Daphne laureola subsp. laureola L. (1753) | subsp. philippi Rouy (1927) | subsp. latifolia Meissner (1857)

distribution of Daphne laureola subsp. laureola is from Europe to W-Asia / the subspecies philippi occurs in the French and Spanish Pyrenees / subspecies latifolia is native to S-Spain and Marocco /

Subsp. laureola and subsp. latifolia can reach 1,5 m and growing often wider / Daphne laureola subsp. philippi becomes only 0,6 m tall, often less - it is also known as a small creeping plants (0,2 m) in rock crevices /

all Daphne laurel's are tolerant for sunny and shady places / grow on limestone / evergreen / fragrance / black fruits / in Great Britain the common name for Daphne laurola is spurge laurel - in Germany: Lorbeer-Seidelbast

Daphne x houtteana is a hybrid between Daphne laureola and Daphne mezereum.

Daphne x rossetii is a natural hybrid between Daphne laureola subsp. philippi and Daphne cneorum.

Daphne x ‘Alpengarten’ is a hybrid between Daphne sericea ‘Collina’ and Daphne x rossetii (D. laureola x D. cneorum).