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Daphne arisanensis

Daphne arisanensis is an evergreen shrub from Taiwan, growing 2 to 3 m tall in montane forest up to about 3,000 m. It is a wild species rarely grown in gardens, and cultivation advice is limited.

Family: Thymelaeaceae (Thymelae family)
Grows as: Shrub
Light: Part shade
Water: Keep the soil evenly moist in the growing season and let the top layer dry slightly between waterings; avoid waterlogging.
Soil: Free-draining, humus-rich, slightly acidic loam or woodland mix.
Temperature: 10–25 °C; protect below -5 °C in cold climates.
How easy: Moderate
Safety: Toxic: Daphne species contain daphnane diterpenoids and mezerein-type compounds in all parts, especially bark, leaves and berries; ingestion can cause severe gut irritation and skin contact can blister.
Native range: Taiwan
Climate: temperate

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Daphne arisanensis is a shrub of the family Thymelaeaceae. It is endemic to Taiwan.

Other Daphne plants

Daphne acutiloba · Alpine Daphne · Altai Mezereon · Daphne arbuscula · Lokta · Balkan Daphne · Daphne brevituba · Caucasian Daphne · Daphne championii · Daphne chingshuishaniana · Rose Daphne · Daphne depauperata

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Daphne arisanensis by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.

The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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