Re: Daphne

At 10:28 AM 4/8/98 -0700, you wrote:
>Hi, Mary:
>
>Daphnes are marvelous but very fussy about their growing conditions. One
>author (Wyman) says they "succumb easily to the least bit of poor culture,
>most members of this genus have a very disconcerting habit of dying suddenly
>for no apparent reason."
>
>There is disagreement about acid-alkaline soil preference. There is,
>however, consensus that they like (require) well-drained soil. So, if you
>repot, be sure to put lots of sand or vermiculite in the soil.
>
>I have Daphne odora and they do not respond well to pruning, fertilizing or
>cultivation. Still, they are wonderfully fragrant and worth the worry.
>
>David Soper
>Adventures in Gardening
>www.gardenguy.com
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Confession time.  I bought a daphne from the bargain "bin" of a local
nursery years ago, and it turned out that it wasn't the fragrant kind.  I
didn't know where to put it, so for the time being i planted it between the
deck and a viburnum, beyond the reach of the sprinkling system.  It's
mostly in the shade, never fertilized and on the brink of drought all the
time, yet it hangs in there and greens up each spring.  About the time I
was thinking about moving it, someone mentioned they don't like being
moved.  I may move it anyway, or let it sit there and hide.  It's a small
plant, no more than 6 inches tall and about 18" in diameter.  Every time I
write definite things about what plants like and what they don't, someone
tells me their plant is doing great in exactly opposite circumstances.  Now
it appears I've done the same.  Sigh.  Margaret

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