Dave's Garden Newsletter for April 22, 2012

Gardening Quote of the Day

( -- Frank Lloyd Wright, American architect (born 6/8/1867))

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New Botanary Words

PlantFiles Activity:

PlantFiles Additions:

Member Addition Description springviolets70 Comment Blue Wheat Grass, Blue Lyme Grass, Blue Wheatgrass, Magellan Wheat Grass Elymus magellanicus dda1974 Comment Hot Pepper 'Fatalii' Capsicum chinense dda1974 Comment Tomato 'Black Krim' Lycopersicon lycopersicum grapevinegarden Comment Rosemary 'Madalene Hill' Rosmarinus officinalis BajaBlue Comment English Rose, Austin Rose 'Sharifa Asma' Rosa RandyRick Comment Crinum 'Ellen Bosanquet' Crinum RandyRick Comment Crinum Lily 'Sunbonnet' Crinum AbboosPlace Comment Spring Cinquefoil 'Nana' Potentilla neumanniana LJeske Comment Giant Leopard Plant 'Gigantea' Farfugium japonicum RandyRick Comment 'Super Ellen' Crinum FirstFruits Comment Katsura Tree Cercidiphyllum japonicum f. miquelianum HappyGardenerWI Comment Red Powder Puff Calliandra haematocephala dayliliesofmine Comment Variegated Garden Phlox 'Nora Leigh' Phlox paniculata CaraLR Comment Red-Leaf Hibiscus, False Roselle, African Rose Mallow 'Red Shield' Hibiscus acetosella jjb1966 Comment Globe Artichoke Cynara scolymus Dan796 Comment Common Fig, Edible Fig, Higo, Mission Fig Ficus carica mara57 Comment Oregon Grape, Oregon Grape Holly, Holly-leaved Barberry Mahonia aquifolium teresalt01 Comment Mexican Bush Mallow, Fimosia, Malva Aparasolada Phymosia umbellata QCHammy Comment Queen Palm, Cocos Plumosa, Jeriva 'Piru' Syagrus romanzoffiana purplecharon Comment Double Impatiens 'Pink Ice' Impatiens Sandwichkatexan Comment Gentian Sage, Blue-Flowered Sage, Spreading Blue Sage 'Guanajuato' Salvia patens Kelliq81 Comment Texas Pioneer Rose, Shrub Rose, Modern Rose 'Gideon Lincecum' Rosa Parageo Comment Ayahuasca Banisteriopsis caapi plant_it Comment Hazelnut Corylus americana kniphofia Image Tulip 'Sensual Touch' (Tulipa ) kniphofia Image Primrose 'Polly' (Primula auricula) plant_it Image Smooth Ruellia, Limestone Petunia (Ruellia strepens) plant_it Image Smooth Ruellia, Limestone Petunia (Ruellia strepens) puttytat Image Tall bearded iris 'Piero Bargellini' (Iris ) puttytat Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Sweet Seduction' (Iris ) puttytat Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Yuppy Puppy' (Iris ) puttytat Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Shared Secrets' (Iris ) puttytat Image Tall Bearded Iris 'By Jeeves' (Iris ) puttytat Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Intuition' (Iris ) Logophile Image Intermediate Bearded Iris 'Viper' (Iris ) Logophile Image Intermediate Bearded Iris 'Viper' (Iris ) saya Image Flowering Dogwood 'Venus' (Cornus ) jackberg Image Bleeding Heart 'King of Hearts' (Dicentra ) jackberg Image Bleeding Heart 'King of Hearts' (Dicentra ) RandyRick Image 'Super Ellen' (Crinum ) RandyRick Image 'Super Ellen' (Crinum ) IslandJim Image Blue Boy, Blue Glory, Clock Vine (Thunbergia battiscombei) turektaylor Image Scotch Broom 'Lena' (Cytisus ) turektaylor Image Scotch Broom 'Lena' (Cytisus ) turektaylor Image Siberian Bugloss, False Forget-Me-Not 'King's Ransom' (Brunnera macrophylla) turektaylor Image Californian Firecracker 'Pink Diamond' (Dichelostemma ) plantaholic186 Image Fosteriana Tulip 'Exotic Emperor' (Tulipa ) plantaholic186 Image Fosteriana Tulip 'Exotic Emperor' (Tulipa ) turektaylor Image Sea Holly 'Blue Glitter' (Eryngium planum) turektaylor Image Sea Holly 'Blue Glitter' (Eryngium planum) vossner Image Lantana 'Greg Grant' (Lantana camara) DaylilySLP Image Coral Bells, Alumroot, Coralbells, Alum Root 'Georgia Peach' (Heuchera ) DaylilySLP Image Coral Bells, Alumroot, Coralbells, Alum Root 'Georgia Peach' (Heuchera ) DaylilySLP Image Coral Bells, Alumroot, Coralbells, Alum Root 'Georgia Peach' (Heuchera ) DaylilySLP Image Chinese Peony, Garden Peony 'Illini Belle' (Paeonia lactiflora) DaylilySLP Image Chinese Peony, Garden Peony 'Illini Belle' (Paeonia lactiflora) DaylilySLP Image Chinese Peony, Garden Peony 'Illini Belle' (Paeonia lactiflora) DaylilySLP Image Chinese Peony, Garden Peony 'Illini Belle' (Paeonia lactiflora) DaylilySLP Image Chinese Peony, Garden Peony 'Longfellow' (Paeonia lactiflora) DaylilySLP Image Chinese Peony, Garden Peony 'Longfellow' (Paeonia lactiflora) DaylilySLP Image Chinese Peony, Garden Peony 'Longfellow' (Paeonia lactiflora) DaylilySLP Image Chinese Peony, Garden Peony 'Longfellow' (Paeonia lactiflora) DaylilySLP Image Chinese Peony, Garden Peony 'Requiem' (Paeonia ) DaylilySLP Image Chinese Peony, Garden Peony 'Requiem' (Paeonia ) DaylilySLP Image Chinese Peony, Garden Peony 'Requiem' (Paeonia ) DaylilySLP Image Chinese Peony, Garden Peony 'Requiem' (Paeonia ) DaylilySLP Image Garden peony 'L'Etincelante' (Paeonia lactiflora) DaylilySLP Image Garden peony 'L'Etincelante' (Paeonia lactiflora) DaylilySLP Image Garden peony 'L'Etincelante' (Paeonia lactiflora) DaylilySLP Image Garden peony 'William F. Turner' (Paeonia lactiflora) DaylilySLP Image Garden peony 'William F. Turner' (Paeonia lactiflora) DaylilySLP Image Garden peony 'William F. Turner' (Paeonia lactiflora) DaylilySLP Image Garden peony 'William F. Turner' (Paeonia lactiflora) DaylilySLP Image Japanese peony, Garden peony 'Some Ganoko' (Paeonia lactiflora) DaylilySLP Image Japanese peony, Garden peony 'Some Ganoko' (Paeonia lactiflora) DaylilySLP Image Japanese peony, Garden peony 'Some Ganoko' (Paeonia lactiflora) DaylilySLP Image Japanese peony, Garden peony 'Some Ganoko' (Paeonia lactiflora) DaylilySLP Image Chinese Peony, Garden Peony 'Suzette' (Paeonia lactiflora) DaylilySLP Image Chinese Peony, Garden Peony 'Suzette' (Paeonia lactiflora) DaylilySLP Image Chinese Peony, Garden Peony 'Suzette' (Paeonia lactiflora) DaylilySLP Image Chinese Peony, Garden Peony 'Suzette' (Paeonia lactiflora) DaylilySLP Image Chinese Peony, Garden Peony 'Suzette' (Paeonia lactiflora) DaylilySLP Image Japanese Peony, Garden Peony 'Tokio' (Paeonia lactiflora) DaylilySLP Image Japanese Peony, Garden Peony 'Tokio' (Paeonia lactiflora) DaylilySLP Image Japanese Peony, Garden Peony 'Tokio' (Paeonia lactiflora) DaylilySLP Image Japanese Peony, Garden Peony 'Tokio' (Paeonia lactiflora) plant_it Image Hazelnut (Corylus americana) plant_it Image Hazelnut (Corylus americana) dchavez55 Image Standard Dwarf Bearded Iris 'Bloodstone' (Iris ) Calif_Sue Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Mescalero Chief' (Iris ) Calif_Sue Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Mescalero Chief' (Iris ) Calif_Sue Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Mescalero Chief' (Iris ) Calif_Sue Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Connection' (Iris ) Calif_Sue Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Connection' (Iris ) Calif_Sue Image Potato Vine (Solanum laxum)

Garden Watchdog Activity:

Member Addition Description FlowerDiva Positive High Country Gardens FlowerDiva Positive Prairie Moon Nursery Backyardgrower Negative Gardens Alive! Patricia_CR Positive Kartuz Greenhouses karanann Positive A Nearly Native Nursery Patricia_CR Positive Amaryllis Bulb Company Patricia_CR Positive Singing Tree Gardens citizenjosh Positive American Meadows grannysuegarden Positive Spray-N-Grow Old_Gardener Neutral Dixondale Farms meilei Negative Silvers-Elbert Nursery (hostaplants.com) ced123 Positive A Nearly Native Nursery lupine Positive Vintage Virginia Apples Chris_W Positive Prairie Moon Nursery LancasterGirl Positive Willis Orchard Company ellep Positive Bluestone Perennials DarryllADevine Positive AnythingGreen.com mmercedes Positive New Hampshire Hostas Dione129 Positive St. Lawrence Nurseries Dione129 Positive Raintree Nursery Dione129 Positive Pinetree Garden Seeds Ki1012 Positive Horizon Herbs, LLC cooleybufo Positive Kitazawa Seed Company cooleybufo Positive Wayside Gardens gsteinbe Neutral Tripple Brook Farm segacious Positive Gardensoyvey.com lou321 Negative Empress Tree Nurseries (aka Fast Growing Trees, Paulownia Supply & fastgrowingtree.com) rissole Positive 2BSeeds, LLC rissole Negative HerbFresh.com LucasCatChow Positive Singing Oakes Garden LucasCatChow Positive Earlybird Daylilies and Iris

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Final Notes

Have a good day, and happy gardening!

Dave

And that's the way it was... April 22, 2012