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Cultivation => Cultivation Problems => Topic started by: ChrisB on August 11, 2014, 09:02:33 AM

Title: Daphne sudden death
Post by: ChrisB on August 11, 2014, 09:02:33 AM: One of my daphne mezereum plants suddenly died after flowering really well in the spring. Now I've had a friend tell me that one of her Daphne's has behaved in exactly the same way. I looked on line and it appears it's some sort of fungus that attacks them. My question is, should I leave the stump or not? There is one shoot that looks healthy coming from the side of the stump.
Title: Re: Daphne sudden death
Post by: Ulla Hansson on August 11, 2014, 10:30:24 AM: Hi Chris!
I had a Daphne retusa who did so a decade ago. First died a branch, then another, then there was only one left. The branch has now formed a shrub that has become quite large.
Then I did not know anything about fungus at Daphne, otherwise I would probably remove the bush. My ignorance was good at that time, as I now have a nice bush.
Ulla
Title: Re: Daphne sudden death
Post by: David Nicholson on August 11, 2014, 06:22:50 PM: Commiserations Chris, I know this won't help but it least it shows you are not on your own.

http://www.srgc.net/forum/index.php?topic=10201.msg270166#msg270166 (http://www.srgc.net/forum/index.php?topic=10201.msg270166#msg270166)
Title: Re: Daphne sudden death
Post by: ChrisB on August 11, 2014, 08:03:09 PM: ;D
Title: Re: Daphne sudden death
Post by: Brian Ellis on August 12, 2014, 09:19:31 AM: Quote from: David Nicholson on August 11, 2014, 06:22:50 PM
Commiserations Chris, I know this won't help but it least it shows you are not on your own.

http://www.srgc.net/forum/index.php?topic=10201.msg270166#msg270166 (http://www.srgc.net/forum/index.php?topic=10201.msg270166#msg270166)

Indeed not, I had a beautiful D.'Eternal Fragrance' which flowered fantastically for three years and then turned up it's toes.
Title: Re: Daphne sudden death
Post by: Maggi Young on August 12, 2014, 09:41:19 AM: Quote from: Brian Ellis on August 12, 2014, 09:19:31 AM
Indeed not, I had a beautiful D.'Eternal Fragrance' which flowered fantastically for three years and then turned up it's toes.

Over on the VRV Forum (http://www.vrvforum.be/forum/index.php?topic=11.msg66316#msg66316), Lily-Anne has shown a young 'Eternal Fragrance' which is flowering for the third time this year . Theo S. has mentioned that this cultivar also performs that type of remont flowering. I was thinking this might a be good cultivar to go for, tho' I had suspicions that it might be flowering itself to death - with your comment , Brian , I reckon that might be the case. :'(
Title: Re: Daphne sudden death
Post by: Brian Ellis on August 12, 2014, 06:30:06 PM: Certainly that was my thoughts Maggi, it seemed to flower virtually non-stop. Of course being the mug that I am I did buy another which has flowered once and has no sign of repeat flowering...yet ;)