Daphne

[mark smyth]

I must look for a new D. bholua. Mine died in December 2010 

[David Nicholson]

Many thanks for that Michael, I'm so glad I persevered with her.

[DaveM]

What a lovely day it's been here. The absence of wind has meant that we've been enjoying the glorious scent of Daphne bholua 'Jacqueline Postill'. This plant is now just over 2 metres high and has been flowering since January - apart from the very snowy winter in 2011 when it lost all its buds, this plant just seems to get better and better with age. Just magic - been meaning to post pics for some while but haven't had the chance. Also flowering is Daphne blagyana - pity a bout the lack of scent with this.....

[Maggi Young]

For the sake of my blood pressure, David, I'll ignore your assertion of the lovely day you've enjoyed.....

I'm interested in your comment that Daphne blagayana has no scent   
 Ours does - not out yet, of course........

[Susan Band]

Hi David,
Great Daphne, you should try the compact form of D. blagyana, it has a really strong scent and the flowers are fuller. Easier to root from cuttings as well.
Susan

[Maggi Young]

Hi David,
Great Daphne, you should try the compact form of D. blagyana, it has a really strong scent and the flowers are fuller. Easier to root from cuttings as well.
Susan

Aha! There's the clue! Thanks, Susan.   

Mind you, I'd like ours to be more compact.

[Susan Band]

There are maybe a few clones going around. The long straggly one with little scent has been about for many years . The other we have came from M&H Taylor as Brenda Anderson form much more compact. Maybe you have a third. Must remember and take cuttings or look for a rooted bit for my new rockery.

[DaveM]

I thought I had the a compact form. I think I got this plant from MacPlants not long after I moved here in the mid 90s. The plant is only about 75 cm across. But I've never noticed any scent, though I didn't stick my nose close to the flowers.

[Maggi Young]

That is much more compact than ours! Ours is a straggler, but the scent is quite nice when you get your nose to it. Doesn't waft the fragrance like some, but it's still nice. 
Cannot remember where ours came from 

[Roma]

I've been meaning to dig out my straggly form of D. blageana for a while. I'm not sure if it is scented.  I struggle to get down that far and the shoots that are left are under a thorny chaenomeles which should be pruned but I forget to do it after flowering and can't bring myself to do it when I might cut off floer buds.   The deer eat most of the leaves and the ends of the shoots with the flower buds so it is taking up space which could be better filled.  I keep meaning to look for a compact form.

[David Nicholson]

Buds on Daphne bholua 'Jacqueline Postill' just beginning to break and with them the scent is beginning to pervade the garden. Another few days and it really will be worth going out even on the worst of days.

[David Nicholson]

I've been trawling through the "Troughs" and  the "CreviceGardening-in defence of Rock" threads just listing plants that interested me that I might be able to get for my new rock bed when it's finished. One that I fell in love with, from Anne Speigle's garden, was Daphne velenovskyi 'Balkan Rose'. I checked it out in The Plantfinder but it is isn't listed and I also Googled it but apart from a trio of USA based nurseries couldn't find any UK suppliers. Anybody know if it is available here please?

[Brian Ellis]

Buds on Daphne bholua 'Jacqueline Postill' just beginning to break and with them the scent is beginning to pervade the garden. Another few days and it really will be worth going out even on the worst of days.

Good that it is now really performing well for you David after the shakey start

[David Nicholson]

I've been trawling through the "Troughs" and  the "CreviceGardening-in defence of Rock" threads just listing plants that interested me that I might be able to get for my new rock bed when it's finished. One that I fell in love with, from Anne Speigle's garden, was Daphne velenovskyi 'Balkan Rose'. I checked it out in The Plantfinder but it is isn't listed and I also Googled it but apart from a trio of USA based nurseries couldn't find any UK suppliers. Anybody know if it is available here please?

This is like the "Nobody Knows" section on QI (quirky quiz game on the tele, for those who don't know)

Been in touch with Aberconwy but they don't grow it. Tim suggested I try Keith Wiley. I did, he doesn't grow it but would like me to let him know who does because he would like to grow it. Tim also suggested I try Robin White but I don't know how to contact him now.

Any other suggestions?

[Maggi Young]

Cyril or Ian Christie might know, David -
but I'd also contact Herman Laporte  of http://www.daphnes.be/ - he was at the Czech Conference in 2013 and seemed to have a huge range of Daphnes .........   his new catalogue will be available in November - contact email is  hela@telenet.be

 You can at least  do a little drooling at his previous catalogue! http://www.daphnes.be/daphnes.pdf

 Also : In the next IRG - online tomorrow -  ZZ tells us about another charming Daphne -  an arbuscula cultivar called 'Star of Zizkov'