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Gardening, Advice and Plants in the UKon

Daphne Plants and Varieties

A gardeners delight, Daphne plants and flowers are a popular winter flowering small shrub in the UK and a number of varieties other than the ever popular Daphne odora are available for sale. Some of the common garden varieties and fragrant species include D. cneorum, D. odora and D. mezerum.

Although they are slow growing plants and resent being moved these winter beauties are well worth the effort, advanced specimens will not be cheap to buy, but with proper care and a little patience you can grow great daphne plants that will fill the garden with sweet perfume in the winter months.

Growing Daphne plants in the UK

One of the most popular of all the fragrant flowers that form in the UK winter, although not all species are fragrant. Prefering a position in dappled shade in a humus rich moist but wel drained soil, daphne plants tend to resent being disturbed. Try not to dig around the root system and keep well mulched so that the root run is cool.

Daphne species and varieties include both evergreen and deciduous types. Flowers range in color from white through to pink/red and yellow flowering daphnes are also available.

D. jezoens and D. giraldii are two yellow flowering species. D pontica has yellow/green flowers.

Daphne species or varieties include:

  • d. mezereum is a medium sized deciduous plant. with pink flowers appearing in clusters along the bare stems in winter, followed by green foliage. The variety 'alba' has white flowers and this slow growing species takes little care. Grows well in shade to dappled shade.
  • d. odora
  • d. cneorum (picture right) Masses of pink flowers in winter (also known as 'Garland Flower'. Daphne cneorum 'Ruby Glow' is a cultivar
  • d. bholua s an evergreen species, hardier than some some species. Attractive white flowers in winter.
  • d. laureola,
  • d. burkwoodii is a larger growing species that will 2+m, however it is slow growing like most other species.
  • d. caucasica
  • d. pontica (picture below) with its yellow to green flowers will reach around 1m

Where to grow Daphne Plants

Prefering a cool root run, humus rich well drained soil and a shaded but open posit ion is best. Daphne plants do not like to be disturbed

Care and growing hints.


We find that well rotted compost is best, with some Dolomite lime added.

Azalea and rhododendron food
is generally not suitable.

Pruning Plants

Daphne are slow growing and very rarely need pruning. Prune to shape if required just after flowering. Remove any dead, diseased or damaged wood.

 Daphne Flower Bud
Daphne Flower Bud
Daphne cneorum
Daphne Plant (daphne cneorum)

 

Daphne plants are avaiable for sale online from the following nurseries


THE GOBBETT NURSERY
Farlow, NR Kidderminster, Worcs, DY14 8TD
Contact Gordon and Chris Link
www.thegobbettnursery.co.uk

WEASEDALE NURSERIES Ltd
Newbiggin on Lune, KIRKBY STEPHEN, Cumbria, CA17 4LX UK
Telephone +44 (0)15396 23246 * Telefax +44 (0)15396 23277
www.weasdale.com




 

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