Dave's Garden Newsletter for December 2, 2012

Gardening Quote of the Day

( -- Vita Sackville-West, English novelist, poet, gardener)

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PlantFiles Additions:

Member Addition Description geril Comment Jiao-gu-lan , Sweet Tea Vine Gynostemma pentaphyllum gardenspecialist Comment Sweet Olive, Fragrant Tea Olive 'Aurantiacus' Osmanthus fragrans frk040 Comment Bigleaf Hydrangea, Lacecap 'Veitchii' Hydrangea macrophylla adheesh Comment Strawberry Begonia, Strawberry Geranium, Roving Sailor Saxifraga stolonifera ShelbySnider240 Comment Autumn Snakeroot, Black Cohosh, Bugbane 'Hillside Black Beauty' Actaea simplex Precious1 Image Lanceleaf Nightshade, Kangaroo Apple, Orange-berry Nightshade (Solanum lanceolatum) shorthog Image Blackberry Lily, Leopard Lily 'Freckle Face' (Belamcanda chinensis) 00264167 Image Upright Switch Grass, Wand Panic Grass 'Northwind' (Panicum virgatum) TUTMOS Image Lace Aloe, Torch Plant (Aloe aristata) kudrick Image Manfreda, Tuberose 'Chocolate Chips' (Manfreda undulata) dushyantdhari Image Bead Tree, Persian Lilac, Pride of India, Pride of China, Chinaberry, Umbrella Tree, White Cedar 'Jade Snowflake' (Melia azedarach) LanceSea Image Adaminaby Snow Gum, Weeping Snow Gum (Eucalyptus lacrimans) dushyantdhari Image Putranjiva (Putranjiva roxburghii) BayAreaTropics Image Cherimoya, Custard Apple (Annona cherimola) pokerino Image Sasanqua Camellia, Autumn Camellia 'Cleopatra' (Camellia sasanqua) RosinaBloom Image Australian Sarsparilla, False Sarsaparilla, Happy Wanderer, Coral Pea, Lilac Vine (Hardenbergia violacea) BayAreaTropics Image Southern Magnolia 'Little Gem' (Magnolia grandiflora) pamalafarris Image Candle Bush, Empress Candle Plant, Candletree, Candelabra Bush, Ringworm Tree, Candlestick Cassia (Senna alata) marsrover Image Sweet Iris, Variegated Orris Root, Dalmation Iris, Variegated Sweet Iris, Zebra Iris 'Variegata' (Iris pallida) AnniesAnnuals Image Browallia, Amethyst Flower, Bush Violet (Browallia americana) AnniesAnnuals Image Common Cosmos, Mexican Aster, Cosmea 'Double Click Cranberries' (Cosmos bipinnatus) AnniesAnnuals Image 'Softie' (Dahlia coccinea) AnniesAnnuals Image Variegated Pride of Madeira 'Star of Madeira' (Echium candicans) AnniesAnnuals Image Flannel Bush, Fremontia 'California Glory' (Fremontodendron ) AnniesAnnuals Image Coral Bells 'Marvelous Marble' (Heuchera americana) AnniesAnnuals Image Woolly Lavender (Lavandula lanata) AnniesAnnuals Image Money Plant, Honesty, Bolbonac, Moonwort, Silver Dollar (Lunaria annua) AnniesAnnuals Image Iceland Poppy, Arctic Poppy 'Champagne Bubbles' (Papaver nudicaule) AnniesAnnuals Image Sage 'Royal Bumble' (Salvia ) AnniesAnnuals Image Texas Sage, Gregg's Sage, Autumn Sage, Cherry Sage 'Stormy Pink' (Salvia greggii) manueldalmeida Image Hybrid Tea Rose 'Alphonse Daudet' (Rosa ) manueldalmeida Image Hybrid Multiflora Rose, Polyantha Rose, Climbing Rose 'Veilchenblau' (Rosa ) marsrover Image Crepe Myrtle, Crape Myrtle 'Pink Velour' (Lagerstroemia ) AnniesAnnuals Image Tiny Buttons Sedum, Little Blue Spanish Stonecrop 'Blue Carpet' (Sedum hispanicum var. minus) marsrover Image Oriental Lily 'Star Gazer' (Lilium ) marsrover Image Crepe Myrtle, Crape Myrtle 'Pink Velour' (Lagerstroemia ) eliasastro Image Heliconia 'Sharonii' (Heliconia stricta) eliasastro Image Heliconia 'Sharonii' (Heliconia stricta) eliasastro Image Heliconia 'Sharonii' (Heliconia stricta) harloiris Image Arilbred Iris 'Mohr Pretender' (Iris ) harloiris Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Amas' (Iris ) harloiris Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Mahogany Magic' (Iris ) harloiris Image 'Terminator' (iris ) eliasastro Image Passion Flower, Passionflower, Passiflora 'aka Blue Moon' (Passiflora macrocarpa) eliasastro Image Passion Flower, Passionflower, Passiflora 'aka Blue Moon' (Passiflora macrocarpa) eliasastro Image Passion Flower, Passionflower, Passiflora 'aka Blue Moon' (Passiflora macrocarpa) eliasastro Image Passion Flower, Passionflower, Passiflora 'aka Blue Moon' (Passiflora macrocarpa) marsrover Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Rare Treat' (Iris ) marsrover Image Oriental Lily 'Star Gazer' (Lilium ) marsrover Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Beverly Sills' (Iris ) marsrover Image Crepe Myrtle, Crape Myrtle 'Pink Velour' (Lagerstroemia ) marsrover Image Hardy Hibiscus, Rose Mallow, Swamp Mallow 'Lord Baltimore' (Hibiscus moscheutos) marsrover Image Crocosmia 'George Davison' (Crocosmia x crocosmiiflora) marsrover Image Showy Stonecrop 'Neon' (Sedum ) marsrover Image English Lavender 'Hidcote Blue' (Lavandula angustifolia) RosinaBloom Image Phylica (Phylica plumosa) RosinaBloom Image Phylica (Phylica plumosa) RosinaBloom Image Phylica (Phylica plumosa) sunkissed Image Cape Honeysuckle (Tecoma capensis) sunkissed Image Cape Honeysuckle (Tecoma capensis) midwestfarmwife Image Flowering Crabapple (Malus hupehensis) AAS_NGB Image Coneflower 'Cheyenne Spirit' (Echinacea hybrida) Fires_in_motion Image Swamp Sunflower, Narrow-Leaved Sunflower (Helianthus angustifolius) iam_utopia Image Dawn Redwood (Metasequoia glyptostroboides) RosinaBloom Image Britton's Violet, Coast Violet, Northern Coastal Violet, Sand Violet (Viola brittoniana) RosinaBloom Image Britton's Violet, Coast Violet, Northern Coastal Violet, Sand Violet (Viola brittoniana) RosinaBloom Image Pink Jasmine, Winter Jasmine (Jasminum polyanthum) RosinaBloom Image Pink Jasmine, Winter Jasmine (Jasminum polyanthum) RosinaBloom Image Japanese Umbrella Pine (Sciadopitys verticillata) RosinaBloom Image Japanese Umbrella Pine (Sciadopitys verticillata) RosinaBloom Image Japanese Umbrella Pine (Sciadopitys verticillata) RosinaBloom Image Mountain Laurel (Kalmia latifolia) RosinaBloom Image Mountain Laurel (Kalmia latifolia) RosinaBloom Image Mountain Laurel (Kalmia latifolia) RosinaBloom Image Mountain Laurel (Kalmia latifolia) RosinaBloom Image Mountain Laurel (Kalmia latifolia) RosinaBloom Image Ivy-Leaved Toadflax, Kenilworth Ivy, Climbing Sailor, Colisseum Ivy, Devil's Ribbon (Cymbalaria muralis) RosinaBloom Image Ivy-Leaved Toadflax, Kenilworth Ivy, Climbing Sailor, Colisseum Ivy, Devil's Ribbon (Cymbalaria muralis) RosinaBloom Image Ivy-Leaved Toadflax, Kenilworth Ivy, Climbing Sailor, Colisseum Ivy, Devil's Ribbon (Cymbalaria muralis) xxjohnxx Image Confederate Rose, Cotton Rose (Hibiscus mutabilis) xxjohnxx Image Confederate Rose, Cotton Rose (Hibiscus mutabilis) altagardener Image Beautiful Beard-tongue, Royal Penstemon (Penstemon speciosus) altagardener Image Beautiful Beard-tongue, Royal Penstemon (Penstemon speciosus) chiquib313 Image African Violet 'Southern Sugar' (Saintpaulia ) marsrover Image Hybrid Lilac, Canadian Lilac 'Pocahontas' (Syringa x hyacinthiflora) RosinaBloom Image Thornless Honeylocust 'Sunburst' (Gleditsia triacanthos var. inermis) RosinaBloom Image Thornless Honeylocust 'Sunburst' (Gleditsia triacanthos var. inermis) RosinaBloom Image Variegated Tulip Poplar, Variegated Tulip Tree 'Aureomarginatum' (Liriodendron tulipifera) RosinaBloom Image Variegated Tulip Poplar, Variegated Tulip Tree 'Aureomarginatum' (Liriodendron tulipifera) RosinaBloom Image Variegated Tulip Poplar, Variegated Tulip Tree 'Aureomarginatum' (Liriodendron tulipifera) RosinaBloom Image New Zealand Mulberry, Corkwood, Cork Tree, New Zealand Cork, Whau, Evergeen Lime (Entelea arborescens) RosinaBloom Image New Zealand Mulberry, Corkwood, Cork Tree, New Zealand Cork, Whau, Evergeen Lime (Entelea arborescens) RosinaBloom Image New Zealand Mulberry, Corkwood, Cork Tree, New Zealand Cork, Whau, Evergeen Lime (Entelea arborescens) RosinaBloom Image New Zealand Mulberry, Corkwood, Cork Tree, New Zealand Cork, Whau, Evergeen Lime (Entelea arborescens) RosinaBloom Image Wisconsin Weeping Willow (Salix x pendulina) RosinaBloom Image Edging Lobelia, Annual Lobelia, Trailing Lobelia 'Riviera Midnight Blue' (Lobelia erinus) RosinaBloom Image Edging Lobelia, Annual Lobelia, Trailing Lobelia 'Riviera Midnight Blue' (Lobelia erinus) RosinaBloom Image Coriander 'Hrubcicky' (Coriandrum sativum) RosinaBloom Image Coriander 'Hrubcicky' (Coriandrum sativum) RosinaBloom Image Coriander 'Hrubcicky' (Coriandrum sativum) RosinaBloom Image Broadleaf Sage, Common Sage,. Dalmatian Sage, Garden Sage, Ryytisalvia (Salvia officinalis) RosinaBloom Image Broadleaf Sage, Common Sage,. Dalmatian Sage, Garden Sage, Ryytisalvia (Salvia officinalis) Nelindah Image Oleander (Nerium oleander) Nelindah Image Oleander (Nerium oleander) Nelindah Image Oleander (Nerium oleander) chiquib313 Image African Violet 'Feather' (Saintpaulia ) chiquib313 Image African Violet 'Buckeye Everlasting' (Saintpaulia ) RosinaBloom Image Thornless Honeylocust 'Sunburst' (Gleditsia triacanthos var. inermis) kenburk101 Image Myrtle-leaf Distylium (Distylium myricoides) kenburk101 Image Rangoon Creeper, Drunken Sailor (Quisqualis indica) kenburk101 Image Rangoon Creeper, Drunken Sailor (Quisqualis indica) kenburk101 Image Moonflower, Moon Vine, Giant White Moonflower (Ipomoea alba) RosinaBloom Image Broadleaf Sage, Common Sage,. Dalmatian Sage, Garden Sage, Ryytisalvia (Salvia officinalis) RosinaBloom Image Rough Shell Bush Nut 'Fenton' (Macadamia tetraphylla) RosinaBloom Image Rough Shell Bush Nut 'Fenton' (Macadamia tetraphylla) RosinaBloom Image Rough Shell Bush Nut 'Fenton' (Macadamia tetraphylla) RosinaBloom Image Rough Shell Bush Nut 'Fenton' (Macadamia tetraphylla) DMersh Image Silver Birch, Warty Birch, European White Birch, Irish Beith (Betula pendula) DMersh Image Silver Birch, Warty Birch, European White Birch, Irish Beith (Betula pendula) DMersh Image Silver Birch, Warty Birch, European White Birch, Irish Beith (Betula pendula) goldenfish Image Polyxena ensifolia (Polyxena ensifolia) marsrover Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Feed Back' (Iris ) brew314 Image Common Camellia, Japanese Camellia 'Jacks' (Camellia japonica) DMersh Image Marsh Thistle (Cirsium palustre) DMersh Image Marsh Thistle (Cirsium palustre) DMersh Image Marsh Thistle (Cirsium palustre) DMersh Image Marsh Thistle (Cirsium palustre) DMersh Image Marsh Thistle (Cirsium palustre) DMersh Image Marsh Thistle (Cirsium palustre) DMersh Image Marsh Thistle (Cirsium palustre) ted5310 Image (Maxillaria cucullata) ted5310 Image (Maxillaria cucullata) harloiris Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Flavescens' (Iris ) mgarr Image Miniature Norway Spruce 'Jessy' (Picea abies) BayAreaTropics Image Mexican Weeping Pine, Mexican Yellow Pine, Jelicote Pine (Pinus patula) Nelindah Image Bronze Cottonwood, Sea Hibiscus, Mahoe 'Rubra' (Talipariti tiliaceum)

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Member Addition Description primrozie Positive Ed Hume Seeds louisedunn82 Positive Chris Bowers & Sons Whispering Trees Nurseries hairyjo Positive Arrowhead Alpines Frank1965 Positive Broken Arrow Nursery

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Final Notes

Have a good day, and happy gardening!

Dave

And that's the way it was... December 2, 2012