Family | THYMELAEACEAE |
Genus species | Daphne jasminea Sm. |
Bibliography | Fl. Graec. Prodr. [J.Sibthorp & J.E.Smith] 1: 260 (1809) |
Native Range | s. Greece, Crete, Libya |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocks |
Altitude | 0-1000m |
Description | branchlets brown, leaves oblong-obovate, mucronate, 8-11mm, blue-green, densely and regularly spaced, flowers 10-12mm long, in pairs, at apex of branchlets |
Size | 20-30cm |
Color | reddish white |
Bloom | late spring |
Ca | + |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | sunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed when ripe or as soon as possible cuttings in late summer; layering in spring |
Synonyms | Daphne cretica Steud. Daphne microphylla Meisn. Daphne microphylla var. angustifolia Meisn. Daphne oleoides var. jasminea (Sm.) Meisn. |
Territory | 1 Europe 13 Southeastern Europe (GRC Greece, KRI Kriti) 2 Africa 20 Northern Africa (LBY Libya) |