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Life Form:

Deciduous shrub/sub-shrub

Bloom Characteristics:

Tubular, purple flowers have 4-5 petals and grow in clusters of 3-7. Flowers are .4" (1 cm) long.

Foliage Characteristics:

Simple, mostly opposite (sometimes alternate), lanceolate to ovate, leathery leaves have silky hairs when they first appear. Leaves are 1-3" (2.5-7.6 cm) long.

Fragrance:

Slight

Plant Size:

3-5' tall x 2-5' wide (.9-1.5 x .6-1.5 meters)

Structure:

Erect, open

Range:

Central and S China to Temp E Asia

Habitat:

Forests, shrubby slopes; 985-3280ft (300-1000m)

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Common Name:

Chinese Daphne

Lilac Daphne

Group:

[vascular plants]

Class:

Equisetopsida

Subclass:

Magnoliidae

Superorder:

Rosanae

Order:

Malvales

Family:

Thymelaeaceae

Genus:

Daphne

Species:

genkwa

Accession Number:

2022-0507A

Restrictions & Rights:

CC0

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On Display:

Enid A. Haupt Garden

Data Source:

Smithsonian Gardens

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ax76f38f042-28fd-4123-bc48-2d77dfd01aa6

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:ofeo-sg_2022-0507A