Life Span
Biennial and Perennial
Perennial
Type
Broadleaf Evergreen
Aquatics
Origin
China, Japan
South America
Types
Daphne odora,Daphne. mezereum.,Daphne transatlantica
Hydrocleys nymphoides
Number of Varieties
113
0
40000
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Habitat
shade of upland trees
Lakes, Ponds
USDA Hardiness Zone
7-99-11
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
-
11-8
Sunset Zone
21,22
21,22
Habit
Oval or Rounded
Spreading
Plant Size
Minimum Height
90.00 cm15.20 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
90.00 cm60.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White, Pink, Rose
Yellow, Light Yellow, Brown
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Red
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Dark Green
Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Dark Green
Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Dark Green
Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Dark Green
Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
feather-shaped
Heart-shaped
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Fast
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Neutral
Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Poorly Drained
Bloom Time
Early Spring, Winter, Late Winter
Indeterminate
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
-
Shade areas, Wet Site
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground
In Water
How to Plant?
Seedlings, Stem Cutting
By dividing rhizomes, tubers, Corms or bulbs, Offsets
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Low
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Requires regular watering
Medium
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Neutral
Neutral
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Poorly Drained
Sun Exposure
Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead flowers, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
-
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Shade areas, Wet Site
Flowers
Showy
Showy
Flower Petal Number
Single
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Medium
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Hummingbirds
Birds, Insects
Allergy
poisonous if ingested
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Borders, Woodland margins
Water gardening
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Anodyne, Antiphlogistic, Antispasmodic, Depurative, Opthalmic
-
Part of Plant Used
Flowers
Flowers
Other Uses
Making Perfumes
Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Feature Plant, Foundation, Mixed Border, Rock Garden, Wall
Container, Water Gardens
Botanical Name
DAPHNE odora
HYDROCLEYS nymphoides
Common Name
winter daphne
Water Poppy
In Hindi
winter daphne
जल पोस्ता
In German
Daphne odora
Wasser Poppy
In French
Daphne odora
eau Poppy
In Spanish
Daphne odora
amapola agua
In Greek
Daphne odora
νερό παπαρούνας
In Portuguese
Daphne odora
água Poppy
In Polish
Daphne odora
Woda Poppy
In Latin
Daphne odora
Aqua Poppy
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Rosopsida
Liliopsida
Order
Malvales
Alismatales
Family
Thymelaeaceae
Alismataceae
Genus
Daphne
Hydrocleys
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Monocots
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
Euphorbioideae
-
Number of Species
7023
1
27800
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