This Daphne is low-growing shrub to 2 feet tall and 3 feet wide. The pink blooms occur in clusters of very fragrant flowers in mid-spring and may rebloom in late summer. The glossy green leaves are semi to evergreen. Daphnes can be finicky to grow, but if you like a challenge and love fragrant flowers then choose your site wisely. Preference is for partial sun to partial shade with protection from cold winds. The soil must be very well-drained, moist to partly dry and not too fertile. They like clay to sandy soils. Daphnes don't take well to transplanting or excessive pruning either and have been known to die for no apparent reason. Use this shrub in a border, as a foundation plant, in small spaces or on slopes. Plant where the poisonous berries are not accessible to pets.
Curated pairwise relationships between this plant and others in the library — who feeds
whom, who competes, who confuses the pests. Green reads as a good pairing, red as one to avoid.
No curated interactions recorded for this species yet.
Also noted by NC State
Related species the NC State Plant Toolbox flags for this plant — look-alikes to tell
apart, and plants that play a similar role in a planting. Ones we carry in the library are linked.