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Index of Subjects Hi Bob and All As with most garden schrubs, Daphne is quite variable in genetic ancestors which affect form and blooming time. So although climatic zone affects the blooming time, it is possibly a different cultivar. As a rule plant breeders select for early bloom, flower size, maybe other factors. Not much chance of getting all the best in one plant but as long as folks keep buying 6/49 tickets, plant breeders will try! I just looked today and a package of azalea seed sent by one of the 2005 tour group looks good. Every seed must have grown. Another 7 - 8 years and I'll have flowers! Have a good spring Paul --- Bob McDonald <bobathome@hfx.eastlink.ca> wrote: > In contrast to Heather's shrub, our Daphne in > Clayton Park West is in full > bud but no blossoms have yet appeared. Possibly > another week...? I have > often thought that our property at an elevation of > about 110 m and some > distance from the water may very well be in a > different climatic zone than > those on the Halifax Peninsula. Our outdoor > thermometer usually registers a > temperature of ~2 degrees C lower than that reported > from the roof of the > CBC building. > > On a more positive note, our Bleeding Hearts have > now emerged from the > ground. Those will be in blossom in another month. > > Which reminds me - lots of garden work to do so off > I go! > > Cheers, > > Bob McDonald > Halifax > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Heather Drope" > <heather.drope@ns.sympatico.ca> > To: <naturens@chebucto.ns.ca> > Sent: Sunday, April 22, 2007 7:50 PM > Subject: [NatureNS] flies and daphne > > > > This afternoon I was in the woods near Bayers Lake > and > > while walking along a path encountered hordes of > flies. > > They were very small and there had to thousands in > each > > cloud of them. In fact we walked thru them. > Interesting > > experience. > > Just to let everyone know that my Daphne shrub is > seventy > > five percent in full bloom. The buds had cracked > their > > shells by last weekend and just needed this > sunshine and > > warmth to open them. Anyone walking in woods , > keep and > > eye out for them. They could be in any stand where > there > > was long ago a house. > > Heather in Halifax > > > > > > -- > > No virus found in this incoming message. > > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > > Version: 7.5.463 / Virus Database: 269.5.7/771 - > Release Date: 4/21/2007 > > 11:56 AM > > > > > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
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