Dave's Garden Newsletter for April 11, 2008

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Forum Photo of the Day   Subject: See what I found yesterday morning in my outside chair. By 2pugdogs

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New Botanary Words

PlantFiles Activity:

PlantFiles Additions:

Member Addition Description entomologist Comment Semi-dwarf Oriental Poppy 'Pizzicato' Papaver orientale dalmatian_fan87 Comment Japanese Maple 'Johnnie's Pink' Acer palmatum patray Comment Flame Vine, Golden Shower, Orange Trumpet Creeper Pyrostegia venusta GPGruver14 Comment Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow, Kiss Me Quick Brunfelsia latifolia 1913cat Comment Tall Bearded Iris 'Sindjkha' Iris crimsontsavo Comment Wiregrass Aristida stricta var. beyrichiana RuffLuv3 Comment Grape Hyacinth Muscari latifolium 1913cat Comment Tall Bearded Iris 'Chocoleto' Iris Sabrina1978 Comment Desert Petunia, Florida Bluebells, Mexican Petunia, Mexican Blue Bells 'Purple Showers' Ruellia brittoniana Malus2006 Comment False Indigo, Blue Wild Indigo Baptisia australis Malus2006 Comment Ladybells, Lady Bells Adenophora confusa onewish1 Comment Lemon Verbena, Verveine Odorante Aloysia triphylla Malus2006 Comment Wakerobin, Stinking Benjamin Trillium erectum Malus2006 Comment Nodding Trillium, Northern Nodding Wake-robin Trillium cernuum Malus2006 Comment Bent Trillium, Nodding Trillium, Wake Robin Trillium flexipes Cretaceous Comment Cyathea muelleri JeanneTX Comment Clematis 'Violet Stargazer' Clematis viticella CaptMicha Comment Double Narcissus, Double Daffodil 'Rip van Winkle' Narcissus htop Comment Short Leaf Wild Petunia, Tropical Wild Petunia, Tropical Monkey Plant Ruellia brevifolia DaylilySLP Image Doritaenopsis Arden (Doritaenopsis ) lovetropics Image Desert Beardtongue (Penstemon pseudospectabilis) MyRee Image Pasque Flower (Pulsatilla vulgaris) DaylilySLP Image Phalaenopsis Double Delight (Phalaenopsis ) DaylilySLP Image Phalaenopsis Brother Pico Bahama (Phalaenopsis ) DaylilySLP Image Phalaenopsis Nobby's Amy (Phalaenopsis ) DaylilySLP Image Doritaenopsis The Pride Of Ben Yu 'Ben Yu' (Doritaenopsis ) georgewms Image Aster, Pot Aster 'Odin Viking' (Symphyotrichum Aster novi-belgii) crimsontsavo Image Java Fern (Microsorum pteropus) DaylilySLP Image Phragmipedium Hanne Popow (Phragmipedium ) DaylilySLP Image Phragmipedium (Phragmipedium ) DaylilySLP Image Phragmipedium (Phragmipedium ) DaylilySLP Image Phragmipedium Sedenii (Phragmipedium ) DaylilySLP Image Phragmipedium Young Lindley (Phragmipedium ) DaylilySLP Image Phragmipedium Cardinale (Phragmipedium ) rannveig Image Trumpet Narcissus, Trumpet Daffodil 'Pink Charm' (Narcissus ) ViburnumValley Image Muku Tree (Aphananthe aspera) ViburnumValley Image Muku Tree (Aphananthe aspera) ViburnumValley Image Chinese Quince (Pseudocydonia sinensis) ViburnumValley Image Chinese Quince (Pseudocydonia sinensis) newplantperson Image Cyclamen, Hardy Cyclamen (Cyclamen coum) newplantperson Image Cyclamen, Hardy Cyclamen (Cyclamen coum) newplantperson Image Cyclamen, Hardy Cyclamen (Cyclamen coum) DaylilySLP Image Phalaenopsis Cordova (Phalaenopsis ) DaylilySLP Image Phalaenopsis Memoria Audrey Meldman (Phalaenopsis ) DaylilySLP Image Phalaenopsis Sogo Benz (Phalaenopsis ) rannveig Image Jonquilla Narcissus, Apodanthus Daffodil 'Sundisc' (Narcissus ) rannveig Image Jonquilla Narcissus, Apodanthus Daffodil 'Sundisc' (Narcissus ) rannveig Image Jonquilla Narcissus, Apodanthus Daffodil 'Sundisc' (Narcissus ) Xenomorf Image Cheiridopsis (Cheiridopsis pillansii) Xenomorf Image Cheiridopsis (Cheiridopsis rostrata) Xenomorf Image Cheiridopsis (Cheiridopsis turbinata) Xenomorf Image Pleiospilos (Pleiospilos compactus) Xenomorf Image Pleiospilos (Pleiospilos compactus) Xenomorf Image Split rock (Pleiospilos simulans) htop Image Short Leaf Wild Petunia, Tropical Wild Petunia, Tropical Monkey Plant (Ruellia brevifolia) htop Image Short Leaf Wild Petunia, Tropical Wild Petunia, Tropical Monkey Plant (Ruellia brevifolia) htop Image Short Leaf Wild Petunia, Tropical Wild Petunia, Tropical Monkey Plant (Ruellia brevifolia)

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Member Addition Description seagardener Positive ECOLAGE jasonadams93 Positive Georgia Vines Kbeaner Neutral Garden Harvest Supply sheilaquilcene Positive Bulbs Direct (bulbsdirect.com) jackie2 Positive Singing Tree Gardens YodieCoyote Positive Going Bananas Spookygirl Positive Dutch Gardens vemay Positive Autumn Ridge Nursery SCNewbie Positive Moonshine Designs Nursery chunx Negative Thompson and Morgan (US) PhillipsGuide Positive Jung Seed ItsAMiracle Positive Cottage Farms to2winks Positive Viola Valley Wildflowers paralegalmbl Positive Grassy Knoll Exotic Plants Billdc Negative Spring Hill Nurseries sarazen Positive Dutch Gardens lockbill Positive Onalee's Home-Grown Seeds & Plants sarazen Neutral Gurney's Seed & Nursery kaob Positive Michigan Bulb Hemhostaholic Positive Chamblee's Rose Nursery tosoiba Positive Nature Hills Nursery CCH81 Positive Classy Groundcovers CarynDalton Positive Buggy Crazy kbedit Negative Wayside Gardens BrandyKou Positive Onalee's Home-Grown Seeds & Plants pcouton Positive Viola Valley Wildflowers wusel Negative Rosengärtnerei Kalbus wusel Positive W. Kordes Sohne odeymail Positive Katz Kuntry Kuttins mary2e Negative Park Seed Company (aka Park's Gardens) charflet Positive Woodlanders Inc. Sabrina1978 Positive Gurney's Seed & Nursery clemin Negative Burgess Seed LariAnn Positive Buried Treasures Freds_Garden Negative Burgess Seed

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Final Notes

Have a good day, and happy gardening!

Dave

And that's the way it was... April 11, 2008