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Propagation Methods: From seed; direct sow outdoors in fall From seed; winter sow in vented containers, coldframe or unheated greenhouse From seed; stratify if sowing indoors
On Apr 10, 2009, gardennut10 from Bellevue, WA wrote:
This plant grows well in a deeply shaded corner of my garden. It is bounded by tall shrubs on it's east, west, and south sides, and has not been invasive there. Never needs watering, forms a nice rounded bush, and nothing eats the leaves.
The shiny green leaves almost always look nice except for a bit of yellowness after blooming. (What causes that?) It is good as a cut flower for it's fragrance and bright green flowers. Sometimes I leave the leaves on for greenery, other times I snip all the leaves off to reveal the flowers. I love it for blooming in winter and being fragrant besides.
On Jan 20, 2008, growin from Vancouver, BC (Zone 8b) wrote:
This plant has become a significant weed in parkland, people's gardens, etc. If you have it pop-up in your garden, rip it out! The fruit is eaten by birds and the plant spreads. This plant is far too comfortable in the Pacific Northwest.
On May 23, 2005, Henryhosta from Puyallup, WA wrote:
I like the dark green leaves. I have in my front yard given to me from a friends garden. I didn't know what it was until I talked to Clem at the Gartenmeister Plant Shop my favorite neighborhood nursery. It seeds itself readily, but most go thru a straification process. the seedlings I put up in a flat seemed to come from seeds that fell last year from the plant. I gave some seedlings to Clem to to see what we can produce from them. I will let people know about any success in producing new plants from the seed. I guess it grows wild in England.
This Daphne has volunteered in both full sun and full shade in my sandy Seattle garden. It is completely drought tolerant, as it thrives through the dry summers with no irrigation, in very poor soil.
On Nov 7, 2002, philomel from Termes d'Armagnac, France (Zone 8a) wrote:
This dwarf shrub has welcome scented flowers in February, March and April. It has a neater habit than the ordinary Spurge Laurel (Daphne laureola) and is smaller in all its parts.
It thrives in a shady position.
Regional...
This plant has been said to grow in the following regions:
Salem, Oregon Bellevue, Washington Puyallup, Washington Seattle, Washington Tacoma, Washington
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