Re: Daphne

At 06:37 AM 4/7/98 -0400, Mary Wallace wrote:
>Can someone tell me anything about a plant called Daphne? How to grow
>it? What kind of light,how much water,what kind of soil? Anything at
>all. Someone gave me one as a present.(I found it on my back porch and
>since it was on my birthday I figured it was a present. No name on
>it)Anything about Daphne would be helpful. Thank you, Mary


Hi Mary,  There are 3 types of Daphne grown locally that I am familiar with.
One is Daphne cneorum (Rock or Garland Daphne) is a superb rockery plant.
Blooms late spring with hot pink flowers that are highly fragrant.  This
plant does well in full sun and needs to be pruned hard after bloom to keep
it bushy unless you want it to trail. 
        Second is Daphne burkwoodii, semi evergreen and includes the
cultivar 'Carol Mackie'. Blooms late spring and sometimes again late summer.
Here in the Pacific NW I have only seen it with a gold edged leaf and white
buds/flowers (fragrant). Needs part sun/part shade.
        Third is Daphne odora ("Winter Daphne"), evergreen here in zone 8b
but needs shelter from winter winds.  Blooms February with pink buds/flowers
and very fragrant.  Plant near a door where you can enjoy the early flowers
and fragrance.  This one has a 1/4-1/2 in. white border around the leaf. 
        There are others as well, if you have the Sunset Western Garden
Book, there is a great listing of all the different kinds.  Whichever one
you have, enjoy, enjoy.............Marilyn
Marilyn Dube'
NATURAL DESIGN PLANTS
Hardy Perennials, Choice Tropicals
Portland, Oregon


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