The Flora of Hutton Roof : Daphne Mezereone (Daphne Mezereone)

Friday 4th March 2022 - Daphne Mezereone - Holme Stinted Pastures. DIARY NOTES - Last photos of the year.

Showing the Daphne Mezereone No.2 plant at its very best before it starts dying back. The flowers still held much beautiful scent and it was well loaded with numerous flowers.

Saturday 2nd March 2019 - Holme Stinted Pastures - Hutton Roof

Daphne Mezereone at its very best and lots of frogs at their spawning pond on Holme Stinted Pastures

Daphne Mezereone as of 2nd March 2019 (Click over to enlarge)

The above are a collage showing different views of the gorgeous aromatic plant. We even have some of the lovely green leaves showing. To see full views of the above plants check out the individual shots below.

Daphne Mezereone as of 2nd March 2019 (Click over to enlarge)

Daphne Mezereone taken on my iphone - note the difference in colours

Daphne Mezereone as of 2nd March 2019 (Click over to enlarge)

Daphne Mezereone (Click over to enlarge)

Photo: 19th February 2019 - Holme Stints

Daphne Mezereone (Click over to enlarge)

Photo: 19th February 2019 - Holme Stints

I found this particular plant in 2018 and its probably the best flowering specimen on Hutton Roof at the moment. I monitor it regularly and have noticed that some early flowers (up to 4 or 5) may actually come out as early as December, but guess the plant is best seen from the last week in February

Daphne Mezereone - Holme Stinted Pastures
Photo: 23rd March 2019

(Above) is the final photo of the year for this plant and shows how well it is leafing up in readiness for a good crop (hopefully) next year.

Friday 29th March 2019 (East Side - Plants)

Daphne Mezereone (all 5 plants) today at Hutton Roof (Click over to enlarge)

HR East Side No. 1 (2019)

Daphne Mezereone - HR East Side No. 1 along path under hawthorn canopy
Photo: 29th March 2019 - showing a normal yield - full plant

Daphne Mezereone - HR East Side No. 1 along path under hawthorn canopy
Photo: 29th March 2019 - showing a normal yield - Close up of leafing

HR East Side No. 2 (2019)

Daphne Mezereone - HR East Side No. 2 inside on top of escarpment nearest to NW
Photo: 29th March 2019 - showing a normal yield - Full plant

Daphne Mezereone - HR East Side No. 2 inside on top of escarpment nearest to NW
Photo: 29th March 2019 - showing a normal yield - Close up of flower and new leafage

HR East Side No. 3 (2019)

Daphne Mezereone - HR East Side No. 3 inside on top of escarpment nearest to South
Photo: 29th March 2019 - showing a normal yield - Full plant and new leafage

Daphne Mezereone - HR East Side No. 3 inside on top of escarpment nearest to South
Photo: 29th March 2019 - showing a normal yield - Close up showing flower and new leafage

HR East Side No. 4 (2019)

Daphne Mezereone - HR East Side No. 4 inside about middle of steep escarpment under Holly Tree
Photo: 29th March 2019 - showing a normal yield - Showing full plant and new leafage

Daphne Mezereone - HR East Side No. 4 inside about middle of steep escarpment under Holly Tree
Photo: 29th March 2019 - showing a normal yield - Showing Close up of full plant and new leafage

HR East Side No. 5 (2019)

Daphne Mezereone - HR East Side No.5 inside about middle of steep escarpment under Holly Tree
Photo: 29th March 2019 - Shows close up of full plant and new leafage

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2018

Daphne Mezereone - Holme Stints plant (Click over to enlarge)
Photo: taken 26th March 2018

Daphne Mezereone - Holme Stints plant (Click over to enlarge)
Photo: 8th April 2018

Results from 2020 (below)
2nd March

2020 was a poor year for this particular Daphne Mezereone

Holme Stinted Pastures, Hutton Roof.

Left side was how it looked in 2019 and Right side how it was a few days ago.

Daphne Mezereone poor showing on "Holme Stints"

A couple of days ago I went over to Holme Stinted Pastures to check out the Daphne Mezereone and to be honest I wasnt really expecting what I was about to see, obviously it seems like it must be a very poor year for our local Daphne. I have combined a photo from last year when it was in good flower with this years photo so you can see the difference. (see header photos).

Just got back from checking our the Hutton Roof (East) specimens and the good news is they are still all alive and I would say flowering to their normal. I have obviously left it late this year, perhaps a fortnight or so too late, but still I can do the counts.

I had never realized up to a couple of years ago thats Its down to this current year how well the plant does for next year. The key is how well it produces leaves and photosynthesis. I guess it would be so easy to blame more recent weathers for highs and lows, but no that is not always the case!

And here is the 2021 showing on Holme Stints

2nd March 2021

the worst showing since 2018

The results for the Hutton Roof (East) "Daphne" specimens for 2020 are as follows:

The beauty which is near the track has come through with quite a lot of flowers (approx 200) which is probably on a par with last year. Here is a photo of how it looked on 13th February 2020 (photo thanks to Robin Currie.