Dave's Garden Newsletter for October 17, 2011

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Forum Posts PlantFiles Pictures 172 posts Plant Identification 142 posts Northeast Gardening 90 posts Games 64 posts Group Trades, Swaps and Round Robins 64 posts Pets 40 posts Vegetable Gardening 33 posts Hummingbird and Butterfly Gardening 33 posts Cacti and Succulents 31 posts Australian Gardening 28 posts Recipes 24 posts Perennials 20 posts Seed Trading 20 posts Sewing and Quilting 20 posts Morning Glories 18 posts African Violets and Gesneriads 18 posts Poultry and Livestock 16 posts Bird Watching 16 posts Texas Gardening 16 posts Japanese Maples 14 posts Daylilies 14 posts Mid-Atlantic Gardening 13 posts Container Gardening 13 posts Pottery, Clay and Ceramics 12 posts Beginner Gardening Questions 11 posts Tropical Plants 10 posts Beginner Houseplants 10 posts Homesteading 10 posts Bloom of the Day Photos 10 posts Insect and Spider Identification 10 posts Herbs 9 posts Equine Forum 9 posts Voting Booth 7 posts Central Midwest Gardening 7 posts Dahlias 7 posts Brugmansias 7 posts Photos 7 posts Mid-South Gardening 7 posts Canning, Freezing and Drying 6 posts Bird Identification 6 posts Beginner Landscaping 6 posts Beginner Fruit 6 posts Beginner Flowers 5 posts Ohio River Valley Gardening 5 posts Gingers 5 posts Southwest Gardening 5 posts Cameras and Photography 5 posts Tomatoes 5 posts Greenhouse 5 posts BugFiles Pictures 5 posts Vines and Climbers 4 posts Orchids 4 posts Pacific Northwest Gardening 4 posts Beginner Vegetables 4 posts Water Gardens 4 posts Self-contained Box Gardens 4 posts Floors and Coverings 4 posts Upper Midwest Gardening 4 posts Geraniums, Pelargoniums and Erodiums 4 posts Canadian Gardening 4 posts Accessible Gardening 3 posts Vermicomposting 3 posts Coleus 3 posts Plumerias 3 posts California Gardening 2 posts Cooking 2 posts Hostas 2 posts Healthy Living 2 posts Fragrant Gardening 2 posts Wildlife Gardening 2 posts Books, Movies, and TV 2 posts Happy Birthday 2 posts Weather 2 posts Heirloom Vegetables 2 posts Propagation 2 posts Hibiscus 2 posts Garden Pests and Diseases 2 posts BirdFiles Pictures 1 post Plant Trading 1 post Winter Sowing 1 post Strawbale Gardening 1 post Caregivers 1 post Garden Talk 1 post Trash to Treasure 1 post Tropical Zone Gardening 1 post Garden Tool Company 1 post Wildlife 1 post Clean and Clutter-free 1 post Mums and Asters 1 post Amaryllis and Hippeastrums 1 post Agastaches and Salvias 1 post Swaps, Trades and Giveaways 1 post Peppers 1 post Florida Gardening 1 post Annuals 1 post Roses 1 post Ask-a-Gardener 1 post Ferns, Fungi and Mosses 1 post Trees, Shrubs and Conifers 1 post

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PlantFiles Activity:

PlantFiles Additions:

Member Addition Description sterhill Comment Japanese Maple 'Skeeter's Broom' Acer palmatum Tobytwo Comment Kniphofia 'Coolknip' Kniphofia doctordee1941 Comment Confederate Rose, Cotton Rose Hibiscus mutabilis Kaskazi Comment Dwarf Firebush Hamelia macrantha CrispyCritter Comment Satsuma Orange Citrus reticulata var. satsuma erinbee Comment Firecracker Plant, Mexican Honeysuckle, Orange Plume Flower Justicia spicigera JenDion Comment Fringed Loosestrife 'Firecracker' Lysimachia ciliata cathy4 Comment Blue Boy, Blue Glory, Clock Vine Thunbergia battiscombei themikesmom Comment Garden Phlox 'Carmine Star' Phlox paniculata vossner Comment 'Forest Frost' Phlox pilosa dianemumm Comment Hyacinth Bean Lablab purpureus Kaskazi Comment Necklace Pod Sophora tomentosa var. occidentalis Kell Image Channel-leaf Featherbush (Aulax cancellata) Kell Image Channel-leaf Featherbush (Aulax cancellata) Kell Image Channel-leaf Featherbush (Aulax cancellata) Kell Image Channel-leaf Featherbush (Aulax cancellata) Kell Image Channel-leaf Featherbush (Aulax cancellata) Kell Image Channel-leaf Featherbush (Aulax cancellata) Kell Image Channel-leaf Featherbush (Aulax cancellata) Kell Image Channel-leaf Featherbush (Aulax cancellata) Kell Image Channel-leaf Featherbush (Aulax cancellata) Kell Image Channel-leaf Featherbush (Aulax cancellata) Kell Image Channel-leaf Featherbush (Aulax cancellata) Kell Image Laurel Protea, Grey-leaf Sugarbush 'White Owl' (Protea laurifolia) Kell Image Laurel Protea, Grey-leaf Sugarbush 'White Owl' (Protea laurifolia) Kell Image Laurel Protea, Grey-leaf Sugarbush 'White Owl' (Protea laurifolia) Kell Image Laurel Protea, Grey-leaf Sugarbush 'White Owl' (Protea laurifolia) Kell Image Laurel Protea, Grey-leaf Sugarbush 'White Owl' (Protea laurifolia) Kell Image Laurel Protea, Grey-leaf Sugarbush 'White Owl' (Protea laurifolia) Kell Image Laurel Protea, Grey-leaf Sugarbush 'White Owl' (Protea laurifolia) Kell Image Laurel Protea, Grey-leaf Sugarbush 'White Owl' (Protea laurifolia) Kell Image Laurel Protea, Grey-leaf Sugarbush 'White Owl' (Protea laurifolia) Kell Image Laurel Protea, Grey-leaf Sugarbush 'White Owl' (Protea laurifolia) Kell Image Pincushion Protea (Leucospermum cordifolium) cactus_lover Image Bloodspot Mangave 'Bloodspot' (X Mangave ) cactus_lover Image Agave (Agave victoriae-reginae x asperrima) cactus_lover Image Living Rock Cactus, Seven Stars, Chaute, Chautle, Peyote Cimarron, Tsuwin (Ariocarpus retusus) cactus_lover Image Gasterhaworthia (X Gasterhaworthia bayfieldii) Xenomorf Image Whitethorn acacia (Acacia constricta) Xenomorf Image Whitethorn acacia (Acacia constricta) Xenomorf Image Whitethorn acacia (Acacia constricta) Xenomorf Image Whitethorn acacia (Acacia constricta) Xenomorf Image Southern Golden-bush, Southern Jimmy-weed (Isocoma pluriflora) Xenomorf Image Southern Golden-bush, Southern Jimmy-weed (Isocoma pluriflora) Xenomorf Image Southern Golden-bush, Southern Jimmy-weed (Isocoma pluriflora) Xenomorf Image African Tamarisk (Tamarix africana) Xenomorf Image African Tamarisk (Tamarix africana) Xenomorf Image African Tamarisk (Tamarix africana) Xenomorf Image White Horsenettle, Silverleaf Nightshade, Bull Nettle, Olive-leaf Nightshade, Devil's Tomato (Solanum elaeagnifolium) Xenomorf Image Rocky Mountain Beeplant (Cleome serrulata) Xenomorf Image Rocky Mountain Beeplant (Cleome serrulata) Xenomorf Image Rocky Mountain Beeplant (Cleome serrulata) cactus_lover Image Gasterhaworthia 'Hayashi' (X Gasterhaworthia ) Xenomorf Image Sticky Baccharis, Seepwillow, Water Wally, Mule Fat, Mule's Fat (Baccharis salicifolia) Xenomorf Image Sticky Baccharis, Seepwillow, Water Wally, Mule Fat, Mule's Fat (Baccharis salicifolia) Xenomorf Image Sticky Baccharis, Seepwillow, Water Wally, Mule Fat, Mule's Fat (Baccharis salicifolia) Xenomorf Image Sticky Baccharis, Seepwillow, Water Wally, Mule Fat, Mule's Fat (Baccharis salicifolia) Xenomorf Image Sticky Baccharis, Seepwillow, Water Wally, Mule Fat, Mule's Fat (Baccharis salicifolia) cactus_lover Image Red Monadenium, Euphorbia (Euphorbia neorubella) cactus_lover Image Mammillaria, Woolly Nipple Cactus (Mammillaria nivosa) cactus_lover Image Haworthia (Haworthia truncata f. crassa) cactus_lover Image Bird's-nest Cactus (Thelocactus rinconensis) cactus_lover Image Cypress Vine, Star Glory, Hummingbird Vine (Ipomoea quamoclit) cactus_lover Image Cypress Vine, Star Glory, Hummingbird Vine (Ipomoea quamoclit) cactus_lover Image Haworthia (Haworthia nigra) cactus_lover Image Euphorbia (Euphorbia globosa) DaveH Image St Helena Ebony (Trochetiopsis ebenus) DaveH Image St Helena Ebony (Trochetiopsis ebenus) DaveH Image St Helena Ebony (Trochetiopsis ebenus) turektaylor Image Bird's Foot Violet, Crow Foot Violet (Viola pedata) killdawabbit Image Tatarian Aster, Tatarian Daisy, Tartarian* Aster (Aster tataricus) thinkinonit Image Sour Gum, Blackgum, Tupelo, Pepperidge (Nyssa sylvatica) corgimom Image striped gentian (Gentiana Gentiana villosa) corgimom Image striped gentian (Gentiana Gentiana villosa) EvilPlot Image Flowering Tobacco, Jasmine Tobacco, Ornamental Tobacco (Nicotiana alata) perkoschilefarm Image Engelmann's Evening Primrose (Oenothera engelmannii) turektaylor Image Goat's Beard (Aruncus dioicus) Fires_in_motion Image Date Palm 'Medjool' (Phoenix dactylifera) tlhowes Image Orange Honeysuckle (Lonicera ciliosa) tlhowes Image Washington lily (Lilium washingtonianum) vossner Image Ornamental Sweet Potato, Sweet Potato Vine 'Blackie' (Ipomoea batatas) turektaylor Image Great Blue Lobelia (Lobelia siphilitica) newtonsthirdlaw Image Skeleton-Leaf Goldeneye (Viguiera stenoloba) Lily_love Image Chinese Rain Bell, Pink Strobilanthes, Vein Leaf Acanthus (Strobilanthes cusia) brightangel2000 Image Mamillaria (Mammillaria mystax) brightangel2000 Image Mamillaria (Mammillaria mystax) YukizuSama Image Euphorbia (Euphorbia saxorum) YukizuSama Image Euphorbia (Euphorbia saxorum) eliasastro Image Florida Dutchman's Pipe (Aristolochia maxima) atisch Image Fuchsia Begonia, corazon-de-jesus, Shrub Begonia (Begonia foliosa var. miniata) atisch Image Fuchsia Begonia, corazon-de-jesus, Shrub Begonia (Begonia foliosa var. miniata) alfu Image Broadleaf Carpetgrass (Axonopus compressus) CactusJordi Image Selenicereus (Selenicereus chontalensis) tlhowes Image Elephant's Head (Pedicularis groenlandica) tlhowes Image Elephant's Head (Pedicularis groenlandica) tlhowes Image Elephant's Head (Pedicularis groenlandica) tlhowes Image Elephant's Head (Pedicularis groenlandica) tlhowes Image Black Twinberry (Lonicera involucrata) tlhowes Image Owl's Clover (Castilleja exserta) alfu Image Crowfoot Grass, Goosegrass, Wire Grass (Eleusine indica) alfu Image Crowfoot Grass, Goosegrass, Wire Grass (Eleusine indica) 5teve Image Yellow Monkshood (Aconitum anthora) plantaholic186 Image Dove Tree, Handkerchief Tree, Ghost Tree 'Sonoma' (Davidia involucrata) plantaholic186 Image Dove Tree, Handkerchief Tree, Ghost Tree 'Sonoma' (Davidia involucrata) JalbertoPena4 Image Kangaroo Pocket, Ant Plant, Thruppence Ravioli Plant (Dischidia pectinoides) JalbertoPena4 Image Kangaroo Pocket, Ant Plant, Thruppence Ravioli Plant (Dischidia pectinoides) Sibilagorjeana Image Balloon Flower, Chinese Bellflower, Japanese Bellflower, Toraji (Platycodon grandiflorus) altagardener Image (Salvia hypargeia) altagardener Image (Sideritis phrygia) altagardener Image Creeping Winter Savory (Satureja montana) altagardener Image Creeping Winter Savory (Satureja montana) altagardener Image Creeping Winter Savory (Satureja montana) altagardener Image Savory Leafed Speedwell (Veronica saturejoides) altagardener Image (Cyananthus macrocalyx) altagardener Image (Cyananthus macrocalyx) altagardener Image (Cyananthus macrocalyx) Fires_in_motion Image White Bat Flower (Tacca integrifolia) Fires_in_motion Image Utah Agave, Yant (Agave utahensis) pixie62560 Image Goldcrest Foxglove 'Waldigone' (Digitalis ) Fires_in_motion Image Mammillaria (Mammillaria petterssonii) Fires_in_motion Image Drooping She-oak (Allocasuarina verticillata) Fires_in_motion Image Ferocactus (Ferocactus glaucescens) Fires_in_motion Image Mammillaria (Mammillaria guerreronis) salvialoveroz Image Sage, Salvia (Salvia merjamie) Xenomorf Image Fremont Cottonwood, Western Cottonwood (Populus fremontii) Xenomorf Image Fremont Cottonwood, Western Cottonwood (Populus fremontii) Xenomorf Image Desert Thorn Apple (Datura discolor) Xenomorf Image Rutter's false goldenaster (Heterotheca rutteri) Xenomorf Image Rutter's false goldenaster (Heterotheca rutteri) Xenomorf Image Sprawling Prickly Pear (Opuntia phaeacantha var. major) Xenomorf Image Sprawling Prickly Pear (Opuntia phaeacantha var. major) Xenomorf Image Broad-leaf Yucca, Banana Yucca, Banana Yucca, Fleshy-Fruited Yucca, Datil Yucca (Yucca baccata) Xenomorf Image Englemann's Prickly Pear Cactus, Texas Prickly Pear Cactus, Cactus Apple (Opuntia engelmannii) Xenomorf Image Engelmann's Hedgehog, Strawberry Hedgehog (Echinocereus engelmannii var. acicularis) Xenomorf Image Engelmann's Hedgehog, Strawberry Hedgehog (Echinocereus engelmannii var. acicularis) Xenomorf Image Jumping Cholla, Hanging Chain Cholla, Chain Fruit Cholla, Cholla Brincadora, Velas de Coyote (Cylindropuntia fulgida) Xenomorf Image Jumping Cholla, Hanging Chain Cholla, Chain Fruit Cholla, Cholla Brincadora, Velas de Coyote (Cylindropuntia fulgida) Xenomorf Image Jumping Cholla, Hanging Chain Cholla, Chain Fruit Cholla, Cholla Brincadora, Velas de Coyote (Cylindropuntia fulgida) Xenomorf Image Jumping Cholla, Hanging Chain Cholla, Chain Fruit Cholla, Cholla Brincadora, Velas de Coyote (Cylindropuntia fulgida) Xenomorf Image Jumping Cholla, Hanging Chain Cholla, Chain Fruit Cholla, Cholla Brincadora, Velas de Coyote (Cylindropuntia fulgida) Xenomorf Image Soaptree Yucca, Soapweed (Yucca elata) Xenomorf Image Soaptree Yucca, Soapweed (Yucca elata) Xenomorf Image Soaptree Yucca, Soapweed (Yucca elata) Xenomorf Image Creosote Bush (Larrea tridentata) Xenomorf Image Creosote Bush (Larrea tridentata) Xenomorf Image Little Leaf Palo Verde, Foothill Palo Verde (Parkinsonia microphylla) Xenomorf Image Little Leaf Palo Verde, Foothill Palo Verde (Parkinsonia microphylla) Xenomorf Image Major Cholla, Buckhorn Cholla (Cylindropuntia acanthocarpa var. major) Xenomorf Image Saguaro, Sahuara, Giant Cactus (Carnegiea gigantea) Xenomorf Image Arizona Jointfir (Ephedra fasciculata) Xenomorf Image Four-wing Saltbush, Shadscale, Wing-scale, Salt Sage (Atriplex canescens) Xenomorf Image Four-wing Saltbush, Shadscale, Wing-scale, Salt Sage (Atriplex canescens) Xenomorf Image Four-wing Saltbush, Shadscale, Wing-scale, Salt Sage (Atriplex canescens) Xenomorf Image Black-Spine Prickly Pear, Purple Prickly Pear, Red-joint Prickly Pear, Texas Santa Rita (Opuntia macrocentra) Xenomorf Image Black-Spine Prickly Pear, Purple Prickly Pear, Red-joint Prickly Pear, Texas Santa Rita (Opuntia macrocentra) Xenomorf Image Black-Spine Prickly Pear, Purple Prickly Pear, Red-joint Prickly Pear, Texas Santa Rita (Opuntia macrocentra) Xenomorf Image Plumbago, Cape Leadwort (Plumbago auriculata) Xenomorf Image Plumbago, Cape Leadwort (Plumbago auriculata) Xenomorf Image Plumbago, Cape Leadwort (Plumbago auriculata) Kell Image Rocket Pincushion (Leucospermum reflexum) Kell Image Rocket Pincushion (Leucospermum reflexum) Kell Image Narrow-Leaf Drumsticks (Isopogon anethifolius) Kell Image Pincushion flower, Protea 'Spider' (Leucospermum ) Kell Image Silver Tree (Leucadendron argenteum) Kell Image Silver Tree (Leucadendron argenteum) Kell Image Silver Tree (Leucadendron argenteum) Kell Image Silver Tree (Leucadendron argenteum) Kell Image Silver Tree (Leucadendron argenteum) Kell Image Silver Tree (Leucadendron argenteum) Kell Image Silver Tree (Leucadendron argenteum) Kell Image Silver Tree (Leucadendron argenteum) Kell Image Silver Tree (Leucadendron argenteum) Kell Image Broadleaf Sugarbush 'Fiery Duchess' (Protea eximia) Kell Image Rice Flower, Sago Bush (Ozothamnus diosmifolius) Kell Image Rice Flower, Sago Bush (Ozothamnus diosmifolius) Kell Image Rice Flower, Sago Bush (Ozothamnus diosmifolius) Kell Image Rice Flower, Sago Bush (Ozothamnus diosmifolius) Kell Image Rice Flower, Sago Bush (Ozothamnus diosmifolius)

Garden Watchdog Activity:

Member Addition Description AGoldberg Positive rarepalmseeds.com CRodgers Positive Everwood Farm Rollandh Positive A Nearly Native Nursery mlarrey Negative Gurney's Seed & Nursery khoy Neutral Bluestone Perennials amomum Negative Flora Exotica steensraven Negative Carol Wright Gifts chudock74 Positive Lazy S'S Farm & Nursery chudock74 Positive Gorge Top Gardens (also dba perennial-gardening.com) chudock74 Positive Country Boy Gardens chudock74 Positive Youngs Garden Center chudock74 Positive So Succulent VA_GARDEN Positive Gardensoyvey.com hts Negative We Grow Garlic VA_GARDEN Neutral New Hampshire Hostas carolinahelen Positive Greenwood Nursery cwalke Positive Santa Rosa Gardens

Garden Bookworm Activity:

Final Notes

Have a good day, and happy gardening!

Dave

And that's the way it was... October 17, 2011