Dave's Garden Newsletter Covering the events of August 1, 2004 ... in which ... 179 signed up. Our membership grew by 0.16% yesterday. 1,528 posts were made. 41 plants were added to the Plants Database. 58 comments were added to the Plants Database. 325 checkboxes were added to the Plants Database. 47 snapshots were added to the Plants Database. 0 entries were added to Botanary. 0 companies were added to the Garden Watchdog. 0 ratings were added to the Garden Watchdog. 0 books were added to the Garden Bookworm. 0 ratings were added to the Garden Bookworm. "For the earth which drinketh in the rain that cometh oft upon it, and bringeth forth herbs meet for them by whom it is dressed, receiveth blessing from God..."

Gardening Quote of the Day

( -- Edna St. Vincent Millay American poet (born 2/22/1892))

Forum Photo of the Day  Subject: off the 'bay'and into the garden By mailman

Plants Database Photo of the Day  Spanish Shawl Heterocentron elegans By DaveH

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Member Addition Description lessa Comment Southern Catalpa, Catawba, Indian Bean Tree, Fish-Bait Tree Catalpa bignonioides Shirley1md Comment Mountain Hydrangea 'Preziosa' Hydrangea serrata KDePetrillo Comment Anacampseros rufescens ncgardenaddict Comment Tomato 'Yellow Currant' Lycopersicon lycopersicum ncgardenaddict Comment White Coneflower 'White Swan' Echinacea purpurea ncgardenaddict Comment Black-eyed Susan, Gloriosa Daisy 'Autumn Colors' Rudbeckia hirta punaheledp Comment Sea Grape Coccoloba uvifera punaheledp Comment Windowleaf, Ceriman, Split-leaf Philodendron, Mexican Breadfruit Monstera deliciosa death2creeper Comment Virginia Creeper Parthenocissus quinquefolia katiehoke Comment Canna Lily 'Tropicanna (aka Phaison, Orange Durban)' Canna x generalis ReggieattheGulf Comment Red-Leaf Hibiscus, False Roselle, African Rose Mallow Hibiscus acetosella tar_beach Comment Austral Tobacco, Sweet-Scented Tobacco Nicotiana suaveolens palmbob Comment Ferocactus alamosanus palmbob Comment Faucaria felina var longidens palmbob Comment Euphorbia rugosiflora palmbob Comment Euphorbia nesemannii palmbob Comment Euphorbia ferox palmbob Comment Euphorbia classenii MikeZ Comment Brodiaea, Ithuriel's Spear, Grass Nut, Wally Basket. Triteleia laxa stimmins Comment Dancing Bones Cactus, Drunkard's Dream, Spice Cactus Hatiora salicornioides vanessa2418 Comment Euryops, Yellow Bush Daisy Euryops pectinatus foodiesleuth Comment Lemon Grass Cymbopogon citratus MotherNature4 Comment Palmetto, Saw Palmetto, Scrub Palmetto Serenoa repens bgibson Comment Sweet Olive, Fragrant Tea Olive Osmanthus fragrans MotherNature4 Comment Ming Aralia Polyscias fruticosa MotherNature4 Comment Geranium Pelargonium sp. tjsangel003 Comment Faassen's Catmint, Ornamental Catmint 'Walker's Low' Nepeta x faassenii Buttoneer Comment Devil's Trumpet, Horn of Plenty, Downy Thorn Apple 'Double Purple' Datura metel vossner Comment Stromanthe Stromanthe sanguinea Xenomorf Comment Timmermans Hybrid 'Timmermans Mars' Echinopsis hybrid Phaltyme Comment Brodiaea, Ithuriel's Spear, Grass Nut, Wally Basket. Triteleia laxa palmbob Comment Cadaghi Eucalyptus torreliana deborahgrand Comment Sago Palm Cycas revoluta deborahgrand Comment Purple Heart, Purple Queen, Wandering Jew 'Purple Heart' Tradescantia pallida palmbob Comment Swamp Mohagany Eucalyptus robusta deborahgrand Comment Mexican Heather, False Heather Cuphea hyssopifolia palmbob Comment Dwarf Natal Coral Tree Erythrina humeana var Raja jenny21 Comment Madagascar Jewel Euphorbia leuconeura palmbob Comment Dudleya albiflora palmbob Comment Dudleya virens j_hunter Comment Jacaranda, Bignonia Jacaranda mimosifolia martina Comment Kaffir Lime, Porcupine Orange, Thai Bai Makrut Citrus hystrix bobonic Comment Mother Tree Erythrina berteroana Paulwhwest Comment Hybrid Tea Rose 'Josephine Bruce (Bees, 1949)' Rosa Paulwhwest Comment Hybrid Tea Rose 'Lovely Lady (Dickson, 1986) aka DICjubell, Dickson's Jubilee' Rosa Paulwhwest Comment Hybrid Tea Rose 'Lovers' Meeting (Gandy, 1980) aka Lover's Meeting, Lovers Meeting' Rosa viola3 Comment Night-blooming Cereus, Queen of the Night, Dutchman's Pipe Cactus Epiphyllum oxypetalum Paulwhwest Comment Hybrid Tea Rose 'Loving Memory (Kordes, 1981) aka Red Cedar, KORgund 81, KORgund, Kordes' Rose Burgund, Burgund 81' Rosa Paulwhwest Comment Hybrid Tea Rose 'Mischief (McGredy, 1961) aka MACmi' Rosa lbug Comment Sweet Olive, Fragrant Tea Olive Osmanthus fragrans Paulwhwest Comment Hybrid Tea Rose 'My Joy (Len Wood, 1976)' Rosa BJKAUFMAN Comment Fountain Grass 'Hameln' Pennisetum alopecuroides woohoopepper Comment Dwarf Snapdragon 'Tahiti Red' Antirrhinum majus kennedyh Comment Rock Fuchsia Bush Eremophila freelingii bfroberts Comment Woolly Blue Violet, Confederate Violet 'Priceana' Viola sororia rutholive Comment Daylily 'Naomi Hope (Kirchhoff, 2000)' Hemerocallis willynilly Comment Cape Mallow 'Elegant Lady' Anisodontea x hypomandarum flamingviolet Comment Single Mexican Tuberose, Rajanigandha, Sedep Malam Polianthes tuberosa carolann Image Daylily 'Mandala (Morss, 1988)' (Hemerocallis ) Rootsie Image Daylily 'Auspicious (Gates, 1985)' (Hemerocallis ) daryl Image Gayfeather, Blazing Star, Button Snakeroot (Liatris spicata) Bojangles Image Jumping Cactus (Opuntia fulgida) KMAC Image Jerusalem Sage (Phlomis fruticosa) Xenomorf Image Senita, Whisker Cactus (Pachycereus schottii) Wandasflowers Image Daylily 'Blueberry Candy (Stamile, 1993)' (Hemerocallis ) Farmerdill Image Lima Bean 'King of the Garden' (Phaseolus lunatus) Lanan Image Daylily 'Gaudy Gerty (Herrington, 1994)' (Hemerocallis ) Melissa_Ohio Image Daylily 'Apparition (Simon, 1973)' (Hemerocallis ) palmbob Image (Mammillaria polythele) ruby42 Image Holy Mole 'Holy Mole' (Hosta ) trois Image Bramble, Wild Blackberry (Rubus fruticosus) sanannie Image Ornamental Rhubarb 'Atrosanguineum' (Rheum palmatum) Todd_Boland Image Hens and Chicks 'Jubilee' (Sempervivum ) John_Benoot Image Daylily 'Spits Bride' (hemerocallis ) Happenstance Image (Euphorbia gottlebei) laurief Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Feed Back (Hager, 1983)' (Iris ) hemlady Image Oriental Lily 'Starfighter' (Lilium ) Emaewest Image Leopard's Bane (Doronicum orientale) Scarlete Image Golden Privet 'Aureum' (Ligustrum ovalifolium) tyke Image Dwarf Asiatic Lily 'Denia' (Lilium ) MotherNature4 Image Cinnamon Fern (Osmunda cinnamomea) kennedyh Image One-leaf Cape Tulip (Homeria flaccida) DaylilySLP Image 'Curious George (Peat, 2001)' (Hemerocallis ) tsuki Image Sunflower 'Velvet Queen' (Helianthus annuus) Big_Red Image Tomato 'Rutgers (aka Jersey)' (lycopersicon lycopersicum) DaveH Image Passionflower (Passiflora membranacea) hczone6 Image Butterfly Bush, Summer Lilac, Orange-eye Butterfly Bush 'White Bouquet' (Buddleja davidii) CaptMicha Image Four O'Clock, Marvel of Peru (Mirabilis jalapa) Tormentosa Image Haworthia 'Lime Green' (Haworthia truncata) Mike_Hieber Image Devil's Trumpet, Horn of Plenty, Downy Thorn Apple 'Black Currant Swirl' (Datura metel) lilitu Image Purple Waffle Plant (Hemigraphis exotica) NativePlantFan9 Image Cabbage Palm, Sabal Palm (Sabal palmetto) sweezel Image Summer Grape, Pigeon Grape (Vitis aestivalis) yardbird Image Butterfly Bush (Buddleja lindleyana) rjseeney Image Lima Bean 'Dr. Martin' (Phaseolus lunatus) linthicum Image Daylily 'Spider Man (Durio, 1982)' (Hemerocallis ) craftyrn Image Showy Stonecrop 'Vera Jameson' (Sedum hybrid) greeneyed_doll Image Perennial Snapdragon (Antirrhinum braun-blanquetii) emdc Image Snake Plant, Mother-in-Law's Tongue (Sansevieria trifasciata) Shelly221 Image Coleus, Painted Nettle 'Gay's Delight' (Solenostemon scutellarioides) willbike Image Small (Lesser) Purple Fringed Orchid (Platanthera psycodes) debi_z Image Daisy Fleabane 'Pink Jewel' (Erigeron speciosus) lincolnitess Image (Sisymbrium luteum) handhelpers Image Hosta 'Cherry Berry' (Hosta ) Shirley1md Image Mountain Hydrangea 'Preziosa' (Hydrangea serrata)

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Final Notes

Have a good day, and happy gardening!

Dave Whitinger, StandardOut.com

And that's the way it was... August 1, 2004