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Dave's Garden Newsletter for February 8, 2006
Covering the events of February 8, 2006

... in which ...
1,667 posts were made.
50 plants were added to PlantFiles.
29 comments were added to PlantFiles.
803 checkboxes were added to PlantFiles.
44 snapshots were added to PlantFiles.
A company joined PlantScout.
1 entry was added to Botanary.
1 company was added to the Garden Watchdog.
9 ratings were added to the Garden Watchdog.
2 books were added to the Garden Bookworm.
3 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

"Hoeing: A manual method of severing roots from stems of newly planted flowers and vegetables."

( -- Henry Beard, American author)

  Forum Photo of the Day  
Subject: Never to be again
By kell

DG Photo of the Day

  PlantFiles Photo of the Day  
Pineapple Guava
Acca sellowiana
By Ulrich

PF Photo of the Day

New PlantScout subscriptions

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Forum Activity

A grand total of 1,667 posts were made yesterday.

Forum Posts
Pets 126 posts
African Violets 70 posts
PF Pictures 61 posts
Upper Midwest Gardening 58 posts
Daylilies 50 posts
Roses 43 posts
Tomatoes 41 posts
Brugmansias 40 posts
Identification 38 posts
General Discussion 38 posts
Begonias 36 posts
Southwest Gardening 35 posts
Hoyas 34 posts
Wildlife 34 posts
Texas Gardening 32 posts
Seed Trading 32 posts
Garden Art 32 posts
Trees & Shrubs 31 posts
Tropicals 31 posts
Hostas 30 posts
Heucheras and Friends 30 posts
Invasive plants 27 posts
Soil and Composting 26 posts
Container Gardening 25 posts
Winter Sowing 24 posts
Indigenous Plants 24 posts
Round Robin Trading 23 posts
Lilies 23 posts
Carnivorous Plants 23 posts
Photos 21 posts
Butterflies and Hummers 21 posts
Shady Gardens 19 posts
Curb Appeal 18 posts
Clean and Clutter-free 17 posts
Healthy Living 16 posts
Beauty and Fashion Tips 15 posts
Cactus and Succulents 15 posts
Florida Gardening 15 posts
Greenhouse 14 posts
Crafts and Decorating 14 posts
Canadian Gardening 14 posts
Herbs 13 posts
Weather 13 posts
Bulbs 13 posts
Trash to Treasure 13 posts
Computer Talk 13 posts
Recipes 12 posts
Vegetable Gardening 12 posts
Orchids 12 posts
Fragrant Gardening 11 posts
Water Gardens 11 posts
Ohio River Valley Gardening 11 posts
Vines and Climbers 11 posts
House Plants 9 posts
Carolina Gardening 9 posts
California Gardening 9 posts
Rocks, Minerals and Gems 8 posts
Antiques and Collectibles 8 posts
Frugal Living 8 posts
Mosaics and Stained Glass 7 posts
Farm Life 7 posts
Garden Products 7 posts
Test 7 posts
Garden Foes 7 posts
Accessible Gardening 6 posts
Plant Trading 6 posts
Rhododendrons and Relatives 6 posts
Edible Fruits and Nut-bearing Plants 5 posts
Home Budgets and Finances 5 posts
Coleus 5 posts
Michigan Gardening 5 posts
Morning Glories 5 posts
Dahlias 5 posts
Organic Gardening 4 posts
Market Growers 4 posts
Poultry and Livestock 3 posts
Hypertufa 3 posts
Northeast Gardening 3 posts
Peonies 3 posts
Master Gardeners 3 posts
Georgia Gardening 3 posts
Cool Climate Gardening 3 posts
Jokes and Chat 3 posts
Grass and Bamboo 3 posts
Garden Tours 3 posts
PlantFiles 2 posts
Bonsai 2 posts
Classic Threads 2 posts
Welcome Mat 2 posts
Saving Seeds 2 posts
Palms and Cycads 2 posts
Parenting 2 posts
Photography 2 posts
Books, Movies, and TV 1 post
Perennials 1 post
Rock & Alpine Gardening 1 post
Woodworking 1 post
Propagation 1 post
Hunting and Fishing 1 post
Gingers 1 post
European Gardening 1 post
Voting Booth 1 post
International Trading 1 post
Hydroponics 1 post
Scrapbooking and Paper Crafts 1 post
Homeschooling 1 post
Ornamental Gourds 1 post
Annuals 1 post
Vacations and Travel 1 post
Sewing and Quilting 1 post
Welcome Home 1 post

New Botanary Words

Name Pronunciation Meaning
epigyna ep-ih-GY-na From the Greek epi (over) and gyne (ovary)
epigynum ep-ih-GY-num From the Greek epi (over) and gyne (ovary)
ruprechtii roo-PREK-tee-eye Named for Franz Joseph Ruprecht, 19th century Austrian-born Russian botanist and curator of Academy of Science in St. Petersburg
tibetica ti-BET-ee-ka Of or from Tibet
tibeticum ti-BET-ee-kum Of or from Tibet
tibeticus ti-BET-ee-kus Of or from Tibet

PlantFiles Activity:

50 new plants.
29 new descriptions were added.
44 new images were added.
803 new content were checked off.

PlantFiles Additions:

Member Addition Description
Tree_Climber Comment Daylily 'Julian Cohen'
Hemerocallis
Tree_Climber Comment Daylily 'Dabo Girl'
Hemerocallis
Julie Comment Coleus, Painted Nettle 'Japanese Giant'
Solenostemon scutellarioides
deezpalms Comment Sari Palm
Dypsis rivularis
deezpalms Comment
Dypsis Mahajanga
marybmerry Comment Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow, Kiss Me Quick
Brunfelsia latifolia
4xthefun Comment Banana
Musa ornata
Gabrielle Comment Floribunda Rose 'September Mourn'
Rosa
Gabrielle Comment Mexican Hat, Grey Headed Coneflower, Upright Prairie Coneflower, Yellow Coneflower, Red Hat 'Red'
Ratibida columnifera
Gabrielle Comment Soapwort 'Oliviana'
Saponaria x
Gabrielle Comment Pincushion Flower 'Mongolian Mist'
Scabiosa superba
wallaby1 Comment Parsnip 'Gladiator'
Pastinaca sativa
Seed_Sprout Comment Angel Trumpet 'New Orleans Lady'
Brugmansia
lilymiss Comment Daylily 'Margaret Tucker'
Hemerocallis
crowdogXIXesq Comment Cherry Tomato 'Mexico Midget'
Lycopersicon lycopersicum
herlurie Comment Asiatic Jasmine
Trachelospermum asiaticum
raisedbedbob Comment Adam's Needle, Spoonleaf Yucca, Needle Palm
Yucca filamentosa
raisedbedbob Comment Soapweed, Soapwell, Bear Grass, Great Plains Yucca
Yucca glauca
palmbob Comment Aloe
Aloe cheranganiensis
raisedbedbob Comment Field Bindweed
Convolvulus arvensis
palmbob Comment
Aloe pruinosa
palmbob Comment
Aloe powysiorum
raisedbedbob Comment Watercress
Rorippa nasturtium-aquaticum
raisedbedbob Comment Liverleaf, Liverwort, Roundlobe Hepatica
Hepatica nobilis var. obtusa
raisedbedbob Comment Rue Anemone, Wood Anemone, Windflower, Crowfoot
Anemonella thalictroides
palmbob Comment
Aloe guillaumetii
raisedbedbob Comment Pussytoes
Antennaria plantaginfolia
raisedbedbob Comment Lyreleaf Sage, Cancer Weed
Salvia lyrata
raisedbedbob Comment Buttonbush, Honey Bells, Honeyball, Button Willow
Cephalanthus occidentalis
Xenomorf Image
Image of Euphorbia subapoda
Euphorbia
(Euphorbia subapoda)
Xenomorf Image
Image of Cylindropuntia fulgida var. fulgida
Jumping Cholla, Chain Fruit Cholla
(Cylindropuntia fulgida var. fulgida)
mystic Image
Image of Hemerocallis
Daylily 'Wellspring Of Wisdom'
(Hemerocallis )
mystic Image
Image of Hemerocallis
Daylily 'Woman At The Well'
(Hemerocallis )
Wandasflowers Image
Image of Hemerocallis
Daylily 'First Thanksgiving'
(Hemerocallis )
Wandasflowers Image
Image of Hemerocallis
Daylily 'Flaming Frolic'
(Hemerocallis )
monika Image
Image of Brugmansia B. x candida
Angels Trumpet 'Maiden's Blush'
(Brugmansia B. x candida)
Gabrielle Image
Image of Coreopsis lanceolata
Lanceleaf Coreopsis, Tickseed Coreopsis
(Coreopsis lanceolata)
Gabrielle Image
Image of Coreopsis tinctoria
Plains Coreopsis, Calliopsis
(Coreopsis tinctoria)
ViburnumValley Image
Image of Viburnum dilatatum x lobophyllum
Oneida Viburnum 'Oneida'
(Viburnum dilatatum x lobophyllum)
TBGDN Image
Image of Lilium
Trumpet Lily 'African Queen'
(Lilium )
cactus_lover Image
Image of Cotyledon  orbiculata
Cotyledon
(Cotyledon orbiculata)
cactus_lover Image
Image of Aloe polyphylla
Aloe
(Aloe polyphylla)
kell Image
Image of Cestrum fasciculatum
Early Flowering Jessamine, Red Cestrum, Early Jessamine 'Newellii'
(Cestrum fasciculatum)
Gustichock Image
Image of Chorisia speciosa
Floss Silk Tree
(Chorisia speciosa)
Gustichock Image
Image of Coccoloba uvifera
Sea Grape
(Coccoloba uvifera)
ViburnumValley Image
Image of Syringa pekinensis
Pekin Lilac 'China Snow™'
(Syringa pekinensis)
kniphofia Image
Image of Oxalis corymbosa
Gold Veined Oxalis 'Aureo-reticulata'
(Oxalis corymbosa)
LazyDebby Image
Image of Teucrium majoricum
Fruity Germander
(Teucrium majoricum)
LazyDebby Image
Image of Teucrium fruticans
Shrubby Germander, Tree Germander 'Azurea'
(Teucrium fruticans)
htop Image
Image of Billbergia nutans var. schimperiana
Queen's Tears, Friendship Plant
(Billbergia nutans var. schimperiana)
kniphofia Image
Image of Hippeastrum
Amaryllis 'Red Lion'
(Hippeastrum )
TBGDN Image
Image of Lilium Oriental Hybrid
Oriental Lily 'Journey's End'
(Lilium Oriental Hybrid)
flowerfrenzy Image
Image of Euonymus fortunei
Wintercreeper Euonymus 'Blondy'
(Euonymus fortunei)
echoes Image
Image of Lilium
L.A. Hybrid Lily 'Samur'
(Lilium )
echoes Image
Image of Lilium
L.A. Hybrid Lily 'Samur'
(Lilium )
Tree_Climber Image
Image of Hemerocallis
Daylily 'Ice Age'
(Hemerocallis )
Julie Image
Image of Solenostemon scutellarioides
Coleus, Painted Nettle 'Japanese Giant'
(Solenostemon scutellarioides)
Farmerdill Image
Image of Zea mays
Ornamental Corn 'Wilda's Pride'
(Zea mays)
Tree_Climber Image
Image of Hemerocallis
Daylily 'Mask Of Time'
(Hemerocallis )
palmbob Image
Image of Aechmea fasciata
'Lauren'
(Aechmea fasciata)
Equilibrium Image
Image of Pulsatilla vulgaris
Pasque Flower
(Pulsatilla vulgaris)
wallaby1 Image
Image of Lobelia siphilitica
Great Blue Lobelia
(Lobelia siphilitica)
wallaby1 Image
Image of Pastinaca sativa
Parsnip 'Gladiator'
(Pastinaca sativa)
kennedyh Image
Image of Acacia buxifolia
Box-leaved Wattle
(Acacia buxifolia)
kennedyh Image
Image of Acacia pravissima
Oven's Wattle, Alpine Wattle
(Acacia pravissima)
Seed_Sprout Image
Image of Brugmansia
Angel Trumpet 'New Orleans Lady'
(Brugmansia )
Seed_Sprout Image
Image of Brugmansia
Angel Trumpet 'New Orleans Lady'
(Brugmansia )
frostweed Image
Image of Magnolia x soulangiana
Saucer Magnolia, Tulip Tree
(Magnolia x soulangiana)
frostweed Image
Image of Narcissus
Tazetta Narcissus, Paperwhite Daffodil 'Ziva'
(Narcissus )
Floridian Image
Image of Acer saccharum subsp. floridanum
Florida Maple, Southern Sugar Maple
(Acer saccharum subsp. floridanum)
palmbob Image
Image of Aloe pruinosa

(Aloe pruinosa)
mgarr Image
Image of Pandorea pandorana
Wonga-Wonga Vine 'Golden Showers'
(Pandorea pandorana)
mgarr Image
Image of Chorizema
Brush pea 'Bush Flame'
(Chorizema )

Garden Watchdog Activity:

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

Member Addition Description
imnoangel Positive The Uncommon Rose
cinndergirl Positive Millington Seed Co.
Chris_Lorry Negative Kartuz Greenhouses
chyna Neutral Gurney's Seed & Nursery
stbgardener Positive New England Bonsai Gardens
chipsterdoodle Positive Andy's Orchids
wazzu92 Negative Nature Hills Nursery
chipsterdoodle Positive BarDavo Orchids
lefsamamma Positive High Country Gardens

Garden Bookworm Activity:

2 new books were added to the database.
3 new ratings/comments were added to the database.

Member Addition Description
McGlory Neutral Flower Gardening in the Hot Midwest: USDA Zone 5 and Lower Zone 4
McGlory Neutral How to Make Your Garden Grow: A Beginner's Guide to Popular Garden Plants
McGlory Positive Ground Covers: A Firefly Gardener's Guide

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Dave Whitinger, StandardOut.com

 

And that's the way it was... February 8, 2006

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