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Index of Subjects And Bob, I forgot to mention, you needn't worry about the yard work - it will still be there tomorrow if it doesn't get done today! Maybe we could invent a migratory strain! Enjoy the day Paul --- Paul MacDonald <paulrita2001@yahoo.com> wrote: > 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 > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
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