My poor Daphne…

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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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