Dave's Garden Newsletter Covering the events of July 12, 2004 ... in which ... 166 signed up. Our membership grew by 0.15% yesterday. 1,401 posts were made. 43 plants were added to the Plants Database. 54 comments were added to the Plants Database. 499 checkboxes were added to the Plants Database. 53 snapshots were added to the Plants Database. 0 entries were added to Botanary. 0 companies were added to the Garden Watchdog. 25 ratings were added to the Garden Watchdog. 0 books were 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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Plants Database Photo of the Day  South African Foxglove, Wild foxglove Ceratotheca triloba By dave

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Plants Database Activity:

Plants Database Additions:

Member Addition Description palmbob Comment Ceratozamia robusta palmbob Comment Ceratozamia matudae palmbob Comment Ceratozamia 'Gomez Pompei' palmbob Comment Ceratozamia morettii palmbob Comment Ceratozamia pacifica palmbob Comment Ceratozamia 'Santiago Tuxla' palmbob Comment Ceratozamia volvedisiana palmbob Comment Ceratozamia zoquorum punaheledp Comment Zinnia 'Pinwheel Series' Zinnia klaude Comment Scented Daphne Phaleria clerodendron punaheledp Comment Weeping Fig, Chinese Banyan Ficus benjamina annaks Comment Maltese Cross, Jerusalem Cross, London Pride Lychnis chalcedonica punaheledp Comment Cuban Laurel, Indian Laurel Fig, Green Island Fig, Chinese Banyan Ficus microcarpa jhyshark Comment Absinthe, Absinth, Wormwood, Mugwort Artemisia absinthium jhyshark Comment Daylily 'American Revolution (Wild, 1972)' Hemerocallis jhyshark Comment White Rose Campion 'Alba' Lychnis coronaria jhyshark Comment Viper's Bugloss, Blueweed Echium vulgare annaks Comment Bachelor's Button, Cornflower Centaurea cyanus Paulwhwest Comment Floribunda Rose 'Border Coral (De Ruiter, 1957)' Rosa palmbob Comment Bamboo Palm Chamaedorea costaricana jperilloux Comment Hardy Hibiscus, Rose Mallow, Swamp Mallow Hibiscus moscheutos BUFFY690 Comment Daylily 'Red Volunteer (Oakes, 1984)' Hemerocallis Paulwhwest Comment Hybrid Tea Rose 'Brandenburg (Kordes, 1965) aka Big, Big Brandenburg' Rosa Paulwhwest Comment Hybrid Tea Rose 'Brasilia (McGredy, 1968)' Rosa Paulwhwest Comment Grandiflora Rose 'Buccaneer (Swim, 1952)' Rosa Paulwhwest Comment Floribunda Rose 'Busy Lizzie (Harkness, 1971) aka HARbusy' Rosa Melissa_Ohio Comment Daylily 'Fruit Surprise' Hemerocallis Paulwhwest Comment Species Rose 'Canary Bird (Paul, 1911) aka R. xanthina spontanea' Rosa Melissa_Ohio Comment Daylily 'Mokan Surprise' Hemerocallis hrhs523 Comment Tickseed 'Limerock Ruby' Coreopsis Melissa_Ohio Comment Daylily 'July Gold' Hemerocallis foodiesleuth Comment Maypop, Purple Passion Flower, Apricot Vine Passiflora incarnata foodiesleuth Comment Elephant's Ear 'Polly' Alocasia amazonica aviator8188 Comment Needle Palm Rhapidophyllum hystrix SUDIEGOODMAN Comment Double Amaryllis, St. Joseph's Lily Hippeastrum x johnsonii shortcm Comment Spider Flower 'Rose Queen' Cleome hasslerana Tree_Climber Comment Runner Bean 'Sadie's Horse Bean' Phaseolus coccineus MotherNature4 Comment Siam Tulip, Jewel of Thailand Curcuma cordata ahzraiel Comment Candylily X Pardancanda norrisii crimsontsavo Comment Greenbrier, Cowvine Smilax bona-nox hanna1 Comment Million Bells 'Millenium Blue' Calibrachoa x hybridus mrlab1234 Comment Miracle Fruit, Miracle Berry Synsepalum dulcificum zorba Comment Japanese Spurge, Pachysandra Pachysandra terminalis daryl Comment Thread Yucca 'Garland Gold' Yucca flaccida fishon4lb Comment Tomato 'Early Girl' Lycopersicon lycopersicum KDePetrillo Comment Desert Rose Adenium obesum zorba Comment Dusty Miller, Native Wormwood, White Sage, Louisiana Sagewort 'Silver King' Artemisia ludoviciana Bendo Comment Corkscrew Hazel, Contorted Filbert, Harry Lauder's Walking Stick 'Contorta' Corylus avellana palmbob Comment Chamaedorea klotzschiana cdb Comment Evening Primrose Oenothera acaulis aviator8188 Comment Dwarf Palmetto, Bluestem Palmetto, Blue Palm Sabal minor goodboy Comment Formosa Carpet Groundcover Raspberry Rubus calycinoides aviator8188 Comment Kudzu Pueraria montana var. lobata palmbob Comment Chamaedorea pedunculata puttytat Image Intermediate Bearded Iris 'Winged Angel (Tasco, 2002)' (Iris ) jody Image Hosta 'Trail's End' (Hosta ) mystic Image Daylily 'Panache (Munson, 1983)' (Hemerocallis ) gman500 Image Tomato 'Dr. Carolyn' (Lycopersicon lycopersicum) saya Image Sneezeweed, Helen's Flower, Dogtooth Daisy 'Moerheim Beauty' (Helenium autumnale) Andrew60 Image Hypocalymma (Hypocalymma strictum) kennedyh Image Grass Lily, Blue Murdannia (Murdannia graminea) Hostanquilts Image Hosta 'Northern Exposure' (Hosta ) Wandasflowers Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Frivolite (Cayeux, 1929)' (Iris ) cbrandenburg Image Daylily 'Loki (Parry, 1969)' (Hemerocallis ) smiln32 Image Daylily 'Star Of India (Roberts, 1992)' (Hemerocallis ) Weezingreens Image Pansy 'Ultima Baron Red' (Viola x wittrockiana) Paulwhwest Image Tea Rose 'Franciscka Kruger (1880; aka Frau Franziska Krüger, Grand Duc Héritier de Luxembourg, Mlle Franziska' (Rosa ) sweezel Image Plantain-leaf Pussytoes, Woman's Tobacco (Antennaria plantaginifolia) daryl Image Variegated Pink Tickseed 'Sweet Dreams' (Coreopsis rosea) KactusKathi Image Prickly Pear Cactus, Palma-Brava, Opúntia (Opuntia monacantha) Xenomorf Image Yellow Elder, Trumpetbush, Ginger-Thomas, Gold Star Esperanza (Tecoma stans var. angustata) monterey Image Dropmore Scarlet Honeysuckle 'Dropmore Scarlet' (Lonicera x brownii) Farmerdill Image Watermelon 'Chris-Cross' (Citrullus lanatus) melody Image Water Hickory, Bitter Pecan, Swamp Hickory (Carya aquatica) Melissa_Ohio Image Daylily 'Bela Lugosi (Hanson, 1995)' (Hemerocallis ) trois Image Dwarf Yaupon Holly 'Nana' (Ilex vomitoria) cbcd Image Hens and Chicks 'Blush' (Sempervivum hybrid) Monocromatico Image Orchid (Pleurothallis henrique-aragonii) Cheryl_IL Image Daylily 'Double Dipper' (Hemerocallis ) JJONES1 Image Hybrid Tea Rose 'Liebeszauber (aka Crimson Spire, Love's Magic, KORmaich)' (Rosa ) palmbob Image Amherstia, Queen of Flowering Trees, Pride of Burma (Amherstia nobilis) bootandall Image Round-leaf Tea Tree 'Jervis Bay' (Leptospermum rotundifolium) Terri1948 Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Rajah (Smith, 1942)' (Iris ) jhyshark Image Japanese Blood Grass, Tall Cottongrass 'Red Baron' (Imperata cylindrica) rshadlow Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Inside Track (Keppel 02)' (Iris ) OhioBreezy Image Love-in-a-Mist 'Miss Jekyll Indigo (Miss Jekyll Dark Blue)' (Nigella damascena) carolann Image Daylily 'Ming Toy (Wheeler, 1947)' (Hemerocallis ) violabird Image Elephant's Ear 'Polly' (Alocasia amazonica) Dea Image Jacob's Ladder 'Brise d'Anjou' (Polemonium caeruleum) NatureWalker Image Horsenettle (Solanum carolinense) gardenmart Image Titan Arum, Bunga Bangkai (Corpse Flower) (Amorphophallus titanum) branka Image Hardy Water Lily, Waterlily 'Perry's Baby Red' (Nymphaea hybrid) Denis_BC Image Chusan Palm, Windmill Palm (Trachycarpus fortunei) birdlover357 Image Climbing Cactus, Hooker's Orchid Cactus (Epiphyllum hookeri) hemlady Image Daylily 'Mask Of Eternity (Salter, 1996)' (Hemerocallis ) onalee Image Tall Morning Glory 'Star of Yelta (aka Star of Yalta)' (Ipomoea purpurea) onalee Image Tall Morning Glory 'Crimson Rambler' (Ipomoea purpurea) ptyler Image Crepe Myrtle, Crape Myrtle 'Centennial Spirit' (Lagerstroemia indica) pstruchy Image Shasta Daisy 'Snowcap' (Leucanthemum x superbum) GVF Image Fire Power Nandina, Dwarf Nandina Fire Power, Dwarf Heavenly Bamboo 'Fire Power' (Nandina domestica) dwaynet Image Star of Bethlehem, Madam Fate, Star Flower (Hippobroma longiflora) elway99 Image Daylily 'Hot Chocolate' (Hemerocallis ) Happenstance Image Pindo Palm, Wine Palm, Jelly Palm (Butia capitata) chrishawker Image Solomon's Seal (Polygonatum biflorum) tyke Image Daylily 'Longfield's Twins' (Hemerocallis ) tyke Image Summer Poinsettia, Joseph's Coat, Tampala, Chinese Spinach, Vegetable Amaranth, Een Choy (Amaranthus tricolor) xenophobe Image White Coneflower 'Alba' (Echinacea purpurea)

Garden Watchdog Activity:

Member Addition Description sj2e Negative Holt Geraniums ABQPatt Positive Bluestone Perennials ABQPatt Positive Oakes Daylilies punaheledp Positive Jackson and Perkins duluth Positive Moonshine Designs Nursery KillerChihuahua Positive Mellinger's KillerChihuahua Positive Wayside Gardens KillerChihuahua Positive High Country Gardens plantswoman Positive Frostproof Growers ldanlv Negative Gorge Top Gardens mnemko Positive Hortico Nurseries Inc. Terry Company Message Mimi's Walking Iris Plus! ivory Positive Marietta Gardens dmaxson Positive Moonshine Designs Nursery sh1025 Positive Flower Scent Gardens SDCA Positive A&A Cycads weedsalot Negative Gurney's Seed & Nursery dougandgloria Positive Paradise Garden 0211823 Positive Peony Garden (also dba Frankford Nursery Peony Superstore) richardkeys Positive Chris Bowers & Sons Whispering Trees Nurseries hugeposiepatch Negative Four Seasons Nursery KBE Negative Koi-rific! garyon Negative Hortico Nurseries Inc. garyon Negative Van Dyck's ABQPatt Negative Plant Delights Nursery

Garden Bookworm Activity:

Member Addition Description marjoriess Positive The Southern Gardener's Book of Lists: The Best Plants for All Your Needs, Wants, and Whims

Final Notes

Have a good day, and happy gardening!

Dave Whitinger, StandardOut.com

And that's the way it was... July 12, 2004