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False Ohelo

Daphne tenuiflora

False Ohelo (Daphne tenuiflora) is a small evergreen shrub from mountain forests and shrubby slopes in southwest China and Myanmar, reaching about 0.5 m tall with long slender branches. It is best suited to cool, well-drained conditions, as it grows naturally at high altitude.

Family
Thymelaeaceae (Thymelae family)
Grows as
Shrub
Light
Part shade, Bright indirect
Water
Water when the top of the soil begins to dry, and avoid waterlogging.
Soil
Free-draining, slightly acidic to neutral humus-rich mix.
Temperature
5–20 °C; tolerates cold well but protect from hot, humid summers.
How easy
Moderate
Safety
Toxic: All parts of Daphne plants contain irritant compounds (daphnetoxin-type); ingestion can cause burning of the mouth, nausea, vomiting and diarrhoea, and skin contact can irritate.
Native range
China (SW. Sichuan, NW. Yunnan)
Climate
temperate

About

Daphne tenuiflora is a small shrub, of the family Thymelaeaceae. D. tenuiflora is native to China (Sichuan and Yunnan) and Myanmar.

Daphne tenuiflora is an evergreen shub, reaching about 0.5 m tall. It has long slender branches. It is often found in mountain forests and shrubby slopes at around 2,700–3,500 m in altitude.

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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Daphne tenuiflora 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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