What: Daphne odora “Aureomarginata” is wonderfully fragrant, with its sweetness carrying on the air in March and April. It’s also a very pretty shrub, with long, narrow leaves edged in creamy gold. Daphne odora is the queen of the fragrant plants.

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In its native haunts in China, its common name is 'the plant with a thousand-mile scent'. The nectar-rich, pink, and white flowers open in late ... Q: I want to grow winter daphne but understand it is not an easy plant. Is any one of the different varieties easier to grow than the others?

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– Betsy W., Cullman A: Winter daphne, Daphne odora ... Daphne odora is as sweetly fragrant as its name suggests. The shrub has clusters of pale pink blooms that appear in January to brighten our gray days. It grows to 4 feet with evergreen, narrow leaves. KING5: Daphne - she's a bit fussy but worth having in your garden!

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Daphne - she's a bit fussy but worth having in your garden! Seattle Times: Sweet For All Seasons: Drink in the steady, heady fullness of fragrant daphnes PERHAPS ALONG WITH viburnums, daphnes are one of those very few plants that could nearly furnish a garden all by themselves. These small to mid-sized shrubs, often evergreen and supremely fragrant, ...