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Daphne odora winter daphne is a species of flowering plant in the family thymelaeaceae native to china later spread to japan and korea. Daphne odora commonly called winter daphne because of its late winter flowers is a broadleaf evergreen shrub that is native to china and japan.

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The fragrant flowers of both fill the garden with intoxicating perfume. They have a mounding form and thick leathery sword shaped leaves. The plant was named by thunberg who first saw it in 18th century japan and described it in his work flora japonica. Gardeners often complain that growing winter daphne is difficult.

On average a species of daphne will grow 3 to 4 feet 1 1 2 m tall with a 4 foot 1 2 m spread. They have a very slow growth rate and are evergreen in all but the coolest climates. It is an evergreen shrub grown for its very fragrant fleshy pale pink tubular flowers each with 4 spreading lobes and for its glossy foliage. On jun 28 2004 pokerboy from canberra australia zone 8b wrote.

Winter daphne is native to china and has been described in that culture s literature and pharmacopoeia for a thousand years. Winter daphne daphne odora when we gardeners talk about daphne we are referring to daphne odora marginata there are eighteen different species of daphne and at least seven different varieties of daphne odora. It was also depicted on a japanese scroll in 1309. At all times it remains neat and tidy seldom needing pruning not even from deer who won t touch its evergreen foliage.

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