They give out their scent when warm sunlight falls on them in the winter ... wonderful ... we got ours because the scent of a group of them planted close to Tower Bridge on a sunny day in January was amazing. Or just cut a couple of flowering sprigs and put them in a vase in a warm room ... heavenly.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
I have some in pots. Cut it back and feed it. The new stems will come green.
Even ours here get yellow stems in the shade as does S.h.digyna. I think that is more to do with old stems. I just cut the old ones off, they soon shoot readily from the base, and flower well. I have just planted some of our potted ones in a border a week or so ago, but kept some in quite small pots, which happen to be the greenest, they happen to be the ones I had repotted last year. I will just refresh the compost and feed later on. And an occasional watering does not go amiss either
Edited to add they are suckering kind of shrubs so the new stems will come from close to the base, so though you can cut back and they will get new shoots on old ones, the new fresh from the base ones look nicer and I think probably flower better too.
Am happy to report that mine is very slowly becoming greener. It did have an amazing scent even with the yellow leaves. As others mentioned, when you bring a few sprigs indoors, the scent becomes almost overpowering!
It might benefit from a good feed in the spring...
I agree. Looks a bit chlorotic too. Mine are in deep shade where they flourish. A bit of sun won't harm them either, but full would be too much. Lovely plant.
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Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Cut it back and feed it. The new stems will come green.
Even ours here get yellow stems in the shade as does S.h.digyna. I think that is more to do with old stems.
I just cut the old ones off, they soon shoot readily from the base, and flower well.
I have just planted some of our potted ones in a border a week or so ago, but kept some in quite small pots, which happen to be the greenest, they happen to be the ones I had repotted last year.
I will just refresh the compost and feed later on.
And an occasional watering does not go amiss either
Edited to add they are suckering kind of shrubs so the new stems will come from close to the base, so though you can cut back and they will get new shoots on old ones, the new fresh from the base ones look nicer and I think probably flower better too.
Mine are in deep shade where they flourish. A bit of sun won't harm them either, but full would be too much. Lovely plant.