Scientific Name:
Daphne laureola
Pronunciation:
DAFF-nee lore-ee-OH-luh
Common Name:
spurge laurel
Family Name:
Thymelaeaceae
Plant Type:
Broadleaf evergreen, Invasive plant
Key ID Features:
Leaves aternate, oblanceolate to obovate-oblanceolate, most 6-13cm long x 1-3cm wide, dark green and glossy; flowers yellow, clustered in leaf axils, ~7mm wide; drupes black, oval, 9-12mm long x 6-8mm wide,
Habit:
Dense
Form:
Oval - horizontal
Texture:
Medium
Mature Height:
0.7 - 1.3m
Mature Spread:
1.0 - 1.5m
Origin:
Europe (and N. Africa)
Hardiness Rating:
Zone 7: (-18 to -12 °C)
Exposure:
Full sun only if soil kept moist, Part sun/part shade
Soil/Growing Medium:
Humus rich, Well-drained
Landscape Uses:
Floristry, Medicinal plant
Additional Info:
Leaf Morphology:
Form:
Simple
Arrangement:
Alternate
Texture/Venation:
Leathery, Pinnate venation
Surfaces:
Glabrous
Colour in Summer:
Dark-green
Colour in Fall:
Dark-green
Shapes:
Oblanceolate
Apices:
Acute
Bases:
Attenuate
Margins:
Entire
Inflorescence Type:
Flowers clustered
Flower Morphology:
Flowers perfect
Number Of Petals:
4
Corolla Shape:
Funnelform
Ovary Position:
Superior
Colour (petals):
Not showy, Green
Flower Scent:
Fragrant, Sweet
Flower Time at Peak:
Mar
Fruit Type:
Drupe
Fruit Colour:
Black
Fruiting Time:
Jun, Jul
Additional Info:
Showy
Bark Morphology:
Lightly fissured
Bark or Stem Colour:
Grey, Yellow, Tan
Maintenance:
Medium
Pest Susceptibility:
(Pest resistant, Disease resistant, Deer resistant, Rabbit resistant)
Course(s):
- not used (on campus)
Location(s):
- (WDH) Wark-Dumais House : next to Scots pine