Daphne?

Muddy fingernails · Post by **Muddy fingernails** » Sep 17, 2007 8:12 am

Hello,
Where can I find a daphne bush to look at? I understand this plant may also grow happily in my mostly shady garden. However, I cannot find any plants for sale. What gives?
Antje is Muddy fingernails

Tigger · Post by **Tigger** » Sep 17, 2007 11:02 am

In zone 5b, it may be a hardiness problem. While some daphnes should be hardy there (have to run for my Dirr to find out), my guess is that some of the most garden-worthy ones (i.e. not collector's plants) may be too touchy for your local nurseries to handle. Add to that that daphnes are notoriously fussy: sure, it may grow just beautifully for you, but that doesn't guarantee that one year it will look lovely and the next year it will be dead.

I put in a 'Carol Mackie' this year (listed as hardy to zone 5), and am crossing my fingers. At least it was 40% off the original price, and looks good so far.

kHT · Post by **kHT** » Sep 17, 2007 11:45 am

I agree with Tigger on this one, we have lost a couple and from year to year one never knows.

Muddy fingernails · Post by **Muddy fingernails** » Sep 18, 2007 5:43 am

Thanks, I guess. I had the same, frustrating experience with a Scotch broom plant I have been trying to grow.
It's just not the right environment here in Zone 5B, muck land, USA.
With regards to the Daphne bush, I'll wait until global warming has changed my environment enough to accomodate the bush.
Regards,
Antje is Muddy fingernails

kHT · Post by **kHT** » Feb 20, 2008 11:10 pm

Look what came home with me this weekend!

Muddy fingernails · Post by **Muddy fingernails** » Feb 21, 2008 4:54 am

Ooh how pretty. We got 4 inches of new snow instead. It (the snow) couldn't even wait a few hours so I could watch the eclipse! Big sigh.

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kHT · Post by **kHT** » Feb 21, 2008 11:33 am

We went looking for a Dogwood to finally replace the one (rubra)that the big cedar mashed a few years back. We spotted a Cherokee Sunset but we weren't to sure when we saw those but the Daphne was on the list. DH had killed the first one many moons ago so it was time to replace it. We have a rule her you break/kill you replace.

Robyn · Post by **Robyn** » Feb 23, 2008 8:15 pm

I bought a Daphne in NC and brought home to PA a few years ago. I kept it potted and wintered it in an enclosed porch. Did just great. We moved to NC last summer so it came along and is planted outside and just as happy as can be. Has been blooming for about 2 weeks.

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Followed you home, did it?