"Trevor Appleton" wrote in message
...
Have just had the unpleasant task of felling my favourite shrub in the
garden - an 8ft tall Daphne bholua 'Darjeeling'.

I was instructed by the Chief Domestic that it had to go as it was
blocking
the view from the conservatory, fortunately some of it is left to grow on
as
it had two stems. However, I now have masses of grafting material if I
only
had some rootstocks.

Any ideas? Are there any commonly available plants that would do?

I have a few small Daphne retusa, which it would be a shame to hack, but I
could use these if they were suitable.

Trevor

East Yorkshire

I'll be interested in replies to this, as far as I've seen the received
wisdom is that daphnes are very difficult to propagate by any method.

I bought one last year and it was delightful. I moved it this year and it
has lot of buds and a few flowers. Most buds, though, are pecked off by the
hens :-(

Rather than move it again I'd like to propagate it to somewhere safer.

Mary




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