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Ornamental Plants plus Version 3.0 - 00000490
11/12/99

Daphne x burkwoodii--Burkwood Daphne


Hardiness Zones: 4 to 8
Height: 4 ft Spread: 4 ft Form: rounded
Type: deciduous to semi-evergreen shrub
Annual Growth Rate: 12 to 18 inches
Flowers: Pink

Comments: Burkwood Daphnes are the result of a cross
between D. cneorum and D. caucasica. The flowers are pink
and the foliage is semi-evergreen. The plant requires a
cool site with an alkaline and well-drained soil. Provide
exposure to full sun or partial shade.

Cultivars:
'Briggs Moonlight' - The yellow leaves have green
margins. Needs some shade.
'Carol Mackie' - A mounded shrub (Vis. 1) producing
clusters of fragrant pink flower (Vis. 2) in the
spring. The foliage is green with a white margin. The
plant may occasionally revert to green leaves.
'Silveredge' - Leaves edged with white, pink flowers.
'Somerset' - Fragrant pink flowers are produced in the
spring.

References for Cultivars: Bailey Nurseries 1999, White
Flower Farm 1999, Iseli Nursery 1999, Wayside Gardens
1999, Lake County Nursery 1999, Select Plus International
Nursery 1999, Ray Wiegand's Nursery 1999, Weston Nurseries
1999, Sheridan Nurseries 1999, Gee Farms 1999, Willoway
Nurseries 1999.


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