Winter Daphne
Daphne odora · Thymelaeaceae · 서향
Look
- Leaves
- Elliptic leaves grow alternately, 3 to 8 cm long, with a pointed or blunt tip and a smooth margin.
- Flowers
- In March to April fragrant white or reddish-purple flowers gather in heads of 10 to 20 at the tips of the previous year's twigs. The calyx tube is about 1 cm long with four lobes at the end, reddish-purple outside and white inside.
- Fruit
- The fruit is a red drupe and does not form on male plants.
- Bark
- The main stem is straight and the branches divide often, smooth and glossy. One-year-old twigs have tough brown fibers.
Where it grows
- In Korea
- Planted (southern Korea)
- Native to
- China.
- Ecology
- Grows well in partial shade and likes well-drained, moisture-retaining, fertile sandy loam. It is described as weak against cold and pollution.