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Daphne pontica


Twin-Flowered Daphne, Pontic Daphne




Origin:  Native to Asia Minor, southeastern Europe, Caucasus. Genus named for the nymph Apollo changed into a bay tree, Laurus nobilis.
Family
Thymelaeaceae
Genus
Daphne
Species
pontica
Category
Woody
Type
Shrub (evergreen)
USDA Hardiness Zone
6
Canadian Hardiness Zone
5a - 6a
RHS Hardiness Zone
H6 - H7
Temperature (°C)
-23 - (-18)
Temperature (°F)
-10 - 0
Height
0.5 - 1.5 m
Spread
1 - 1.5 m
Photographs
Description and Growing Information
Flowering Period
AprilMay
General Description
Daphne pontica is an evergreen shrub.
Growth
Slow
Leaf Description
Alternate, crowded at branch ends, surface glabrous and margins entire (both smooth).
Flower Description
Tube slender, calyx pale yellow-white or green-yellow, fragrant, usually in pairs.
Fruit Description
Fleshy, ovoid, black.
Notable Specimens
RHS Garden Rosemoor, North Devon, England.
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