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Daphne emeiensis

Daphne emeiensis is a small evergreen shrub from forests and forest edges in Sichuan, China, growing 0.5 to 1.0 m tall. It does best in cool, well-drained conditions with some shade.

Family
Thymelaeaceae (Thymelae family)
Grows as
Shrub
Light
Part shade
Water
Keep the soil evenly moist in growth, and let the top layer dry slightly between waterings; avoid waterlogging.
Soil
Humus-rich, well-drained, slightly acidic to neutral soil.
Temperature
Cool to mild; tolerates cold winters, protect from prolonged heat above about 30 °C.
How easy
Hard
Safety
Toxic: All parts of Daphne plants, including this species' berries, bark and leaves, contain irritant toxins that can cause severe gastric upset if eaten.
Native range
China (Sichuan)
Climate
temperate

About

Daphne emeiensis is a species of flowering plant in the family Thymelaeaceae, endemic to China (Sichuan). It was first described in 1986. Daphne emeiensis is evergreen, and grows from 0.5 to 1.0 m tall. It is often found in forests and at edges of forests at altitudes of 800 to 1,120 m.

Other Daphne plants

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

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Daphne emeiensis 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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