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Dave's Garden Newsletter

Covering the events of June 30, 2004

... in which ...

173 signed up. Our membership grew by 0.16% yesterday.
1,412 posts were made.
62 plants were added to the Plants Database.
82 comments were added to the Plants Database.
1,075 checkboxes were added to the Plants Database.
48 snapshots were added to the Plants Database.
3 entries were added to Botanary.
1 company was added to the Garden Watchdog.
13 ratings were added to the Garden Watchdog.
1 book was added to the Garden Bookworm.
1 rating was added to the Garden Bookworm.

A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in pictures of silver.

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Gardening Quote of the Day

"A Georgia peach, a real Georgia peach, a backyard great-grandmother's orchard peach, is as thickly furred as a sweater, and so fluent and sweet that once you bite through the flannel, it brings tears to your eyes."

( -- Melissa Fay Greene, American author)

  Forum Photo of the Day 
Subject: L'Amour, happy again!
By kell

DG Photo of the Day

  Plants Database Photo of the Day 
Crape Myrtle, Crepe Myrtle
Lagerstroemia indica
By FlowerManiac

PDB Photo of the Day

Forum Activity

A grand total of 1,412 posts were made yesterday.

Forum Posts
Brugmansias and Friends 135 posts
Day Lilies 131 posts
Photos 117 posts
General Discussion 94 posts
Identification 90 posts
PDB Pictures 80 posts
Tropicals 57 posts
Pets 47 posts
Perennials 45 posts
Jokes and Chat 44 posts
Plant Trading 43 posts
Garden Talk 35 posts
Hostas 33 posts
Vines and Climbers 28 posts
Propagation 27 posts
Roses 26 posts
Computer Talk 24 posts
Roundup 23 posts
Seed Trading 23 posts
Prayer Requests 23 posts
Cactus and Succulents 20 posts
Parking Lot 18 posts
Canadian Trading 18 posts
Fruits & Nuts 17 posts
Container Gardening 16 posts
Trees & Shrubs 16 posts
Wild Life 15 posts
Tomatoes 15 posts
Dirt Cheap 13 posts
Water Gardens 11 posts
Hoyas 10 posts
Health, Dieting and Beauty 8 posts
Farm Life 8 posts
Recipes 8 posts
Vegetable Gardening 7 posts
Roundup Pictures 7 posts
Welcome Mat 7 posts
Pollbooth 7 posts
Co-Op 6 posts
Bulbs 6 posts
Garden Foes 5 posts
Market Growers 5 posts
Irises 5 posts
Dave's Garden 4 posts
Foliage 4 posts
Peonies 4 posts
Gourds and Melons 3 posts
Handyman 3 posts
Wild Plants 3 posts
Test 3 posts
Herbs 2 posts
Round Robin Trading 2 posts
Dave's Garden FAQ 2 posts
Home and Crafts 2 posts
House Plants 1 post
Annuals 1 post
Butterflies and Hummers 1 post
Geraniaceae 1 post
Home Decorating 1 post
Frequently Asked Questions 1 post
Camera Talk 1 post

New Botanary Words

Name Pronunciation Meaning
nummulariifolium num-yoo-lay-ree-ih-FOH-lee-um Having foliage like nummularia (species name originating from nummus, money; referring to small, circular leaves)
nummulariifolius num-yoo-lay-ree-ih-FOH-lee-us Having foliage like nummularia (species name originating from nummus, money; referring to small, circular leaves)
humile HEW-mil-ee Lowest

Plants Database Activity:

62 new plants.
82 new descriptions were added.
48 new images were added.
1075 new content were checked off.

Plants Database Additions:

Member Addition Description
LaReina77 Comment Coral Vine
Antigonon leptopus
spaceman_spiff Comment Yellow Poinciana, Copperpod, Horsebush, Yellow Jacaranda
Peltophorum dubium
palmbob Comment
Licuala parviflora
palmbob Comment
Livistona alfredii
palmbob Comment
Lytocaryum X Syagrus weddellianum x romanzoffiana
punaheledp Comment Jade Plant
Crassula ovata
gurnandelsnuff Comment Super Kabuto 'Super Kabuto'
Astrophytum asterias
gurnandelsnuff Comment
Ariocarpus kotshoubeyanus
punaheledp Comment Bleeding Heart Vine
Clerodendrum thomsoniae
punaheledp Comment Passionfruit, Granadilla, Qarandila, Maracuja
Passiflora edulis
saya Comment
cistus x hybridus
jody Comment Hosta 'Dance With Me'
Hosta
jody Comment Hosta 'Dauntless'
Hosta
jody Comment Hosta 'Dewline'
Hosta
jody Comment Hosta 'Diadem'
Hosta
jody Comment Hosta 'Earth Angel'
Hosta
jody Comment Hosta 'Edge of Might'
Hosta
jody Comment Hosta 'Elata'
Hosta
saya Comment Tickseed 'Early Sunrise'
Coreopsis grandiflora
jody Comment Hosta 'Euphoria'
Hosta
jody Comment Hosta 'Fantasy Island'
Hosta
jody Comment Hosta 'Firefighter's Angel'
Hosta
saya Comment Lanceleaf Coreopsis, Tickseed Coreopsis
Coreopsis lanceolata
saya Comment Dwarf Californian Poppy 'Sundew'
Eschscholzia caespitosa
palmbob Comment
Pinanga densiflora
palmbob Comment
Pinanga disticha
palmbob Comment
Pinanga simplicifrons
jody Comment Hosta 'First Frost'
Hosta
jody Comment Hosta 'Fond Farewell'
Hosta
jody Comment Hosta 'Foolish Heart'
Hosta
jody Comment Hosta 'Fool's Gold'
Hosta
jody Comment Hosta 'Fox Lake'
Hosta
jody Comment Hosta 'Fragrant Light'
Hosta
Paulwhwest Comment Hybrid Tea Rose 'Savoy Hotel (Harkness, 1987) aka HARvintage, Integrity, Vercors, Violette Niestlé'
Rosa
jody Comment Hosta 'Fukurin Toso Yama'
Hosta
jody Comment Hosta 'Garden Party'
Hosta
Paulwhwest Comment Hybrid Nutkana Rose 'Schoener's Nutkana (Schoener, 1930)'
Rosa
jody Comment Hosta 'Gekko'
Hosta
jody Comment Hosta 'Ginbuchi Tachi'
Hosta rectifolia
Melissa_Ohio Comment Daylily 'Ming Porcelain (Kirchhoff, 1981)'
Hemerocallis
jody Comment Hosta 'Ginsu Knife'
Hosta
jody Comment Hosta 'Gold Edger Surprise'
Hosta
Paulwhwest Comment Miniature Rose 'Seattle Scentsation (Saville, 1996) aka SAVaseat'
Rosa
dmhl921 Comment Night Blooming Jasmine, Night Scented Jessamine, Queen of the Night
Cestrum nocturnum
Paulwhwest Comment Miniature Rose 'Sequoia Gold (Moore, 1986) MORsegold'
Rosa
Paulwhwest Comment Climbing Miniature 'Sequoia Ruby (Moore, 1995) aka MORdora'
Rosa
Paulwhwest Comment Shrub Rose 'Serendipity (Buck, 1978)'
Rosa
llebpmac_bob Comment English Rose, Austin Rose 'Winchester Cathedral (1988; aka White Mary Rose, Winchester, AUScat)'
Rosa
Paulwhwest Comment Shrub Rose 'Sharon's Delight (Moore, 1996) aka MORsharon'
Rosa
llebpmac_bob Comment Tall Bearded Iris 'Beverly Sills (Hager, 1978)'
Iris
foodiesleuth Comment Blue Passion Flower 'Constance Elliott'
Passiflora caerulea
Farmerdill Comment Rabbiteye Blueberry 'Centurion'
Vaccinium ashei
Weezingreens Comment Nosegay Columbine 'Biedermeier'
Aquilegia x hybrida
Weezingreens Comment Clematis Columbine
Aquilegia vulgaris var. stellata
Weezingreens Comment Potato 'Huckleberry'
Solanum tuberosum
llebpmac_bob Comment Greater Meadow Rue, Columbine Meadow Rue
Thalictrum aquilegifolium
MotherNature4 Comment Fancy-leafed Caladium, Angel Wings, Heart of Jesus 'Candidum'
Caladium bicolor
tabby123 Comment African Mask
Alocasia amazonica
Melissa_Ohio Comment Daylily 'Fortune's Dearest (Morss, 1994)'
Hemerocallis
chicochi3 Comment Honeysuckle
Lonicera caprifolium
chicochi3 Comment Hybrid Tea Rose 'Fragrant Cloud™ (1963; aka Duftwolke, Nuage Parfumé, TANellis)'
Rosa
Jamespayne Comment Summer squash 'White Bush Scallop, Patty Pan, Ten Toes'
Cucurbita pepo
Jamespayne Comment Wild Iris, Fortnight Lily, Cape Iris
Dietes iridioides
Farmerdill Comment Cucumber 'Jade'
Cucumis sativus
Farmerdill Comment Cucumber 'Stonewall'
Cucumis sativus
dill Comment Daylily 'Smoky Mountain Autumn (Guidry, 1986)'
Hemerocallis
Farmerdill Comment Cucumber 'Cross Country'
Cucumis sativus
Paulwhwest Comment Floribunda Rose 'Sheila MacQueen (Harkness, 1988) aka HARwotnext'
Rosa
miket Comment Red Bird of Paradise, Dwarf Poinciana, Pride of Barbados, Peacock Flower, flamboyam-de-jardim, flor-
Caesalpinia pulcherrima
JenniferG Comment Fiber Optics Rush Grass
Scirpus cernuus
JenniferG Comment Honeysuckle
Lonicera caprifolium
JenniferG Comment Crown of Thorns, Christ Plant, Siamese Lucky Plant
Euphorbia milii
duliticola Comment 'Geisha Girl'
Duranta repens
N8078G Comment Clustered Bellflower
Campanula glomerata
jhyshark Comment Colewort, Flowering Kale, Giant Kale, Giant Gypsophila
Crambe cordifolia
LouAnn707 Comment Tropical Day-Blooming Water Lily, Waterlily 'King of Siam'
Nymphaea
jhyshark Comment Golden Creeping Jenny, Gold Moneywort 'Aurea'
Lysimachia nummularia
jhyshark Comment Shasta Daisy 'Snow Lady'
Leucanthemum x superbum
jhyshark Comment Hosta 'August Moon'
Hosta
GumboLimbo Comment Spanish Shawl
Heterocentron elegans
GumboLimbo Comment Yellow Geiger, Muyuyo
Cordia lutea
KDePetrillo Comment Kaffir Lily 'Solomone Hybrid'
Clivia miniata
trois Image
Image of Nelumbo nucifera
Sacred Water Lily, Lotus
(Nelumbo nucifera)
wooffi Image
Image of Hemerocallis
Daylily 'Siloam Doodle Bug (Henry, 1985)'
(Hemerocallis )
htop Image
Image of Solanum elaeagnifolium
Horse Nettle, Silverleaf Nightshade
(Solanum elaeagnifolium)
CaptMicha Image
Image of Convolvulus arvensis
Field Bindweed
(Convolvulus arvensis)
jody Image
Image of Hosta
Hosta 'Golden Rajah'
(Hosta )
KMAC Image
Image of Rosa canina
Briar Rose, Dog Rose, White-flowered Rose, Dog Briar, Hondsroos, Redoute Rose
(Rosa canina)
TamiMcNally Image
Image of Conradina grandiflora
Large Flower False Rosemary
(Conradina grandiflora)
puttytat Image
Image of Iris
Tall Bearded Iris 'Hey Dreamer (Blyth, 1994)'
(Iris )
jhyshark Image
Image of Tulipa batalinii
Batalin Botanical Tulip 'Bright Gem'
(Tulipa batalinii)
kennedyh Image
Image of Kalmia angustifolia
Sheep Laurel, Lambkill Kalmia
(Kalmia angustifolia)
Jeff_Beck Image
Image of Hibiscus moscheutos
Hardy Hibiscus, Rose Mallow, Swamp Mallow
(Hibiscus moscheutos)
Farmerdill Image
Image of Lycopersicon lycopersicum
Tomato 'Amana Orange'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
hemlady Image
Image of Hemerocallis
Daylily 'Alluring Issues'
(Hemerocallis )
poppysue Image
Image of Iris sibirica
Siberian Iris 'Dark Circle (McEwen, 1976)'
(Iris sibirica)
Paulwhwest Image
Image of Rosa
Tea Rose 'Dr Grill (Bonnaire, 1886) aka Doctor Grill, Docteur Grill'
(Rosa )
Monocromatico Image
Image of Codiaeum variegatum
Croton
(Codiaeum variegatum)
Michaelp Image
Image of Curcuma longa
Turmeric, Indian Saffron
(Curcuma longa)
rshadlow Image
Image of Iris
Tall Bearded Iris 'Dignity Dancer (Blyth, 2001)'
(Iris )
Wingnut Image
Image of Hibiscus rosa-sinensis
Tropical Hibiscus 'Rum Runner'
(Hibiscus rosa-sinensis)
Todd_Boland Image
Image of Salix candida
Hoary Willow
(Salix candida)
DaylilySLP Image
Image of Hemerocallis
Daylily 'Rosy Fragrance'
(Hemerocallis )
spaceman_spiff Image
Image of Euphorbia milii
Crown of Thorns, Christ Plant, Siamese Lucky Plant
(Euphorbia milii)
BUFFY690 Image
Image of Hemerocallis
Daylily 'Frankye Dean'
(Hemerocallis )
Xenomorf Image
Image of Cucurbita pepo
Summer squash 'White Bush Scallop, Patty Pan, Ten Toes'
(Cucurbita pepo)
palmbob Image
Image of Phytelephas seemannii
Tagua Nut Palm
(Phytelephas seemannii)
Todd_Boland Image
Image of Androsace sarmentosa

(Androsace sarmentosa)
Happenstance Image
Image of Nymphaea
Changeable Hardy Water Lily, Waterlily 'Gloriosa (Glory)'
(Nymphaea )
cbrandenburg Image
Image of Hemerocallis
Daylily 'Christmas Time (Webster, 1976)'
(Hemerocallis )
RoyRogers Image
Image of Bambusa multiplex
Bamboo 'Alphonse Karr'
(Bambusa multiplex)
CaptMicha Image
Image of Hypoestes phyllostachya
Polka Dot Plant 'Confetti Pink'
(Hypoestes phyllostachya)
manos Image
Image of Osteospermum hybrid
African Daisy, Cape Daisy, Osteospermum
(Osteospermum hybrid)
cbamrick Image
Image of Campanula glomerata
Clustered Bellflower
(Campanula glomerata)
NatureWalker Image
Image of Oxalis regnellii
Wood Sorrel, Purple Shamrock
(Oxalis regnellii)
mystic Image
Image of Hemerocallis
Daylily 'Prairie Belle (Marsh, 1965)'
(Hemerocallis )
WalterT Image
Image of Calochortus albus var. albus
White Globe Lily
(Calochortus albus var. albus)
KCnoxiousweeds Image
Image of Lysimachia vulgaris
Garden Loosestrife
(Lysimachia vulgaris)
weeds Image
Image of Clytostoma callistegioides
Violet Trumpet Vine, Painted Trumpet, Argentine Trumpet Vine
(Clytostoma callistegioides)
Shelly221 Image
Image of Lilium
Asiatic Lily 'Lollypop (aka Lollipop)'
(Lilium )
Lophophora Image
Image of Sedirea japonica
Nago-ran
(Sedirea japonica)
Kachinagirl Image
Image of Begonia semperflorens
Wax Begonias
(Begonia semperflorens)
Baa Image
Image of Ceanothus x pallidus
Ceanothus 'Pearle Rose'
(Ceanothus x pallidus)
monterey Image
Image of Abutilon megapotamicum
Flowering Maple 'Victory'
(Abutilon megapotamicum)
xyris Image
Image of Rhododendron calendulaceum
Flame Azalea
(Rhododendron calendulaceum)
jperilloux Image
Image of Hibiscus rosa-sinensis
Tropical Hibiscus 'Diana'
(Hibiscus rosa-sinensis)
carolann Image
Image of Hemerocallis
Daylily 'Cinnamon Mist'
(Hemerocallis )
saya Image
Image of Passiflora caerulea
Blue Passion Flower 'Constance Elliott'
(Passiflora caerulea)
kthlnmldy Image
Image of Amelanchier arborea
Downy Serviceberry, Shadblow, Juneberry, Sarvis Tree
(Amelanchier arborea)
LimeyLisa Image
Image of Iris
Standard Dwarf Bearded Iris 'Yo-Yo (Schreiner, 1978)'
(Iris )

Garden Watchdog Activity:

1 new company was added to the database.
13 new ratings/comments were added to the database.

Member Addition Description
satogaeru Positive Nurseries Caroliniana
Terry Company Message Plant Group (formerly Siam Mariposa)
picealuver Positive F.W. Schumacher Co., Inc.
donrwjr Positive High Meadow Hostas
beck02 Positive Swan Island Dahlias
redapple Negative Autumn Ridge Nursery
gardenercathy Negative Cottage Farms
Ewald Positive Daylilies Galore (Thomas Daylily Farm)
puddleofmudd Positive Lazy S'S Farm & Nursery
acwtim Positive Garden Crossings LLC
grusonia Positive Leota's Iris Garden
ralladi Neutral Cattail Meadows, Ltd.
wildflower8143 Positive Montoso Gardens

Garden Bookworm Activity:

1 new book was added to the database.
1 new rating/comment was added to the database.

Member Addition Description
Monocromatico Positive Orchids of Papua New Guinea

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Dave Whitinger, StandardOut.com

 

And that's the way it was... June 30, 2004