Daphne Mezereum Rubra 7.5lt

Daphne Gemmate ‘Royal Crown’

7.5 ltr pot

A deciduous, rounded shrub to 1.5m. Flowers usually appear before the leaves, purplish-pink or purplish-red, clustered closely in twos and threes from buds on the twigs in early spring, very fragrant, followed by round red berries. Leaves oblanceolate, dull grey-green, short-stalked, to 9cm long.

Daphne can be deciduous or evergreen shrubs with small, usually very fragrant tubular, 4-lobed flowers, often followed by colourful berries

Position: full sun or partial shade Soil: well-drained, humus-rich soil, slow-growing.

Flowering period: May to June  – Hardiness: borderline hardy (may need winter protection)

This shrub is deciduous so it will lose all its leaves in autumn, then fresh new foliage appears again each spring.

Why not add to your order Q4 Rootmore Mycorrhizal Fungi Root Stimulator to help with new roots, giving your tree the best start.

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