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Daphne Plant Types

Daphnes are small to medium-sized shrubs prized as foundation plants and for use in such scenarios as rock gardens. They generate fragrant flowers, with the different types producing blooms of various shades, depending upon the species or cultivar. Daphne shrubs have a reputation for performing well in shady sites, giving them versatility in the landscape. Cold hardiness is not a common trait in the daphnes, but several types exist for planting in U.S. Department of Agriculture plant hardiness zones warmer than zone 3.

  1. USDA Zones 4 and 5

    • Carol Mackie is a daphne cross that grows in USDA zones 4 and 5, attaining heights between 2 and 3 feet. Carol Mackie produces pale pink flowers during May and its gray-green leaves, featuring creamy-colored borders, stay on the plant into the winter months. Albomarginata is a cultivar of the rose daphne (Daphne cneorum) that grows to the same size as the parent species does -- to just 12 inches. Its drawing card is its variegated leaves, possessing white edges. Its aromatic pink flowers are April bloomers.

    USDA Zone 6

    • Rose daphne cultivars for USDA zone 6 include Alba, a form that is even smaller than the parent plant, which is only 12 inches high to begin with. Alba produces white flowers and works well as a groundcover species. Pink flowers and evergreen foliage like the parent species displays are characteristics of Eximia, another type of rose daphne. USDA zone 6 is suitable for growing Ruby Glow, a cultivar that gets 12 inches high and develops deep pink flowers.

    USDA Zone 7

    • Caucasian daphne (Daphne caucasia) blooms from June till first frost in October, turning out fragrant white flowers. This type of daphne works in USDA zone 7 along buildings as a foundation species. It does well in well-drained, damp areas in the shade, according to the Washington State University Clark County Extension. Somerset is a deciduous hybrid type of daphne acclimated to zone 7. It has dense twigs, grows slowly and reaches 5 feet tall. Its very fragrant pink-white flowers fill the air with their perfume during May in woodland gardens.

    USDA Zone 8

    • Keep the roots cool with mulch and the ground damp when using Lawrence Crocker in USDA zone 8. This hybrid daphne is evergreen, with dark pink flowers that open in May and June. It withstands the heat and humid climate into zone 9. Silveredge came about by the crossing of rose daphne with Caucasian daphne; the result is a shrub with green leaves that feature silvery to yellowish edges. Silveredge grows between 3 and 5 feet high on average and its pink-white springtime flowers make it a worthy specimen plant in zone 8.

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