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Plant Habit: Shrub
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Dry Mesic
Dry
Soil pH Preferences: Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 8b -9.4 °C (15 °F) to -6.7 °C (20 °F)
Plant Height: 8 feet (2.5 m)
Plant Spread: 3-5 feet (1-1.5 m)
Leaves: Semi-evergreen
Fruit: Dehiscent
Fruiting Time: Summer
Flowers: Fragrant
Flower Color: Pink
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Late winter or early spring
Uses: Provides winter interest
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Pollinators: Moths and Butterflies
Flies
Bees
Awards and Recognitions: RHS AGM

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Common names
  • Paper Daphne
  • Lokta

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Location: Wallsend, Tyne and Wear, England UK 
Date: 2022-02-27
Daphne bholua 'Jacqueline Postill')
Location: Wallsend, Tyne and Wear, England UK 
Date: 2023-02-06
Daphne bholua 'Jacqueline Postill')
Location: RHS Hyde Hall, Essex, UK.
Date: 2023-01-21
Location: RHS Harlow Carr, Yorkshire, UK
Date: 2018-02-04
Location: RHS Harlow Carr, Yorkshire, UK
Date: 2018-02-04
Superb scent.
Location: Cambridge University Botanic Garden
Date: March
credit: Magnus Manske
Location: Cambridge University Botanic Garden
credit: Magnus Manske

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