Daphnes 2008-2009

[David Nicholson]

lovely Daphnes-if only I had the space----------

[Luc Gilgemyn]

1. Daphne x susannae 'Tichborne'
2. Daphne collina
3. Daphne genkwa

Giles,
Something tells me you like Daphnes ?? 

Great stuff !

[Jim McKenney]

Last autumn a friend who gardens in northern Virginia, USA near the confluence of the Potomac River and Chesapeake Bay gave me a pot of two rooted Daphne odora cuttings. One died immediately, but the other holds on nicely.  Where I live this plant is not a reliable garden plant: it sometimes survives for a few years, but it rarely puts on much size and is prone to die suddenly.
My Virginia friend, on the other hand, finds this species very reliable; in her garden the plants are huge – one is nearly the size of a Volkswagen! Over the years she has propagated many plants, and these can be seen here and there in her garden. Her soil is a mixture of clay, sand and oyster shells (at least part of her garden appears to be on an old Indian oyster shell midden).

I kept the potted cutting in my protected cold frame during the winter, and it began to bloom a few weeks ago. It is a real pleasure to open the cold frame in the morning and be greeted with the scent of this plant.

A nearby friend managed to keep one alive long enough for it to become about two feet high and a yard across (no snickering, please; this is not Daphne country).

The attached image shows the rooted cutting in bloom. 

[Giles]

D. arbuscula 'Muran Pride'
D. x rollsdorfii 'Wilhelm Schacht'
D. x rollsdorfii 'Arnold Cihlarz'
D. x susannae 'Cheriton'

[Giles]

D. x susannae 'Lawrence Crocker'
D. x suendermannii 'Franz Suendermann'
D. 'Rosy Wave'
D. 'Pink Star'

[Lvandelft]

Beautiful collection Giles! 

[Giles]

D. x mauerbachii 'Perfume of Spring'
D. 'Hinton'
D. cneorum 'Velky Kosir'
D. x burkwoodii 'Albert Burkwood'

[Giles]

Thankyou, Luit.
Some of them came from The Netherlands, too!

[David Nicholson]

What a great collection Giles I bet your greenhouse is a real pleasure to be in at this time of year.

[fermi de Sousa]

These colourful dwarf daphnes are virtually unknown down here! Wonderful to see your pics.
Once again the Daphne alpina in our Rock garden has decided it would like to flower in autumn as well as spring so is now in bloom!



cheers
fermi

[Luc Gilgemyn]

Giles,

Something tells me you like Daphnes... 

Great shots - thanks for showing all these different forms !

[Giles]

Luc,
It's a question of whether it's just going to be a passing phase or not.

Some of the ones I got from Belgium will be in flower soon, too.

D. albowiana
D. x whiteorum 'Beauworth'

[mark smyth]

I know it's my fault but I have Daphnes, growing in pots, dying because of the drought 

[Maggi Young]

we've had two good days in a row..... hope this is not as good as it gets!

[Giles]

Maggi: 2 good days in a row, yes that  WAS , Summer.

D. gemmata
D. cneorum eximea
D. wolongensis (with more flowers now)
D. 'Perfume of Spring' (more flowers open now)