Scientific Name:	Daphne odora 'Aureomarginata'
Pronunciation:	DAFF-nee oh-DORE-uh
Common Name:	variegated winter daphne
Family Name:	Thymelaeaceae
Plant Type:	Broadleaf evergreen
Key ID Features:	Leaves alternate, obovate to elliptic, leathery, glossy, dark green with yellow margins, up to 10 cm; flowers highly fragrant, reddish-purple with pale pink to white insides, February to March.
Course(s):	not used (off campus)

Habit: Irregular, Spreading Form: Irregular, Oval - horizontal Texture: Medium Mature Size: Height: 0.7 - 1.3m Spread: 1.0 - 1.5m Origin: S.E. Asia / Japan / China Hardiness Rating: Zone 7: (-18 to -12 C) Exposure: Part sun/part shade Soil/ Growing Medium: Humus rich, Well-drained Landscape Uses: Fragrance, Spring interest Additional Info: Google

Leaf Morphology: Glossary Form: Simple Arrangement: Alternate Texture/ Venation: Leathery Surfaces: Glabrous Leaf(let) Terms: Shapes: Elliptic, Obovate Apices: Acute Bases: Cuneate Margins: Entire

Inflorescence Type: Flowers clustered Flower Morphology: Flowers perfect Number of Petals: 4 Corolla Shape: Funnelform Ovary Position: Superior Colour (petals): Purple, Red Flower Scent: Fragrant Flower Time at Peak: Feb, Mar

Fruit Type: Berry (true) Fruit Colour: Red Fruiting Time: May, Jun Additional Info: Fruit insignificant, unlikely to form

Bark Morphology: Smooth, Prominent lenticels Bark or Stem Colour: Brown, Red

Pest Susceptibility:	Pest resistant, Disease resistant, Deer resistant, Rabbit resistant

Location(s): (NCA) Not Currently Available : not used Location Map

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