Daphne caucasica
Common name:
Caucasian Daphne
Pronunciation:
DAF-ne kah-KAS-i-ka
Family:
Thymelaeaceae
Genus:
Type:
Broadleaf
Native to (or naturalized in) Oregon:
No
- Deciduous shrub, forms a 4 ft (1.2 m) high mound, equal width, loose mat. Leaves alternate, simple, about 2.5-4.5 cm long and narrow (8-12 mm wide), oblanceolate-lanceolate, pale green or bluish-green above. Flowers white, 4-20 per cluster, fragrant. Fruit fleshy, are red or black.
- Part shade, with good drainage.
- Hardy to USDA Zone (4)5 One of the parents of D. × burkwoodii.
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