daphne rebecca plant
The daphne rebecca plant is a highly sought-after selection among garden enthusiasts in New Zealand for its outstanding fragrance, long flowering period, and year-round charm. With creamy yellow-edged evergreen foliage and clusters of pale pink, perfumed flowers in late winter to spring, this daphne variety brings welcome colour and scent during the cooler months. The daphne rebecca plant is perfect for brightening entrances, pathways, and patios, and it also thrives in shaded garden beds. Its compact habit and elegant leaves make it an excellent choice for containers, small hedges, or as an evergreen accent among other shrubs.
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.
