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Member Addition Description gee_oh_nyc Comment Sneezeweed, Helen's Flower, Dogtooth Daisy 'Chelsey' Helenium Suze_ Comment Tomato 'Snow White' Lycopersicon lycopersicum Boyed Comment Single Late Tulip 'Long Lady' Tulipa SaraCatherine Comment African Violet 'Summer Coral' Saintpaulia ionantha turbosbabe96 Comment Giant Rain Lily, Prairie Lily, Hill Country Rain Lily Zephyranthes drummondii aprilwillis Comment Compact Natal Plum 'Boxwood Beauty' Carissa macrocarpa aprilwillis Comment Rangoon Creeper, Drunken Sailor Quisqualis indica angiesart Comment Hawaiian Ti Plant, Good Luck Plant, Ti Plant Cordyline fruticosa sladeofsky Comment Norway Spruce 'Fritsche' Picea abies flowerfrenzy Comment Siberian Iris 'Neat Trick' Iris sibirica Terry Comment Gomphrena, Globe Amaranth 'Little Purple Buddy' Gomphrena globosa GreenEyedGuru Comment Wedge-leaflet Fan Palm Licuala ramsayi Shirley1md Comment Perennial Snapdragon 'braun-blanquetii' Antirrhinum saradipity Comment Daylily 'Tuscawilla Tigress' Hemerocallis laura10801 Comment Shasta Daisy 'Becky' Leucanthemum x superbum lupinman Comment Scarlet Star Glory, Orange Morning Glory Ipomoea coccinea laura10801 Comment Black-Eyed Susan, Orange Coneflower 'Goldsturm' Rudbeckia fulgida AuntB Comment Bat-Face Cuphea, St. Peter's Plant, Tiny Mice, Bunny Ears 'Tiny Winnie' Cuphea llavea frostweed Comment Hawksworth's Mistletoe Phoradendron hawksworthii Mexico_retired Comment Glory Flower, Princess Flower Tibouchina urvilleana frostweed Comment Rio Grande Leaf-Flower Phyllanthus abnormis var. riograndensis Xenomorf Comment Pilosocereus Pilosocereus leucocephalus frostweed Comment Heather Leaf-Flower Phyllanthus ericoides frostweed Comment Gale Of The Wind Phyllanthus niruri subsp. lathyroides MaceB Comment Chandelier Plant, Mother of Thousands Bryophyllum delagoense Xenomorf Comment Pilosocereus Pilosocereus machrisii Xenomorf Comment Pilosocereus Pilosocereus oligolepis Leehallfae Comment Fuchsia 'Ballerina Blau' Fuchsia pixie62560 Comment Oxalis, Wood Sorrel Oxalis depressa Xenomorf Comment Facheiro, Rabo de Raposa Pilosocereus piauhyensis Xenomorf Comment Robin Tree Cactus, Key Tree Cactus Pilosocereus polygonus frostweed Comment Texan Groundcherry Physalis virginiana var. texana LeBug Comment Bronze Fern, Grape Fern Botrychium dissectum var. obliquum Leehallfae Comment Bluebeard 'Dark Knight' Caryopteris x clandonensis Gina_Rose Comment Moses-in-a-Basket, Boatlily, Oyster Plant Tradescantia spathacea gee_oh_nyc Comment Sneezeweed, Helen's Flower, Dogtooth Daisy 'Helena Red Shades' Helenium autumnale kennedyh Image Sticky Westringia (Westringia rubiaefolia) kennedyh Image Alpine Grevillea, Southern Grevillea (Grevillea australis) ocimum_nate Image Greek Basil, Bush Basil 'Spicy Globe' (Ocimum basilicum) kennedyh Image Alpine Grevillea, Southern Grevillea (Grevillea australis) pixie62560 Image Oxalis, Wood Sorrel (Oxalis depressa) growin Image Michelia (Michelia maudiae) LilyLover_UT Image Bellflower (Campanula kemulariae) MikeyJoe Image Tomato 'Golden Egg' (Lycopersicon lycopersicum) LilyLover_UT Image Tomato 'Brown Berry' (Lycopersicon lycopersicum) Kell Image Bigleaf Hydrangea, French Hydrangea, Mophead 'Merritt's Supreme' (Hydrangea macrophylla) Dinu Image Limonia (Ravenia spectabilis) MaryinLa Image Angel Trumpet 'Mae West' (Brugmansia ) MaryinLa Image Angel Trumpet 'Milky Way' (Brugmansia ) JamesCO Image Clematis 'Warszawska Nike' (Clematis ) JamesCO Image 'Orange Baby' (Impatiens ) DaylilySLP Image Lemon Lily, Custard Lily, Yellow Daylily (Hemerocallis flava) DaylilySLP Image Daylily 'Summers Sundial' (Hemerocallis ) MikeyJoe Image Tomato 'Theineman's Australian Heart' (Lycopersicon lycopersicum) Klad1981 Image Darwin Hybrid Tulip 'Ivory Floradale' (Tulipa ) Klad1981 Image Greigii Tulip 'United States' (Tulipa greigii) jnana Image Virgin Tree, Buddah's Lamp, White Mussaenda 'Donna Aurora' (Mussaenda phillipica) Gabrielle Image Snow on the Mountain (Euphorbia marginata) sedum37 Image Tuberous Begonia 'On Top Pink Halo' (Begonia x tuberhybrida) paolotakeru Image Tropical Hibiscus 'Tangerine' (Hibiscus rosa-sinensis) paolotakeru Image Canna Lily 'Red King Humbert' (Canna x generalis) chicochi3 Image False Autumn Crocus, Meadow Saffron, Naked Ladies (Colchicum autumnale) chicochi3 Image Hybrid Tea Rose 'Elle' (Rosa ) sedum37 Image Butterfly Gladiolus 'Elvira' (Gladiolus ) giancarlo Image Philodendron 'Maylay Gold' (Philodendron ) jnana Image Greenheart, Coffee Colubrina (Colubrina arborescens) growin Image African Boxwood (Myrsine africana) frostweed Image Lindheimer's Senna, Velvetleaf Cassia (Senna lindheimeriana) frostweed Image Lindheimer's Senna, Velvetleaf Cassia (Senna lindheimeriana) echoes Image Intermediate Bearded Iris 'Toulouse' (Iris ) Boyed Image Lily Flowering Tulip 'Red Shine' (Tulipa ) Kell Image Gold-Striped Hakone Grass, Golden Japanese Forest Grass 'Aureola' (Hakonechloa macra) Boyed Image Single Late Tulip 'Bucchus' (Tulipa ) Calif_Sue Image Cane Begonia 'Torch' (Begonia ) ghia_girl Image Dwarf Peach 'Bonfire' (Prunus persica) ghia_girl Image Hardy Hibiscus, Rose Mallow, Swamp Mallow 'Luna Red' (Hibiscus moscheutos) ocimum_nate Image Mint 'Pineapple' (Mentha ) John_Benoot Image Daylily 'Darya' (Hemerocallis ) mgarr Image Winterberry Holly, Black Alder 'Red Sprite' (Ilex verticillata) mgarr Image Cut-leaves Crab (Malus toringoides) RON_CONVOLVULACEAE Image Thurbers Morning Glory (Ipomoea thurberi) Xenomorf Image Opuntia (Opuntia x occidentalis) Xenomorf Image Opuntia (Opuntia x occidentalis) Xenomorf Image Key Lime, Mexican Lime (Citrus aurantifolia) Xenomorf Image Texas Prickly Pear, Englemann's Prickly Pear (Opuntia engelmannii var. texana) Xenomorf Image Texas Prickly Pear, Englemann's Prickly Pear (Opuntia engelmannii var. texana) Xenomorf Image Texas Prickly Pear, Englemann's Prickly Pear (Opuntia engelmannii var. texana) AuntB Image Bat-Face Cuphea, St. Peter's Plant, Tiny Mice, Bunny Ears 'Tiny Winnie' (Cuphea llavea) AuntB Image Bat-Face Cuphea, St. Peter's Plant, Tiny Mice, Bunny Ears 'Tiny Winnie' (Cuphea llavea) jachurch Image Hardy Hibiscus, Rose Mallow, Swamp Mallow 'Dixie Belle' (Hibiscus moscheutos) kennedyh Image Sticky Westringia (Westringia rubiaefolia) kennedyh Image Wahlenbergia (Wahlenbergia albomarginata) TxTurqoize Image Rose Campion, Bloody Mary, Bloody William (Lychnis coronaria) OregonCoastSeth Image (Brighamia rockii) OregonCoastSeth Image (Brighamia rockii) SW_gardener Image Dahlia 'Soulman' (Dahlia ) SW_gardener Image Dahlia 'Soulman' (Dahlia ) begoniacrazii Image Iron Cross Oxalis, Good Luck Plant 'Iron Cross' (Oxalis tetraphylla) begoniacrazii Image Iron Cross Oxalis, Good Luck Plant 'Iron Cross' (Oxalis tetraphylla) Iceman2458 Image Carolina Moonseed, Carolina Snailseed, Coralbeed (Cocculus carolinus) Iceman2458 Image Country Sida, Country Mallow, Bala, Flannel Weed (Sida cordifolia)

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Member Addition Description angelikascott Positive Onalee's Home-Grown Seeds & Plants st44772 Positive Autumn Ridge Nursery xineann Positive Wildseed Farms Inc. janevx Positive Iris City Gardens pittipat Negative Gardening How-To (National Home Gardening Club) ghudson50 Positive Mid-America Garden mmfmich Positive Gold Coast Daylilies wickerparker Positive Naylor Creek Nursery wickerparker Positive Antique Rose Emporium Pester Positive High Country Gardens

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Final Notes

Have a good day, and happy gardening!

Dave

And that's the way it was... September 15, 2006