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red mezereon | Plant Finder | Fill My Garden

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red mezereon

Daphne mezereum var. rubra

Fragrant

Genus: Daphne
Family: Thymelaeaceae

About this plant

A deciduous, rounded shrub with lance-shaped green leaves. Highly fragrant flowers usually appear before the leaves in late winter to early spring, and are purplish-pink with yellowy-orange centres, clustered closely in twos and threes from buds on the twigs.

Growing Information

Height

1-1.5 Metres

Spread

1-1.5 Metres

Hardiness

Foliage

Deciduous

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full SunPartial Shade

Soil

LoamClaySandy

AcidAlkaline

Not Currently Available

This plant is not currently stocked at any garden centres on our platform.

Neutral

Moisture

Poorly DrainedWell Drained

Aspect

West FacingEast FacingSouth Facing

Exposure

Exposed

Care Guide

Cultivation

Grow in moderately fertile, humus-rich, well-drained but not dry soil in sun or part shade. Mulch to keep roots cool. Establishes best if planted in the spring, resents transplanting so do not move once established

Pruning

Pruning group 1 or pruning group 8 but keep pruning to a minimum

Propagation

Propagate by seed in containers in a cold frame as soon as ripe. Propagate by softwood cuttings in early to midsummer and semi-ripe heel cuttings in mid or late summer

Pests

May be susceptible to aphids

Diseases

May be susceptible to leaf spot, grey moulds and a virus

Garden Uses

Uses

Ground Cover

Planting Places

OutdoorWall Trained

Season of Interest

SpringSummerAutumnWinter

Size & Characteristics

Height

1-1.5 Metres

Spread

1-1.5 Metres

Habit

Bushy

Time to Full Height

Ten To Twenty Years