Daphne tangutica (Retusa Group) winter interest We cut ours back in

We cut ours back in winter

humusy conditions

red-brown bark

Bright red fall leaf color

and blooming spring through fall

Daphne tangutica (Retusa Group) winter interest We cut ours back inPurple black flower buds open in mid spring to offer fragrant and violet tinged white flowers. Their fragrance has none of the sweet lemon vanilla scents of Daphne odora but is somewhat like a soft Indian incensevery alluring. Also unlike the D. odora, the D. tanguticas can tolerate some drought (once established). Slow growing and so worth it, forms a regular mound of small, thick, forest green, evergreen leaves. A choice species. Mature size: 3 ft T