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              - all about the Genus Daphne

Daphne modesta  Rehder (1916)  -also known as Wikstroemia modesta

native to W-Sichuan and Yunnan, mostly on higher hills between 2100 m and 2800 m / bushy or rocky slopes / deciduous / height up to 0,5 m (1,2m)  / hardiness unknown / fruits are greenish-yellow (not seen)

beside Daphne gemmata, Daphne modesta is a further daphne with five lobed blossoms - the lobes of the blossom are smooth, -in comparison has Daphne gemmata a veins-structure visible and two lobes are different from the other three lobes

More information that the number of lobes is irrelevant of belonging to the genus Daphne or Wikstroemia can be found on the botany page -flower structure of Daphnes

Above: Daphne modesta big flowering branch

Left: small flowering shrub of Daphne modesta

Below right: Daphne modesta flowers close-up

Right:

woolly, pale bark of Daphne modesta

Below left:

Daphne modesta with fruits

Below right:

little rooted cutting of Daphne modesta