Dave's Garden Newsletter Covering the events of July 20, 2004 ... in which ... 135 signed up. Our membership grew by 0.12% yesterday. 1,458 posts were made. 147 plants were added to the Plants Database. 58 comments were added to the Plants Database. 1,140 checkboxes were added to the Plants Database. 52 snapshots were added to the Plants Database. 0 entries were added to Botanary. 1 company was added to the Garden Watchdog. 16 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.

Gardening Quote of the Day

( -- Edward Bunyard, author)

Forum Photo of the Day  Subject: Petticoat is showing... By Brugie

Plants Database Photo of the Day  Queen Sago Cycas circinalis By Shelly221

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Forum Posts Brugmansias and Friends 172 posts Daylilies 138 posts PDB Pictures 107 posts Photos 83 posts Tropicals 77 posts Identification 67 posts Pets 67 posts General Discussion 52 posts Vines and Climbers 47 posts Prayer Requests 43 posts Dave's Garden 41 posts Garden Talk 40 posts Co-Op 38 posts Plant Trading 34 posts Lilies 30 posts Container Gardening 30 posts Jokes and Chat 29 posts Health, Dieting and Beauty 29 posts Canning and Freezing 24 posts Cactus and Succulents 18 posts Vegetable Gardening 17 posts Computer Talk 16 posts Irises 16 posts Hostas 16 posts Parking Lot 15 posts Bulbs 14 posts Tomatoes 14 posts Wild Life 14 posts Hoyas 12 posts Perennials 11 posts Annuals 10 posts European 9 posts Roses 9 posts Farm Life 8 posts Gourds and Melons 8 posts Trees & Shrubs 7 posts Propagation 7 posts Water Gardens 6 posts Landscaping 6 posts Mail Call! 5 posts Recipes 5 posts International Trading 5 posts Butterflies and Hummers 5 posts Garden Foes 5 posts Seed Trading 5 posts Handyman 4 posts Master Gardeners 4 posts Roundup Pictures 4 posts Welcome Mat 4 posts Dirt Cheap 4 posts Stay at Home Moms 4 posts Legumes 3 posts Round Robin Trading 3 posts Pollbooth 3 posts Market Growers 2 posts Home and Crafts 2 posts Saving Seeds 2 posts Media 1 post Fruits & Nuts 1 post The Tool Shed 1 post Orchids 1 post Heirlooms 1 post House Plants 1 post Roundup 1 post Greenhouse 1 post

New Botanary Words

Plants Database Activity:

Plants Database Additions:

Member Addition Description Melissa_Ohio Comment Daylily 'Truly Angelic (Rice, 1998)' Hemerocallis Melissa_Ohio Comment Daylily 'You Look Marvelous (Rice, 1998)' Hemerocallis jtedor Comment Devil's Claw, Unicorn Plant, Ram's Horn Proboscidea louisianica sadiemaewebb Comment Rose of Sharon, Althea Hibiscus syriacus CatskillKarma Comment Hollow Joe-Pye Weed, Queen-of-the-Meadow, Trumpet Weed Eupatorium fistulosum out2garden Comment Shasta Daisy 'Alaska' Leucanthemum x superbum CatskillKarma Comment Purple-Flowering Raspberry Rubus odoratus CatskillKarma Comment Moonflower, Moon Vine Ipomoea alba palmbob Comment Euphorbia gorgonis possumtrot Comment Moss Rose, Purslane Portulaca grandiflora DaylilySLP Comment Daylily 'Double Aaron (Miles, 1974)' Hemerocallis Paulwhwest Comment Hybrid Tea Rose 'Duke of Windsor (Tantau, 1969) aka Duc de Windsor, Herzog von Windsor' Rosa beaverriver Comment Policeman's Helmet Impatiens glandulifera Paulwhwest Comment Hybrid Macrantha, Rambler Rose 'Dusterlohe (Kordes, 1931) aka Gloomy Fire' Rosa winterfly Comment Tomato 'Marianna's Peace' Lycopersicon lycopersicum Paulwhwest Comment Miniature Rose 'Dwarfking (Kordes, 1957) aka Zwergkönig, Dwarf King' Rosa winterfly Comment Tomato 'Cherokee Purple' Lycopersicon lycopersicum Paulwhwest Comment Miniature Rose 'Easter Morning (Moore, 1960) aka Easter Morn' Rosa Paulwhwest Comment Hybrid Tea Rose 'Eiffel Tower (Armstrong, Swim, 1963)' Rosa Mophead Comment Bigleaf Hydrangea, French Hydrangea Hydrangea macrophylla Paulwhwest Comment Miniature Rose 'Eleanor (Moore, 1960)' Rosa Paulwhwest Comment Large-flowered Climber 'Elegance (Brownell, 1937)' Rosa Paulwhwest Comment Hybrid Tea Rose 'Elizabeth Harkness (Harkness, 1969)' Rosa Paulwhwest Comment Bourbon Rose 'Zigeunerblut (1890; aka Gypsy Blood)' Rosa Paulwhwest Comment English Rose, Austin Rose 'Yellow Charles Austin (1979; aka AUSyel)' Rosa Paulwhwest Comment English Rose, Austin Rose 'Yellow Button (1975; aka AUSlow)' Rosa Paulwhwest Comment English Rose, Austin Rose 'Wise Portia (1982; aka AUSport)' Rosa Paulwhwest Comment English Rose, Austin Rose 'Windrush (1984; aka AUSrush)' Rosa carol_okc Comment Hardy Hibiscus, Rose Mallow, Swamp Mallow 'Mallow Marvels' Hibiscus moscheutos Xenomorf Comment Schick Hybrid 'Impulse' Echinopsis hybrid dvotaw Comment Wax Plant, Porcelain Flower Hoya carnosa Farmerdill Comment Southern Pea, Cowpea 'Big Boy' Vigna unguiculata Happenstance Comment Coleus, Flame Nettle, Painted Nettle 'Kong™ Series Green' Solenostemon scutellarioides Happenstance Comment Coleus, Flame Nettle, Painted Nettle 'Kong™ Series Mosaic' Solenostemon scutellarioides Happenstance Comment Coleus, Flame Nettle, Painted Nettle 'Kong™ Series Red' Solenostemon scutellarioides Happenstance Comment Coleus, Flame Nettle, Painted Nettle 'Kong™ Series Rose' Solenostemon scutellarioides Happenstance Comment Coleus, Flame Nettle, Painted Nettle 'Kong™ Series Scarlet' Solenostemon scutellarioides DaylilySLP Comment Daylily 'Abiding Strength (Wild, 1987)' Hemerocallis greenlarry Comment Aloe Aloe aristata Happenstance Comment Fan Flower, Fan Flower 'White Fan' Scaevola aemula MizD Comment Dwarf Formosa Lily Lilium formosanum var. pricei Mophead Comment Smooth Hydrangea, Wild Hydrangea, Sevenbark 'Annabelle' Hydrangea arborescens WildBloomers Comment Tower Tree Schizolobium parahyba leslie5 Comment Daylily 'Hush Little Baby (Sikes, 1992)' Hemerocallis Porphyrostachys Comment Aloe sinkatana x ferox leslie5 Comment Daylily 'Red Volunteer (Oakes, 1984)' Hemerocallis possumtrot Comment Pumpkin Cucurbita pepo possumtrot Comment Mexican Heather, False Heather 'Alison' Cuphea hyssopifolia Farmerdill Comment Cucumber 'Wautoma' Cucumis sativus Farmerdill Comment Cucumber 'Vlasspik' Cucumis sativus Farmerdill Comment Cucumber 'Vlasset' Cucumis sativus kente Comment Magic Flower, Sacred Flower of the Incas Cantua buxifolia wxly Comment Tomato 'Bradley' Lycopersicon lycopersicum Farmerdill Comment Cucumber 'Vero' Cucumis sativus Farmerdill Comment cucumber 'Ultra Pak' Cucumis sativus NativePlantFan9 Comment Strawberry Guava, Cattley Guava, Sabine Psidium cattleianum NativePlantFan9 Comment Brazilian Pepper Tree Schinus terebinthifolius DaylilySLP Comment Daylily 'Wine Bubbles' Hemerocallis roseofkaren Image Compact Koreanspice Viburnum 'Compactum' (Viburnum carlesii) fishon4lb Image Tomato 'Yellow Pear' (Lycopersicon lycopersicum) ocimum_nate Image Clog Plant, Guppy Plant, Goldfish Plant 'Black Magic (Cheerio)' (Nematanthus gregarius) Xenomorf Image Desert Mallow (Sphaeralcea ambigua) Wandasflowers Image Daylily 'Strutter's Ball (Moldovan, 1984)' (Hemerocallis ) Weezingreens Image Clematis 'Miss Bateman' (Clematis ) Paulwhwest Image English Rose, Austin Rose 'James Galway (2000; aka AUScrystal)' (Rosa ) kennedyh Image Field Dodder, Five-angled Dodder (Cuscuta pentagona) tyke Image Daylily 'Small Gesture (Stamile, 1997)' (Hemerocallis ) maudiej Image Daylily 'Copper Summer (Wild, 1970)' (Hemerocallis ) Farmerdill Image Honeydew Melon 'Earli-Dew' (Cucumis melo var. inodorus) carolann Image Daylily 'Wispy Rays' (Hemerocallis ) KMAC Image Mullein 'Cherry Helen' (Verbascum ) Brusa Image Daylily 'Chicago Royal Crown (Marsh-Klehm, 1981)' (Hemerocallis ) DaylilySLP Image Daylily 'Marse Connell (Connell, 1952)' (Hemerocallis ) 123hemerocallis Image Daylily 'Emperor's Choice' (Hemerocallis ) Shelly221 Image Queen Sago (Cycas circinalis) Porphyrostachys Image Aloe (Aloe sabaea) beclu727 Image Oncidium 'Sharry Baby' (Oncidium ) Big_Red Image Tomato 'Lumpy Red' (Lycopersicon Lycopersicum) Andrew60 Image Shredded Umbrella Plant, Palmate Umbrella Plant (Syneilesis palmata) violabird Image Angel Trumpet, Angel's Trumpet 'Golden Lady' (Brugmansia ) ptyler Image Hardy Hibiscus 'Pink Comet' (Hibiscus moscheutos) delphiniumdiva Image Southern Swamp Lily, American Crinum (Crinum americanum) Thaumaturgist Image Hardy Water Lily, Waterlily 'Fabiola' (Nymphaea hybrid) Rarri Image Spotted Dead Nettle 'Beacon Silver' (Lamium maculatum) merriego Image Cardinal Flower (Lobelia cardinalis) lunavox Image Parrot's Beak, Coral Gem, Pelican's Beak (Lotus berthelotii) MotherNature4 Image Redroot (Lachnanthes caroliniana) MzMunchken Image Canna Lily 'Striped Beauty (Bangkok, Minerva, Christ's Light)' (Canna x generalis) lilitu Image Fuchsia 'Dollar Princess' (Fuchsia ) palmbob Image (Bambusa pachinensis) PotEmUp Image Tiger Flower, Mexican Shell Flower (Tigridia pavonia) NatureWalker Image American Pokeweed (Phytolacca americana) bootandall Image Dieffenbach's Speargrass, Soft Speargrass, Coxella (Aciphylla dieffenbachii) hemlady Image Daylily 'Taunting Tapestry' (Hemerocallis ) Abutilon Image Tropical Hibiscus 'Miami' (Hibiscus rosa-sinensis) daryl Image Hybrid Tea Rose 'Cordon Bleu (1990; aka HARubasil)' (Rosa ) Happenstance Image Hardy Hibiscus, Rose Mallow, Swamp Mallow (Hibiscus moscheutos) Dravencat Image Daylily 'Woodside Romance (Apps, 1995)' (Hemerocallis ) Baa Image Lavender 'Walvera (aka Walberton's Silver Edge)' (Lavandula x intermedia) gardenermaid Image Spotted Bellflower 'Cherry Bells' (Campanula punctata) Clare_CA Image Crape Jasmine, Crepe Jasmine 'Flore Pleno' (Tabernaemontana divaricata) greenlarry Image Panda Plant, Pussy Ears (Kalanchoe tomentosa) cartoonasaurus Image Coyote Melon, Coyote Gourd (Cucurbita palmata) laurief Image Standard Dwarf Bearded Iris 'Chocolate Swirl (Tasco, 1998)' (Iris ) ginbyers Image Daylily 'Scarlet Orbit (Gates, 1984)' (Hemerocallis ) Hostanquilts Image Hosta 'Spilt Milk' (Hosta ) handhelpers Image Shrub Rose 'Knock Out (1999; aka Knockout, RADrazz)' (Rosa ) Indigoez Image Bertram's Ixia (Calydorea coelestina) Snow_in_Summer Image Daylily 'Salieri (Moldovan, 1990)' (Hemerocallis ) dahlia_lover Image Shampoo Ginger (Zingiber zerumbet)

Garden Watchdog Activity:

Member Addition Description gizzmo93 Positive Paradise Garden ajmarcus Positive Tidewater Workshop Classic Outdoor Furnishings WStoneman Neutral Bluestone Perennials jameseavesjo Positive Schreiner's Iris Gardens wildflower8143 Negative Van Bourgondien Dutch Bulbs pankratc Positive Paradise Garden smlemley Negative Growquest Cedarworm Positive Ronniger's Potato Farm dbuehler Positive Michaels Premier Roses gizzmo93 Negative Growquest gvfontenay Positive Trans-Pacific Nursery (World Plant Shop) pielover Positive Rocky Mountain Austree, Inc. Cathmom Positive Growquest saramccr Positive Paradise Garden Martinigrl Positive Paradise Garden nichole5 Positive Growquest

Garden Bookworm Activity:

Final Notes

Have a good day, and happy gardening!

Dave Whitinger, StandardOut.com

And that's the way it was... July 20, 2004