Dave's Garden Newsletter for February 9, 2012

Gardening Quote of the Day

( -- Charles Dickens, English novelist)

Forum Activity

Forum Posts PlantFiles Pictures 194 posts Northeast Gardening 99 posts Pets 45 posts Group Trades, Swaps and Round Robins 45 posts Vegetable Gardening 42 posts Plant Identification 42 posts Australian Gardening 37 posts Mid-South Gardening 30 posts Sewing and Quilting 29 posts Poultry and Livestock 26 posts African Violets and Gesneriads 25 posts Bird Watching 22 posts Games 20 posts Beginner Vegetables 19 posts Southwest Gardening 17 posts Terrarium Gardening 16 posts Photos 14 posts Winter Sowing 12 posts Recipes 12 posts Seed Trading 12 posts Water Gardens 12 posts Texas Gardening 12 posts Mid-Atlantic Gardening 11 posts Tropical Plants 11 posts Beginner Gardening Questions 11 posts Tomatoes 10 posts Pacific Northwest Gardening 10 posts Daylilies 10 posts Bloom of the Day Photos 10 posts Sustainable Alternatives 10 posts Brugmansias 9 posts Bird Identification 9 posts BirdFiles Pictures 9 posts Irises 9 posts Cacti and Succulents 9 posts Aroids 8 posts Orchid Cactus 8 posts Pottery, Clay and Ceramics 8 posts Clematis 8 posts Garden Art 8 posts Morning Glories 7 posts Gardening History 7 posts Orchids 7 posts Bromeliads 7 posts Beginner Houseplants 7 posts Happy Birthday 7 posts Trash to Treasure 7 posts Weather 6 posts Vermicomposting 6 posts Plant Trading 6 posts Woodworking 6 posts Central Midwest Gardening 5 posts Clean and Clutter-free 5 posts Perennials 5 posts Container Gardening 5 posts Beginner Landscaping 4 posts Hostas 4 posts Voting Booth 4 posts Garden Design 4 posts Garden Pests and Diseases 4 posts Equine Forum 3 posts Beekeeping 3 posts Gardening by the Moon 3 posts Carolina Gardening 3 posts Cars and Trucks 3 posts Herbs 3 posts Organic Gardening 3 posts Cooking 2 posts Shady Gardens 2 posts Florida Gardening 2 posts Accessible Gardening 2 posts Fireplaces and Wood Stoves 2 posts Homesteading 2 posts Vacations and Travel 2 posts Insect and Spider Identification 2 posts Tropical Zone Gardening 2 posts Native Plants and Wild Plants 2 posts Swaps, Trades and Giveaways 1 post Bulbs 1 post California Gardening 1 post Cut Flowers and Floral Design 1 post Vines and Climbers 1 post Indoor Gardening and Houseplants 1 post Irrigation Systems 1 post Hypertufa and Concrete 1 post Ask-a-Gardener 1 post Handyman 1 post Upper Midwest Gardening 1 post Annuals 1 post Soap and Candle-making 1 post Japanese Maples 1 post Computer Talk 1 post Roses 1 post

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PlantFiles Additions:

Member Addition Description keane Comment Sweet Pea Bush, September Bush Polygala myrtifolia greenwidow Comment Trumpet Vine, Trumpet Creeper, Cow-Itch Vine 'Minnesota Red' Campsis radicans palmbob Comment Camellia, chang ban duan zhu cha Camellia grijsii Sandwichkatexan Comment Cycad, Japanese Sago Palm, King Sago Palm, Sago Cycas, Sago Palm Cycas revoluta mmosley Comment Heavenly Bamboo, Nandina Nandina domestica TRUNK Comment Jenny's Stonecrop, Crooked Yellow Sedum, Stone Orpine, Spruce-leaved Stonecrop, Prickmadam 'Angelina' Sedum rupestre pirl Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Rip City' (Iris ) ransom3 Image Transparent Lidpod (Operculina turpethum) 2_bjoyful Image Trailing Verbena 'Imagination' (Verbena speciosa) Aslan89 Image Gardenia, Cape Jasmine, Gandharaj 'Aimee' (Gardenia jasminoides) annzup1 Image Ram's Horn 'Waldensian' (Capsicum annuum) brianbaker76 Image Angel Mist Bamboo, Ghost Bamboo 'Amoenus' (Dendrocalamus minor) Bloomfly22 Image Florist's Cyclamen (Cyclamen persicum) chinabitbit Image European Water Fern, Water Clover (Marsilea quadrifolia) bsharf Image Amaryllis 'Sunny Nymph' (Hippeastrum ) bsharf Image Amaryllis 'Sunny Nymph' (Hippeastrum ) chavelonni Image Desert Mallow, Orange Mallow (Sphaeralcea ambigua) BethShelby Image Oregon Grape, Oregon Grape Holly, Holly-leaved Barberry (Mahonia aquifolium) CherokeeGreg Image Banana, Hardy Banana 'California Gold' (Musa ) Fires_in_motion Image Yaupon Holly (Ilex vomitoria) dabobo Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Marcel Turbat' (Iris ) dabobo Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Marcel Turbat' (Iris ) dabobo Image Tall Bearded Iris 'New Centurion' (Iris ) DaveH Image Shrubby Fuchsia, Paniculate Fuchsia (Fuchsia paniculata) d2436 Image Common Camellia, Japanese Camellia 'Akebono' (Camellia japonica) DMersh Image Giant groundsel 'none' (Dendrosenecio kilimanjari) franknjim Image Hosta 'Blue Mouse Ears Supreme' (Hosta ) eliasastro Image (Rhodophiala rosea) Cville_Gardener Image Spiderwort 'Blueberry Sundae' (Tradescantia x andersoniana) dowdeswell Image Candle Delphinium, Larkspur 'Misty Mauves' (Delphinium elatum) kahuna1342 Image Hybrid Elm 'Frontier' (Ulmus ) kahuna1342 Image Hybrid Elm 'Triumph' (Ulmus ) kahuna1342 Image American Elm, White Elm 'New Harmony' (Ulmus americana) kahuna1342 Image Hybrid Elm 'New Horizon' (Ulmus ) Kirwa86 Image Hairy Nightshade (Solanum sarrachoides) Khatman Image Bushman's Tea, Khat, Qat, Cat, Miraa, Jaad (Catha edulis) grapeleaves Image Winter Jasmine (Jasminum nudiflorum) LadyAshleyR Image Starry Campion, Widow's Frill (Silene stellata) ge1836 Image Chinese Witch Hazel 'Wisley Supreme' (Hamamelis mollis) harloiris Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Fort Apache' (Iris ) henryr10 Image Hellebore 'Onyx Odyssey' (Helleborus ) kerino1 Image Okra 'Eagle Pass' (Abelmoschus esculentus) JohnStubbs Image Pitch Apple, Autograph Tree, Scotch Attorney (Clusia rosea) pollengarden Image Hooker's Evening-Primrose (Oenothera elata subsp. hirsutissima) lofilofo Image Ayahuasca (Banisteriopsis caapi) purplesun Image Tortoise Shell Bamboo 'Moso' (Phyllostachys edulis) plantaholic186 Image Whipcord Cobra Lily, Cobra Lily (Arisaema tortuosum) nothingfails Image Blue Passion Flower, Hardy Passionflower, Passion Vine, Passionvine (Passiflora caerulea) Lily_love Image Pomegranate 'Alhambra' (Punica granatum) Marghie Image Scorzonera, Black Salsify, Black Vegetable-oyster Plant, Serpent Root, Viper's Grass 'Noir de Russie' (Scorzonera hispanica) Mr_Monopoly Image Mexican Fan Palm, Skyduster (Washingtonia robusta) onlytexie Image Daylily 'Sunny Delight' (Hemerocallis ) logees Image Snow Banana (Ensete glaucum) Parakeet Image Philodendron 'Hope' (Philodendron bipinnatifidum) plantiques32 Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Orange Flirt' (Iris ) mickee2000 Image Daylily 'Black Eyed Susan' (Hemerocallis ) pirl Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Rip City' (Iris ) SuburbanNinja80 Image Brazoria Palmetto Palm, Texas Palmetto Palm 'Brazoria' (Sabal x texensis) salvialoveroz Image Mexican Skullcap (Scutellaria potosina) strange2u Image Nodding Pink Onion, Lady's Leek (Allium cernuum) saya Image Desert Rose (Rosa stellata subsp. mirifica) Weerobin Image Japanese Apricot 'Fragrant Snow' (Prunus mume) TUTMOS Image Silver Broom (Adenocarpus decorticans) trackinsand Image Amaryllis 'Aphrodite' (Hippeastrum ) sunnyg Image Seaside Daisy 'Wayne Roderick' (Erigeron glaucus) revlar Image Bolivian Jew, Turtle Vine, Chain Plant, Inch Plant (Callisia repens) snasxs Image Red Lotus Tree (Manglietia insignis) Sneirish Image African Violet 'Rhapsodie Barbara' (Saintpaulia ) Terry9222 Image Crotolaria, Rattlebox, Rattleweed, Cat's Bell (Crotalaria spectabilis) virginiarose Image Bowles Golden Sedge 'Aurea' (Carex elata) warriorswisdomkathy Image False Campanula, Lilyleaf Ladybells, Lady Bells (Adenophora liliifolia) redheadclan Image Iris 'Iris Melodies' (iris ) ransom3 Image Transparent Lidpod (Operculina turpethum) DaylilySLP Image Orchid (Phalaenopsis mannii) DaylilySLP Image Orchid (Phalaenopsis mannii) DaylilySLP Image Orchid (Bulbophyllum falcatum) DaylilySLP Image Orchid (Bulbophyllum falcatum) DaylilySLP Image Orchid (Bulbophyllum falcatum) DaylilySLP Image Cattleya, Orchid (Cattleya intermedia) CactusJordi Image Pelargonium, Geranium (Pelargonium punctatum) CactusJordi Image Pelargonium, Geranium (Pelargonium punctatum) DaylilySLP Image Doritaenopsis Ganlin Beauty 'Ganlin Beauty' (Doritaenopsis ) DaylilySLP Image Doritaenopsis Ganlin Beauty 'Ganlin Beauty' (Doritaenopsis ) DaylilySLP Image Doritaenopsis Ganlin Beauty 'Ganlin Beauty' (Doritaenopsis ) DaylilySLP Image Paphiopedilum Bruno (Paphiopedilum ) DaylilySLP Image Paphiopedilum Santa Maria (Paphiopedilum ) DaylilySLP Image Paphiopedilum Santa Maria (Paphiopedilum ) DaylilySLP Image Masdevallia Mario’s Star (Masdevallia ) DaylilySLP Image Masdevallia Mario’s Star (Masdevallia ) palmbob Image 'Freedom Bell' (Camellia ) DaylilySLP Image Paphiopedilum Maudiae (Paphiopedilum ) palmbob Image 'Freedom Bell' (Camellia ) palmbob Image Common Camellia, Japanese Camellia 'Gigantea' (Camellia japonica) palmbob Image Common Camellia, Japanese Camellia 'Gigantea' (Camellia japonica) palmbob Image Common Camellia, Japanese Camellia 'Gigantea' (Camellia japonica) DaylilySLP Image Paphiopedilum Ernest Read (Paphiopedilum ) palmbob Image Common Camellia, Japanese Camellia, Govenor Bill Warren Camellia 'Earl Warren, Govenor Earl Warren' (Camellia japonica) palmbob Image Camellia, chang ban duan zhu cha (Camellia grijsii) palmbob Image Camellia, chang ban duan zhu cha (Camellia grijsii) DaylilySLP Image Epidendrum Miracle Valley (Epidendrum ) DaylilySLP Image Epidendrum Miracle Valley (Epidendrum ) DaylilySLP Image Epidendrum Miracle Valley (Epidendrum ) DaylilySLP Image Epidendrum Wedding Valley (Epidendrum ) DaylilySLP Image Epidendrum Wedding Valley (Epidendrum ) DaylilySLP Image Paphiopedilum Honey (Paphiopedilum ) dowdeswell Image Delphinium 'Royal Aspirations' (Delphinium ) palmbob Image Snow Camellia 'Showa Supreme' (Camellia hiemalis) palmbob Image Snow Camellia 'Showa Supreme' (Camellia hiemalis) palmbob Image Common Camellia, Japanese Camellia 'Akebono' (Camellia japonica) melody Image Creeping Veronica, Speedwell 'Georgia Blue' (Veronica umbrosa) palmbob Image Common Camellia, Japanese Camellia 'Amabel Lansdell' (Camellia japonica) AnniesAnnuals Image Chinese Forget-Me-Not 'Azul' (Cynoglossum amabile) wiggiej Image Amaryllis 'Cherries Jubilee' (Hippeastrum ) DaylilySLP Image Cattleya Lake Cachuma (Cattleya ) DaylilySLP Image Cattleya Memoria Robert Strait (Cattleya ) DaylilySLP Image Odontobrassia Fangtastic Bob Henley (Odontobrassia ) dowdeswell Image Larkspur, Candle Delphinium 'Dusky Maiden' (Delphinium ) DaylilySLP Image Odontobrassia Fangtastic Bob Henley (Odontobrassia ) DaylilySLP Image Oncidium Sharry Baby (Oncidium ) dowdeswell Image Larkspur, Candle Delphinium 'Dusky Maiden' (Delphinium ) DaylilySLP Image Cattleya Kari Lynn (Cattleya ) DaylilySLP Image Cattleya Kari Lynn (Cattleya ) dowdeswell Image Larkspur, Candle Delphinium 'New Millennium Blue Lace' (Delphinium elatum) dowdeswell Image Delphinium 'Lilac Ladies' (Delphinium elatum) dowdeswell Image Delphinium 'Lilac Ladies' (Delphinium elatum) dowdeswell Image Chinese Delphinium 'Moonlight Blues' (Delphinium elatum) dowdeswell Image Larkspur, Candle Delphinium 'New Millennium Green Twist' (Delphinium elatum) dowdeswell Image Larkspur, Candle Delphinium 'Pagan Purples' (Delphinium elatum) dowdeswell Image Larkspur, Candle Delphinium 'Pagan Purples' (Delphinium elatum) dowdeswell Image Larkspur, Candle Delphinium 'Purple Passion' (Delphinium elatum) wiggiej Image Amaryllis 'Star of Holland' (Hippeastrum ) wiggiej Image Amaryllis 'Flaming Peacock' (Hippeastrum ) DaylilySLP Image Paphiopedilum Dollgoldi (Paphiopedilum ) wiggiej Image Amaryllis 'Dancing Queen' (Hippeastrum ) wiggiej Image Amaryllis 'Ambiance' (Hippeastrum ) DaylilySLP Image Oncidium San Damiano Dugger (Oncidium ) DaylilySLP Image Oncidium San Damiano Dugger (Oncidium ) DaylilySLP Image Oncidium San Damiano Dugger (Oncidium ) wiggiej Image Amaryllis 'Madrid' (Hippeastrum ) wiggiej Image Amaryllis 'Evergreen' (Hippeastrum ) DaylilySLP Image Masdevallia Geneva Spots (Masdevallia ) DaylilySLP Image Masdevallia Geneva Spots (Masdevallia ) DaylilySLP Image Masdevallia Geneva Spots (Masdevallia ) wiggiej Image Dwarf Amaryllis 'Misty' (Hippeastrum ) DaylilySLP Image Paphiopedilum moquetteanum (Paphiopedilum moquetteanum) wiggiej Image Amaryllis 'Red Lion' (Hippeastrum ) DaylilySLP Image Paphiopedilum Johanna Burkhardt (Paphiopedilum ) DaylilySLP Image Paphiopedilum Johanna Burkhardt (Paphiopedilum ) wiggiej Image Amaryllis 'Nymph' (Hippeastrum ) DonnaMack Image Pagoda Dogwood, Green Osier (Cornus alternifolia) DonnaMack Image Pagoda Dogwood, Green Osier (Cornus alternifolia) DonnaMack Image Pagoda Dogwood, Green Osier (Cornus alternifolia) wiggiej Image Amaryllis 'Orange Sovereign' (Hippeastrum ) BayAreaTropics Image Senna (Senna multiglandulosa) BayAreaTropics Image Mexican Blue Palm, Blue Hesper Palm, Gray Goddess (Brahea armata)

Garden Watchdog Activity:

Member Addition Description gardenpom Neutral Park Seed Company (aka Park's Gardens) ejfudd Negative A.M. Leonard's Gardeners Edge hardyinokc Negative Growquest Growers (also dba Olive-Trees.net and Surf & Sierra Wholesale Nurseries, LLC) endofthelanegar Negative Sustainable Seed Company shafted Negative Summerstone Nursery vitrsna Negative Swallowtail Garden Seeds DixieSalvation Negative Burgess Seed PachyMatt Positive Steven Hammer's Sphaeroid Institute egneto Positive rarepalmseeds.com BotanicalBoi Negative Center of the Webb MzTicklz Negative Growquest Growers (also dba Olive-Trees.net and Surf & Sierra Wholesale Nurseries, LLC) tomtom123 Positive Uncle Jim's Worm Farm dirthound Positive Tree Seeds for Sale reeve1 Positive Aloha Tropicals RobThomas Positive Ison's Nursery & Vineyard bobmanasco Positive Chili Pepper Institute (New Mexico State University) shablulim Neutral Four Winds Growers Centerofthewebb Positive Center of the Webb SkanadianIce Positive Orchids.com (Norman's Orchids)

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Final Notes

Have a good day, and happy gardening!

Dave

And that's the way it was... February 9, 2012