Daphne x transatlantica ETERNAL FRAGRANCE 'BLAFRA'
Nearly everlasting, very fragrant flowers…
The flowers of these new Daphne ETERNAL FRAGRANCE and PINK FRAGRANCE cultivations are intensely fragrant and almost "everlasting" : abundant for 4 to 6 weeks at the end of spring (from end of June tod August), then flowering again on this years shoots, all through the summer until end of October (5 to 6 months in total).
ETERNAL FRAGRANCE offers a mass of light pink flower buds, white flowers at the wilting stage pink with yellow-orange anthers.
The foliage is average, evergreen to semi-evergreen.
The shape is tight and round.
PINK and ETERNAL FRAGRANCE, thanks to their compact shape and powerful fragrance, find a place, particularly in the open or in pots next to a habitation: the entrance to a house, the terrace, or retreat...
They flower best in full sun, but tolerate half shade.
Trophies:
1st prize at INNOVERT® 2013 Nursery Category (ANGERS, FRANCE)
- Position
- Sunny, partial-shade
- Hardiness
- hardy (-15°C)
- Foliage
- evergreen
- Scent
- scented flowers
- Flowering period
- 06 - 08 puis 08 - 10
- Flowering colour
- white
(wholesale)
Use :
low hedge, small gardens, pot,terrace
Type of soil :
Acid or neutral soil, rich in humus and well drained
Care :
Do not prune, or only lightly at the beginning of summer.