Rock Daphne Ruby Glow

On feb 3 2010 mcash70 from logan lake bc zone 3a wrote.

Rock daphne ruby glow.

Daphne cneorum ruby glow rock daphne. Daphne cneorum requires a neutral to acid moist but free draining soil. Long silky green. Ruby glow daphne daphne cneorum ruby glow in late spring to early summer deep pink sweetly scented flowers cover the plant.

Full sun in cooler climates part shade in warmer areas. Highly fragrant and one of the most available daphne. Best in full sun location. Daphne cneorum is a short spreading evergreen shrub with reddish brown bark that s native to europe.

Larger flower clusters than other varieties. Daphne cneorum ruby glow full clusters of fragrant blooms in early spring and in early summer tiny bright fruits all parts of these evergreen trees and shrubs are poisonous. Great for rock garden. Rosy pink flowers in late spring.

Commonly called rose daphne it grows more like a. Daphne cneorum leila heines this is an even lower growing variety that will reach around 4 inched in height. Its relatively fine texture sets it apart from other landscape plants with less refined foliage. Flowers range from pink to white to deep red and leaves are green or green edged with gold.

Daphne can be finicky with very specific cultural requirements and hard to grow. Daphne cneorum ruby glow daphne cneorum variegata. Great rock garden plant matting to trailing habit 1 tall x 3 wide. Ruby glow is the deepest pink flowered version of rose daphne.

Low spreading broadleafed evergreen with masses of fragrant deep ruby pink flowers in late spring. Plant is very pricy but no maintenance. If you purchase just the straight species you are probably getting the cultivar eximia which has light pink flowers. My first contact with rose daphne was it s heady fragrance while visiting a nursery looking for small plants when i saw the beautiful bloom s that went with the fragrance i just had to.

Ruby glow daphne is a multi stemmed deciduous shrub with an upright spreading habit of growth. This shrub will require occasional maintenance and upkeep and should never be pruned except to remove any dieback as it tends not to take pruning well. This evergreen specimen requires periodic pruning as damage or stem breakage may occur in the winter from ice and snow accumulation. Ruby glow has particularly vivid rose pink flowers.

Dark green narrow foliage. Daphne cneorum is an excellent for dappled.