best place to plant daphne
If you’re searching for the best place to plant daphne in your New Zealand garden, you’re about to add one of the most rewarding, beautifully scented shrubs to your outdoor space. Daphne varieties, such as [Daphne odora Marginata (Variegated Fragrant Daphne)](/shop/product/shrubs/daphne-odora-marginata) and [Daphne Perfume Princess (Perfume Princess Daphne)](/shop/product/shrubs/daphne-perfume-princess), are renowned for their showy, fragrant blooms. However, finding the ideal spot is crucial, as daphne shrubs are particular about their growing conditions. To ensure your daphne thrives and offers that unparalleled perfume year after year, let’s look at the best site choices and planting tips.
Daphne Perfume Princess (Perfume Princess Daphne)
Daphne Perfume Princess produces masses of highly fragrant, blush-pink flowers from mid-winter through spring. It grows with a rounded shape and carries leathery, glossy, dark green leaves as it grows to 1 m tall and the same wide. Daphne Perfume Princess is commonly planted around outdoor living areas such as pools and the like, included in mixed and border plantings, maintained in a container, added to cottage gardens, or planted close to a window or door so the fragrance can fill the house.
Fertiliser for acid loving plants (Acid Fertiliser)
Using fertiliser for acid loving plants is important for plants such as Camellias, Rhododendrons, Azaleas, Daphne’s, Gardenia’s, and Hydrangea’s who all prefer an acidic soil. The Plant Company has specifically blended fertilisers to cater for such plants that also reduces the risk of injury to plants through being applied too heavily. Our blend has a NPK rating of 4.1:6.4:5 with sulphur levels at 19.7 and contains a mix of essential trace elements.
