Beautiful and sometimes challenging to the gardener, the genus Daphne is well-represented in the RHS gardens. Species range from dwarf shrubs best grown in an alpine house, to larger and generally easier ones for the open garden.
Recent work at Wisley
Notes on Daphne bholua in cultivation
Seed dormancy & germination in Daphne & Thymelaeaceae
Further reading
This is just one topic covered by the Society's monthly journal for members, The Garden, and recent articles of interest are listed below. The latest thinking from the best minds in horticulture today is to be found in the RHS journal, The Plantsman: some recent relevant articles are suggested here.
Brickell, C.D. & B. Mathew 1976. Daphne: the genus in the wild and in cultivation. Woking: Alpine Garden Society.
Brickell, C.D. & R. White. 2000. A quartet of new daphnes. The New Plantsman 7(1): 6-18.
Grey-Wilson, C. 2000, April. Daphne demystified. The Garden (RHS) 125(4): 248-251.
Spring-Smythe, T. 1996. Daphne bholua. The New Plantsman 3(1): 64. History of D. bholua 'Gurkha'.
