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How to Grow Daphne

Daphne are neat, mostly evergreen shrubs with exquisitely perfumed pink, red or mauve flowers in late winter and spring.

Morning sun and shade for the rest of the day

Regular watering

Cool, very well drained, slightly acidic soil. Daphnes do particularly well in pots, which provide ideal drainage

Suitable for most climatic zones.

How to grow daphne in your garden

Choose a sunny spot in the garden that receives afternoon shade and prepare the planting area well by digging in Yates Dynamic Lifter Soil Improver & Plant Fertiliser.

Dig a hole, place the plant in the bottom of the hole, gently backfill with soil and water in well.

Mulch with an organic mulch, such as bark chips, sugar cane or pea straw and water in well.

Feed weekly with Yates Thrive Roses & Flowers Liquid Plant Food to encourage strong root development, healthy green leaves and lots of heavenly flowers.

Choose a pot at least 300mm wide and deep with good drainage holes. Position in full sun that receives shade in the afternoon.

Fill chosen pots with quality potting mix, such as Yates Potting Mix with Dynamic Lifter. Plant, backfill gently with potting mix & water in well.

Feed weekly with Yates Thrive Roses & Flowers Liquid Plant Food to ensure strong root development, healthy green leaves and lots of heavenly flowers.

Regularly remove spent leaves and flowers. Plants that grow too tall can have their trunks pruned. This will stimulate new branches to form
Plants grown indoors will need periods outside to stay healthy, for example 6 months inside then 3 months outside.
Can be propagated. Take stem cuttings, with leaves removed from the lower 300mm and allow to dry out (in a cool place out of direct sunlight) before planting. They will take up to 6 months to establish. Strike cuttings in Spring to Summer. Plants can also be grown from suckers or from seed.
The sap of some species can cause skin irritation.