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    Plant type

    shrub

    size

    • H: 2'-3'
    • W: 3'-5'

    planting zones

    • 6a-9b

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    Daphne tangutica plant details

    Daphne tangutica is a broadleaf evergreen shrub with green foliage. In spring pink and purple flowers emerge followed by red fruit. Features glossy texture. Grows well with mostly sun - mostly shade and even moisture water. Does well in acidic, rich and well-drained soil.

    CHARACTERISTICS OF Daphne tangutica

    Plant type: shrub
    Plant family: thelypteridaceae, thymelaeaceae
    Foliage: evergreen green
    Mature size: 3 FT - 5 FT - wide, 2 FT - 3 FT - tall
    Flowers: pink and purple blooms in spring
    Uses: fragrant, year round interest

    GROWING CONDITIONS for Daphne tangutica

    USDA Zones: 6a - 9b
    Sun exposure: mostly sun - mostly shade
    Watering frequency: even moisture
    Resistant to: deer
    Soil needs: acidic, rich and well-drained

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    Nursery contributed plant descriptions

    This evergreen daphne will get 2'x 6' in time. The plant covers itself with purple and white flowers in May. Likes full sun and good drainage.

    By: Gossler Farms

    This very hardy daphne comes from northwestern China, Tibet, Bhutan and northern Burma. Its flowers are rose purple, sweetly scented, and bloom in mid- to late spring. It will from a mounded shrub of lush evergreen leaves three feet tall and wide. Rich, well-drained soil in part to full sun. Do not move after planting.

    By: Phoenix Perennials and Specialty Plants Ltd.

    This is a very underutilized small shrub. It only grows 3' tall but has many seasons of interest. Blooming in late spring with purple and white fragrant flowers, it is has birght orange red fruit in late summer, and it is evergreen.

    By: Heritage Seedlings

    Fragrant purple flowers, light inside, darker outside. Red berries, evergreen foliage, good drainage, Zones 7-9.

    By: Lael's Moon Garden

    Dense , evergreen shrub with lance-shaped leaves and fragrant clusters of pink-tinged white flowers followed by red fruit. Becomes an elegant 3' by 3' specimen or companion to dwarf conifers or tall perennials.

    By: Greer Gardens Inc.

    One of the good ones which we were delighted to see in Yunnan in '97 where it looked just as good in the harsh open scrub glades as it does here in the cushiness of the garden. Glossy evergreen leaves and fragrant clusters of pink budded white flowers. Nice red-orange fruit too.

    By: Far Reaches Farm

    Purple-black flower buds open to offer fragrant white flowers. A slow growing mound of forest green evergreen leaves. A choice species.

    By: Dancing Oaks Nursery

    Fragrant blooms that are light purple on the inside and a darker rose-purple on the outside. Dark, glossy evergreen foliage provide the perfect backdrop for the blooms.

    By: Briggs Plant Propagators

    Gardening facts about Daphne tangutica plant

    How to Grow Daphne tangutica

    • Sun Exposure

      • mostly sun - mostly shade

    • Water Needs

      • even moisture

    • Soil Needs

      • acidic
      • well-drained
      • rich

    Features

    • Foliage Color

      • green

    • Flower Color

      • pink
      • purple

    • Wildlife

      • deer resistant

    • Fruit

      • red

    • Flower Season

      • spring

    • Foliage Season

      • evergreen

    • Texture

      • glossy

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