Daphne odora 'Aureomarginata'

Leaves look shiny and healthy :o)

This is my first Daphne odora and can't believe how big the leaves are compared to my other daphne varieties! It isn't cold hardy where I live so I'm hoping to keep it alive as a container plant for a few years so I can get several more plants from cuttings. I've heard that this daphne likes a little more shade and more of an alkaline soil too. Can't wait to see how it does but I'm a little bummed that I didn't get to see it in flower!

Interesting how slightly altering the amount of sun and the soil type can improve a plant so much :o)

Yeah it's crazy. I'm always really careful about soil structure especially with daphnes! I've been hearing that they do really well in soils with pH of 5.5 and then adding a few grams of lime so I'm going to try that too.