Botanical Name: Daphne x transatlantica 'Summer Ice'
Common Name: Summer Ice Hybrid Daphne
Family: Thymelaeaceae
Type of Plant: Evergreen (in PNW) shrub
Habit: Rounded, shrubby
Growth Rate: medium
10-Year Height: < 6'
Mature Height: 3-4'
Leaves: Alternate, white margins. Smaller, thinner, less rubbery than D. odora. Pubescent on underside. Rounded apex.
Flowers: Soft, pink flowers with light fragrance. May-June
Fruit:
Buds/New Growth: Leaf scars
Stem/Bark:
Culture: Full sun
Pruning:
Pests/Diseases:
Landscape Uses: Mixed shrub border, foundation plant, somewhere the fragrance can be appreciated.
Additional Information: Sap may irritate skin. All parts of plant are toxic if ingested.
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Daphne odora 'Aureomarginata'
Botanical Name: Daphne odora 'Aureomarginata'
Common Name: Fragrant Winter Daphne
Family: Thymelaeaceae
Type of Plant: Broadleaf evergreen shrub
Habit: Mounded shrub, densely branched in sun, less so in shade
Growth Rate: slow
10-Year Height: < 6'
Mature Height: 4-6'
Leaves: Simple, alternate, crowded at ends of branches, oblongish to elliptic, narrowed at both ends but bluntly pointed, thick and glossy green. Unique waxy feel. Yellow margins.
Flowers: Reddish purple on the outside and lighter (nearly white) within. Fragrant. Funnel-shaped, 4-lobed. February-March.
Fruit:
Buds/New Growth: Leaf scars are prominent.
Stem/Bark: Rubbery stem and feel.
Culture: Sun (best in morning sun, partial shade). Well-drained sandy soil. Doesn't like transplanting.
Pruning: Right after flowering. Can prune on bare wood.
Pests/Diseases: Cold sensitive
Landscape Uses: Foundation plant by a door. Containers.
Additional Information: Poisonous to humans
Common Name: Fragrant Winter Daphne
Family: Thymelaeaceae
Type of Plant: Broadleaf evergreen shrub
Habit: Mounded shrub, densely branched in sun, less so in shade
Growth Rate: slow
10-Year Height: < 6'
Mature Height: 4-6'
Leaves: Simple, alternate, crowded at ends of branches, oblongish to elliptic, narrowed at both ends but bluntly pointed, thick and glossy green. Unique waxy feel. Yellow margins.
Flowers: Reddish purple on the outside and lighter (nearly white) within. Fragrant. Funnel-shaped, 4-lobed. February-March.
Fruit:
Buds/New Growth: Leaf scars are prominent.
Stem/Bark: Rubbery stem and feel.
Culture: Sun (best in morning sun, partial shade). Well-drained sandy soil. Doesn't like transplanting.
Pruning: Right after flowering. Can prune on bare wood.
Pests/Diseases: Cold sensitive
Landscape Uses: Foundation plant by a door. Containers.
Additional Information: Poisonous to humans
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