Daphne 2010

[Lesley Cox]

A friend said me he was putting a black "adhesive ribbon" on the stems he wants take as cuttings ; the wood becomes more tender under the ribbon. Afterwards he cuts the stem below the ribbon and inserts tender part in free draining "mixture". Hope you understand what I mean   

This probably equates to a technique used by an old (late) friend for woody plants which has very short stems available for propagating, in particular, some of the willows such a x Boydii and reticulata. She put potted plants in a shaded tunnel and watered well through spring and summer, then in early autumn when new, softer and somewhat etoliated growths had been formed, she removed these as cutting material with 100% success.

[Olga Bondareva]

Daphne mezereum, dwarf form.

Wow! Wonderful plant!

[Lesley Cox]

I noticed yesterday that my more compact (of 2) D. petraea 'Persebee' has a few flowers on its sunnier side, way out of season. Happily, the whole plant is covered in very small tight incipient bud clusters, for spring.

[Giles]

Daphne collina
Daphne x goodsoniae 'Hinton'
Daphne wolongensis 'Miyalou'

[Giles]

Daphne calcicola 'Sichuan Gold' (soon)
Daphne genkwa (Hackenberry (upright) Form)
A fragrant cloud of Daphnes

[mark smyth]

Is Daphne Hackenberry named after Don Hackenberry? He used to email me with brilliant descriptions of his plants. I havent heard from him in years. Is he still about?

[Giles]

I don't know, Mark.
I just read what's on the label!

[Ragged Robin]

Your Daphnes are wonderful to see Giles, they always look so healthy AND heavily scented 

[mark smyth]

Here's my Daphne mezereum (not so prostrate) white form. Can I pinch the tips to form flowering side shoots further down the stem?

And D. blagyana Brenda Anderson

[David Nicholson]

Lovely Daphnes Giles and Mark. My D. bholua 'Jacqueline Postill' hasn't flowered.

[angie]

Mark,  lovely D. blagyana Brenda Anderson .
I would have no chance taking any pictures today I would have been blown away, well if it was a huge gust or then again maybe a hurricane.. I am not a light weight
Angie

[fermi de Sousa]

A couple of pics of Daphne alpina flowering out of season in autumn ( as it has for the last 3 years)-as well as in spring!




cheers
fermi

[Ragged Robin]

Fermi, is it strongly scented?  Great that it flowers twice for you in the year, is that about as big as it grows?

[mark smyth]

Fermi when I see the size of your plant it makes me think I should not have planted mine in a trough but after 5 years it is only 16 inches 40cm high

[Lesley Cox]

There is supposed to be a dwarf form of D. alpina, is there not?

Mark, if you pinch out the tips you'll just lose those flowers. You certainly wouldn't get lower, branching stems this season and maybe not at all. D. mezereum is naturally leggy and upright. Be very grateful for what you have there.