daphne
Daphne tangutica
RHS AGM 1993
USDA zones6 to 9
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
Size2 to 3 feet tall2 to 3 feet wide
- Growth rate
- Slow
- Habit
- Dense
- Bloom season
- Spring
- Bloom color
- Pink, purple, white
- Foliage color
- Green
- Soil types
- Loam
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
Daphne (Daphne tangutica) is an evergreen shrub for borders, rock gardens, containers, and specimen planting. It is hardy to USDA zone 6, or down to -10°F (-23°C). This plant likes full or part sun and average to moist, loamy soil. Deer and rabbits usually look elsewhere for a meal. Pink, purple, and white flowers open in early to late spring and attract butterflies, bees, and birds. It grows slowly into a dense mound 24 to 36 inches tall and wide.
Pairs well with Japanese forest grass, Coral Sunset peony, and Heather.
Native range
Asia.