Daphnes 2008-2009

[Maggi Young]

an unscented daphne just seems a bit disappointing.

Worse than that... it's a disgrace, in my opinion.
 
Giles, did you really mean that D. blagayana "stinks"..... did you not mean, "fragrances the air sweetly"   I find it a delightful scent......outdoors, much later in the year than this...

[Lesley Cox]

My white is scented but not to the same strength as the pink. It's a good white, too, not cream.

[David Shaw]

Our white doesn't smell because it doesn't have any nostrils .
On the other hand it is only slightly scented.

[Giles]

To me, D.blagayana smells like some of the tazetta's.
(ie. Harpic).
If you want a smell that gets you going, it has to be Chimonanthus praecox (and that is not so much as a scent, as a pheromone!!)

[Maggi Young]

To me, D.blagayana smells like some of the tazetta's.
(ie. Harpic).

I'm going to have to give this some serious thought, and, through the season, sniffing 

[Lesley Cox]

If you want a smell that gets you going, it has to be Chimonanthus praecox

My absolutely favourite scent, along with Philadelphus 'Belle Etoile.' I sometimes actually dream these two, and wake with the scent still in my nose . Who needs Chanel?

[Giles]

Daphne wolongensis 'Kevock Star'
A bit disappointed about how pale it is, but pleasantly surprised that it has a nice scent (when the books say it's scentless!).
.......available from Kevock Garden Plants!!

[johngennard]

I posted a pic.of this daphne last year but only Maggie picked up on it as being unknown to her.I bought it from Glendoick 3yrs.ago and have been surprised at it's hardiness particularly after this Winter.For me it is the best white and better still it is evergreen just like a white Jacqueline Postill with equally good scent.It is D.papyracae not long introduced from China and I understand that it is used extensively for the production of hand -made parchment.It seems to be growing at the same rate as J.P.

[Giles]

Lovely plant, John. The leaves look fantastic.
I think they make paper from Edgeworthia too.

[Maggi Young]

That Daphne is getting a neat shape, isn't it? Always good to see  a plant that is willing to make a pleasing form and flower well........ yet again I regret the capacity for a scent mode on the forum!

[maggiepie]

yet again I regret the capacity for a scent mode on the forum!

Me too Maggi.

Beautiful daphne John, do you know its minimum hardy zone?

[johngennard]

I'm sorry Helen I am unable to help you on that one.

[Onion]

Fantastic plant John

[Onion]

Helen,
here is a link for the Daphne John show
http://www.pfaf.org/database/plants.php?Daphne+papyracea

[Onion]

And here a link for the hardiness zones of China

http://www.pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/files/Maps/ChinaHZMap.pdf

Have this link from this forum.