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Daphne kosaninii

Daphne kosaninii is a small, evergreen subshrub from the mountains of the Balkans, growing up to about 20 cm tall, with pink-and-white flowers and orange fruits. It is a specialist alpine plant best grown in a cool, well-drained rock garden or alpine trough, and it dislikes heat and waterlogging.

Family

Thymelaeaceae (Thymelae family)

Grows as

Shrub

Light

Part shade

Water

Water moderately during growth and keep soil just barely moist, letting the top dry out between waterings; never leave it waterlogged.

Soil

Gritty, very well-drained mix, such as loam with plenty of grit or scree; alkaline to neutral is preferred.

Temperature

Cool conditions suit it best, roughly 5–22 °C; hardy to about -15 °C, but it struggles with summer heat.

How easy

Hard

Safety

Toxic: All parts of Daphne plants, including the berries, contain irritant compounds (daphnane diterpenoids and mezerein) that can cause severe mouth and stomach irritation if eaten and skin irritation on contact.

Native range

NE. Albania to N. Greece and SW. Bulgaria

Climate

temperate

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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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