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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 |
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Description and Growing Information
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| 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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