Winter Daphne Buds Are Fat

GoDawgs · January 23, 2019

Two years ago the first daphne buds opened the week of Jan 22 and last year (colder weather) they opened on Feb 6. They're right on time and there should be blooms this week. The buds are fat and ready to rock! Can't wait for that heavenly sweet scent.

Karla · January 23, 2019

Beautiful!

GrowingCoastal · January 23, 2019

I can smell them from here ! Your picture made me look more closely at mine. I see just a little colour showing. It does seem early here, too but not surprising with El Nino mild winter temperatures this year. Still got to get through February which is a winter month here.

February 1, 2019

So lucky! I killed a couple of daphnes in Massachusetts...just too cold where I was.
And now I’m thinking it’s too warm here in N. Florida, lol.
I love them though.

Labradors2 · February 1, 2019

I'm so jealous! I had Daphne in two different homes and both times the limbs got so big that it couldn't support itself and it died. I couldn't trim it back to save it because there were no new buds forming on the huge limbs

. It's probably time to spring for a new plant this year!

Linda

GoDawgs · February 3, 2019

Ta-daaaaaa! The first winter daphne bloom. Spring's coming.

And this morning during her daily walk, sister Pickles spied and brought in the first wild daffodil.

February 3, 2019

Daffodils are wonderful.

January 23, 2019	#1
GoDawgs Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2018 Location: Augusta area, Georgia, 8a/7b Posts: 1,685	Winter Daphne Buds Are Fat Two years ago the first daphne buds opened the week of Jan 22 and last year (colder weather) they opened on Feb 6. They're right on time and there should be blooms this week. The buds are fat and ready to rock! Can't wait for that heavenly sweet scent.

January 23, 2019	#2
Karla Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Ashland,OH Posts: 189	Beautiful! __________________ Karla

January 23, 2019	#3
GrowingCoastal Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2016 Location: Vancouver Island Canada BC Posts: 1,253	I can smell them from here ! Your picture made me look more closely at mine. I see just a little colour showing. It does seem early here, too but not surprising with El Nino mild winter temperatures this year. Still got to get through February which is a winter month here.

February 1, 2019	#4
PlainJane Guest Posts: n/a	So lucky! I killed a couple of daphnes in Massachusetts...just too cold where I was. And now I’m thinking it’s too warm here in N. Florida, lol. I love them though.

February 1, 2019	#5
Labradors2 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Ontario Posts: 3,894	I'm so jealous! I had Daphne in two different homes and both times the limbs got so big that it couldn't support itself and it died. I couldn't trim it back to save it because there were no new buds forming on the huge limbs . It's probably time to spring for a new plant this year! Linda

February 3, 2019	#6
GoDawgs Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2018 Location: Augusta area, Georgia, 8a/7b Posts: 1,685	Ta-daaaaaa! The first winter daphne bloom. Spring's coming. And this morning during her daily walk, sister Pickles spied and brought in the first wild daffodil.