daphne spp
If you're searching for shrubs that combine exquisite scent, captivating blooms, and compact growth, daphne spp are a brilliant choice for New Zealand gardens. Revered for their intoxicating fragrance and evergreen foliage, daphne species and cultivars are prized by gardeners who want year-round interest and statement scent in small spaces, containers, or mixed borders. With showy clusters of pink or white blossoms, daphne spp add a touch of refinement to winter and spring gardens, welcoming pollinators and delighting your senses just outside your door.
Pimelea prostrata 'Blue Peter'
Pimelea prostrata 'Blue Peter', commonly known as Pinatoro or the NZ Daphne plant, is a mat-forming, NZ native, ground cover plant. It has small, blue foliage which becomes adorned with fragrant, white flowers in spring and results in white berries. This evergreen typically grows to 10 cm tall and 50 cm wide. Pimelea prostrata 'Blue Peter' is commonly used as a groundcover, added to coastal plantings, included in rock gardens, planted around outdoor living areas, grown on a bank, or positioned so it can spill out over a path or over a wall.
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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.
