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  2 0 Juicy has given you sound advice and correctly identified your Daphne odora (Winter Daphne). I also suspect the extreme temperatures we experienced this year damaged your Daphne. This is the time of year we are inspecting our gardens and, sadly, finding winter damage on plants, trees, and shrubs. As a rule of thumb, it’s never wise to do anything too drastic. This is the time to be patient and watch for emerging growth. For more information, read "Low Temperature Plant Damage" by former King County Extension agent George Pinyuh (http://gardening.wsu.edu/library/lpro007/lpro007.htm). Master Gardener Andrea answered in Flowers about 1 year ago | Report Comment on this answer Enter your comment or ask a new question preview THIS IS A PREVIEW: Click "Post" to submit it or "Edit" to make changes. edit Please wait… This could take a minute if the tubes are clogged.

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  1 0 That's actually a Daphne odora. The smell on them is amazing, and they'll even bloom when they're leaves look scorched. Many Daphnes were hit hard this year by our winter. The final cold snap really torched the leaves of many of them, especially if they were out in the open- not protected by a canopy of trees or near a house to provide some shelter. I would remove the worst of the foliage and wait to see how it leafs out after flowering. I might give it a dose of some liquid kelp meal (sold as maxi-crop...it's organic) to encourage some new growth, but don't overdo the fertilizer. They like a free draining soil- if your soil is wet or waterlogged, they'll show signs of stress and won't thrive. They're naturally slow to grow, taking many years to get up to a respectable size. They like filtered light in a protected spot. North or eastern exposure is the best. Good luck!~ Juicy Juicy answered in Flowers about 1 year ago | Report Comment on this answer Enter your comment or ask a new question preview THIS IS A PREVIEW: Click "Post" to submit it or "Edit" to make changes. edit Please wait… This could take a minute if the tubes are clogged.

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