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Sudden yellowing and wilt of established daphne odora

laura.maggslaura.maggs Posts: 2
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I have an 11 year old daphne which has thrived until about a fortnight ago when it suddenly began to droop and go yellow. I have read that they can suddenly die without warning. What I’m wondering is whether it is likely to revive, or whether it has gone beyond the point of no return? If there’s no hope for it I will take it out as I could use the space, but I don’t want to jump the gun. Has anyone else had any experience of this? 

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  • BobFlannigonBobFlannigon Posts: 619
    They can do that but so can most plants, what I mean is there's usually a reason rather than accepting it because "that's what they do".  Often in Daphne it's caused by over-watering/waterlogging of the roots (leading to root rot). 

    A photo might help, though...
  • laura.maggslaura.maggs Posts: 2
    It is looking worse day to day......I thought it might be a problem at the roots. After it first became established  I have never watered the shrub. During the drought this summer it didn’t look at all as though it was suffering - though it will have received some regular water when I watered nearby perennials. 
  • PosyPosy Posts: 3,601
    Eleven years is pretty good going for daphne, I reckon. One of mine died this year but whether it was the cold and wet, the Beast from the East, the heat or the drought I couldn't tell. Perhaps it was just a cry of protest at all of them.
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