Daphnes 2008-2009

[ruweiss]

Small plant with showy flowers - Daphne petraea "Persebee",now flowering
for the second time this year.

[Lesley Cox]

A second time indeed, as mine, in the southern hemisphere, is just about to burst into flower. A pic in due course. I hope it too, flowers a second time, out of season.

[Luc Gilgemyn]

Small plant with showy flowers - Daphne petraea "Persebee",now flowering
for the second time this year.

Same with mine !! 

[Lesley Cox]

Still waiting for my 'Persabee' but in the meantime, Daphne arbuscula is looking just fine. Heavy rain and snow in recent days haven't affected the already opened flowers.

[Ragged Robin]

Lesley, what a lovely Daphne arbuscula smothered in flowers, you can hardly see the leaves - it looks so happy 

Hope it smells good too 

[Luc Gilgemyn]

I bet it does Robin !!! 

[Paul T]

Here, the Daphne bhuloa has finished, the D. odorata are just finishing up, some flowers still on the D. genkwa, and the D. burkwoodii variegata is in full flower.  I haven't managed to track down any of the miniature types of Daphne as yet.... I have to try to get up to the Blue Mountains near Sydney where I know there is an open garden that grows and sells them when she has enough.  I do so want some of these small ones.

[ashley]

What a fine D. arbuscola Lesley   How old is it?

Paul, could we see some pics of your genkwa if that's not too much trouble?

[Lesley Cox]

Ashley I think my D. arbuscula is about 12 years old now. And yes, it smells wonderful. Just like.....Daphne, in fact. I used to find it very easy to propagate from cuttings when I had a small heated frame but I haven't now and find it more difficult. They take quite a long time to root, without heat.

[Paul T]

Ashley,

I'll see if I can find a decent pic of the genkwa when it was in full flower.  I actually have two different forms... one which has the large flowers and is always a bit floppy, while the other is a "dwarf" version that has much smaller flowers and much sturdier branches comparatively.  The "dwarf" version I only bought recently, and it still has lots of flowers, whereas the larger version is just on finished.  I've taken comparative pictures of the flowers, if that is of interest to you?

[Lesley Cox]

At last my little daphne is out, more on one side than the other but OK I think. The pot is 15cms across the top. (I see I've mis-spelt it. Will have to change the file name.]
Daphne petraea 'Persebee'

[ashley]

I actually have two different forms... one which has the large flowers and is always a bit floppy, while the other is a "dwarf" version that has much smaller flowers and much sturdier branches comparatively.  The "dwarf" version I only bought recently, and it still has lots of flowers, whereas the larger version is just on finished.  I've taken comparative pictures of the flowers, if that is of interest to you?

Yes please Paul.

Another lovely one there Lesley.

[Ragged Robin]

Daphne petraea 'Persebee'

Lesley, a really cute and simply lovely Daphne - is this a new one for you?

[Luc Gilgemyn]

At last my little daphne is out, more on one side than the other but OK I think. The pot is 15cms across the top. (I see I've mis-spelt it. Will have to change the file name.]
Daphne petraea 'Persebee'

I can smell it as far as this end of the world Lesley ... 

[Lesley Cox]

Robin I bought it (two, actually) in Jan 2008 at an NZAGS Study weekend, and for a very reasonable price, $10, about 2.60 in GB pounds at current exchange rates. One is under cover and though growing well, is flowering much less and inclined to be a bit leggy so I'll introduce it to the big outdoors before it gets too warm here (not much chance of that at present ). The only other petraea I've had was over 20 years ago, a tiny thing abut 1 cm in height, for $25 and the slug which came with it had eaten the top above the graft before I got it home.