RE: Daphne

>Is there any cultivar of Daphne that will grow this far north? (Zone 4,
>Wisconsin). And is acid soil a must?  Naturally, I lust after things
>that I can't have.
>
>-Barb in WI

  Hi Barb,

I was growing Daphne x burkwoodii 'Carol Mackie'  successfully here 
in Milwaukee and, as I recall, it recovered from -20F, but lost all 
leaves.  I know you're colder, but maybe with protection..... 
Also, I did not have to acidify my soil.  Unfortunately, what did her 
in was my trying to transplant her at the wrong time.

The following site rates it to Zone 4a!

http://www.ext.colostate.edu/psel/ps9703.html

-- 
Don Martinson
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
l*@wi.rr.com

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