Family | THYMELAEACEAE |
Genus species | Daphne cneorum L. |
Bibliography | Sp. Pl. 1: 357 (1753) |
Native Range | Europe |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | grassland and thickets |
Altitude | 500-2200m |
Description | leaves oblong or narrowly spathulate, corolla with 6-10mm long tube, sepals orbiculate, flowers of 6-10 in fascicles, fragrant, drupe yellowish-brown |
Size | 15-20cm |
Color | pink |
Bloom | spring, early summer |
Ca | + |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, semi-shade |
Propagation | seed when ripe or as soon as possible cuttings in late summer; layering in spring |
Synonyms | Daphne bellojocensis Gand. Daphne cneorum ssp. canescens Gaudin Daphne cneorum var. cantabrica Sennen & Pau Daphne cneorum var. glabrata D.A.Webb Daphne cneorum ssp. juliae (Koso-Pol.) Halda Daphne cneorum f. major (Dippel) Schelle Daphne cneorum var. major Dippel Daphne cneorum var. verlotii (Gren.) Meisn. Daphne cneorum ssp. verlotii (Gren.) Nyman Daphne delphini Lavallée Daphne juliae Koso-Pol. Daphne odorata Lam. Daphne prostrata Salisb. Daphne rhodanica Gand. Daphne verlotii Gren. & Godr. Laureola cneorum (L.) Samp. Thymelaea cneorum (L.) Scop. Thymelaea odorata (Lam.) Bubani |
Territory | 1 Europe 11 Middle Europe (AUT Austria, CZE Czechoslovakia, GER Germany, HUN Hungary, POL Poland, SWI Switzerland) 12 Southwestern Europe (FRA France, SPA Spain) 13 Southeastern Europe (ALB Albania, BUL Bulgaria, ITA Italy, ROM Romania, YUG Yugoslavia) 14 Eastern Europe (BLR Belarus, RUC Central European Russia, UKR Ukraine) |