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General Subjects => Flowers and Foliage Now => Topic started by: David Nicholson on April 19, 2017, 06:50:24 PM
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Daphne cneorum 'Eximea'
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D. cneorum 'Benaco'
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Daphne 'Spring Sonnet'
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Hi David. Great pictures. Do you know the parentage of Daphne 'spring sonnet'?
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Yes, it is nice Anne, but inclined to be tender according to the reading although my conditions have never bothered it.
Some details about parentage below.
http://www.junker.co.uk/daphne37.htm (http://www.junker.co.uk/daphne37.htm)
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Anne and David,
My experiences with D.latymeri Spring Sonnet are not bad in our climate, I had no
damage by frost during the last 10 years, but this year some nasty night frosts
harmed the open flowers, but the rest of the plant is o.k.
Attached are some more photos of Daphne plants from this spring, some of them
are still in flower.
About 5 years ago I noted a small seedling unlike the usual weeds, it flowered for
the first time this year. The parentage is uncertain, but it looks not bad for my taste.
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More:
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Super plants Rudi.
My Daphne calcicola is in flower now. Very nice, but there is some dieback and I have not succeeded with a single cutting..... :-[
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Three Daphne:
Central is a metre-wide D. cneorum 'Velky Kosir', with an even bigger (despite frequent pruning) D. tangutica to the right and D. alpina just coming into leaf at the left.
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Just beautiful, folks.
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Daphne genkwa coming into flower;
close-up;
Daphne x transatlantica 'Eternal Fragrance'
cheers
fermi
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Daphne genkwa coming into flower;
close-up;
Daphne x transatlantica 'Eternal Fragrance'
cheers
fermi
D. genkwa brings memories of D. mezereum, alas we have to wait till spring for it.
So, here it is D. x transatlantica Eternal Fragrance that goes around here and in flower now (supposed to flower spring and again in the fall). Seems a bit different, flower shape and colour speaking. Even when in bud doesn't show that deep colour.
I am waiting to see how will behave in its first winter, the leaves said to be evergreen in zone 6, deciduous in lower ones....
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Apparently there is also a 'Pink Fragrance' which is a deepish pink, much like Fermi's plant, as well as 'Eternal Fragrance' which I understand to be largely white but a flush of pink especially on the outside of the flower neck. Beautiful colour in Fermi's gwenka.
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Gabriela - There is yet another x transatlantica cultivar that Briggs Nursery (likely responsible for all the x transatlanticas in N. America) propagated en masse about 10 years ago. It was called 'Summer Ice' and had a fine white edge to the leaves, can be very hard to tell from 'Eternal Fragrance' if it reverts to green leaves.
john
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Apparently there is also a 'Pink Fragrance' which is a deepish pink, much like Fermi's plant, as well as 'Eternal Fragrance' which I understand to be largely white but a flush of pink especially on the outside of the flower neck. Beautiful colour in Fermi's gwenka.
I wonder if it is seasonal as I don't remember it being so dark a pink before and it has been a much colder winter than usual.
I was keen to get this plant after our 2011 visit to Robin White's nursery prior to Alpines 2011 (even though he wielded a big stick :o ) ;D
A pity that no one has decided to import some of his Daphne petrea cultivars :'(
Again I'll ask if anyone has seed to spare of D. petrea (it's on our "Allowed" list) please let me know!<insert pleading emoji>
cheers
fermi
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Quite possible Fermi. After all if any plant is going to be "right" then a Daphne from Robin White is going to be :D
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Gabriela - There is yet another x transatlantica cultivar that Briggs Nursery (likely responsible for all the x transatlanticas in N. America) propagated en masse about 10 years ago. It was called 'Summer Ice' and had a fine white edge to the leaves, can be very hard to tell from 'Eternal Fragrance' if it reverts to green leaves.
john
Yes, I know it John. It made the rounds in garden centres here for few years. Daphne are not in much demand, at least in Ontario, many people give up on trying them after few disappointments.
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Quite possible Fermi. After all if any plant is going to be "right" then a Daphne from Robin White is going to be :D
When it comes to Daphne, all are right for me David :)
But to clarify the issue, after reading the patent description I am certain that mine is the Eternal Fragrance. Also Rudi showed earlier a specimen in the spring; the flowers are described as pink blushed and then white.
Fermi plant is more likely the Spring Pink Eternal Fragrance which is popping up in Australian websites as soon as you google about it.
http://www.pma.com.au/Plants/Plant.aspx?plant_id=1719351941 (http://www.pma.com.au/Plants/Plant.aspx?plant_id=1719351941)
Again, all are 'right' and wonderfully fragrant. Since the use of Trademarks, confusions and mislabelling in wholesale nurseries have become even more common than before.
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Hi Gabriela,
It's quite possible that the one I posted is "Spring Pink" as I lost the label! :-X
I have another which is smaller and yet to flower and it may be the original - I'll have to wait to see.
Interesting to see the Youtube clip in that link you posted - I notice he wasn't carrying the big stick! ;D
cheers
fermi
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Thats fine Fermi, just a matter of `nuance` :)
I have to say I didn`t watch the youtube clip, but I like their recommendation of planting the pink and white cultivars together.
Only if we would be able to find them both. It seems they `forgot`to bring the Spring Pink to Canada. Maybe they will next spring!
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Buds just beginning to break on Daphne 'Jacqueline Postill' a little later than normal I think.
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Here's the Daphne xtransatlanticum 'Eternal Fragrance' in full flower and not as pink as it appeared earlier in the year,
cheers
fermi