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"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
"I always thought a yard was three feet, then I started mowing the lawn."( -- C.E. Cowman)
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Name Pronunciation Meaning
baueriana baw-ware-ee-AH-na Named for Franz and Ferdinand Bauer, 19th century Austrian brothers and botanical artists bauerifolia baw-ware-ee-FOH-lee-a Having foliage that resembles Bauera (a genus named for Franz and Ferdinand Bauer, 19th century Austrian brothers and botanical artists)
35 new plants.
Member Addition Description
nazer Comment Desert Rose 'Tropic Sun'Adenium obesum zak1962 Comment Joseph's Coat 'Red Carpet'Alternanthera ficoidea redcamaro350ss Comment Espadin, Espadillo, Guapilla, Soyate, SotolitoAgave striata go_vols Comment Zinnia 'Cut & Come Again'Zinnia pumila pipndani2 Comment Honey LocustGleditsia triacanthos imapigeon Comment Freesia 'Single Blue'Freesia Trackbrat Comment Banana Pepper 'Sweet Banana'Capsicum annuum greenorchid Image New Zealand Flax 'Lancer Margaret Jones'Phormium ) greenorchid Image Japanese Pieris, Andromeda, Lily of the Valley Shrub 'Mountain Fire'Pieris japonica ) KatG Image Passion Flower, Passionflower 'Blue Eyed Susan'Passiflora ) revlar Image Bush Lily, Clivia Lily, St. John's Lily, Boslelie, Fire Lily 'Solomone Hybrid'Clivia miniata ) mgarr Image Dutchman's Breeches Dicentra cucullaria ) colliwobbles Image Monkey Flower 'Magic Mix'Mimulus ) colliwobbles Image Monkey Flower 'Magic Mix'Mimulus ) snuzi Image Ginger 'Giant Plume'Curcuma elata ) dmj1218 Image Tropical Hibiscus 'Irish Eyes'Hibiscus rosa-sinensis ) Metrosideros Image 'Ohi'a Lehua, Metrosideros Metrosideros polymorpha var. glaberrima ) CactusJordi Image Leding's Hedgehog Cactus Echinocereus ledingii ) CactusJordi Image Leding's Hedgehog Cactus Echinocereus ledingii ) Betja Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Hawaiian Rain'Iris ) Betja Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Hawaiian Rain'Iris ) Metrosideros Image 'Ohi'a Lehua Metrosideros polymorpha var. polymorpha ) Garden_Nerd_STL Image Japanese Maple 'Shishigashira'Acer palmatum ) greenorchid Image Mediterranean Spurge 'Glacier Blue'Euphorbia characias ) greenorchid Image Triumph Tulip 'Carnaval de Rio'Tulipa ) greenorchid Image Japanese Spirea, Japanese Meadowsweet, Maybush 'Magic Carpet'Spiraea japonica ) greenorchid Image Flowering Quince Chaenomeles japonica ) greenorchid Image New Zealand Flax 'Lancer Margaret Jones'Phormium ) greenorchid Image Laurustinus 'Compactum'Viburnum tinus ) greenorchid Image Checkered Lily, Guinea-Hen Flower, Snake's Head Fritillary Fritillaria meleagris ) greenorchid Image Double Narcissus, Double Daffodil 'Petit Four'Narcissus ) greenorchid Image Long-cupped Narcissus, Large-cupped Daffodil 'Sound'Narcissus ) greenorchid Image Jonquilla Narcissus, Apodanthus Daffodil 'Suzy'Narcissus ) victorgardener Image Dusty Miller, Beach Sage, Beach Wormwood 'Silver Brocade'Artemisia stelleriana ) victorgardener Image Bleeding Heart Dicentra spectabilis ) victorgardener Image Hairy Alumroot 'Mocha'Heuchera villosa ) victorgardener Image Honeysuckle, Woodbine 'Serotina'Lonicera periclymenum ) victorgardener Image Thunberg Spirea, Thunberg's Meadowsweet 'Ogon'Spiraea thunbergii ) victorgardener Image Double-Flowering Japanese Kerria, Japanese Rose, Easter Rose, Yellow Rose of Texas 'Pleniflora'Kerria japonica ) victorgardener Image Weeping Katsura Tree Cercidiphyllum japonicum f. pendulum ) victorgardener Image Red Barked Dogwood, Red Twig Dogwood, Tatarian Dogwood 'Elegantissima'Cornus alba ) victorgardener Image Shrub Rose 'Oso Easy Peachy Cream'Rosa ) DaylilySLP Image Hybrid Hellebore, Lenten Rose 'Ballerina Mix'Helleborus x hybridus ) DaylilySLP Image Hybrid Hellebore, Lenten Rose 'Ballerina Mix'Helleborus x hybridus ) DaylilySLP Image Pansy 'Delta Citrus Mix'Viola x wittrockiana ) DaylilySLP Image Pansy 'Delta Pure Deep Orange'Viola x wittrockiana ) DaylilySLP Image Pansy 'Delta Pure Deep Orange'Viola x wittrockiana ) zak1962 Image Joseph's Coat 'Red Carpet'Alternanthera ficoidea ) palmbob Image Fatsia, Paperplant, Japanese Aralia Fatsia japonica ) palmbob Image Lemon Bottlebrush, Crimson Bottlebrush Callistemon citrinus ) palmbob Image Lemon Bottlebrush, Crimson Bottlebrush Callistemon citrinus ) palmbob Image Camphor Tree, Camphor Laurel Cinnamomum camphora ) palmbob Image Cabbage Palm, Cabbage Tree, Ti Kouka, Torbay Palm Cordyline australis ) palmbob Image Man Fern, Soft Tree Fern, Tasmanian Tree Fern, Wooly Tree Fern Dicksonia antarctica ) palmbob Image Weeping Fig, Chinese Banyan Ficus benjamina ) palmbob Image Weeping Fig, Chinese Banyan Ficus benjamina ) Kell Image Tiger Aloe, Tigeraloë, Partridge Breast Aloe Aloe variegata ) Kell Image Agave 'Kichiokan'Agave potatorum ) Kell Image Agave 'Kichiokan'Agave potatorum ) palmbob Image Sweetgum, Red Gum, Liquid Amber Liquidambar styraciflua ) palmbob Image Sweetgum, Red Gum, Liquid Amber Liquidambar styraciflua ) Killgriff07 Image Cocoa Tree, Cacao Theobroma cacao ) palmbob Image Chinese Wisteria Wisteria sinensis ) palmbob Image Chinese Wisteria Wisteria sinensis ) palmbob Image Chinese Wisteria Wisteria sinensis ) palmbob Image Chinese Wisteria Wisteria sinensis ) palmbob Image Spineless Yucca, Giant Yucca Yucca guatemalensis ) palmbob Image Spineless Yucca, Giant Yucca Yucca guatemalensis ) palmbob Image Spineless Yucca, Giant Yucca Yucca guatemalensis ) Kell Image Echeveria 'Pulv-Oliver'Echeveria ) Kell Image Echeveria 'Pulv-Oliver'Echeveria ) ceej1963 Image Saltmarsh Morning Glory Ipomoea sagittata ) ceej1963 Image Man of the Earth, Big-root Morning Glory, Wild Potato Vine Ipomoea pandurata ) ceej1963 Image Fingerleaf Morning Glory Ipomoea digitata ) decklife Image Silk Cotton Tree, Kapok Tree, Red Silk Cotton Tree Bombax ceiba ) decklife Image Silk Cotton Tree, Kapok Tree, Red Silk Cotton Tree Bombax ceiba ) Carkeekfish Image Navelwort 'Parisian Skies'Omphalodes cappadocica ) colliwobbles Image Monkey Flower 'Magic Mix'Mimulus ) cactuspatch Image Eve's Needle, Faxon Dagger, Giant Spanish Dagger, Spanish Bayonet, Carneros Yucca, Palma Samandoca Yucca faxoniana ) J_and_C Image Calibrachoa, Million Bells 'Superbells Apricot Punch'Calibrachoa ) cactuspatch Image Eve's Needle, Faxon Dagger, Giant Spanish Dagger, Spanish Bayonet, Carneros Yucca, Palma Samandoca Yucca faxoniana ) cactuspatch Image Eve's Needle, Faxon Dagger, Giant Spanish Dagger, Spanish Bayonet, Carneros Yucca, Palma Samandoca Yucca faxoniana ) J_and_C Image Coleus, Flame Nettle, Painted Nettle Solenostemon scutellarioides ) hankeat Image Lenten Rose 'Red Lady'Helleborus x hybridus ) imapigeon Image Freesia 'Single Blue'Freesia ) CactusJordi Image Cholla, Abrojo, Clavellina, Coyonoxtle, Sheathed Cholla, Tencholote Cylindropuntia tunicata ) KatG Image Oxalis 'Charmed Wine'Oxalis ) revlar Image Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow Brunfelsia grandiflora ) revlar Image Bush Lily, Clivia Lily, St. John's Lily, Boslelie, Fire Lily 'Variegata'Clivia miniata ) cactus_lover Image Agave 'Sierra Mixteca FO-076'Agave ) revlar Image Bush Lily, Clivia Lily, St. John's Lily, Boslelie, Fire Lily 'Solomone Hybrid'Clivia miniata ) cactus_lover Image Agave 'Pinky'Agave filifera subsp. microceps ) cactus_lover Image Haworthia Haworthia koelmaniorum ) cactus_lover Image Haworthia Haworthia limifolia var. gigantea ) cactus_lover Image Haworthia 'Variegated'Haworthia limifolia ) skaz421 Image Heliconia 'Costa Flores'Heliconia hirsuta ) Rocky63 Image Hyacinth Bellevalia trifoliata ) Metrosideros Image 'Ohi'a Lehua Metrosideros polymorpha var. polymorpha ) kennedyh Image Wattle Acacia spathulifolia ) kennedyh Image Verticordia Verticordia chrysantha ) onewish1 Image Lenten Rose 'Yellow Lady'Helleborus orientalis ) onewish1 Image Lenten Rose 'Washfield Double Flowered'Helleborus x hybridus ) onewish1 Image Lenten Rose 'Metallic Blue Lady'Helleborus x hybridus ) melody Image Bell Pepper 'Gypsy'Capsicum annuum ) melody Image Tomato 'Celebrity'Lycopersicon lycopersicum ) kennedyh Image Verticordia Verticordia insignis ) NikiCalcio Image Flowering Cherry, Sheraton Cherry, Kwanzan Cherry, Kanzan Cherry 'Kanzan'Prunus serrulata ) kennedyh Image Verticordia Verticordia insignis ) ViburnumValley Image Flowering Crabapple 'Silver Cloud'Malus ) ViburnumValley Image Flowering Crabapple 'Silver Cloud'Malus ) ViburnumValley Image Flowering Crabapple 'Silver Cloud'Malus )
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And that's the way it was... April 8, 2009
