Daphne odora 'Aureomarginata'

Description: Evergreen shrub with glossy leaves and creamy yellow edges. Highly fragrant, rosy purplish flowers in late winter to early spring. A real joy in the garden in the late winter months!

Uses: This delightful shrub is ideal for planting in containers close to a doorway, where you will appreciate the amazing heady fragrance as you go by. Also useful for banks and slopes, beds and borders.

Climate/Position: Full sun or partial shade in a sheltered position.

Height/Spread: Height and spread to 1.2 meters.

Soil Requirements: Fertile, moist but well-drained. Well-drained.

Pruning: Prune lightly after flowering, if required.

Special Requirements: Mulch to keep roots cool. Daphnes resent transplanting.

Additional Interest: CAUTION toxic if eaten/skin irritant.