Daphne odora
Winter Daphne
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Winter Daphne (Daphne odora) - Description
Daphne odora (winter daphne) is a species of flowering plant in the family Thymelaeaceae, native to China and Japan. It is an evergreen shrub, grown for its very fragrant, fleshy, pale-pink, tubular flowers, each with 4 spreading lobes, and for its glossy foliage. It rarely fruits, producing red berries after flowering.
Winter Daphne (Daphne odora) - Blooming
Small white to pink flowers in late winter to early spring with intensely sweet fragrance. Followed by white, pink, orange, red, or purple-black fruits. Fruits can be fleshy or dry. Most species produce fleshy fruit. An example of a species of Daphne with dry fruit is D. genkwa, native to China. The ovoid fruits are grayish white in color.
Winter Daphne (Daphne odora) - Growth
Small, woody shrubs with deciduous or evergreen, simple, alternate leaves. The brightly colored, succulent fruits are very poisonous, even lethal, if eaten. Full sun or partial shade. Make sure to mulch regularly to keep roots cool.Grow Daphne in a rock garden or shrub border. Also makes a nice addition to a woodland.
Winter Daphne (Daphne odora) - Planting
Seeds need cold treatment. Also propagatable by layering in spring or taking soft to semi-hard cuttings. Layering is a propagation method where a stem is pegged to the soil while still attached to the parent plant. This process induces rooting.
Winter Daphne (Daphne odora) - Pest
Aphids and scale insects. Other problems include wilt, crown and root rot, twig blight, fasciation, tobacco ringspot virus, and Southern blight.
Winter Daphne (Daphne odora) - Interesting facts
All parts of Daphne are very toxic. The sap may also aggravate the skin upon contact. Mature species of Daphne are known to die suddenly. Reasons for this are unclear.
Winter Daphne (Daphne odora) - Soil and irrigation
Fertile, well-amended soil that stays cool and moist at roots. Most species do best in slightly alkaline to slightly acidic soil.
