Daphne mezereum
Common name:
February Daphne
Mezereon
Pronunciation:
DAF-ne me-ZEE-ree-um
Family:
Thymelaeaceae
Genus:
Type:
Broadleaf
Native to (or naturalized in) Oregon:
No
- Semi-evergreen to deciduous shrub, 3-5 ft (1-1.5 m) high, similar width. Leaves alternate, simple, 3.5-9 cm long and 0.5-3 cm wide, obtuse to acute, dull blue-green, gray-green below. Flowers lilac to rosy purple, very fragrant, each 13 mm across, grouped in 2-3, from buds on the upper portion of leafless stems in winter. Red fruit matures in early summer.
- Part shade, needs good drainage.
- Hardly to USDA Zone 4 Native to Europe and Siberia.
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plant habit, winter flowering
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flower clusters
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plant habit, summer
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fruit and leaves
