Daphne odora 24/9 Restock Hold one of her flowers

Hold one of her flowers in your hand and you understand why the early painters bothered: the matte red against the gold center is graphic and arresting in a way the more ornate cultivars never quite manage

upright clumps of lance-shaped leaves that hold their fresh green right through the year in a mild climate

so Winter Daphne is best kept away from where children or pets graze

deep green and architectural

Daphne odora 24/9 Restock Hold one of her flowersWinter Daphne is one of the most beloved and most exasperating shrubs in the southern garden, grown for a fragrance that arrives in the dead of winter and carries clear across a yard. In late winter the dense, rounded evergreen opens tight clusters of small, waxy, rose pink flowers, and the scent, sweet and far reaching, is the whole argument for growing the plant. This is the non variegated form, with clear pink bloom and glossy, unmarked deep green