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Member Addition Description sladeofsky Comment Eastern Sand Cherry Prunus pumila var. depressa mamapajama Comment Japanese Knotweed, False Bamboo, Mexican Bamboo Polygonum cuspidatum tropicsofohio Comment Chinese Trumpet Creeper, Trumpet Vine Campsis grandiflora plantladylin Comment African Violet 'Optimara 'Isabelle'' Saintpaulia amarantha00 Comment Hybrid Tea Rose 'Black Magic' Rosa htop Comment Hairy Five Eyes Chamaesaracha sordida sladeofsky Comment Jounama Snow Gum, Jonama Snow Gum Eucalyptus debeuzevillei sladeofsky Comment Alpine Totara Podocarpus nivalis passiflora_pink Comment Elephant Head Amaranth, Amaranthus Amaranthus gangeticus htop Comment Gray Five Eyes Chamaesaracha conioides htop Comment Edwards Plateau Five Eyes Chamaesaracha edwardsiana htop Comment Pale Five Eyes Chamaesaracha pallida WUVIE Comment Gourd 'Tennessee Dancing' Cucurbita pepo var. ovifera WUVIE Comment Northern Sea Oats, Spangle Grass, Indian Woodoats, Broadleaf Uniola, Wild Oats Chasmanthium latifolium TuxedoWarwick Comment Silver Linden 'Sterling' Tilia tomentosa sladeofsky Comment Prostate Sand Cherry, Groundcover Cherry, Creeping Cherry 'Gus Mehlquist' Prunus pumilla var. depressa fridafreak Comment Banana Canna 'Grande' Canna musifolia Farmerdill Comment Fringe Tree, Old Man's Beard, Grancy Graybeard Chionanthus virginicus duggiehoo Comment Scarlet Bouvardia, Firecracker Bush, Trumpetilla, Hummingbird Flower Bouvardia ternifolia RosieInGeorgia Comment Hardy Abelia Abelia mosanensis begoniacrazii Comment Rough fruit corn bedstraw Galium tricornutum cavalrymedic Comment Apple 'Tropic Sweet' Malus x domestica RobertWM Comment Tall Bearded Iris 'Sunblaze' Iris bsharf Image Amaryllis 'Prelude' (Hippeastrum ) dale_a_gardener Image Philodendron (Philodendron gloriosum) mgarr Image Madeiran Cranesbill (Geranium maderense) kidndogs Image English Rose, Austin Rose 'Teasing Georgia' (Rosa ) kidndogs Image Hybrid Tea Rose, Romantica Rose 'Frederic Mistral' (Rosa ) mgarr Image Japanese Pieris, Andromeda, Lily of the Valley Shrub 'Valley Valentine' (Pieris japonica) sweezel Image Big Red Sage (Salvia penstemonoides) sweezel Image Tea Rose 'Georgetown Tea' (Rosa ) Gabrielle Image Houseleek, Hens and Chicks, Live-forever 'State Fair' (Sempervivum ) sweezel Image Polyantha Rose 'Sweet Pea' (Rosa ) Gabrielle Image Cobweb Houseleek, Spider Web Hens and Chicks 'Cobweb Joy' (Sempervivum arachnoideum) Gabrielle Image Cats and Kittens, Hens and Chicks, Houseleeks, Live Forever 'Koko Flannel' (Sempervivum ) RON_CONVOLVULACEAE Image (Operculina aequisepala) kniphofia Image Pansy 'Atlas Blueberry Mix' (Viola ) kidndogs Image Hybrid Tea Rose, Large-flowered Rose 'Traviata' (Rosa ) kniphofia Image Asiatic Lily 'Petite Brigitte' (Lilium ) kniphofia Image Amaryllis 'Rilona' (Hippeastrum ) ownedbycats Image Daylily 'Dark Forces' (Hemerocallis ) ViburnumValley Image Bottlebrush Buckeye (Aesculus parviflora) ownedbycats Image Daylily 'Easy Rider' (Hemerocallis ) ViburnumValley Image Bottlebrush Buckeye (Aesculus parviflora) ViburnumValley Image Red Buckeye, Firecracker Plant (Aesculus pavia) ownedbycats Image Daylily 'If I Where A Shepherd' (Hemerocallis ) frmdeath2life Image Daylily 'Molino Dazzler' (Hemerocallis ) frmdeath2life Image Daylily 'Smith Brothers' (Hemerocallis ) jhtt Image Sunflower (Helianthus annuus) Kelli Image Chia (Salvia columbariae) diehrdsouthrnr Image Fountain Palm, Ribbon Palm, Weeping Cabbage Palm (Livistona decipiens) Kelli Image Chaparral Clematis, Pipestem Clematis (Clematis lasiantha) Kelli Image Redshank (Adenostoma sparsifolium) diehrdsouthrnr Image American Wisteria 'Amethyst Falls' (Wisteria frutescens) diehrdsouthrnr Image Chusan Palm, Windmill Palm (Trachycarpus fortunei) daisyavenue Image Thai Crown of Thorns 'Valentine' (Euphorbia x lomi) daisyavenue Image Thai Crown of Thorns 'Valentine' (Euphorbia x lomi) daisyavenue Image Thai Crown of Thorns 'Valentine' (Euphorbia x lomi) Porphyrostachys Image Aloe (Aloe pseudorubroviolacea) Porphyrostachys Image Aloe (Aloe pseudorubroviolacea) Porphyrostachys Image (Aloe adigratana) saya Image Mexican orange (Choisya ternata) kizilod Image Drumsticks, Ornamental Onion, Round Headed Leek (Allium sphaerocephalon) saya Image Mexican Orange Blossom, Mexican Mock Orange 'Aztec Pearl' (Choisya ) saya Image Variegated Wallflower 'Variegatum' (Erysimum linifolium) rockminer Image Mammillaria 'Craigii' (Mammillaria sonorensis) rockminer Image Mammillaria 'Craigii' (Mammillaria sonorensis) nifty413 Image Hummingbird Plant, Trailing Scutellaria (Scutellaria longifolia) kizilod Image Balloon Flower, Chinese Bellflower, Japanese Bellflower 'Mariesii' (Platycodon grandiflorus) kizilod Image Balloon Flower, Chinese Bellflower, Japanese Bellflower 'Mariesii' (Platycodon grandiflorus) paolotakeru Image Double Narcissus, Double Daffodil 'Tahiti' (Narcissus ) paolotakeru Image Shrimp Plant (Justicia brandegeana) paolotakeru Image Primrose Jasmine, Chinese Jasmine (Jasminum mesnyi) weebles64 Image Giant Onion, Giant Allium 'Mt Everest' (Allium giganteum) nifty413 Image Mini Snapdragon 'Kim Orange Bicolor' (Antirrhinum nanum) htop Image Fragrant Gaillardia, Perfumeballs, Sweet Firewheel, Rayless Gaillardia, Pincushion Daisy, Gyp Indian (Gaillardia suavis) htop Image Fragrant Gaillardia, Perfumeballs, Sweet Firewheel, Rayless Gaillardia, Pincushion Daisy, Gyp Indian (Gaillardia suavis) htop Image Fragrant Gaillardia, Perfumeballs, Sweet Firewheel, Rayless Gaillardia, Pincushion Daisy, Gyp Indian (Gaillardia suavis) nifty413 Image Blue Star Creeper, Laurentia, Rock Isotome (Isotoma axillaris) htop Image Fragrant Gaillardia, Perfumeballs, Sweet Firewheel, Rayless Gaillardia, Pincushion Daisy, Gyp Indian (Gaillardia suavis) htop Image Fragrant Gaillardia, Perfumeballs, Sweet Firewheel, Rayless Gaillardia, Pincushion Daisy, Gyp Indian (Gaillardia suavis) htop Image Fragrant Gaillardia, Perfumeballs, Sweet Firewheel, Rayless Gaillardia, Pincushion Daisy, Gyp Indian (Gaillardia suavis) htop Image Fragrant Gaillardia, Perfumeballs, Sweet Firewheel, Rayless Gaillardia, Pincushion Daisy, Gyp Indian (Gaillardia suavis) frmdeath2life Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Rare Treat' (Iris ) raydio Image Amaryllis 'Rapido' (Hippeastrum ) raydio Image Amaryllis 'Rapido' (Hippeastrum ) Texas_Doodlebug Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Wild Sharon' (Iris ) Texas_Doodlebug Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Subtle Hint' (Iris ) Texas_Doodlebug Image Standard Dwarf Bearded Iris 'Jade Mist' (Iris ) Xenomorf Image Marblefruit Prickly Pear (Opuntia strigil) Xenomorf Image Marblefruit Prickly Pear (Opuntia strigil) Xenomorf Image Marblefruit Prickly Pear (Opuntia strigil) Xenomorf Image Candelabra Cactus (Myrtillocactus cochal) Xenomorf Image Agave (Agave albomarginata) Xenomorf Image Agave (Agave albomarginata) kennedyh Image Prickly Cryptandra, Velvet Cryptandra (Cryptandra tomentosa) kennedyh Image New Zealand Spinach, Warrigal Greens (Tetragonia tetragonoides) kennedyh Image Prickly Dryandra (Dryandra armata) kennedyh Image Prickly Dryandra (Dryandra armata) kennedyh Image Pink Dryandra (Dryandra carlinoides) palmbob Image Aloe (Aloe secundiflora) palmbob Image Aloe (Aloe pruinosa) palmbob Image Euphorbia (Euphorbia arida) palmbob Image Euphorbia (Euphorbia arida)

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Member Addition Description burgele Positive Engelstrompeten (Brugmansia)

Final Notes

Have a good day, and happy gardening!

Dave

And that's the way it was... April 18, 2007