This dwarf semi evergreen shrub has slender trailing stems that root at the nodes forming a straggly prostrate habit. It has leathery dark green oblong leaves and the white tube-shaped flowers appear in clusters during spring.  

Hardiness zones 5 to 9 

Daphne blagayana is naturally found in the Balkans growing in woodlands in well drained moderately fertile moist organic rich soils that are tending alkaline. It prefers a protected semi-shaded position and is frost tolerant but drought tender. 

This Daphne is grown for its flowers and its spreading habit. It is planted in small gardens along front borders or in shaded rockeries. It is suitable for protected coastal and inland regions establishing in 3 to 4 years. It is also grown in containers but may be difficult to cultivate. It dislikes root disturbance and should be mulched with leaf mould. ID 3089

Daphne (DAF-nee) blagayana (blă-gay-ah-na)

Thymelaeaceae (TY-mel-ee-AY-see-ee)
Daphne Family