My poor Daphne…
By homebird2
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The Daphne that was given to me by Brian many years ago began to develop a greyness on the leaves and then turn brown and it looked as if it was gradually dying. Last month it had a few flowers hanging over the wall but more and more branches in the centre of the bush that looked dead. One day I decided to chop off all the dead branches and if it was really bad near the root, to dig the whole bush out. I convinced myself it must have some kind of disease..
Mostly dead leaves and a few flowers.
After cutting all the branches down to the ground I noticed new, very small, new growths so I stopped short of digging the shrub out.
I fed and watered it and will wait to see if it continues to grow afresh. I will take off any branches that don’t produce shoots. Up to today it’s trying to come back….
I am keeping my fingers crossed. ;>)
4 May, 2025
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That’s good news Klahanie. There is hope for mine then.
5 May, 2025
Im keeping my fingers and toes crossed for your Daphne, the new growth looks healthy 🙏
5 May, 2025
I hope it survives Homebird. My Daphne in a big pot has yellow leaves and even though I give it an iron feed, they stay yellow. It was originally in the garden but nearly lost it.
9 May, 2025
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I am sorry to hear about your Daphne , Homebird. I hope it will recover. My Daphne lost all the leaves because of our cold winter but its fine now.
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