Daphne tangutica Retusa Group

daphne

size: 2 litre pot

available to order from summer 2012

£24.99

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Harmful if eaten/skin irritant

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• Position: full sun or partial shade
• Soil: moderately fertile, well-drained, humus-rich soil,
• Rate of growth: slow-growing
• Flowering period: May to June
• Flower colour: white flowers with a purple-red flush outside
• Other features: all parts of the plant including the seed are highly toxic if ingested; contact with the sap may cause skin irritation
• Hardiness: fully hardy
  
  A compact, evergreen shrub that forms mounds of leathery, dark green foliage, and in late spring and early summer, clusters of white flowers that have a reddish purple flush on the outside. These form at the tips of the branches, have a delicious scent and are followed by rounded red fruits. It is a wonderful plant to include in a mixed border or woodland garden, ideally close to a path or entrance so you can enjoy the scent of the flowers every time you pass.
  
  
• Garden care: Keep pruning to a minimum, but if necessary you can lightly trim it back immediately after flowering. Apply a generous mulch in spring, which will help keep the roots cool.
  
  
  • Eventual Height: 0.75m
  • Eventual Spread: 0.75m
  Daphne tangutica Retusa Group - daphne Diminutive flowers that have a delicious scent