Dave's Garden Newsletter for May 16, 2012

Gardening Quote of the Day

( -- Dr. J. R. Stockton)

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Forum Posts Plant Identification 133 posts PlantFiles Pictures 116 posts Northeast Gardening 89 posts Group Trades, Swaps and Round Robins 40 posts Pets 37 posts Vegetable Gardening 32 posts Poultry and Livestock 29 posts Texas Gardening 24 posts Mid-Atlantic Gardening 22 posts Daylilies 22 posts Garden Pests and Diseases 20 posts Cacti and Succulents 18 posts Recipes 17 posts Mid-South Gardening 16 posts Beginner Gardening Questions 15 posts Australian Gardening 15 posts Irises 15 posts Beginner Flowers 14 posts Hummingbird and Butterfly Gardening 13 posts Photos 13 posts Shady Gardens 12 posts Sewing and Quilting 11 posts Hostas 11 posts Homesteading 11 posts Insect and Spider Identification 11 posts African Violets and Gesneriads 10 posts Beginner Vegetables 10 posts Plant Trading 9 posts Canadian Gardening 9 posts Wildlife 9 posts Clematis 9 posts Water Gardens 8 posts Bird Watching 8 posts Florida Gardening 8 posts Orchids 7 posts Seed Trading 7 posts Container Gardening 7 posts Beginner Landscaping 7 posts Weather 7 posts Native Plants and Wild Plants 6 posts Southwest Gardening 5 posts Voting Booth 5 posts Poppies 5 posts Accessible Gardening 4 posts Coleus 4 posts Classified Ads 4 posts Beginner Fruit 4 posts Bird Identification 4 posts Pacific Northwest Gardening 4 posts Tomatoes 4 posts Home Decorating 4 posts Morning Glories 4 posts Happy Birthday 3 posts Peppers 3 posts Equine Forum 3 posts Peonies 3 posts Lilies 3 posts Ohio River Valley Gardening 2 posts Seed Germination 2 posts Heucheras and Friends 2 posts Ask-a-Gardener 2 posts Games 2 posts Self-contained Box Gardens 2 posts Perennials 2 posts Agastaches and Salvias 2 posts Roses 2 posts Gingers 2 posts Vermicomposting 2 posts Bloom of the Day Photos 2 posts Winter Sowing 2 posts Upper Midwest Gardening 2 posts Beauty and Fashion Tips 2 posts BirdFiles Pictures 1 post Central Midwest Gardening 1 post BugFiles Pictures 1 post Woodworking 1 post Beekeeping 1 post Soil and Composting 1 post Hibiscus 1 post Mosaics and Stained Glass 1 post Japanese Maples 1 post Test 1 post Orchid Cactus 1 post Garden Design 1 post Memory Garden 1 post Tropical Plants 1 post Irrigation Systems 1 post Strawbale Gardening 1 post Annuals 1 post Trash to Treasure 1 post

New Botanary Words

PlantFiles Activity:

PlantFiles Additions:

Member Addition Description metallic Comment Tomato 'Tomande' Lycopersicon lycopersicum metallic Comment Tomato 'Applause' Lycopersicon lycopersicum Irissimo Comment Tall Bearded Iris 'St. Crispin' Iris PatGalbraith Comment Beach Sunflower Helianthus debilis Charlesinsc Comment Okra 'Evertender' Abelmoschus esculentus Kasey0000 Comment Dahlberg Daisy, Golden Fleece, Tiny Tim Bristle-Leaf Dyssodia, Bristleleaf, Pricklyleaf, Dogweed, Fe Thymophylla tenuiloba sunkissed Comment Purple-Leaf Japanese Honeysuckle 'Purpurea' Lonicera japonica DRH2 Comment Weigela 'Carnaval' Weigela hymenocallis Comment Coleus, Flame Nettle, Painted Nettle 'Alabama Sunset' Solenostemon scutellarioides hymenocallis Comment Coleus, Painted Nettle, Flame Nettle 'Garnet Robe' Solenostemon scutellarioides Katlian Comment Calamondin Orange, Panama Orange, Calamansi X Citrofortunella mitis TiaLee1 Comment Blanket Flower, Indian Blanket 'Oranges & Lemons' Gaillardia x grandiflora l6blue Comment Anise Hyssop, Licorice Mint Agastache foeniculum treelover3 Comment Kentucky Coffee Tree 'Stately Manor' Gymnocladus dioicus puretexan Comment Lindheimer's Three-seed Croton Croton lindheimerianus JaxFlaGardener Comment Bigleaf Hydrangea, Lacecap 'Mariesii Variegata' Hydrangea macrophylla shuttermommy Comment Pincushion Flower Scabiosa columbaria poppaj Comment Naranjilla, Quito Orange, Golden Fruit of the Andes, Bed of Nails Solanum quitoense Kell Image Intersectional Peony, Itoh Peony 'Misaka' (Paeonia ) Kell Image Intersectional Peony, Itoh Peony 'Misaka' (Paeonia ) ardesia Image Blue Evergreen Hydrangea, Chinese Quinine (Dichroa febrifuga) ardesia Image Blue Evergreen Hydrangea, Chinese Quinine (Dichroa febrifuga) turektaylor Image Daylily 'Manx' (Hemerocallis ) turektaylor Image Daylily 'Manx' (Hemerocallis ) turektaylor Image Daylily 'Peppermint Treat' (Hemerocallis ) turektaylor Image Daylily 'Magical Mystery Show' (Hemerocallis ) turektaylor Image Daylily 'Magical Mystery Show' (Hemerocallis ) turektaylor Image Daylily 'Triple Cherries' (Hemerocallis ) turektaylor Image Daylily 'Bombay Bliss' (Hemerocallis ) turektaylor Image Oregano (Origanum libanoticum) sunkissed Image Purple-Leaf Japanese Honeysuckle 'Purpurea' (Lonicera japonica) marshallgal Image Michaelmas Daisy, Frikart's Aster 'Monch' (Aster x frikartii) marshallgal Image Michaelmas Daisy, Frikart's Aster 'Monch' (Aster x frikartii) vossner Image Texas Pioneer Rose 'Republic of Texas' (Rosa ) turektaylor Image Daylily 'Spacecoast Gone Bulldoggin'' (Hemerocallis ) Pusia Image Parrot Tulip 'Black Parrot' (Tulipa ) ms_greenjeans Image Cranesbill 'Biokovo' (Geranium x cantabrigiense) mickee2000 Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Secret Melody' (Iris ) mickee2000 Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Wayside Lyric' (Iris ) Pusia Image Lily Flowering Tulip 'Ballerina' (Tulipa ) DiOhio Image Hosta 'Cheatin Heart' (Hosta ) Kell Image Petunia 'Sweetunia® Bordeaux' (Petunia ) palmbob Image Yarrow (Achillea huteri) palmbob Image Yarrow (Achillea huteri) palmbob Image White Yarrow 'Sonoma Coast' (Achillea millefolium) palmbob Image Woolly Yarrow, Dwarf Yarrow 'Aurea' (Achillea tomentosa) palmbob Image Woolly Yarrow, Dwarf Yarrow 'King Edward' (Achillea tomentosa) palmbob Image 'Mateo' (Agave ) palmbob Image 'Mateo' (Agave ) palmbob Image California Sagebrush (Artemisia californica) palmbob Image Cushion Bush (Calocephalus brownii) palmbob Image Caramel Carpet Sedge, Berggren's Sage, (Carex berggrenii) palmbob Image Berkeley Sedge, Foothill Sedge (Carex tumicola) palmbob Image Berkeley Sedge, Foothill Sedge (Carex tumicola) palmbob Image Petrie's Brown Sedge, Dwarf Brown New Zealand Sedge (Carex petriei) palmbob Image Purei, Makura (Carex secta var. tenuiculmis) palmbob Image Dichondra, Kidneyweed 'Silver Falls' (Dichondra argentea) palmbob Image Woolly Sunflower 'Siskiyou' (Eriophyllum lanatum) palmbob Image Cranesbill, Hardy Geranium 'Nigricans' (Geranium sessiliflorum) palmbob Image Blue Oat Grass 'Sapphire' (Helictotrichon sempervirens) Pusia Image Fosteriana Tulip 'Candela' (Tulipa ) Pusia Image Double Late Tulip, Peony-floweredTulip 'Carnaval de Nice' (Tulipa ) Pusia Image Greigii Tulip 'Double Red Riding Hood' (Tulipa greigii) JaxFlaGardener Image Daylily 'Big Snow' (Hemerocallis ) palmbob Image Coral Bells, Alumroot, Coralbells, Alum Root 'Canyon Duet' (Heuchera ) Pusia Image Double Late Tulip, Peony-flowered Tulip 'Creme Upstar' (Tulipa ) Pusia Image Double Late Tulip, Peony-flowered Tulip 'Creme Upstar' (Tulipa ) palmbob Image Blue Rush, Hard Rush (Juncus inflexus) JaxFlaGardener Image Bigleaf Hydrangea, Lacecap 'Mariesii Variegata' (Hydrangea macrophylla) palmbob Image New Zealand Brass Buttons 'Platt's Black' (Leptinella squalida) palmbob Image New Zealand Brass Buttons (Leptinella squalida) palmbob Image Snowy Wood Rush, Lesser Woodrush 'Lucius' (Luzula nivea) palmbob Image Ozothamnus (Ozothamnus coralloides) palmbob Image Fountain Grass 'Red Bunny Tails' (Pennisetum messiacum) purplesun Image Greater Periwinkle (Vinca major) purplesun Image Saucer Magnolia, Tulip Tree (Magnolia x soulangeana) palmbob Image Common Rue, Garden Rue, Herb of Grace, Herbygrass (Ruta graveolens) palmbob Image Canberra Grass, Two Flowered Knawel, Mossy Scabweed (Scleranthus biflorus) purplesun Image New England Peppermint, Black Peppermint (Eucalyptus nova-anglica) purplesun Image New England Peppermint, Black Peppermint (Eucalyptus nova-anglica) purplesun Image Urn Gum (Eucalyptus urnigera) palmbob Image Fiber Optic Grass, Salt Marsh Bulrush (Isolepis cernua) palmbob Image White Stonecrop 'Murale' (Sedum album) palmbob Image English Stonecrop (Sedum anglicum) DonnaMack Image Chinese Peony, Garden Peony 'Lois' (Paeonia lactiflora) DonnaMack Image Chinese Peony, Garden Peony 'Lois' (Paeonia lactiflora) palmbob Image Stonecrop (Sedum brevifolium) palmbob Image 'Chocolate Ball' (Sedum polytrichoides) palmbob Image Two-row Stonecrop 'Voodoo' (Sedum spurium) Pusia Image Fringed Tulip 'Arma' (Tulipa ) Pusia Image Triumph Tulip 'Brown Sugar' (Tulipa ) Pusia Image Triumph Tulip 'Brown Sugar' (Tulipa ) Pusia Image Double early 'Bearing Point' (Tulipa Peony-flowered tulip) Pusia Image Double early 'Bearing Point' (Tulipa Peony-flowered tulip) Pusia Image Double early 'Bearing Point' (Tulipa Peony-flowered tulip) Pusia Image Fringed Tulip 'Barbados' (Tulipa ) Pusia Image Single Late Tulip 'Cafe Noir' (Tulipa ) palmbob Image Blue Moor Grass (Sesleria caerulea) Pusia Image Double Late Tulip, Peony-flowered Tulip 'Charming Lady' (Tulipa ) Pusia Image Fringed Tulip 'Curley Sue' (Tulipa ) Pusia Image Greigii Tulip 'Czaar Peter' (Tulipa ) SallieKr Image Beard Tongue, Border Penstemon, Garden Penstemon 'Red Riding Hood' (Penstemon ) palmbob Image Euphorbia (Euphorbia pseudoglobosa) plantiques32 Image Daylily 'Gypsy Dark Eyes' (Hemerocallis ) mgarr Image Florida Anise, Red Magnolia (Illicium floridanum) Gabrielle Image Bugleweed 'Toffee Chip' (Ajuga reptans) Gabrielle Image Intermediate Bearded Iris 'Appleblossom Pink' (Iris ) Gabrielle Image Foamflower 'Pirate's Patch' (Tiarella ) Gabrielle Image Bridal Wreath Spiraea (Spiraea prunifolia) palmbob Image Euphorbia (Euphorbia pseudoglobosa) palmbob Image Euphorbia (Euphorbia schizacantha) palmbob Image Euphorbia (Euphorbia silenifolia) palmbob Image Euphorbia (Euphorbia squarrosa) palmbob Image Euphorbia (Euphorbia squarrosa) palmbob Image Euphorbia (Euphorbia woodii) palmbob Image Ferocactus (Ferocactus peninsulae) palmbob Image Fockea (Fockea edulis) palmbob Image Frailea ybatense (Frailea schilinzkyana) palmbob Image Gasteria (Gasteria ellaphieae) palmbob Image Gasteria (Gasteria ellaphieae) palmbob Image Gasteria (Gasteria excelsa) palmbob Image Gasteria (Gasteria excelsa) palmbob Image 'Shining Star' (X Gasteraloe ) palmbob Image Bigfoot (Gerrardanthus macrorhiza) palmbob Image Gymnocalycium, Black Chin Cactus (Gymnocalycium eurypleurum) palmbob Image Gymnocalycium (Gymnocalycium monvillei subsp. horridispinum) palmbob Image Haemanthus (Haemanthus deformis)

Garden Watchdog Activity:

Member Addition Description Old_Gardener Positive GreenhouseMegaStore.com (IGC) viper8382 Negative Gorge Top Gardens (also dba perennial-gardening.com) goddess9 Positive Gardino Nursery bretgoodwin Positive Lazy S'S Farm & Nursery e4services Negative USA Seed Store verdedesigns Neutral Richard Owen Nursery / Exciting Gardens meggie123 Neutral Michigan Bulb Marseille Neutral Wood Prairie Farm vommarlowe Positive Annie's Heirloom Seeds chakara Positive Tomato Girl (Tomato Baby Company) hsteele Neutral Michigan Bulb Mrlynn Positive Niche Gardens quntmphscs Negative Quick Growing Trees (quick-growing-trees.com) quntmphscs Positive OIKOS Tree Crops Greytluv Positive Lazy S'S Farm & Nursery sandit1 Negative Honeycreek Nurseries Maddieline Negative Roberta's Unique Gardens (formerly Roberta's Inc.) DonnaMack Positive Chamblee's Rose Nursery strawberryhill Positive Chamblee's Rose Nursery steve1young Positive Romence Gardens & Greenhouses shaferly Negative Four Seasons Nursery jnhayes Positive Joy Creek Nursery redanteater Positive Hallson Gardens jon4de Positive Avant Gardens bloom79 Neutral Forestfarm planturd Positive Leilani Nepenthes bluebuster77 Positive Northland Rosarium

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Final Notes

Have a good day, and happy gardening!

Dave

And that's the way it was... May 16, 2012