Dave's Garden Newsletter Covering the events of July 24, 2004 ... in which ... 175 signed up. Our membership grew by 0.16% yesterday. 1,165 posts were made. 42 plants were added to the Plants Database. 74 comments were added to the Plants Database. 684 checkboxes were added to the Plants Database. 43 snapshots were added to the Plants Database. 0 entries were added to Botanary. 0 companies were added to the Garden Watchdog. 12 ratings were added to the Garden Watchdog. 0 books were added to the Garden Bookworm. 0 ratings were added to the Garden Bookworm. "In the beginning was nothing, which exploded?"

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( -- Ralph Waldo Emerson, American poet, philosopher)

Forum Photo of the Day  Subject: Eeeeewww, I hate this bug! What is it??? By Brinda

Plants Database Photo of the Day  Chinese Pistache, Chinese Pistachio Pistacia chinensis By Jeff_Beck

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Plants Database Additions:

Member Addition Description Caro2 Comment Hybrid Tea Rose 'Secret (1992; HILaroma)' Rosa jroy20038 Comment Angel Trumpet, Angel's Trumpet 'Amber Rose' Brugmansia hybrid chicochi3 Comment Kudzu Pueraria montana var. lobata palmbob Comment Thelocactus bicolor palmbob Comment Tanquana hilmarii shortcm Comment Bloodflower, Swallow-wort, Butterfly Weed, Mexican Milkweed, Scarlet Milkweed Asclepias curassavica palmbob Comment Sesamothamnus lugardii shortcm Comment Creeping Jenny, Moneywort Lysimachia nummularia shortcm Comment Cyclamen, Hardy Cyclamen Cyclamen coum Melissa_Ohio Comment Daylily 'Beulah Mae Windham (Windham, 1996)' Hemerocallis adinamiti Comment Orchid Cactus 'Roman Holiday' Epiphyllum hybrid jody Comment Hosta 'MacBenedict' Hosta jody Comment Hosta 'Marcella' Hosta jody Comment Hosta 'Marie Curie' Hosta jody Comment Hosta 'Memories' Hosta jody Comment Hosta 'Memories of Dorothy' Hosta jody Comment Hosta 'Merry Men' Hosta jody Comment Hosta 'Michael's Mud Pie' Hosta jody Comment Hosta 'Mira' Hosta sieboldiana jody Comment Hosta 'Moonlight Mirage' Hosta jody Comment Hosta 'Mountaineer' Hosta GennyQ Comment Chinese Pistache, Chinese Pistachio Pistacia chinensis tacm Comment Ruellia, Wild Petunia Ruellia elegans Paulwhwest Comment Hybrid Tea Rose 'Ginger Rogers (McGredy, 1969) aka Salmon Charm' Rosa jody Comment Hosta 'Mustang' Hosta jody Comment Hosta 'My Cup of Tea' Hosta jody Comment Hosta 'Natalie' Hosta jody Comment Hosta 'Nellie Grey' Hosta jody Comment Hosta 'Ogon Hime' Hosta jody Comment Hosta 'Ogon Sudare' Hosta jody Comment Hosta 'Ogon Tachi' Hosta Monocromatico Comment Anthurium clavigerum jody Comment Hosta 'Ogon Tsushima' Hosta henryr10 Comment Bee Balm, Beebalm 'Petite Delight' Monarda MelR Comment Tall Cigar Plant, Candy Corn Plant Cuphea micropetala frostweed Comment Cardoon, Artichoke Thistle Cynara cardunculus desertboot Comment Umbrella Plant, Umbrella Papyrus, Umbrella Palm Cyperus alternifolius missdian Comment Umbrella Plant, Umbrella Papyrus, Umbrella Palm Cyperus alternifolius seedlng Comment Shrub Rose 'Knock Out (1999; aka Knockout, RADrazz)' Rosa cherishlife Comment Appleblossom Grass 'Siskiyou Pink' Gaura lindheimeri foodiesleuth Comment Southern Magnolia Magnolia grandiflora desertboot Comment Areca Palm, Butterfly Palm, Golden Cane Palm, Madagascar Palm Dypsis lutescens jimmyi Comment Daylily 'Siloam Ury Winniford (Henry, 1980)' Hemerocallis Farmerdill Comment Southern Pea, cowpea 'Tommy' Vigna unguiculata Farmerdill Comment Cucumber 'Striker' Cucumis sativus Farmerdill Comment Cucumber 'Stallion' Cucumis sativus Farmerdill Comment Cucumber 'Sprint 440' Cucumis sativus MotherNature4 Comment Florida Elephant's Foot, Tall Elephants Foot Elephantopus elatus grdncntraddict Comment Himalayan Honeysuckle, Elisha's Tears Leycesteria formosa Farmerdill Comment Cucumber 'Snappy' Cucumis sativus Cynthy Comment Daylily 'Femme Osage' Hemerocallis jester Comment Crape Myrtle, Crepe Myrtle Lagerstroemia indica fleurdelys Comment Mandevilla, Dipladenia Mandevilla splendens Paulwhwest Comment Floribunda Rose 'Glengarry (Cocker, 1969)' Rosa woodspirit1 Comment Oswego Tea, Bee Balm, Beebalm, Bergamot, Firecracker Plant Monarda didyma Sargent Comment Bigleaf Hydrangea, French Hydrangea, Mophead 'All Summer Beauty' Hydrangea macrophylla Paulwhwest Comment Miniature Rose 'Gold Coin (Moore, 1967)' Rosa Paulwhwest Comment Hybrid Tea Rose 'Gold Crown (Kordes, 1960) aka Goldkrone, Gold Krone, Couronne d'Or, Corona de Oro' Rosa MotherNature4 Comment Sand Post Oak Quercus margaretta Paulwhwest Comment Rubiginosa, Shrub, Sweetbriar Rose 'Goldbusch (Kordes, 1954) aka Gold Busch' Rosa woohoopepper Comment Rose Mallow, Annual Mallow Lavatera trimestris NatureWalker Comment Virginia Creeper Parthenocissus quinquefolia islandjim Comment Angel Trumpet, Angel's Trumpet 'Amber Rose' Brugmansia hybrid NativePlantFan9 Comment South Florida Slash Pine Pinus elliottii var. densa hollyg Comment Blue Passion Flower, Hardy Passion flower Passiflora caerulea MaryinLa Comment Angel's Trumpet 'Serendipity' Brugmansia multi-hybrid palmbob Comment Monadenium spinescens palmbob Comment Octopus Arms Monadenium ellenbeckii palmbob Comment Mammillaria surculosa Paulwhwest Comment Shrub Rose 'Golden Chersonese (Allen, 1963) aka HILgold' Rosa Paulwhwest Comment Hybrid Tea Rose 'Golden Times (Cocker, 1972)' Rosa NatureWalker Comment Tomato 'Polish Linguisa' Lycopersicon lycopersicum palmbob Comment Mammillaria polythele sylph Comment Tomato 'Burpees Big Boy Giant Hybrid' Lycopersicon lycopersicum delphiniumdiva Image Naranjilla, Quito Orange, Golden Fruit of the Andes (Solanum quitoense) KMAC Image Lenten Rose (Helleborus orientalis) Xenomorf Image Popcorn Cassia, Peanut Butter Cassia (Senna didymobotrya) Xenomorf Image Popcorn Cassia, Peanut Butter Cassia (Senna didymobotrya) bootandall Image Gorse, Furze, Whin, Honey Bottles, Hoth (Ulex europaeus) daryl Image Stonecrop 'Luigi Pirandello' (Sedum dasyphyllum) hemlady Image Daylily 'Sweet Surprise (Allgood, 1973)' (Hemerocallis ) Melissa_Ohio Image Daylily 'Adams Street (Millikan, 1984)' (Hemerocallis ) Weezingreens Image Flowering Tobacco 'Domino Purple/White Eye' (Nicotiana alata) DaylilySLP Image Daylily 'Magic Dawn (Hall, 1954)' (Hemerocallis ) Happenstance Image Coleus, Flame Nettle, Painted Nettle 'Kong™ Series Mosaic' (Solenostemon scutellarioides) Farmerdill Image Lima Bean 'Dixie Speckled Butterpea' (Phaseolus lunatus) Porphyrostachys Image Aloe (Aloe audhalica) John_Benoot Image Daylily 'Cheers' (Hemerocallis ) 123hemerocallis Image Daylily 'Stargate Portal' (Hemerocallis ) kennedyh Image Prickly Conostylis (Conostylis aculeata) carolann Image Daylily 'Constant Comment (Kennedy, 1963)' (Hemerocallis ) palmbob Image (Euphorbia gorgonis) Toxicodendron Image Japanese Morning Glory 'Mt. Fuji Mix' (Ipomoea x imperialis) Paulwhwest Image English Rose, Austin Rose 'Marinette (1997; aka AUScam)' (Rosa ) poppysue Image Daylily 'Azure Violets (Duncan, 1995)' (Hemerocallis ) greenlarry Image Mother of Thousands, Mexican Hat Plant (Bryophyllum daigremontianum) Indigoez Image Passionflower (Passiflora sublanceolata) CaptMicha Image Snail Vine (Phaseolus caracalla) kell Image Red Flowering Gum, Scarlet Flowering Gum (Corymbia ficifolia) LimeyLisa Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Tennison Ridge (Begley, 1988)' (Iris ) Terry Image Tomato 'Nebraska Wedding' (Lycopersicon lycopersicum) rylaff Image Brazilian Plume, Flamingo Flower, Jacobinia, Pine-Bur Begonia (Justicia carnea) mystic Image Coleus, Painted Nettle 'Mardi Gras' (Solenostemon scutellarioides) Scarlete Image Pindo Palm, Wine Palm, Jelly Palm (Butia capitata) leslie5 Image Daylily 'Condilla (Grooms, 1977)' (Hemerocallis ) pmabrey Image Daylily 'At First Blush (Salter, 1996)' (Hemerocallis ) Wandasflowers Image Daylily 'Amazon Parrot (Wild, 1989)' (Hemerocallis ) NativePlantFan9 Image Hawaiian Umbrella Tree, Dwarf Umbrella Plant, Arboricola Tree, Hawaiian Elf (Schefflera arboricola) moonlighting Image Sacred Water Lily, Lotus (Nelumbo nucifera) lunavox Image Hard red winter wheat (Triticum aestivum) WalterT Image Mango 'Tommy Atkins' (Mangifera indica) Lanan Image Daylily 'Musical Mosaic (Salter, 2001)' (Hemerocallis ) beverlyf Image Swamp Hibiscus, Scarlet Rose Mallow, Texas Star, Scarlet Hibiscus (Hibiscus coccineus) tovis Image Ice Cream Banana 'Ice Cream' (Musa acuminata) gardenwife Image Karl Foerster's Feather Reed Grass, Feather Reed Grass 'Karl Foerster' (Calamagrostis acutiflora) jimmyi Image Daylily 'James Marsh (Marsh-Klehm, 1978)' (Hemerocallis ) Andrew60 Image Great Burdock, Edible Burdock, Cockle-Button, Beggar's Buttons (Arctium lappa)

Garden Watchdog Activity:

Member Addition Description nanohead Negative American Nursery Products nanohead Neutral Michigan Bulb maga1 Negative David Austin Roses (US) maga1 Positive Ensata Gardens ahanger Positive Paradise Garden redmite Positive Bluestone Perennials southerndawn Positive S&W Greenhouse southerndawn Positive Chamblee's Rose Nursery mrshaase Positive Heirloom Roses stene Positive Whatcom Seed Company (also dba Seedrack.com) mrshaase Positive Chamblee's Rose Nursery mrshaase Positive Vintage Bloomers

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Final Notes

Have a good day, and happy gardening!

Dave Whitinger, StandardOut.com

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