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Hybrid parents: Daphne sericea ‘Collina’ x Daphne cneorum
the first Daphne x napolitana was found in S-Italy and the characteristics of this Daphne hybrid are of the above mentioned Daphne species / Mr. R. White proposed the name ‘Enigma’ for this plant
plants can reach nearly 1 m height but the new garden hybrids are always much smaller (0,3 m tall) / prefers a sunny drained place / evergreen / hardy / scented / flowers in spring but inflorescences are produced during the whole vegetation time
known hybrids are: Daphne x napolitana ‘Bramdean’ (= D. sericea ‘Collina’ x D. cneorum var. pygmaea),
Daphne x napolitana ‘Meon’ (= D. cneorum ‘Eximia’ x D. sericea ‘Collina’), Daphne x napolitana ‘Daniel Pesek’, ‘Pink Carpet’, and perhaps ‘Stasek’, a variegated form. ‘Bendl Barth’ is probably another Daphne x napolitana form with variegated leaves.
Daphne x ‘Zdenek Seibert’ also a Daphne napolitana hybrid in the widest sense.
Left: flowering Daphne x napolitana
Above: blossoms of Daphne x napolitana ‘Meon’
Above:
Daphne x napolitana ‘Daniel Pesek’
Left:
blossoms of Daphne x napolitana ‘Daniel Pesek’
Below left:
flowering Daphne x napolitana ‘Stasek’
Below right:
Daphne x napolitana ‘Bramdean’