Farmerdill Comment broccoli 'Arcadia' Brassica oleracea Farmerdill Comment broccoli 'Decathlon' Brassica oleraces ALICIADUFFY Comment Lantana Lantana camara Farmerdill Comment broccoli 'Destiny' Brassica oleracea ALICIADUFFY Comment Asian pear 'Shinseiki' Pyrus serotina cottontail Comment Moses-in-a-Basket, Boatlily, Oyster Plant Tradescantia spathacea Farmerdill Comment broccoli 'Diplomat' Brassica oleracea Farmerdill Comment broccoli 'Emerald Pride' Brassica oleracea Farmerdill Comment broccoli 'Emperor' Brassica oleracea Farmerdill Comment broccoli 'Green Magic' Brassica oleracea Farmerdill Comment broccoli 'Gypsy' Brassica oleracea Farmerdill Comment broccoli 'Legend' Brassica oleracea totalltorello Comment Corkscrew Hazel, Contorted Filbert, Harry Lauder's Walking Stick 'Contorta' Corylus avellana coconuts1964 Comment Japanese Snowball Bush Viburnum plicatum Hornbeam Comment American Hornbeam Carpinus caroliniana foodiesleuth Comment Jaboticaba, Brazilian Grape Tree Myrciaria cauliflora Happenstance Comment Lavender Pebbles Pachyphytum amethystinum Happenstance Comment Lettuce Leaf Begonia 'Bunchii' Begonia foodiesleuth Comment Spanish Thyme, Cuban Oregano, Indian Borage Plectranthus amboinicus bugaboo22 Comment Koreanspice Viburnum Viburnum carlesii Happenstance Comment Dwarf Yellow Bamboo 'Chrysophyllus' Pleioblastus viridistriatus Grannyact Comment Standing Cypress Ipomopsis rubra max2cleo Comment Cardinal Flower Lobelia cardinalis frogsrus Comment Corn Poppy, Field Poppy, Flanders Field Poppy, Shirley Poppy Papaver rhoeas frogsrus Comment Opium Poppy, Breadseed Poppy, Lettuce Leaf Poppy 'Naughty Nineties' Papaver somniferum Farmerdill Comment broccoli 'Marathon' Brassica oleracea AliceinCT Comment Fig, Higo 'Brown Turkey' Ficus carica drewfondrk Comment Scottish Harebell, Bluebells of Scotland, Harebell Campanula rotundifolia Farmerdill Comment broccoli 'Monterey' Brassica oleracea Farmerdill Comment broccoli 'Olympia' Brassica oleracea Farmerdill Comment broccoli 'Patriot' Brassica oleracea Farmerdill Comment broccoli 'Patron' Brassica oleracea Farmerdill Comment broccoli 'SBC 8410' Brassica oleracea Farmerdill Comment broccoli 'Triathlon' Brassica oleracea palmbob Comment Melocactus intortus palmbob Comment Turk's Cap CActus Melocactus azureus suzcol Comment Old Fashioned Vining Petunia Petunia multiflora palmbob Comment ''Lola'' Echeveria palmbob Comment Melocactus concinnus palmbob Comment Raphionacme Raphionacme procumbens Monocromatico Comment Cattleya, Orchid Cattleya labiata palmbob Comment Chinese Elm, Lacebark Elm Ulmus parvifolia palmbob Comment Dorstenia gigas brimmsplace Comment Tall Bearded Iris 'Jesse's Song (Williamson, 1979)' Iris Monocromatico Comment Cattleya, Orchid Cattleya intermedia MotherNature4 Comment Madagascar Jewel Euphorbia leuconeura palmbob Comment Fockea Fockea edulis deekayn Comment Wintergreen, Teaberry, Checkerberry Gaultheria procumbens deekayn Comment Mango Mangifera indica Happenstance Image Rattlesnake Agave, Spice Lily (Manfreda maculosa) puttytat Image Arilbred Iris 'Wine and Lilac' (Iris ) palmbob Image Mexican Ocotillo Tree (Fouquieria macdougallii) Paulwhwest Image Bugle, Bugleweed, Carpet Bugle (Ajuga reptans) Paulwhwest Image Red-Tipped Photinia, Fraser Photinia (Photinia x fraseri) puttytat Image Standard Dwarf Bearded Iris 'Hottentot' (Iris ) Happenstance Image Flowering Tobacco 'Lime Green' (Nicotiana alata) Thaumaturgist Image Sour Orange 'Chinotto' (Citrus aurantium var. myrtifolia) Thaumaturgist Image Pineapple 'Champaka' (Ananas comosus) Floridian Image Pine-hyacinth (Clematis baldwinii) MaryinLa Image Iochroma (Iochroma fuchsioides) MaryinLa Image Night Blooming Cereus, Queen of the Night, Dutchman's Pipe Cactus (Epiphyllum oxypetalum) patnjbob Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Spin Doctor' (Iris ) Lophophora Image Taiwan Ground Orchid (Bletilla formosana) Lophophora Image Taiwan Ground Orchid (Bletilla formosana) patnjbob Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Heartland' (Iris ) sa_haiad Image Orchid (Epidendrum ellipticum) kennedyh Image Alaska Orchid, Slender-Spire Orchid, Alaska Rein Orchid (Piperia unalascensis) kennedyh Image White Bog-orchid (Platanthera dilatata) Monocromatico Image Janiparindiba, Gustavia (Gustavia augusta) Monocromatico Image Butterfly Pea Tree (Clitoria fairchildiana) sa_haiad Image Myrcia (Myrcia selloi) jandjself Image Intermediate Bearded Iris 'Raspberry Blush' (Iris ) monterey Image Cape Fuchsia 'New Sensation' (Phygelius x rectus) dablaw Image Daylily 'Angel Cups (Joiner, 1996)' (Hemerocallis ) dablaw Image Daylily 'Amy Michelle (Brown, 1991)' (Hemerocallis ) Baa Image Aubretia, Large Flowered (Aubrieta x cultorum) Baa Image Aubretia, Large Flowered (Aubrieta x cultorum) htop Image Large-Flowered Climbing Rose 'Fourth of July (1999; aka Crazy for You, WEKroalt)' (Rosa ) htop Image Large-Flowered Climbing Rose 'Fourth of July (1999; aka Crazy for You, WEKroalt)' (Rosa ) DiOhio Image Lesser Celendine, Pilewort (Ranunculus ficaria) DiOhio Image Blue-eyed Mary (Collinsia verna) ismdavid Image Vitex, Chaste Tree, Lilac Chaste Tree, Monk's Pepper (Vitex agnus-castus) ismdavid Image Mexican Fan Palm (Washingtonia robusta) AmandaNoelle82 Image Pansy (Viola x wittrockiana) TamTam Image Common Lilac, French Lilac 'Sensation' (Syringa vulgaris) Floridian Image Oblongleaf Twin Flower, Oblongleaf Snakeherb (Dyschoriste oblongifolia) careyjane Image Air Plant, Carnations of the Air (Tillandsia aeranthos) Big_Red Image Bell Pepper 'California Wonder' (Capricum annuum) moonlighting Image Hybrid Tea Rose 'Joseph's Coat (1969)' (Rosa ) BackyardOahu Image Cup of Gold Vine (Solandra maxima) moonlighting Image Polyantha Rose, Found Rose 'Caldwell Pink' (Rosa ) Ozboy Image Cymbidium (Cymbidium hybrid) tcfromky Image Star Magnolia (Magnolia stellata) tcfromky Image Star Magnolia (Magnolia stellata) Irisgal Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Orange Slices (Niswonger, 1986)' (Iris ) KMAC Image Trout lily, Dog's tooth violet (Erythronium californicum) KMAC Image Trout lily, Dog's tooth violet (Erythronium californicum) goldenfish Image Border Auricula, Garden Auricula (Primula x pubescens) Abutilon Image Canna 'Porcelain Petals' (canna x generalis) PanamonCreel Image Wax Plant 'Pink Silver (aka Silver Pink, Splash)' (Hoya pubicalyx) WalterT Image Cuyamaca Cypress (Cupressus arizonica var. stephonsonii) AmandaNoelle82 Image Large Cupped Daffodil (Division II) 'Rainbow' (Narcissus ) bugaboo22 Image Koreanspice Viburnum (Viburnum carlesii) mystic Image Fringed Tulip 'Blue Heron' (Tulipa ) frogsrus Image Corn Poppy, Field Poppy, Flanders Field Poppy, Shirley Poppy (Papaver rhoeas) Grannyact Image Standing Cypress (Ipomopsis rubra) AliceinCT Image Fig, Higo 'Brown Turkey' (Ficus carica) wnstarr Image Shooting Star, American Cowslip, Indian Chief, Rooster Heads (Dodecatheon meadia)

Garden Watchdog Activity:

Member Addition Description lowdown Positive Golden Harvest Organics Rain Positive Pinetree Garden Seeds Rain Positive Terra Time & Tide Hot Pepper Seeds enilniah Positive Baker Creek Heirloom Seed Co. Jim618 Positive Botany Shop Garden Center GardenMouse Positive Brent & Becky's Bulbs GardenMouse Positive Pinetree Garden Seeds GardenMouse Positive Old House Gardens - Heirloom Bulbs GardenMouse Positive Tulips.com (also dba Roozengaarde) GardenMouse Positive John Scheepers, Inc. tamarava Positive Gardener's Supply Company tamarava Positive High Country Gardens tamarava Positive Bluestone Perennials tamarava Positive Prairie Nursery Inc. DeeS Negative Hirt's Greenhouse & Flowers pharmerbob Positive Guildwood Cannas & Tropicals tamarava Positive Ashdown Roses, Ltd. tamarava Positive Brent & Becky's Bulbs tamarava Positive Pinetree Garden Seeds twitser Positive Seeds of Change (Formerly Deep Diversity) adksam Positive St. Lawrence Nurseries adksam Positive Hidden Springs Nursery adksam Positive OIKOS Tree Crops beck02 Positive Van Dyck's flowerelmore Positive Annie's Annuals Ispahan Positive Yucca Do Nursery LIgardener Positive Van Bourgondien Dutch Bulbs SowthEfrikan Neutral American Nursery Products sonia_simone Positive Park Seed Company sonia_simone Positive Bluestone Perennials sonia_simone Positive Swan Island Dahlias sonia_simone Positive Heirloom Roses DaraMV Positive Trade Winds Fruit TexasTatum Neutral Plants of the Southwest MarciaInPA Negative Park Seed Company Sunny10 Negative AAA Ornamentals

Garden Bookworm Activity:

Final Notes

Have a good day, and happy gardening!

Dave Whitinger, StandardOut.com

And that's the way it was... April 24, 2004