tree daphne
Tree daphne is a beautiful, versatile shrub that’s prized for its lush foliage and intoxicatingly fragrant flowers. Perfect for New Zealand gardens, tree daphne adds elegance and charm to any landscape, working well as a standalone specimen or as part of a mixed border. With its evergreen nature, tree daphne offers year-round interest and is especially valued for its winter and early spring floral display, filling your garden with sweet scent when most other plants are dormant. Whether you’re seeking a striking accent plant or wish to create a sensory oasis, tree daphne deserves a starring role in your garden.
Dacrydium cupressinum (Rimu Tree)
Dacrydium cupressinum, commonly known as Rimu or Red Pine, is an iconic and slow-growing tree. The juvenile form features drooping branches densely clothed with short, light green, needle-like leaves. A mature tree has a broad crown and eventually reaches a height of 25 m and a width of 10 m, with leaves that are now short and sharp. Dacrydium cupressinum is suited to revegetation plantings or for growing as a specimen in a large garden or park.
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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.
