Daphne odora is the queen of the fragrant plants. In its native haunts in China, its common name is 'the plant with a thousand-mile scent'. The nectar-rich, pink, and white flowers open in late ...

Daphne odora is as sweetly fragrant as its name suggests. The shrub has clusters of pale pink blooms that appear in January to brighten our gray days. It grows to 4 feet with evergreen, narrow, 3-inch ...

Daphne odora is as sweetly fragrant as its name suggests. The shrub has clusters of pale pink blooms that appear in January to brighten our grey days. It grows to 4 feet with evergreen, narrow, 3-inch ...

Description: You're walking down a gardening friend's walkway on a winter day and suddenly you are treated to one of the most heavenly of all scents. No, you're not imagining things; that sweet, heady ...

Q: I love the fragrance of Daphne odora. Can I raise one in a pot on my balcony at my new apartment? A: When Daphne odora blooms in February, irresistible fragrance fills the air. It is extremely ...

What: Daphne odora “Aureomarginata” is wonderfully fragrant, with its sweetness carrying on the air in March and April. It’s also a very pretty shrub, with long, narrow leaves edged in creamy gold.

Q: I have a Daphne odora that has grown over a walkway. I’ve heard they’re temperamental. How far back can I prune it without hurting it? A: Daphne odora is indeed a temperamental shrub. It’s one of ...

Recently I wrote about edgeworthia, a shrub with fragrant blooms in the winter. Although winter-blooming plants are rare, edgeworthia is far from the only one. In fact, this week we’ll look at Daphne ...

CLOSE your eyes and picture summer flowers, autumn berries or leaf shapes and colours; project them on to the back of your eyelids and imagine them almost into existence. Gardeners do this all the ...

Recently, I wrote about Edgeworthia, a shrub with fragrant blooms in the winter. Although winter-blooming plants are rare, Edgeworthia is far from the only one. In fact, this week we’ll look at Daphne ...