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Rose Daphne
Trees and shrubs that grow in your garden can have spectacular flower displays. The Rose daphne is one shrub for your landscape that is a real treat. The Rose daphne is a very low growing shrub that is also an evergreen plant. The leaves on this shrub are narrow, thin, and deep green. The shrub is covered with these little leaves keeping your garden looking great even after the flowers have died off. Posted Tuesday, April 11, 2006  E-mail this page  Printer-friendly page The Rose daphne is also known for its fragrance. The scent of the Rose daphne is a welcoming pleasure for all types of gardens. The proper name for Rose daphne is Daphne cneorum, belonging to the thymeleaceae family. The Rose daphne is a shrub that will grow to be about a foot high and about three feet wide. In the first years, the shrub is only going to be about a foot wide but as it matures in the second and third year, it will spread out even more.
The flowers on the Rose daphne are pink, a light color that look similar to cotton candy. The flowers appear in the spring months and will continue to thrive until the heat of summer dries off the flowers. Under the best conditions the Rose daphne will bloom again in the fall months. Growing best in grow zones four through nine; the Rose daphne loves full sun areas of your gardens. When first planting this shrub in the garden, be sure to protect it from the wind. The wind during the fall and winter months can make your shrub grow sideways instead of straight.
You can grow this shrub in a container or in the gardens surrounding your home. In areas next to a fence, the house, garage or greenhouse where it will enjoy the full sun but out of the winter weather winds will be best. This shrub does not need fertilizer all the time. Possibly a light fertilizer just once is all that is required. If you have a friend that has a Rose daphne, you can take a cutting in the spring (with permission of course).
Rose daphne is also known around Europe as the Garland flower. Through Europe you will find the Garland flower is found in white or in pink colors. E-mail this page Printer-friendly page
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