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Dave's Garden Newsletter for November 5, 2005
Covering the events of November 5, 2005

... in which ...
1,467 posts were made.
179 plants were added to PlantFiles.
75 comments were added to PlantFiles.
4,474 checkboxes were added to PlantFiles.
64 snapshots were added to PlantFiles.
5 entries were added to Botanary.
1 company was added to the Garden Watchdog.
15 ratings were added to the Garden Watchdog.
1 book was added to the Garden Bookworm.
1 rating was 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

"Good timber does not grow with ease; the stronger the wind, the stronger the trees."

( -- J. Willard Marriott, American businessman (born 9/17/1900))

  Forum Photo of the Day  
Subject: Vote on the new Iris Banner!
By Paulwhwest

DG Photo of the Day

  PlantFiles Photo of the Day  
Balloon Flower, Chinese Bellflower, Japanese Bellflower 'Sentimental Blue'
Platycodon grandiflorus
By Sarahskeeper

PF Photo of the Day

Forum Activity

A grand total of 1,467 posts were made yesterday.

Forum Posts
Pets 149 posts
Upper Midwest Gardening 133 posts
Brugmansias 103 posts
Recipes 73 posts
PF Pictures 71 posts
Plant Trading 69 posts
Photos 61 posts
Carnivorous Plants 56 posts
General Discussion 44 posts
Hoyas 44 posts
Lilies 42 posts
Identification 36 posts
Daylilies 34 posts
Morning Glories 29 posts
Seed Trading 28 posts
Garden Art 28 posts
Texas Gardening 28 posts
Perennials 28 posts
Tropicals 27 posts
Garden Foes 27 posts
Roses 21 posts
Cactus and Succulents 21 posts
Irises 19 posts
Hydrangeas 16 posts
African Violets 14 posts
Bulbs 14 posts
Hostas 14 posts
Wildlife 13 posts
Tomatoes 13 posts
Vines and Climbers 12 posts
Round Robin Trading 12 posts
Saving Seeds 11 posts
Canadian Gardening 11 posts
Dirt Cheap 9 posts
Trees & Shrubs 9 posts
Butterflies and Hummers 9 posts
Plumerias 9 posts
Dahlias 8 posts
Crafts and Decorating 8 posts
Healthy Living 8 posts
Farm Life 7 posts
Michigan Gardening 7 posts
Orchid Cactus 7 posts
Orchids 6 posts
Soil and Composting 6 posts
Computer Talk 5 posts
Stay at Home Moms 5 posts
Propagation 5 posts
PlantFiles 4 posts
Garden Talk 4 posts
Curb Appeal 4 posts
Florida Gardening 3 posts
Begonias 3 posts
Organic Gardening 3 posts
Indigenous Plants 3 posts
Home Decorating 3 posts
Collectibles 3 posts
Rock & Alpine Gardening 3 posts
Coleus 2 posts
Container Gardening 2 posts
Market Growers 2 posts
California Gardening 2 posts
Herbs 2 posts
Voting Booth 2 posts
Bromeliads 1 post
Vegetable Gardening 1 post
Weather 1 post
Water Gardens 1 post
Greenhouse 1 post
Peonies 1 post
Daturas 1 post
Grass and Bamboo 1 post
Caregivers 1 post
Heirlooms 1 post
Mail Call! 1 post
Roundup Pictures 1 post
Garden Shed 1 post

New Botanary Words

Name Pronunciation Meaning
borbonica bor-BON-ee-ka Of or from the island of Réunion in the Indian Ocean (formerly called the Ile Bourbon)
borbonicum bor-BON-ee-kum Of or from the island of Réunion in the Indian Ocean (formerly called the Ile Bourbon)
borbonicus bor-BON-ee-kus Of or from the island of Réunion in the Indian Ocean (formerly called the Ile Bourbon)
fourcadei for-KAY-dee-eye Henri Georges Fourcade, 20th century forester, land surveyor and keen amateur botanist
Turbinicarpus tur-bin-ih-KAR-pus From the Latin turbino (spinning) and karpos (fruit)

PlantFiles Activity:

179 new plants.
75 new descriptions were added.
64 new images were added.
4474 new content were checked off.

PlantFiles Additions:

Member Addition Description
JamesCO Comment Dahlia 'Bodacious'
Dahlia
tyshee Comment Coral Bells 'Marmalade'
Heuchera
tyshee Comment Coral Bells, Alumroot, Coralbells, Alum Root 'Palace Purple'
Heuchera micrantha
cactus_lover Comment Silver Squill, Violet Squill
Ledebouria socialis
Tammy Comment
Aethionema Saxatile
Farmerdill Comment Eggplant 'White Beauty'
Solanum melongena var. esculentum
Farmerdill Comment Collard 'Variegated'
Brassica oleracea
Farmerdill Comment Lettuce, Loose Leaf 'Australian Yellow'
Lactuca sativa
Farmerdill Comment Lettuce 'Capitan'
Lactuca sativa
Farmerdill Comment Lettuce, Butterhead 'Schweitzer's Mescher Bibb'
Lactuca sativa
Farmerdill Comment Lettuce 'Tennis Ball'
Lactuca sativa
Farmerdill Comment Lettuce, Cos 'Romulus'
Lactuca sativa
Farmerdill Comment Cantaloupe 'Ice Cream'
Cucumis melo
Farmerdill Comment Okra 'Cajun Jewel'
Abelmoschus esculentus
Farmerdill Comment Okra 'Jade'
Abelmoschus esculentus
mystic Comment Daylily 'Silver Fan'
Hemerocallis
mystic Comment Daylily 'White Cloud'
Hemerocallis
mystic Comment Daylily 'Olive Langdon'
Hemerocallis
mystic Comment Daylily 'Astolat'
Hemerocallis
mystic Comment Daylily 'Chateau Blanc'
Hemerocallis
mystic Comment Daylily 'Ming Snow'
Hemerocallis
mystic Comment Daylily 'Blanco Real'
Hemerocallis
mystic Comment Daylily 'Soft Caress'
Hemerocallis
mystic Comment Daylily 'Gloria Blanca'
Hemerocallis
mystic Comment Daylily 'Snow Ballerina'
Hemerocallis
cactus_lover Comment Concrete Leaf Living Stone, Jewel Weed
Titanopsis calcarea
cactus_lover Comment Gasteria
Gasteria bicolor
cactus_lover Comment Haworthia
Haworthia magnifica
cactus_lover Comment Fairy Washboard
Haworthia limifolia
cactus_lover Comment Haworthia
Haworthia radula
Farmerdill Comment Okra 'Burmese'
Abelmoschus esculentus
Farmerdill Comment Okra 'Hill Country Heirloom Red'
Abelmoschus esculentus
cactus_lover Comment Desert Rose
Adenium obesum
cactus_lover Comment Silver Dollar Cactus, Texas Star Cactus
Astrophytum asterias
cactus_lover Comment Goat's Horn
Astrophytum capricorne
Farmerdill Comment Pumpkin/Winter Squash 'Old Fashioned Tennessee Vining Pumpkin'
Cucurbita moschata
cactus_lover Comment African Aloe, Soap Aloe
Aloe saponaria
cactus_lover Comment Mammillaria
Mammillaria sphaerica
Farmerdill Comment Pumpkin/Winter Squash 'Tan Cheese'
Cucurbita moschata
mystic Comment Daylily 'Solar Music'
Hemerocallis
mystic Comment Daylily 'Lake Effect'
Hemerocallis
mystic Comment Daylily 'Barbara Dittmer'
Hemerocallis
mystic Comment Daylily 'My Darling Clementine'
Hemerocallis
Farmerdill Comment Winter Squash 'Navajo Hubbard'
Cucurbita max
Farmerdill Comment Tomato 'Pittman Valley Plum'
Lycopersicon lycopersicum
Sarahskeeper Comment Butterfly Weed 'Gay Butterflies'
Asclepias tuberosa
Farmerdill Comment Tomato 'Zarnitsa'
Lycopersicon lycopersicum
Farmerdill Comment Tomato 'Belii Naliv'
Lycopersicon lycopersicum
Farmerdill Comment Tomato 'Martian Giant Slicer'
Lycopersicon lycopersicum
artcons Comment Danglepod, Hemp Sesbania
Sesbania herbaceae
Farmerdill Comment Tomato 'Large Mennonite Heritage'
Lycopersicon lycopersicum
Farmerdill Comment Tomato 'Wickline Cherry'
Lycopersicon lycopersicum
Farmerdill Comment Tomato 'Amy's Sugar Gem'
Lycopersicon lycopersicum
TuttiFrutti Comment Tomato 'Ultra Sweet'
Lycopersicon lycopersicum
Farmerdill Comment Spinach 'Falcon'
Spinacia oleracea
Farmerdill Comment Spinach 'Avenger'
Spinacia oleracea
Farmerdill Comment Spinach 'Hellcat'
Spinacia oleracea
Farmerdill Comment Spinach 'Interceptor'
Spinacia oleracea
Farmerdill Comment Spinach 'MIG'
Spinacia oleracea
Farmerdill Comment Spinach 'Cherokee'
Spinacia oleracea
Farmerdill Comment Spinach 'Tigercat'
Spinacia oleracea
Farmerdill Comment Spinach 'Polka'
Spinacia oleracea
Farmerdill Comment Spinach 'Unipack 131'
Spinacia oleracea
Farmerdill Comment Spinach 'Unipack 144'
Spinacia oleracea
Farmerdill Comment Spinach 'Bolero'
Spinacia oleracea
Farmerdill Comment Spinach 'Bossanova'
Spinacia oleracea
Farmerdill Comment Spinach 'Padre'
Spinacia oleracea
Farmerdill Comment Spinach 'Vancouver'
Spinacia oleracea
carrielamont Comment Eastern Purple Coneflower
Echinacea purpurea
carrielamont Comment Threadleaf Coreopsis, Tickseed 'Moonbeam'
Coreopsis verticillata
carrielamont Comment Creeping Phlox
Phlox subulata
scutler Comment Chrysanthemum, Garden Mum, Florist's Daisy 'Pure Delight'
Dendranthema x grandiflorum
scutler Comment Chrysanthemum, Garden Mum, Florist's Daisy 'Jessica Louise'
Dendranthema x grandiflorum
starkeeperskid Comment Star Jasmine
Jasminum multiflorum
doss Comment Mother Fern
Asplenium viviparum
htop Image
Image of Rosa 		Polyantha Rose 'The Fairy'
(Rosa )
BUFFY690 Image
Image of Chrysanthemum 		Hardy Chrysanthemum 'Sheffield'
(Chrysanthemum )
zemerson Image
Image of Salvia elegans		 Pineapple Sage
(Salvia elegans)
zemerson Image
Image of Polyscias fruticosa		 Ming Aralia
(Polyscias fruticosa)
cactus_lover Image
Image of Turbinicarpus macrochele		 Turbinicarpus
(Turbinicarpus macrochele)
ecrane3 Image
Image of Malvaviscus arboreus		 Turk's Cap
(Malvaviscus arboreus)
scutler Image
Image of Dendranthema x grandiflorum		 Chrysanthemum, Garden Mum, Florist's Daisy 'Pure Delight'
(Dendranthema x grandiflorum)
scutler Image
Image of Dendranthema x grandiflorum		 Chrysanthemum, Garden Mum, Florist's Daisy 'Pure Delight'
(Dendranthema x grandiflorum)
sadiemaewebb Image
Image of Hemerocallis 		Daylily 'Frilly Bliss'
(Hemerocallis )
sadiemaewebb Image
Image of Hemerocallis 		Daylily 'Oriental Sunrise'
(Hemerocallis )
Sarahskeeper Image
Image of X Pardancanda norrisii		 Candylily
(X Pardancanda norrisii)
laurief Image
Image of Iris sibirica		 Siberian Iris 'Shebang'
(Iris sibirica)
ecrane3 Image
Image of Justicia leonardii		 Summer Sun Justicia, Orange Justicia
(Justicia leonardii)
bootandall Image
Image of Rosa 		Rose 'Gloire de Dijon'
(Rosa )
TuttiFrutti Image
Image of Rosa 		Floribunda Rose 'Day Breaker™'
(Rosa )
TuttiFrutti Image
Image of Rosa 		Grandiflora Rose 'About Face™'
(Rosa )
cactus_lover Image
Image of Euphorbia decidua		 Euphorbia
(Euphorbia decidua)
kennedyh Image
Image of Cucurbita maxima		 Winter squash 'Turk's Turban'
(Cucurbita maxima)
kennedyh Image
Image of Argentipallium obtusifolium		 Blunt Everlasting, Small Paper Daisy
(Argentipallium obtusifolium)
Xenomorf Image
Image of Echinocactus horizonthalonius var. nicholii		 Arizona Turk's Head, Eagle Claw
(Echinocactus horizonthalonius var. nicholii)
JamesCO Image
Image of Ricinus communis		 Castor Bean, Caster Oil Plant, Mole Bean, Higuera Infernal
(Ricinus communis)
JamesCO Image
Image of Tulipa 		Lily Flowering Tulip 'Ballerina'
(Tulipa )
MaryEv Image
Image of Edithcolea grandis		 Persian Carpet Flower
(Edithcolea grandis)
MaryEv Image
Image of Huernia vogstii		 Huernia
(Huernia vogstii)
onalee Image
Image of Hibiscus cannabinus		 Kenaf, Brown Indian Hemp 'SF-459'
(Hibiscus cannabinus)
onalee Image
Image of Hibiscus cannabinus		 Kenaf, Brown Indian Hemp 'Dowling'
(Hibiscus cannabinus)
BUFFY690 Image
Image of Streptocarpus saxorum		 Cape Primrose
(Streptocarpus saxorum)
Xenomorf Image
Image of Hoodia macrantha		 Hoodia
(Hoodia macrantha)
broots Image
Image of Papaver orientale		 Oriental Poppy 'Helen Elizabeth'
(Papaver orientale)
broots Image
Image of Salvia roemeriana		 Cedar Sage, Roemer's Sage
(Salvia roemeriana)
bootandall Image
Image of Rosa 		Grandiflora Rose, Hybrid Tea Rose 'Roundelay'
(Rosa )
Calif_Sue Image
Image of Hemerocallis 		Daylily 'Moment In The Sun'
(Hemerocallis )
Calif_Sue Image
Image of Hemerocallis 		Daylily 'Grand Floridian'
(Hemerocallis )
Floridian Image
Image of Helianthus radula		 Rayless Sunflower, Stiff Sunflower
(Helianthus radula)
Farmerdill Image
Image of Brassica rapa		 Turnip 'Purple Top'
(Brassica rapa)
palmbob Image
Image of Chamaedorea elegans		 Parlor Palm, Parlour Palm
(Chamaedorea elegans)
palmbob Image
Image of Cerbera manghas		 Madagascan Ordeal BEan
(Cerbera manghas)
DaylilySLP Image
Image of Hemerocallis 		Daylily 'Time Warp'
(Hemerocallis )
DaylilySLP Image
Image of Hemerocallis 		Daylily 'True To Whim'
(Hemerocallis )
trois Image
Image of Calliandra californica		 Red Fairy Duster, Baja Fairy Duster, Flame Bush
(Calliandra californica)
trois Image
Image of Senecio confusus		 Mexican Flame Vine, Orange Glow Vine
(Senecio confusus)
kirrani Image
Image of Iris Tall Bearded		 Bearded Iris 'Spiced Honey'
(Iris Tall Bearded)
Tammy Image
Image of Aethionema Saxatile
(Aethionema Saxatile)
htop Image
Image of Rosa 		Polyantha Rose 'The Fairy'
(Rosa )
cloudia Image
Image of Rosa 		Floribunda Rose 'Sheila's Perfume'
(Rosa )
Kiepersol Image
Image of Hypericum patulum		 St. John's Wort
(Hypericum patulum)
Kiepersol Image
Image of Hypericum patulum		 St. John's Wort
(Hypericum patulum)
KimGaither Image
Image of Phalaris arundinacea		 Ribbon Grass, Reed Canary Grass, Gardener's Garters 'Strawberries & Cream'
(Phalaris arundinacea)
Sarahskeeper Image
Image of Asclepias tuberosa		 Butterfly Weed 'Gay Butterflies'
(Asclepias tuberosa)
artcons Image
Image of Sesbania herbaceae		 Danglepod, Hemp Sesbania
(Sesbania herbaceae)
Todd_Boland Image
Image of Crocus pulchellus		 Fall Crocus 'Albus'
(Crocus pulchellus)
Todd_Boland Image
Image of Kalanchoe blossfeldiana		 Flaming Katy, Christmas Kalanchoe 'Hakon'
(Kalanchoe blossfeldiana)
Monocromatico Image
Image of Solanum americanum		 American Black Nightshade, Common Nightshade, Black Nightshade
(Solanum americanum)
Monocromatico Image
Image of Solanum americanum		 American Black Nightshade, Common Nightshade, Black Nightshade
(Solanum americanum)
cloudia Image
Image of Rosa 		'Chief Seattle'
(Rosa )
Kelli Image
Image of Agave x desmettiana		 Desmett's century plant 'Aureo-marginata'
(Agave x desmettiana)
Kelli Image
Image of Persea americana		 Avocado 'Knowles'
(Persea americana)
sybiltwo Image
Image of Hemerocallis 		Daylily 'Fire King'
(Hemerocallis )
AnaM149 Image
Image of Ctenanthe oppenheimiana		 Never-Never Plant, Oppenheim's Ctenanthe 'Tricolor'
(Ctenanthe oppenheimiana)
duester45 Image
Image of Trichocaulon piliferum
(Trichocaulon piliferum)
duester45 Image
Image of Aloinopsis hilmarii
(Aloinopsis hilmarii)
LilyLover_UT Image
Image of Lagurus ovatus		 Hare's Tail Grass, Bunny Tails
(Lagurus ovatus)
laurief Image
Image of Iris 		Border Bearded Iris 'Mini Champagne'
(Iris )
LilyLover_UT Image
Image of Platycodon grandiflorus		 Balloon Flower, Chinese Bellflower, Japanese Bellflower
(Platycodon grandiflorus)

Garden Watchdog Activity:

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

Member Addition Description
admodeva Positive Paradise Garden
afghanhounds Positive Plant Ranch
UUallace Positive Forestfarm
weibou Negative Royal Dutch
sandyelvis Positive Exotic Plumeria (Exotic Hawaiian Lei Flower)
UUallace Positive Van Veen Nursery
nevadagdn Neutral Garden Gate
gb66pack66 Negative Pepper Joe's Inc.
slooptom Positive Plant Ranch
DonnaMack Positive Garden Gate
bears15 Positive Lonnie's Bulk Seeds
veejay Positive Homestead Farms
veejay Positive Iris City Gardens
veejay Positive B & D Lilies (Snow Creek Daylily Gardens™)
plumeria2430 Positive Exotic Plumeria (Exotic Hawaiian Lei Flower)

Garden Bookworm Activity:

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

Member Addition Description
erynne1973 Positive From a Victorian Garden

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