Dave's Garden Newsletter Covering the events of June 9, 2004 ... in which ... 208 signed up. Our membership grew by 0.2% yesterday. 1,324 posts were made. 84 plants were added to the Plants Database. 71 comments were added to the Plants Database. 619 checkboxes were added to the Plants Database. 53 snapshots were added to the Plants Database. 1 entry was added to Botanary. 1 company was added to the Garden Watchdog. 17 ratings were added to the Garden Watchdog. 2 books were added to the Garden Bookworm. 6 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  In reply to: A Day with the ladies and the rooster By DonnaB

Plants Database Photo of the Day  Desert Rose Adenium obesum By clonec7

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New Botanary Words

Plants Database Activity:

Plants Database Additions:

Member Addition Description palmbob Comment Echinopsis formosa camilleRI Comment Ningpo Deutzia Deutzia ningpoensis TamiMcNally Comment Floss Silk Tree 'Majestic Beauty' Chorisia speciosa TamiMcNally Comment Ear Pod Tree, Elephant's Ear, Monkey EAr Enterolobium cyclocarpum TamiMcNally Comment Indian Coral Tree Erythrina variegata var. orientalis TamiMcNally Comment Guaiacum, Guayacan, Pockholz, Tree of Life, Holy Wood, Lignum Vitae Guaiacum sanctum TamiMcNally Comment Many-flowered grasspink Calopogon multiflorus TamiMcNally Comment Florida Goldenaster Chrysopsis floridana TamiMcNally Comment Spreading Pinweed Lechea divaricata GeorgesLess Comment Calypso Orchid Calypso bulbosa TamiMcNally Comment Green Ladies' Tresses, Florida Keys Ladies' Tresses, Gray Ladies' Tresses, Ft George Ladies' Tresses Spiranthes polyantha TamiMcNally Comment Florida Bonamia Breweria grandiflora Xenomorf Comment Cylindropuntia X. congesta Xenomorf Comment Mason Valley Cholla Cylindropuntia x. fosbergii desertboot Comment Yellow Jade Orchid Tree, Fragrant Champaca Michelia champaca TamsTrees Comment Jaboticaba, Brazilian Grape Tree Myrciaria cauliflora Ninepatch Comment Shasta Daisy 'Alaska' Leucanthemum x superbum TamsTrees Comment Sugar Apple, Sweetsop Annona squamosa TamsTrees Comment Blood Orange, Sweet Orange Citrus sinensis klibby Comment Japanese Snowball Bush Viburnum plicatum palmbob Comment Opuntia bravoana TamiMcNally Comment Night-scented orchid Epidendrum nocturnum palmbob Comment California Cholla Cylindropuntia californica WeedPuhler Comment Snow-In-Summer Cerastium tomentosum palmbob Comment Cow's Tongue Prickly Pear Cactus Opuntia engelmannii var linguiformis vivou83 Comment Coral Aloe, Hardy Aloe Aloe striatula WeedPuhler Comment Heartleaf Bergenia, Pigsqueak Bergenia cordifolia fragmentedeath Comment Hindu Datura, Indian Apple, Jimson Weed, Sacred Datura, Thorn Apple Datura inoxia golgi Comment Ground Morning Glory Convolvulus mauritanicus KMAC Comment Chatham Island Forget-me-not Myosotidium hortensia cadnil Comment Sundrops Oenothera fruiticosa basagran Comment Golden rain tree Koelreuteria paniculata Farmerdill Comment Cabbage 'Grenadier' Brassica oleracea var. capitata Farmerdill Comment Cabbage 'Augusta' Brassica oleracea var. capitata Farmerdill Comment Cabbage 'Pennant' Brassica oleracea var. capitata Farmerdill Comment Cabbage 'Izalco' Brassica oleracea var. capitata MotherNature4 Comment Common Duckweed Lemna minor palmbob Comment Livistona fulva Paulwhwest Comment Miniature Rose 'Charlie Brown (Moore, 1996) aka MORcharlie' Rosa palmbob Comment Metroxylon vitiense Paulwhwest Comment Hybrid Tea Rose 'Chateau de Clos Vougeot (Ducher, 1908)' Rosa cynthia2232 Comment Virginia Creeper Parthenocissus quinquefolia Paulwhwest Comment Miniature Rose 'Cherry Hi (Moore, 1996)' Rosa Paulwhwest Comment Miniature Rose 'Cinderella (de Vink, 1953)' Rosa Giselle Comment Lemon Verbena, Verveine Odorante Aloysia triphylla lovetogarden4 Comment Lungwort, Bethelehem Sage, Jerusalem Sage 'Spilled Milk' Pulmonaria saccharata Fran99 Comment Rose Acacia, Bristly Locust, Moss Locust Robinia hispida mystic Comment Coleus, Painted Nettle 'Mardi Gras' Solenostemon scutellarioides mystic Comment Coleus, Painted Nettle 'Christmas Candy' Solenostemon scutellarioides palmbob Comment Metroxylon warburgii palmbob Comment Nenga pumilla var pachystachya Paulwhwest Comment Miniature Rose 'Circus Clown (Moore, 1991) aka MORpico' Rosa Paulwhwest Comment Shrub Rose 'Commander Gillette (Basye, 1965) aka Basye's Thornless' Rosa Paulwhwest Comment Hybrid Tea Rose 'Comtesse Vandal (Leenders, 1932) aka Countess Vandal, Comtesse Vandale' Rosa Paulwhwest Comment Hybrid Tea Rose 'Condesa de Sastago (Dot, 1932)' Rosa _plant_maniac_ Comment Guava, Tropical Guava Psidium guajava Paulwhwest Comment Large-flowered Climber 'Crested Sweetheart (Moore, 1988) aka MORsweet' Rosa Paulwhwest Comment Miniature Rose 'Earthquake (Moore, 1983) MORquake' Rosa Monocromatico Comment Guava, Tropical Guava Psidium guajava Paulwhwest Comment Grandiflora Rose 'Earth Song (Buck, 1975)' Rosa ambest Comment Cupid's Dart Catananche caerulea Paulwhwest Comment Hybrid Tea Rose 'Elegant Beauty (Kordes, 1982) aka Delicia, Kordes' Rose Delicia, KORgatum' Rosa Paulwhwest Comment Hybrid Tea Rose 'Elizabeth Taylor (Weddle, 1985)' Rosa Monocromatico Comment Pincushion Hedychium, Pincushiun Ginger, Frilly White Ginger, White Butterfly Lily Hedychium thyrsiforme Monocromatico Comment Capororoca Myrsine parvifolia CaptMicha Comment Passion Flower Passiflora foetida x alba CaptMicha Comment Calamondin Orange, Panama Orange X Citrofortunella microcarpa ladyrowan Comment Poeticus Daffodil (Division IX) 'Actaea' Narcissus ladyrowan Comment Jonquil Daffodil (Division VII) 'Sailboat' Narcissus ladyrowan Comment Jonquil Daffodil (Division VII) 'Sweetness' Narcissus ladyrowan Comment Small-cupped Daffodil (Division III) 'Segovia' Narcissus palmbob Image African Doum Palm, Gingerbread Palm (Hyphaene thebaica) puttytat Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Lyme Tyme (Messick, 1995)' (Iris ) OhioBreezy Image Hybrid Tea Rose 'Swarthmore (1963; aka MEItaras)' (Rosa ) Wingnut Image Variegated Tapioca 'Variegata' (Manihot esculenta) Happenstance Image Foxtail Fern 'Meyersii (aka Meyers' (Asparagus densiflorus) aecrowell Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Guadalajara (Ghio, 1988)' (Iris ) poppysue Image Columbine 'William Guinness (aka Magpie)' (Aquilegia vulgaris) islandjim Image Gardenia, Cape Jasmine, Gandharaj (Gardenia angusta) Monocromatico Image Sugar Apple, Sweetsop (Annona squamosa) TamiMcNally Image Needle-leaf airplant (Tillandsia setacea) cbrandenburg Image Daylily 'Moonlit Masquerade (Salter, 1992)' (Hemerocallis ) Xenomorf Image Moon Cactus (Eriocereus martinii) keno Image Coralbells, Alumroot, Alum Root 'Silver Scrolls' (Heuchera ) keno Image Hosta 'Bright Lights' (Hosta ) Thaumaturgist Image Banana 'Rajapuri' (Musa acuminata) smfiol Image Hardy Water Lily, Waterlily 'St. Louis Gold' (Nymphaea ) frogsrus Image Tomato 'Better Boy Hybrid' (Lycopersicon lycopersicum) dstartz Image Cosmos 'Ladybird Dwarf' (Cosmos sulphureus) Paulwhwest Image Ruby Leaf, Parrot Leaf, Calico Plant, Joy Weed 'Purple Knight' (Alternanthera dentata) PotEmUp Image Yarrow, Milfoil, Staunchweed, Sanguinary, Thousandleaf Soldier's Woundwort 'Cassis' (Achillea millefolium) kennedyh Image Carolina Modiola (Modiola caroliniana) CaptMicha Image Common Milkweed (Asclepias syriaca) BUFFY690 Image Threadleaf Coreopsis, Tickseed 'Moonbeam' (Coreopsis verticillata) SandPiper Image Nagami Kumquat (Fortunella margarita) butterflygal Image Canna Lily 'Tangelo' (Canna x generalis) klaude Image Doum Palm (Hyphaene coriacea) goldenfish Image (Orchis graminifolia) golgi Image Morning Glory 'Hatsu Arashi' (Ipomoea nil) htop Image Arizona Ash, Velvet Ash, Modesto Ash, Desert Ash, Leatherleaf Ash, Smooth Ash, Toumey Ash, Fresno As (Fraxinus velutina) RoyRogers Image Seabreeze Bamboo, Maling Bamboo (Bambusa malingensis) Jeff_Beck Image Fringed Puccoon (Lithospermum incisum) nwilkes Image Hybrid Tea Rose 'Pristine (1978; JACpico)' (Rosa ) Terry Image Ivy-leaf Geranium 'Global Sangria' (Pelargonium peltatum) laketahoe Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Fade to Black (Schreiner, 2002)' (Iris ) crystalspin Image Summer Forget-Me-Not (Anchusa capensis) Baa Image Foxglove (Digitalis parviflora) RoyB Image Hosta 'Silver Edge' (Hosta ) Lophophora Image Broad-fruited Mariposa, Big-podded Mariposa (Calochortus nitidus) Northerner Image Dame's Rocket, Sweet Rocket (Hesperis matronalis) Farmerdill Image Peach 'Giant White' (Prunus persica) mojohns47 Image Ice Plant 'Floribunda Purple' (Drosanthemum floribundum) handhelpers Image Large-flowered Climber 'New Dawn (1930; aka Everblooming Dr. W. Van Fleet, The New Dawn)' (Rosa ) dahlia_lover Image 'Peaches and Cream' (Dahlia ) brownlb Image Daylily 'Gentle Rose (Stamile, 1989)' (Hemerocallis ) HoniBee Image Million Bells (Calibrachoa x hybridus) KMAC Image Chatham Island Forget-me-not (Myosotidium hortensia) laurief Image Miniature Dwarf Bearded Iris 'Velvet Toy (Dunbar, 1971)' (Iris ) darius Image Tomato 'Brandywine Sudduth's Strain' (Lycopersicon lycopersicum) carolann Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Cherub's Smile (Schreiner, 1982)' (Iris ) Nocky Image Easter Lily (Lilium longiflorum) GeorgesLess Image Calypso Orchid (Calypso bulbosa) Ninepatch Image Shasta Daisy 'Alaska' (Leucanthemum x superbum) TamsTrees Image Jaboticaba, Brazilian Grape Tree (Myrciaria cauliflora)

Garden Watchdog Activity:

Member Addition Description newtohosta Positive Northern Grown Perennials roselovr Negative Hortico Nurseries Inc. Deoliver Negative Heirloom Roses jillkramer Negative Spring Hill Nurseries zangeressa Negative White Flower Farm yippee1999 Positive Spring Hill Nurseries mrsjones Positive The Uncommon Rose mrsjones Positive Greer Gardens gumbydammit Positive Paradise Garden lauraads Neutral Palms & Gardens Yannis Positive Barbadine gizzmo93 Positive Garden Crossings LLC jetman Positive Paradise Garden NoH2O Positive Green Mountain Transplants, Inc. Moda127 Positive Deer Out Deer Repellent okgrdnr Negative Gurney's Seed & Nursery highal Neutral Forestfarm

Garden Bookworm Activity:

Member Addition Description palmbob Positive A Pocket Guide to Palms palmbob Positive Agaves, Yuccas, and Related Plants: A Gardener's Guide palmbob Positive Guide to the Aloes of South Africa palmbob Positive Succulents II: The New Illustrated Dictionary palmbob Positive Succulent and Xerophytic Plants of Madagascar (Volume I) palmbob Positive The Complete Encyclopedia of Trees and Shrubs: Descriptions, Cultivation Requirements, Pruning, Planting

Final Notes

Have a good day, and happy gardening!

Dave Whitinger, StandardOut.com

And that's the way it was... June 9, 2004