Dave's Garden Newsletter for February 27, 2014

Covering the events of February 27, 2014

... in which ...
596 posts were made.
60 plants were added to PlantFiles.
33 comments were added to PlantFiles.
827 checkboxes were added to PlantFiles.
115 snapshots were added to PlantFiles.
0 entries were added to Botanary.
0 companies were added to the Garden Watchdog.
3 ratings were added to the Garden Watchdog.
0 books were added to the Garden Bookworm.
0 ratings were added to the Garden Bookworm.

"For the earth which drinketh in the rain that cometh oft upon it, and bringeth forth herbs meet for them by whom it is dressed, receiveth blessing from God..."

Gardening Quote of the Day

"In his garden every man may be his own artist without apology or explanation."

( -- Louise Beebe Wilder, American gardener, writer)

Forum Activity

A grand total of 596 posts were made yesterday.

Forum Posts PlantFiles Pictures 122 posts Mid-Atlantic Gardening 86 posts Games 42 posts Plant Identification 30 posts Recipes 24 posts Pets 23 posts Weather 21 posts Vegetable Gardening 21 posts Sewing and Quilting 18 posts Central Midwest Gardening 13 posts Seed Trading 13 posts Trees, Shrubs and Conifers 12 posts Mid-South Gardening 12 posts Australian and New Zealand Gardening 11 posts Beauty and Fashion Tips 10 posts Seed Germination 8 posts Group Trades, Swaps and Round Robins 8 posts Morning Glories 7 posts Southwest Gardening 7 posts Dahlias 7 posts Clematis 6 posts Bird Watching 6 posts Tomatoes 6 posts Violas and Violettas 5 posts Texas Gardening 5 posts Beginner Gardening Questions 5 posts Poultry and Livestock 5 posts Northeast Gardening 5 posts Cacti and Succulents 5 posts Beginner Houseplants 4 posts Voting Booth 4 posts Vines and Climbers 4 posts Daylilies 4 posts Antiques and Collectibles 4 posts Beginner Vegetables 3 posts Insect and Spider Identification 3 posts Books, Movies, and TV 3 posts Happy Birthday 2 posts Trash to Treasure 2 posts Water Gardens 2 posts Winter Sowing 2 posts Computer Talk 2 posts Bird Identification 2 posts BugFiles Pictures 2 posts Brugmansias 2 posts Upper Midwest Gardening 1 post Florida Gardening 1 post Pacific Northwest Gardening 1 post Native Plants and Wild Plants 1 post Bloom of the Day Photos 1 post Canadian Gardening 1 post Coleus 1 post Ask-a-Dave's-Gardener 1 post

New Botanary Words

PlantFiles Activity:

60 new plants.
33 new descriptions were added.
115 new images were added.
827 new content were checked off.

PlantFiles Additions:

Member Addition Description coriaceous Comment White-Flowered Chocolate Vine, Five-Leaf Akebia, Raisin Vine 'Shirobana' Akebia quinata coriaceous Comment Chocolate Vine, Five-Leaf Akebia, Raisin Vine 'Silver Bells' Akebia quinata coriaceous Comment Pink-flowered Chocolate Vine, Five-Leaf Akebia, Raisin Vine 'Rosea' Akebia quinata coriaceous Comment Chocolate Vine, Five-Leaf Akebia, Raisin Vine 'Purple Bouquet' Akebia quinata vossner Comment Artemisia, Wormwood 'Powis Castle' Artemisia coriaceous Comment European Lily of the Valley, May Bells, Our Lady's Tears Convallaria majalis coriaceous Comment European Lily of the Valley, May Bells, Our Lady's Tears 'Rosea' Convallaria majalis coriaceous Comment Lily of the Valley 'Variegata' Convallaria majalis coriaceous Comment Crown Imperial Fritillaria Fritillaria imperialis coriaceous Comment Himalayan Blackberry, Armenian Blackberry, Arizona Blackberry Rubus armeniacus DaylilySLP Comment Daylily 'Festive Spirit' Hemerocallis DaylilySLP Comment Daylily 'Halloween in June' Hemerocallis DaylilySLP Comment Daylily 'Cool Evening Breeze' Hemerocallis DaylilySLP Comment Daylily 'Indian Fall' Hemerocallis DaylilySLP Comment Daylily 'Kelly's Kiss' Hemerocallis DaylilySLP Comment Daylily 'Royal Procession' Hemerocallis wasbloomin Comment Snowdrop 'Hill Poe' Galanthus DaylilySLP Comment Daylily 'Siren on the Moon' Hemerocallis DaylilySLP Comment Daylily 'Triple the Pleasure' Hemerocallis DaylilySLP Comment Daylily 'Big Rose Platter' Hemerocallis DaylilySLP Comment Daylily 'Burning Hot Lava' Hemerocallis DaylilySLP Comment Daylily 'Dark Desire' Hemerocallis DaylilySLP Comment Daylily 'Electric Kaleidoscope' Hemerocallis DaylilySLP Comment Daylily 'Ghost Pattern' Hemerocallis DaylilySLP Comment Daylily 'Green Eyed Envy' Hemerocallis DaylilySLP Comment Daylily 'Lapis of Luxury' Hemerocallis WillyB23 Comment African Milk Tree Euphorbia trigona tgwWhale Comment Hybrid Tea Rose, Large-flowered Rose 'Pope John Paul II' Rosa eolivas103 Comment Dutch Hyacinth 'Delft Blue' Hyacinthus orientalis eolivas103 Comment Dutch Hyacinth 'Carnegie' Hyacinthus orientalis eolivas103 Comment Double Narcissus, Double Daffodil 'Replete' Narcissus Caligrown Comment Chinese Grapefruit, Pomelo, Pummelo, Pumello, Pamplemousse, Shaddock Citrus maxima FIREHAWK72 Comment Androlepis Androlepis skinneri Don_in_Colorado Image Hosta 'Spartacus' (Hosta ) Don_in_Colorado Image Hosta 'Spartacus' (Hosta ) Don_in_Colorado Image Hosta 'Spartacus' (Hosta ) RosinaBloom Image Lily of the Incas, Peruvian Lily 'Sunday' (Alstroemeria inticancha) RosinaBloom Image Lily of the Incas, Peruvian Lily 'Sunday' (Alstroemeria inticancha) RosinaBloom Image Lily of the Incas, Peruvian Lily 'Navayo' (Alstroemeria inticancha) RosinaBloom Image Lily of the Incas, Peruvian Lily 'Navayo' (Alstroemeria inticancha) RosinaBloom Image Lily of the Incas, Peruvian Lily 'Bryce' (Alstroemeria inticancha) RosinaBloom Image Lily of the Incas, Peruvian Lily 'Bryce' (Alstroemeria inticancha) RosinaBloom Image Lily of the Incas, Peruvian Lily 'Princess Camilla' (Alstroemeria ) RosinaBloom Image Lily of the Incas, Peruvian Lily 'Princess Camilla' (Alstroemeria ) RosinaBloom Image Parrot Lily, Parrot Flower, Peruvian Lily, Lily of the Incas 'Theresa' (Alstroemeria ) RosinaBloom Image Parrot Lily, Parrot Flower, Peruvian Lily, Lily of the Incas 'Theresa' (Alstroemeria ) RosinaBloom Image Million Bells, Mini Petunia 'Double Deep Yellow' (Calibrachoa ) RosinaBloom Image Million Bells, Mini Petunia 'Double Deep Yellow' (Calibrachoa ) RosinaBloom Image Parrot Lily, Parrot Flower, Peruvian Lily, Lily of the Incas 'Fabiana' (Alstroemeria ) RosinaBloom Image Climbing Dock, Rambling Dock, Turkey-Rhubarb, Potato Vine (Rumex sagittatus) RosinaBloom Image Climbing Dock, Rambling Dock, Turkey-Rhubarb, Potato Vine (Rumex sagittatus) RosinaBloom Image Yarrow, Milfoil, Staunchweed, Sanguinary, Thousandleaf, Soldier's Woundwort 'Desert Eve Terracotta' (Achillea millefolium) RosinaBloom Image Yarrow, Milfoil, Staunchweed, Sanguinary, Thousandleaf, Soldier's Woundwort 'Desert Eve Terracotta' (Achillea millefolium) RosinaBloom Image Yarrow, Milfoil, Staunchweed, Sanguinary, Thousandleaf, Soldier's Woundwort 'Desert Eve Terracotta' (Achillea millefolium) RosinaBloom Image Yarrow, Milfoil, Staunchweed, Sanguinary, Thousandleaf, Soldier's Woundwort 'Desert Eve Terracotta' (Achillea millefolium) RosinaBloom Image Yarrow, Milfoil, Staunchweed, Sanguinary, Thousandleaf, Soldier's Woundwort 'Desert Eve Terracotta' (Achillea millefolium) RosinaBloom Image Dianthus 'Memories' (Dianthus ) RosinaBloom Image Dianthus 'Memories' (Dianthus ) RosinaBloom Image Dwarf Argyranthemum, Marguerite Daisy 'Petite Double Pink' (Argyranthemum ) RosinaBloom Image Dwarf Argyranthemum, Marguerite Daisy 'Petite Double Pink' (Argyranthemum ) RosinaBloom Image Pentas 'Graffiti® Mix' (Pentas ) richbrobee Image Peelbark St. Johnswort (Hypericum fasciculatum) Don_in_Colorado Image Hosta 'Prairie Sky' (Hosta ) DMersh Image Snowdrop (Galanthus nivalis) DMersh Image Snowdrop (Galanthus nivalis) Rickwebb Image Hoary Vervain (Verbena stricta) RosinaBloom Image Pentas 'Graffiti® Mix' (Pentas ) RosinaBloom Image Pentas 'Graffiti® Mix' (Pentas ) Rickwebb Image Hoary Vervain (Verbena stricta) RosinaBloom Image Heliotrope, Common Heliotrope, Cherry Pie Flower, Peruvian Heliotrope, Peruvian Turnsole (Heliotropium arborescens) RosinaBloom Image Beardtongue, Beard Tongue, Penstemon 'Watermelon Taffy' (Penstemon ) RosinaBloom Image Beardtongue, Beard Tongue, Penstemon 'Watermelon Taffy' (Penstemon ) RosinaBloom Image Beardtongue, Beard Tongue, Penstemon 'Watermelon Taffy' (Penstemon ) RosinaBloom Image Creeping Zinnia, Sanvitalia 'Sundrops' (Sanvitalia procumbens) RosinaBloom Image Viburnum 'Eve Price' (Viburnum ) RosinaBloom Image Viburnum 'Eve Price' (Viburnum ) YesMan_ Image Rosemary (Rosmarinus officinalis) YesMan_ Image Rosemary (Rosmarinus officinalis) YesMan_ Image Nectarine 'Sweet Pearl' (Prunus persica var. nucipersica) RosinaBloom Image Kalanchoe 'Freedom Bells' (Kalanchoe ) YesMan_ Image Nandina, Dwarf Nandina, Dwarf Heavenly Bamboo 'Monfar' (Nandina domestica) RosinaBloom Image Beefsteak Plant, Bloodleaf, Chicken Gizzard (Iresine herbstii) RosinaBloom Image Beefsteak Plant, Bloodleaf, Chicken Gizzard (Iresine herbstii) RosinaBloom Image Balloon Flower, Chinese Bellflower, Japanese Bellflower 'Astra Pink' (Platycodon grandiflorus) RosinaBloom Image Balloon Flower, Chinese Bellflower, Japanese Bellflower 'Astra Pink' (Platycodon grandiflorus) RosinaBloom Image Tropical Day-Blooming Water Lily, Waterlily 'Blue Beauty' (Nymphaea ) RosinaBloom Image Tropical Day-Blooming Water Lily, Waterlily 'Blue Beauty' (Nymphaea ) RosinaBloom Image Alstroemeria, Peruvian Lily, Lily of the Incas 'Inca Desert' (Alstroemeria ) RosinaBloom Image Alstroemeria, Peruvian Lily, Lily of the Incas 'Inca Desert' (Alstroemeria ) RosinaBloom Image Dampiera (Dampiera diversifolia) RosinaBloom Image Carmel Ceanothus, California Lilac 'Diamond Heights' (Ceanothus griseus var. horizontalis) RosinaBloom Image Carmel Ceanothus, California Lilac 'Diamond Heights' (Ceanothus griseus var. horizontalis) RosinaBloom Image Hibiscus 'Hawaiian Gina Marie' (Hibiscus ) RosinaBloom Image Rhododendron, Vireya 'Just Peachy' (Rhododendron vireya) RosinaBloom Image Rhododendron, Vireya 'Just Peachy' (Rhododendron vireya) RosinaBloom Image Rhododendron, Vireya 'Just Peachy' (Rhododendron vireya) RosinaBloom Image Zinnia 'Profusion Yellow' (Zinnia ) RosinaBloom Image Marigold, French Marigold 'Durango Outback Mix' (Tagetes patula) RosinaBloom Image Marigold, French Marigold 'Durango Outback Mix' (Tagetes patula) RosinaBloom Image Marigold, French Marigold 'Durango Outback Mix' (Tagetes patula) RosinaBloom Image Marigold, French Marigold 'Dwarf Fire' (Tagetes patula) RosinaBloom Image Snapdragon 'Peaches & Cream' (Antirrhinum majus) RosinaBloom Image Petunia 'Blue Lace' (Petunia ) RosinaBloom Image Petunia 'Blue Lace' (Petunia ) RosinaBloom Image Elephant Ear, Taro 'Black Magic' (Colocasia esculenta) RosinaBloom Image Clematis 'Allanah' (Clematis ) RosinaBloom Image Clematis 'Allanah' (Clematis ) RosinaBloom Image Black-eyed Susan, Gloriosa Daisy, Yellow Ox-eye Daisy 'Indian Summer' (Rudbeckia hirta) RosinaBloom Image Black-eyed Susan, Gloriosa Daisy, Yellow Ox-eye Daisy 'Indian Summer' (Rudbeckia hirta) RosinaBloom Image Black-eyed Susan, Gloriosa Daisy, Yellow Ox-eye Daisy 'Moreno' (Rudbeckia hirta) RosinaBloom Image Black-eyed Susan, Gloriosa Daisy, Yellow Ox-eye Daisy 'Moreno' (Rudbeckia hirta) RosinaBloom Image Black-eyed Susan, Gloriosa Daisy, Yellow Ox-eye Daisy 'Sonora' (Rudbeckia hirta) RosinaBloom Image Black-eyed Susan, Gloriosa Daisy, Yellow Ox-eye Daisy 'Sonora' (Rudbeckia hirta) RosinaBloom Image Black-eyed Susan, Gloriosa Daisy, Yellow Ox-eye Daisy 'Sonora' (Rudbeckia hirta) RosinaBloom Image Black-eyed Susan, Gloriosa Daisy, Yellow Ox-eye Daisy 'Sonora' (Rudbeckia hirta) RosinaBloom Image Black-eyed Susan, Gloriosa Daisy, Yellow Ox-eye Daisy 'Maya' (Rudbeckia hirta) RosinaBloom Image Black-eyed Susan, Gloriosa Daisy, Yellow Ox-eye Daisy 'Maya' (Rudbeckia hirta) RosinaBloom Image Black-eyed Susan, Gloriosa Daisy, Yellow Ox-eye Daisy 'Maya' (Rudbeckia hirta) RosinaBloom Image Black-eyed Susan, Gloriosa Daisy, Yellow Ox-eye Daisy 'Goldilocks' (Rudbeckia hirta) RosinaBloom Image Ixora, Flame of the Woods, Jungle Flame, Jungle Geranium (Ixora coccinea) RosinaBloom Image Stenocactus (Stenocactus phyllacanthus) RosinaBloom Image Melocactus (Melocactus neryi) RosinaBloom Image Fuchsia 'Tricolor' (Fuchsia magellanica var. gracilis) RosinaBloom Image Fuchsia 'Tricolor' (Fuchsia magellanica var. gracilis) RosinaBloom Image Fuchsia 'Tricolor' (Fuchsia magellanica var. gracilis) RosinaBloom Image Fuchsia 'Mavora' (Fuchsia ) RosinaBloom Image Fuchsia 'Mavora' (Fuchsia ) RosinaBloom Image Fuchsia 'Mavora' (Fuchsia ) RosinaBloom Image Fuchsia 'Mavora' (Fuchsia ) RosinaBloom Image New South Wales Christmas Bush 'Wild Fire' (Ceratopetalum gummiferum) RosinaBloom Image Dahlia 'Dream Catcher' (Dahlia ) RosinaBloom Image Sage, Salvia 'Amistad ' (Salvia ) RosinaBloom Image Everlasting Flower, Paper Daisy, Straw Flower (Xerochrysum helica) RosinaBloom Image Angelonia 'Bicolour' (Angelonia ) RosinaBloom Image Angelonia 'Bicolour' (Angelonia ) RosinaBloom Image Angelonia 'Blue Sky' (Angelonia ) RosinaBloom Image Angelonia 'Blue Sky' (Angelonia ) malakai Image Red Chokeberry (Aronia arbutifolia) YeeFam Image Amaryllis 'Red Lion' (Hippeastrum ) rkwright85 Image Kousa Dogwood, Chinese Dogwood, Japanese Dogwood 'Trinity Star' (Cornus kousa) rkwright85 Image Kousa Dogwood, Chinese Dogwood, Japanese Dogwood 'Trinity Star' (Cornus kousa) rkwright85 Image Kousa Dogwood, Chinese Dogwood, Japanese Dogwood 'Trinity Star' (Cornus kousa) rkwright85 Image Kousa Dogwood, Chinese Dogwood, Japanese Dogwood 'Trinity Star' (Cornus kousa) rkwright85 Image Kousa Dogwood, Chinese Dogwood, Japanese Dogwood 'Trinity Star' (Cornus kousa) eolivas103 Image Dutch Hyacinth 'Delft Blue' (Hyacinthus orientalis) eolivas103 Image Dutch Hyacinth 'Carnegie' (Hyacinthus orientalis) eolivas103 Image Double Narcissus, Double Daffodil 'Erlicheer' (Narcissus ) eolivas103 Image Double Narcissus, Double Daffodil 'Replete' (Narcissus )

Garden Watchdog Activity:

No new companies were added to the database.
3 new ratings/comments were added to the database.

Member Addition Description tomtara Negative SeedsNow.com 13Shane7 Negative R.H. Shumway Seeds ole_sow_n_sew Positive St. Clare Heirloom Seeds

Garden Bookworm Activity:

No new books were added to the database.
No new ratings/comments were added to the database.

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And that's the way it was... February 27, 2014