Dave's Garden Newsletter for May 2, 2015

Covering the events of May 2, 2015

... in which ...
541 posts were made.
5 plants were added to PlantFiles.
96 comments were added to PlantFiles.
68 checkboxes were added to PlantFiles.
38 snapshots were added to PlantFiles.
0 entries were added to Botanary.
0 companies were added to the Garden Watchdog.
15 ratings were added to the Garden Watchdog.
0 books were added to the Garden Bookworm.
1 rating was 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

"...and the Great Pumpkin will rise up out of his pumpkin patch with his bag of toys for all the good children!"

( -- Charles Schultz, It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown!)

Forum Activity

A grand total of 541 posts were made yesterday.

Forum Posts Plant Identification 109 posts Mid-Atlantic Gardening 85 posts Group Trades, Swaps and Round Robins 57 posts PlantFiles Pictures 39 posts Games 23 posts Trees, Shrubs and Conifers 23 posts Perennials 15 posts Irises 12 posts Texas Gardening 11 posts Central Midwest Gardening 10 posts Beginner Vegetables 9 posts Ask-a-Dave's-Gardener 9 posts Beginner Houseplants 8 posts Insect and Spider Identification 7 posts Beginner Gardening Questions 7 posts Mid-South Gardening 7 posts Weather 7 posts Bird Watching 6 posts Beginner Fruit 6 posts Sewing and Quilting 6 posts Photos 6 posts Carolina Gardening 5 posts Dahlias 4 posts Beginner Flowers 4 posts Voting Booth 4 posts Vegetable Gardening 4 posts Recipes 4 posts Australian and New Zealand Gardening 4 posts Happy Birthday 4 posts Northeast Gardening 3 posts Bulbs 3 posts Daylilies 3 posts Morning Glories 3 posts Florida Gardening 3 posts Cacti and Succulents 2 posts Beginner Landscaping 2 posts Roses 2 posts Tropical Zone Gardening 2 posts Orchid Cactus 2 posts Seed Trading 2 posts Seed Germination 2 posts BirdFiles Pictures 2 posts Water Gardens 2 posts Hummingbird and Butterfly Gardening 2 posts Garden Pests and Diseases 1 post Propagation 1 post Hydrangeas 1 post BugFiles Pictures 1 post Trash to Treasure 1 post Orchids 1 post Bloom of the Day Photos 1 post Soil and Composting 1 post Cooking 1 post Hostas 1 post Annuals 1 post

New Botanary Words

PlantFiles Activity:

5 new plants.
96 new descriptions were added.
38 new images were added.
68 new content were checked off.

PlantFiles Additions:

Member Addition Description opal92nwf Comment Cycad, Japanese Sago Palm, King Sago Palm, Sago Cycas, Sago Palm Cycas revoluta coriaceous Comment Plectranthus 'Mona Lavender' Plectranthus gram_pat Comment Mid-season, Large-flowered Clematis 'Henryi' Clematis DaylilySLP Comment Poet's Narcissus, Poeticus Daffodil 'Dactyl' Narcissus DaylilySLP Comment Short-cupped Narcissus, Small-cupped Daffodil 'Dallas' Narcissus DaylilySLP Comment Double Poet's Narcissus, Poeticus Daffodil 'Daphne' Narcissus DaylilySLP Comment Long-cupped Narcissus, Large-cupped Daffodil 'Daviot' Narcissus DaylilySLP Comment Long-cupped Narcissus, Large-cupped Daffodil 'Daydream' Narcissus DaylilySLP Comment Long-cupped Narcissus, Large-cupped Daffodil 'Delibes' Narcissus DaylilySLP Comment Double Narcissus, Double Daffodil 'Delnashaugh' Narcissus DaylilySLP Comment Long-cupped Narcissus, Large-cupped Daffodil 'Desdemona' Narcissus DaylilySLP Comment Long-Cupped Narcissus, Large-cupped Daffodil 'Dick Wellband' Narcissus DaylilySLP Comment Jonquilla Narcissus, Apodanthus Daffodil 'Dickcissel' Narcissus DaylilySLP Comment Short-cupped Narcissus, Small-cupped Daffodil 'Doctor Hugh' Narcissus DaylilySLP Comment Daffodil 'Donaupark' Narcissus DaylilySLP Comment Double Narcissus, Double Daffodil 'Dorchester' Narcissus DaylilySLP Comment Short-cupped Narcissus, Small-cupped Daffodil 'Dreamlight' Narcissus DaylilySLP Comment Short-cupped Narcissus, Small-cupped Daffodil 'Dress Circle' Narcissus RrrrrGrrrr Comment Chinese Peony, Garden Peony 'Bowl of Beauty' Paeonia lactiflora santamiller Comment Coleus, Flame Nettle, Painted Nettle 'Burgundy Wedding Train' Solenostemon scutellarioides opal92nwf Comment Cabbage Palm, Sabal Palm, Carolina Palmetto Sabal palmetto DaylilySLP Comment Long-cupped Narcissus, Large-cupped Daffodil 'Duke of Windsor' Narcissus DaylilySLP Comment Long-cupped Narcissus, Large-cupped Daffodil 'Duncan' Narcissus DaylilySLP Comment Trumpet Narcissus, Trumpet Daffodil 'Dutch Master' Narcissus DaylilySLP Comment Long-cupped Narcissus, Large-cupped Daffodil 'Early Flame' Narcissus DaylilySLP Comment Long-Cupped Narcissus, Large-Cupped Daffodil 'Easter Moon' Narcissus DaylilySLP Comment Long-cupped Narcissus, Large-cupped Daffodil 'Eclat' Narcissus DaylilySLP Comment Trumpet Narcissus, Trumpet Daffodil 'Eclatant' Narcissus DaylilySLP Comment Split-cupped Daffodil 'Edinburgh' Narcissus DaylilySLP Comment Long-cupped Narcissus, Large-cupped Daffodil 'Elegant Queen' Narcissus DaylilySLP Comment Trumpet Narcissus, Trumpet Daffodil 'Emperor' Narcissus DaylilySLP Comment Trumpet Narcissus, Trumpet Daffodil 'Empress' Narcissus DaylilySLP Comment Trumpet Daffodil, Trumpet Narcissus 'Empress of Ireland' Narcissus DaylilySLP Comment Double Narcissus, Double Daffodil 'Yellow Cheerfulness' Narcissus DaylilySLP Comment Long-Cupped Narcissus, Large-cupped Daffodil 'Every Day' Narcissus DaylilySLP Comment Daffodil 'Exception' Narcissus DaylilySLP Comment Miniature Narcissus, Minature Daffodil 'Fairy Chimes' Narcissus BeagleLuver Comment Reticulated Iris Iris reticulata DaylilySLP Comment Tazetta Narcissus, Paperwhite Daffodil, Paperwhites 'Falconet' Narcissus DaylilySLP Comment Cyclamineus Narcissus, Cyclamen Daffodil 'February Gold' Narcissus DaylilySLP Comment Double Narcissus, Double Daffodil 'Feu de Joie' Narcissus DaylilySLP Comment Trumpet Narcissus, Trumpet Daffodil 'Fidelity' Narcissus DaylilySLP Comment Short-cupped Narcissus, Small-cupped Daffodil 'Firetail' Narcissus DaylilySLP Comment Double Narcissus, Double Daffodil 'Flower-Parade' Narcissus DaylilySLP Comment Long-Cupped Narcissus, Large-Cupped Daffodil 'Flower Record' Narcissus DaylilySLP Comment Long-cupped Narcissus, Large-cupped Daffodil 'Folly' Narcissus DaylilySLP Comment Daffodil 'Foresight' Narcissus DaylilySLP Comment Long-cupped Narcissus, Large-cupped Daffodil 'Fortune' Narcissus DaylilySLP Comment Long-cupped Narcissus, Large-cupped Daffodil 'Fragrant Rose' Narcissus DaylilySLP Comment Long-cupped Narcissus, Large-cupped Daffodil 'Franciscus Drake' Narcissus DaylilySLP Comment Trumpet Narcissus, Trumpet Daffodil 'Frozen Jade' Narcissus DaylilySLP Comment Jonquilla Narcissus, Apodanthus Daffodil 'Fruit Cup' Narcissus DaylilySLP Comment Long-cupped Narcissus, Large-cupped Daffodil 'Garden Club of America' Narcissus DaylilySLP Comment Double Narcissus, Double Daffodil 'Gay Kybo' Narcissus DaylilySLP Comment Long-cupped Narcissus, Large-cupped Daffodil 'Geometrics' Narcissus DaylilySLP Comment Tazetta Narcissus, Paperwhite Daffodil, Paperwhites 'Geranium' Narcissus DaylilySLP Comment Split-cupped Daffodil 'Giant Split' Narcissus DaylilySLP Comment Long-Cupped Narcissus, Large-Cupped Daffodil 'Gigantic Star' Narcissus DaylilySLP Comment Miniature Trumpet Daffodil, Trumpet Narcissus 'Gipsy Queen' Narcissus DaylilySLP Comment Split-cupped Daffodil 'Girlpower' Narcissus DaylilySLP Comment Trumpet Daffodil, Trumpet Narcissus 'Glenfarclas' Narcissus DaylilySLP Comment Poet's Narcissus, Poeticus Daffodil 'Glory of Lisse' Narcissus poeticus DaylilySLP Comment Trumpet Daffodil, Trumpet Narcissus 'Goblet' Narcissus DaylilySLP Comment Trumpet Narcissus, Trumpet Daffodil 'Gold Medal' Narcissus joancwal Comment American Mayapple, Mandrake Root Podophyllum peltatum davelvb1931 Comment Weeping Jade, Trailing Jade, Vining Jade Senecio jacobsenii virginiarose Comment Hosta 'On Stage' Hosta montana DaylilySLP Comment Long-cupped Narcissus, Large-cupped Daffodil 'Golden Carbineer' Narcissus virginiarose Comment Hosta 'Golden Meadows' Hosta DaylilySLP Comment Tazetta Narcissus, Paperwhite Daffodil, Paperwhites 'Golden Dawn' Narcissus DaylilySLP Comment Double Narcissus, Double Daffodil 'Golden Ducat' Narcissus DaylilySLP Comment Jonquilla Narcissus, Apodanthus Daffodil 'Golden Echo' Narcissus DaylilySLP Comment Trumpet Narcissus, Trumpet Daffodil 'Golden Harvest' Narcissus DaylilySLP Comment Cyclamineus Narcissus, Cyclamen Daffodil 'Golden Regency' Narcissus DaylilySLP Comment Trumpet Narcissus, Trumpet Daffodil 'Goldfinger' Narcissus DaylilySLP Comment Tazetta Narcissus, Paperwhite Daffodil, Paperwhites 'Grand Monarque' Narcissus DaylilySLP Comment Tazetta Narcissus, Paperwhite Daffodil, Paperwhites 'Grand Primo Citroniere' Narcissus DaylilySLP Comment Tazetta Narcissus, Paperwhite Daffodil, Paperwhites 'Grand Soleil D'Or' Narcissus DaylilySLP Comment Long-cupped Narcissus, Large-cupped Daffodil 'Great Expectations' Narcissus DaylilySLP Comment Long-cupped Narcissus, Large-cupped Daffodil 'Green Gold' Narcissus DaylilySLP Comment Short-cupped Narcissus, Small-cupped Daffodil 'Green Howard' Narcissus DaylilySLP Comment Daffodil 'Green Island' Narcissus DaylilySLP Comment Cyclamineus Narcissus, Cyclamen Daffodil 'Greenlet' Narcissus DaylilySLP Comment Triandrus Narcissus, Triandrus Daffodil, Angel's Tears 'Hawera' Narcissus DaylilySLP Comment Long-cupped Narcissus, Large-cupped Daffodil 'Highpoint' Narcissus DaylilySLP Comment Long-Cupped Narcissus, Large-Cupped Daffodil 'High Society' Narcissus DaylilySLP Comment Jonquilla Narcissus, Apodanthus Daffodil 'Hillstar' Narcissus DaylilySLP Comment Trumpet Daffodil, Trumpet Narcissus 'Hollywood' Narcissus DaylilySLP Comment Long Cupped Daffodil, Large-cupped Daffodil 'Home Fires' Narcissus DaylilySLP Comment Trumpet Daffodil, Trumpet Narcissus 'Honeybird' Narcissus DaylilySLP Comment Poet's Narcissus, Poeticus Daffodil 'Horace' Narcissus poeticus DaylilySLP Comment Trumpet Narcissus, Trumpet Daffodil 'Horn of Plenty' Narcissus DaylilySLP Comment Cyclamen Narcissus, Cylamen Daffodil 'Hummingbird' Narcissus coriaceous Comment American Mayapple, Mandrake Root Podophyllum peltatum Bejuled Comment Lesser Celandine, Pilewort, Fig Buttercup Ficaria verna CAndersen Comment Tall Bearded Iris 'Miogem' Iris Populusriver Image Longleaf Pine, Georgia Pine, Southern Yellow Pine 'Little Chief' (Pinus palustris) Populusriver Image Longleaf Pine, Georgia Pine, Southern Yellow Pine 'Little Chief' (Pinus palustris) gram_pat Image Mid-season, Large-flowered Clematis 'Henryi' (Clematis ) LylaHarper Image Hybrid Tea Rose 'Heirloom' (Rosa ) LylaHarper Image Hybrid Tea Rose 'Heirloom' (Rosa ) LylaHarper Image Hybrid Tea Rose 'Heirloom' (Rosa ) LylaHarper Image Floribunda Rose 'Love Song' (Rosa ) LylaHarper Image Floribunda Rose 'Love Song' (Rosa ) LylaHarper Image Floribunda Rose 'Love Song' (Rosa ) LylaHarper Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Black Is Black' (Iris ) LylaHarper Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Black Is Black' (Iris ) LylaHarper Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Black Is Black' (Iris ) LylaHarper Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Superstition' (Iris ) LylaHarper Image Eastern Redbud, Canadian Redbud, Judas Tree 'Ruby Falls' (Cercis canadensis) LylaHarper Image Eastern Redbud, Canadian Redbud, Judas Tree 'Ruby Falls' (Cercis canadensis) LylaHarper Image Eastern Redbud, Canadian Redbud, Judas Tree 'Ruby Falls' (Cercis canadensis) Joan Image Pansy 'Sorbet Banana Cream' (Viola ) Joan Image Pansy 'Panola Autumn Blaze Mix' (Viola ) Joan Image Pansy 'Frizzle Sizzle Passion Fruit' (Viola x wittrockiana) nifty413 Image White Avens (Geum canadense) nifty413 Image White Avens (Geum canadense) eolivas103 Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Hotdogs And Mustard' (Iris ) eolivas103 Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Cheetah Cheese' (Iris ) eolivas103 Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Expose' (Iris ) eolivas103 Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Expose' (Iris ) eolivas103 Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Drifting Bubbles' (Iris ) eolivas103 Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Drifting Bubbles' (Iris ) eolivas103 Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Quail Ale' (Iris ) eolivas103 Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Change In The Weather' (Iris ) eolivas103 Image Border Bearded Iris 'Baboon Bottom' (Iris ) virginiarose Image Hosta 'On Stage' (Hosta montana) Cactus68NM Image Brown-flowered Hedgehog, Green-flowered Pitaya, Green Hedgehog (Echinocereus viridiflorus) Cactus68NM Image Brown-flowered Hedgehog, Green-flowered Pitaya, Green Hedgehog (Echinocereus viridiflorus) Cactus68NM Image Brown-flowered Hedgehog, Green-flowered Pitaya, Green Hedgehog (Echinocereus viridiflorus) stephanietx Image Tomatillo, Husk Tomato, Miltomate, Tomate de Fresadilla 'Purple' (Physalis ixocarpa) Cactus68NM Image Giant Tree Cholla, Tree Cholla, Candelabrum Cactus, Cane Cactus, Cane Cholla, Walking Stick Cholla (Cylindropuntia imbricata) Cactus68NM Image Tasajillo (Cylindropuntia leptocaulis) Cactus68NM Image Shin Dagger, Lechuguilla (Agave lechuguilla)

Garden Watchdog Activity:

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

Member Addition Description russo4 Positive Naylor Creek Nursery Patty57 Positive Lazy S'S Farm & Nursery Patty57 Positive Easy to Grow Bulbs Patty57 Positive Far Reaches Farm Fishman1 Negative Forestfarm flowermaiden2 Positive Spring Hill Nursery (aka SpringHillNursery.com) Arizona12 Negative Jackson & Perkins Carm333 Positive Willow Oak Flower & Herb Farm FloridaOrganic Positive Cross Country Nurseries (chileplants.com) RnoelR Positive Hidden Springs Nursery mylittletrees Positive Hirt's Gardens (formerly Hirt's Greenhouse & Flowers) jwalk2515 Positive Backyard Berry Plants

Garden Bookworm Activity:

No new books were added to the database.
1 new rating/comment was added to the database.

Member Addition Description StarOfLeviathan Positive Brugmansia and Datura: Angel's Trumpets and Thorn Apples

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Have a good day, and happy gardening!

Dave

 

And that's the way it was... May 2, 2015