Family | THYMELAEACEAE |
Genus species | Daphne thauma Farrer |
Bibliography | Gard. Chron. ser. 3, 52: 22 (1912) |
Native Range | n. Italy |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Description | leaves linear-lanceolate, dark shiny green, abaxially lighter, acute, flowers in small terminal heads Daphe petraea x Daphne striata |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | lilac-pink |
Bloom | late spring, summer |
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 |
Territory | 1 Europe 13 Southeastern Europe (ITA Italy) |