the flowers on mine began to open a couple of weeks ago and, with the blast of arctic air and snow we had last weekend, have remained in a state of semi-open flowers.
i was under the impression that my area was too hot for these shrubs until a few years ago.
glad i found out differently - what a nice fragrance.

I think you will like this.

The Song Dynasty painting is preserved in the Palace Museum of Taipei. It is painted 1100 years ago. It supplies a rare window into the lives of ancient gardeners. Can you find Daphne Odora thumb in it?

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Mmmmmmmm, Daphne!!

One of my faves for fragrance, but not even close to hardy hear, even with global warming . . . I still might get one this spring to bring in during the winter, along with all the other temperates and tropicals!

Nice picture!

Jim

Very impressive images!
Daphne is in the basket, also the red camellia. Daphne can be found in the wild in southern China. Local people called it" Jin-Bian-ru-Shiong" or " Gold-Trim- Blessing-Fragrance"

Yeah, longriver, the Spanish Camellia guy gives me a picture of their show this spring. The basket looks almost the same. Lol.

Great photos of your daphne! I would love to capture the aroma in an oil or mist somehow - have anyone ever tried? I've heard it's toxic so not sure about using it on the skin, but maybe for aromatherapy?

Oh, that creamy pink color ... ... that wafting fragrance. For those broken-hearts of Gardenia, you might try this sweetheart ;-)

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