Daphne_pontica

<i>Daphne pontica</i>

Daphne pontica

Species of shrub

Daphne pontica, commonly known as twin-flowered or Pontic daphne, is a species of flowering plant in the family Thymelaeaceae, native to Bulgaria, northern Turkey and the Caucasus. It is a small evergreen shrub growing to 1 m (3 ft 3 in) tall by 1.5 m (4 ft 11 in) wide, with leathery leaves and clusters of fragrant yellow flowers in pairs, in spring. The flowers are often followed by black berries.[1][2] It tolerates deep shade in the garden, but dislikes transplanting.

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This plant has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[3]

The specific epithet pontica, refers to the Latin term for Pontus, a city of the Black Sea.[4]

References

  1. [1]
    RHS A-Z encyclopedia of garden plants. United Kingdom: Dorling Kindersley. 2008. p. 1136. ISBN 978-1405332965.
  2. [2]
    "Alpine Garden Society - Daphne pontica". Retrieved 13 July 2013.
  3. [3]
    "RHS Plant Selector - Daphne pontica". Retrieved 13 July 2013.
  4. [4]
    Archibald William Smith A Gardener's Handbook of Plant Names: Their Meanings and Origins, p. 280, at Google Books
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