Daphne × burkwoodii 'Briggs Moonlight'
Common name: 
Briggs Moonlight Burkwood Daphne
Pronunciation: 
DAF-ne berk-WOOD-e-i
Family: 
Thymelaeaceae
Genus: 
Daphne
Type: 
Broadleaf
Native to (or naturalized in) Oregon: 
No
  • Semi-evergreen shrub, leaves are variegated, cream center and green-edged margins, (the reverse of D. × burkwoodii ‘Carol Mackie’).  Flowers 13 mm across, light pink.
  • Hardy to USDA Zone 5      Part shade.
  • Daphne × burkwoodii is from a cross between D. cneorum and D. caucasica and ‘Briggs Moonlight’ is a sport of D. × burkwoodii ‘Somerset’.  This cultivar was discovered  at Briggs Nursery in Washington state.
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