Dave's Garden Newsletter for March 19, 2013

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PlantFiles Additions:

Member Addition Description RosinaBloom Comment Hen and Chicken Fern Asplenium gracillimum RosinaBloom Comment Grey Mangrove Avicennia marina subsp. australasica Sherilou Comment Pole Bean 'Yoeme Purple String Bean' Phaseolus vulgaris msevaluna Comment Baobab, Judas Fruit, Monkey Bread Tree Adansonia digitata rizard Comment Caribbean Trumpet Tree, Yellow Tabebuia, Paraguayan Trumpet Tree, Silver Trumpet Tree, Tree of Gold Tabebuia aurea carolstropicals Comment Miniature Coconut Palm Lytocaryum weddellianum JohnWendy Comment Tomato 'Marion' Lycopersicon lycopersicum JohnWendy Comment Tomato 'Celebrity' Lycopersicon lycopersicum JohnWendy Comment Tomato 'Viva Italia' Lycopersicon lycopersicum leisure500 Comment African Violet 'Blue Skirts' Saintpaulia Chris999 Comment Southern Highbush Blueberry 'Sweetcrisp' Vaccinium corymbosum alfu Comment Empress Tree Paulownia elongata derbeh Comment Russell Lupin, Russell Lupine 'Russell' Lupinus polyphyllus derbeh Comment Rose of Sharon 'Blue Satin' Hibiscus syriacus vossner Comment Cauliflower 'Snow Crown' Brassica oleracea var. botrytis JasonHicks Comment Alexandra Palm, Alexander Palm, King Palm Archontophoenix alexandrae drobarr Comment Apple 'Gala' Malus x domestica jared2122 Comment Blackfoot Daisy, Black Foot Daisy, Plains Black Foot Daisy Melampodium leucanthum nathanieledison Comment Hawaiian Umbrella Tree, Dwarf Umbrella Plant, Arboricola Tree, Hawaiian Elf Schefflera arboricola Xenomorf Image Bunny Ears 'Gray' (Opuntia microdasys) Xenomorf Image Blind Pear, Blind Prickly Pear, Cow Blinder (Opuntia rufida) Xenomorf Image Blind Pear, Blind Prickly Pear, Cow Blinder (Opuntia rufida) DaylilySLP Image Orchid, Aerangis (Aerangis luteoalba) DaylilySLP Image Orchid, Aerangis (Aerangis luteoalba) DaylilySLP Image Angraecum, Comet Orchid, Long-Spurred OrchidStar of Bethlehem Orchid (Angraecum sesquipedale) DaylilySLP Image Angraecum, Comet Orchid, Long-Spurred OrchidStar of Bethlehem Orchid (Angraecum sesquipedale) DaylilySLP Image Orchid, Ascocenda Candace's Sunshine (Ascocenda ) DaylilySLP Image Orchid, Ascocenda Candace's Sunshine (Ascocenda ) DaylilySLP Image Orchid Brassidium Golden Harry (Brassidium ) DaylilySLP Image Orchid Brassidium Golden Harry (Brassidium ) DaylilySLP Image Orchid Brassidium Golden Harry (Brassidium ) DaylilySLP Image Orchid, Cymbidium Mimi (Cymbidium ) DaylilySLP Image Orchid, Cymbidium Mimi (Cymbidium ) DaylilySLP Image Orchid, Cymbidium Devon Ranee (Cymbidium ) DaylilySLP Image Orchid, Cymbidium Devon Ranee (Cymbidium ) vossner Image Cauliflower 'Snow Crown' (Brassica oleracea var. botrytis) DaylilySLP Image Orchid, Cymbidium Enzan Helios (Cymbidium ) DaylilySLP Image Orchid, Cymbidium Enzan Helios (Cymbidium ) DaylilySLP Image Orchid, Cymbidium Enzan Helios (Cymbidium ) DaylilySLP Image Orchid, Paphiopedilum Addicted Phillip (Paphiopedilum ) DaylilySLP Image Orchid, Paphiopedilum Addicted Phillip (Paphiopedilum ) DaylilySLP Image Orchid, Paphiopedilum Addicted Phillip (Paphiopedilum ) DaylilySLP Image Orchid, Darwinara Charm (Darwinara ) DaylilySLP Image Orchid, Darwinara Charm (Darwinara ) DaylilySLP Image Orchid, Haraella (Haraella retrocalla) DaylilySLP Image Orchid, Haraella (Haraella retrocalla) DaylilySLP Image Orchid, Haraella (Haraella retrocalla) DaylilySLP Image Orchid, Paphiopedilum (Paphiopedilum kalinae) DaylilySLP Image Orchid, Paphiopedilum (Paphiopedilum kalinae) DaylilySLP Image Orchid, Paphiopedilum (Paphiopedilum kalinae) DaylilySLP Image Orchid, Paphiopedilum Macabre Contrasts (Paphiopedilum ) DaylilySLP Image Orchid, Renachilus Towering Inferno (Renachilus ) DaylilySLP Image Orchid, Renachilus Towering Inferno (Renachilus ) DaylilySLP Image Orchid, Epidendrum Helen Yamada (Epidendrum ) DaylilySLP Image Orchid, Epidendrum Helen Yamada (Epidendrum ) DaylilySLP Image Orchid, Epidendrum Helen Yamada (Epidendrum ) DaylilySLP Image Orchid, Jackfowlieara Appleblossom (Jackfowlieara ) DaylilySLP Image Orchid, Jackfowlieara Appleblossom (Jackfowlieara ) DaylilySLP Image Orchid, Lycaste Abou Sunset (Lycaste ) DaylilySLP Image Orchid, Lycaste Chita Impulse (Lycaste ) DaylilySLP Image Lycamerlycaste Cassiopeia (Lycamerlycaste ) DaylilySLP Image Lycamerlycaste Cassiopeia (Lycamerlycaste ) DaylilySLP Image Orchid, Cyrtocidium Intermezzo (Cyrtocidium ) DaylilySLP Image Orchid, Dendrobium (Dendrobium jenkinsii) DaylilySLP Image Orchid, Paphiopedilum Edna Frances (Paphiopedilum ) DaylilySLP Image Orchid, Paphiopedilum Edna Frances (Paphiopedilum ) RosinaBloom Image Lily of the Nile, African Lily (Agapanthus africanus) RosinaBloom Image Lily of the Nile, African Lily (Agapanthus africanus) RosinaBloom Image Lily of the Nile, African Lily (Agapanthus africanus) RosinaBloom Image Lily of the Nile, African Lily (Agapanthus africanus) altagardener Image Handsome catseye (Cryptantha paradoxa) altagardener Image Roundspike Cryptantha (Cryptantha humilis) altagardener Image Tufted Cryptantha (Cryptantha caespitosa) altagardener Image Menzies' Larkspur (Delphinium menziesii) altagardener Image Rock Buckwheat (Eriogonum sphaerocephalum) altagardener Image Long-stalked Catmint (Nepeta podostachys) altagardener Image Featherleaf fleabane (Erigeron pinnatisectus) altagardener Image Spiny Restharrow (Ononis spinosa) altagardener Image Spiny Restharrow (Ononis spinosa) altagardener Image Cretian Mat Daisy (Anthemis cretica subsp. leucanthemoides) altagardener Image Cretian Mat Daisy (Anthemis cretica subsp. leucanthemoides) altagardener Image Cretian Mat Daisy (Anthemis cretica subsp. leucanthemoides) altagardener Image Saw-wort (Saussurea nuda) altagardener Image Saw-wort (Saussurea nuda) Cville_Gardener Image Horseradish 'Big Top' (Armoracia rusticana) ransom3 Image Lilac Tasselflower (Emilia sonchifolia) Cville_Gardener Image Hosta 'Grand Tiara' (Hosta ) RosinaBloom Image Flowering Maple, Abutilon (Abutilon pictum) RosinaBloom Image Flowering Maple, Abutilon (Abutilon pictum) RosinaBloom Image Flowering Maple, Abutilon (Abutilon pictum)

Garden Watchdog Activity:

Member Addition Description Lstein Negative My Pet Chicken Lstein Positive Murray McMurray Hatchery swede69 Negative Sand Mountain Herbs GardenManDonald Positive Spray-N-Grow sschneider Positive Murray McMurray Hatchery texas75563 Positive Richard Owen Nursery / Exciting Gardens myronl Negative Wayside Gardens vommarlowe Positive Select Seeds Antique Flowers melody Positive Accents for Home and Garden (Pepper's Greenhouse) drobarr Positive Miller Nurseries drobarr Positive Cranberry Creations drobarr Positive Martha's Secrets drobarr Neutral Henry Field's Seed & Nursery drobarr Positive Gardenerdirect.com drobarr Positive Florida Hill Nursery mcooperbees Positive Burnt Ridge Nursery mcooperbees Positive Cummins Nursery camalianus Positive Stark Brothers Nurseries & Orchards Company camalianus Positive Bay Laurel Nursery

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Final Notes

Have a good day, and happy gardening!

Dave

And that's the way it was... March 19, 2013