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01/01/98

Daphne odora--Fragrant Daphne

Hardiness Zones: 6 to 9                                     
Height: 4 ft   Spread: 4 ft  Form: rounded                  
Type: broad-leaved evergreen shrub                          
Annual Growth Rate: 12 to 18 inches                         
Flowers: Purple                                             

Comments: Fragrant Daphne is listed as being hardy into     
zone 5 by some catalogs but zones 6 or 7 in others.         
Provide winter protection in any case if you live where     
winters are severe.  The plant can be grown in sun or       
shade but provide protection from wind.                     

Cultivars:                                                  
   'Alba' - White flowers.                                  
   'Aureo-marginata' - The pink buds open to white,         
     fragrant flowers.  The leaves are edged with yellow.   
   'Leucanthe' - Fragrant light pink flowers are produced   
     in the spring.                                         

References for Cultivars: Monrovia Nursery 1994, Iseli      
Nursery 1997, Wayside Gardens 1996.                         

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