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Thursday, 6 August 2015

FFF194 - DAPHNE

Daphne odora (winter daphne) is a species of flowering plant in the family Thymelaeaceae, native to China, Japan and Korea. It is an evergreen shrub, grown for its very fragrant, fleshy, pale-pink, tubular flowers, each with 4 spreading lobes, and for its glossy foliage. It rarely fruits, producing red berries after flowering. The Latin specific epithet odora means "fragrant".

 It grows best in fertile, slightly acid, peaty, well-drained soils. It grows in full sun or partial shade, and is hardy to −10 °C, possibly lower. In Korea, the plant is also poetically called "churihyang" - a thousand mile scent - referring to the fragrance of the foliage. In Japan, the plant is more commonly known as "jinchoge".

Plants are not long lived, senescing within 8 to 10 years. Daphne generally do not react well to root disturbance, and may transplant badly. D. odora is also susceptible to virus infection, which causes leaf mottling. All parts of the plant are poisonous to humans and a range of domestic animals and some people experience dermatitis from contact with the sap. Daphne odora is propagated by semi-ripe cuttings in summer.

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14 comments:

  1. bijjen6 August 2015 at 07:49

    I like your Daphne......
    The two colours of Pink, lovely....

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  2. abrianna6 August 2015 at 08:52

    A pretty plant but I could never have one here due to my cat and the skin irritation possibility. My skin can be sensitive so I try not to push its luck.

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  3. Katarina6 August 2015 at 10:31

    Such pretty flowers!

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  4. Anonymous6 August 2015 at 10:48

    Pretty flowers! I love plants and flowers and my cat does too... I can't have any flower and plant at home, otherwise my cat eats them!

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  5. Anonymous6 August 2015 at 12:10

    Beautiful flowers, that I don't think I know...but it would be great to have these in the garden because of their beauty, fragrance, and berries afterward!

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  6. Lenas Trädgårdsrum6 August 2015 at 13:38

    Gorgeous pic of a lovely flower!

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  7. Romi6 August 2015 at 16:26

    These fragrant flowers are commonly seen where we live in spring. They are beautiful.

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  8. Sara Chapman6 August 2015 at 22:25

    I love Daphne. I had a big one that died and am ready to replace it with a young one. They bloom in very early spring in Seattle, around February.

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  9. fim.works6 August 2015 at 23:15

    I didn't see this flower before, it looks very cute!

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  10. photodoug7 August 2015 at 05:41

    New flower for me. Thanks for sharing.

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  11. Anonymous7 August 2015 at 09:23

    So beautiful and it's a new flower for me!
    I wish you a nice weekend
    moni

    Thanks if you visit my blog
    http://www.reflexionblog.de

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  12. Anne Seltmann7 August 2015 at 09:56

    Hallo Nick!

    Very interesting this flower. She reminds me a little of a porcelain flower (Hoya) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hoya

    Greetings


    Anne

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  13. Maribel8 August 2015 at 01:15

    Beautiful !
    Have a nice weekend/ Marika

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  14. Zauberpalme10 August 2015 at 09:04

    Beautiful Nick! Have a good start!

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