Plants, Pictures, and Information
- all about the Genus Daphne
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distribution from Slovakia to Romania / on rocky slopes and calcareous rocks / height mostly 0,2 -0,25 m with prostrate growth, upright growing plants can reach 0,5 m (not seen yet) / evergreen / scented / hardy / fruits small and overseen because the inflorescence is overtopped by the new shoot
known selections of Daphne arbuscula are i.e.: Muran Pride, Diva, Grandiflora, Platyclada, Tisovec, or Maretkina
There are two white flowering forms of Daphne arbuscula one with hairy leaves and the other one is glabrous.
Hybrids with Daphne arbuscula are:
Daphne x adamantina [= D. x suendermannii], Daphne x ‘Maisy Larae’ and Daphne ‘Geert Borgonje’,
Daphne x deyli, Daphne x lundellii,
Daphne x medfordensis [= D. x susannae],
Daphne x splendida,
Daphne x ‘Liberton’ with parent Daphne x hendersonii ‘Rosebud’,
Daphne x ‘Red Pearl’ with parents Daphne cneorum x Daphne x medfordensis,
Daphne x ‘Forarch’ with parent Daphne jasminea and the unnamed but surprisingly hardy hybrid Daphne rodriguezii x arbuscula
[name]~accepted name?
Above: rich flowering Daphne arbuscula ‘Franceska’
Above right: Blossoms close-up of Daphne arbuscula ‘Franceska’
Daphne arbuscula ‘Franceska’ is a own selection that came from a cross of
D. arbuscula ‘Typ Tschechei’ x D. arbuscula ‘Typ Zwergform’
Below left and right:
Daphne arbuscula forma albiflora
Below:
Daphne arbuscula ‘Mountain Peak’ with so many bright blossoms, an excellent contrast with the shiny, dark-green leaves
Daphne arbuscula ‘Mountain Peak’ is another selection that came from a cross of D. arbuscula ‘Typ Tschechei’ x D. arbuscula ‘Typ Zwergform’
Right:
Daphne arbuscula forma platyclada
Below:
Daphne arbuscula hirsuta
Left: Daphne arbuscula ‘Diva’
Above middle: Daphne arbuscula septemtrionalis
Above right: Daphne arbuscula dwarf form
Below: Daphne arbuscula ‘Grandiflora’ (award-winning plant)
Above: Daphne arbuscula forma radicans (award-winning plant)
Right: Daphne arbuscula ‘Libussa’
Below left: Daphne arbuscula ‘Wetter’
Below right: Daphne arbuscula ‘Muran Pinackle’