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N Yorks, United Kingdom Gb

I have had a Daphne Odora for a number of years always flowering profusely around March. Its about two metres in width and a metre high. This year hardly any flowers and some leaves are blackened.What has gone wrong?


On plant Daphne odora aureomarginata


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do you think it could be badly frost damaged, hence the blackening? we did have a warm patch a few weeks ago followed by cold so maybe it started into growth a bit too early and then got nobbled by the frost.

11 Mar, 2008

 

Daphnes are well known for suddenly dying. If it is not frost then a massive dose of a systemic fungicide sometimes helps.

11 Mar, 2008

 

It looked a bit sad before the frost-possibly it needs the fungicide. I will try.Thankyou

12 Mar, 2008

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