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Daphne genkwa Hackenberry Group


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Daphne genkwa 'Hackenberry Group' is a rare daphne with beautiful lavender flowers in spring.


Description:
Daphne genkwa 'Hackenberry Group' is a deciduous shrub with a somewhat peculiar growth habit. It produces long, wiry, leafless growths in summer that the next spring will be covered in clusters of delicate, long-tubed, lilac-pink flowers at every node. It is extremely beautiful though it has only a little fragrance in a genus famous for providing olfactory bliss. After flowering these branches will produce leaves for the first time. Plant in a sheltered location in sun with good drainage and rich soil. Do not move after planting.


Common Name: Lilac Daphne

Family: Thymelaeaceae (The Daphne Family)

Zone Hardiness: 5-9

Light: Full Sun, Part Sun

Height: 2-4'

Width: 2-3'

Primary Bloom Colour: Purple

Secondary Bloom Colour: Pink

Class: Deciduous

Type: Shrub

Bloom Time: Spring

Soil Moisture: Average

Stem Colour:

Fragrance: Yes

Berries:

Benefits: Bees, Butterflies

Deer Resistant: Yes

BC Native: No

Native Habitat: Margins of paddy fields, hillsides and valleys[. Grassy hills and plains, limestone cliffs, on boulders, on conglomerate and in piles of stones removed from fields.

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Geogrpahical Origin: Asia and the Pacific - Asia - China and Japan

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