I find D. x burkwoodii blooms reliably in May and also reblooms heavily at irregular intervals-...Read More--I'm not sure there's any month in which I haven't sometimes seen it bloom.
The flowers are strongly and sweetly fragrant. This is one of the best garden plants for fragrance.
Like all daphnes, it requires excellent drainage and is prone to root rots. Like all daphnes, it's also short-lived---10 years is a good long life for any daphne.
Without pruning or pinching, it tends to grow taller than its main stem can support and topple over under snow. I have a hard time timing any pruning/pinching, as I worry about pinching off the growth that has the flower buds on it.
In Boston Z6a, the foliage at the tips of the branches is evergreen. This shrub is hardy at least to Z4. It also hates hot humid summers where the night temperatures often remain above 70F, and in eastern N. America it is not generally happy south of Z6/7.
One of the easiest Daphnes to grow. It's also much faster growing than 'Carol Mackie' and roots easily from cuttings. Blooms heavily in t...Read Morehe spring and will repeat bloom during summer, especially younger plants. This is a tough Daphne and will survive colder temps than most. If it is not pruned, it will grow more upright and may get top heavy and break from weight of snow or ice. It grows best in full sun and is a great Daphne to start with if you have never grown one before.
I ordered this plant last year. I'm pretty sure they listed it for zone 4, as I usually order only things I think are likely to survive. ...Read MoreThis one did overwinter with no protection and made good growth this year. I don't recall that it bloomed in the spring, but it's blooming now - early November. A nice neat little shrub.
St. John's, NL (Zone 5b) | November 2004 | neutral
'Somerset' was one of the two original seedlings developed when Mr. Burkwood crossed D. caucasica with D. cneorum. Little did he know ho...Read Morew many other cultivars were to follow. This one is pink-flowered with grey-green semi-deciduous foliage.
A beautiful garden plant.
I find D. x burkwoodii blooms reliably in May and also reblooms heavily at irregular intervals-...Read More
One of the easiest Daphnes to grow. It's also much faster growing than 'Carol Mackie' and roots easily from cuttings. Blooms heavily in t...Read More
I ordered this plant last year. I'm pretty sure they listed it for zone 4, as I usually order only things I think are likely to survive. ...Read More
'Somerset' was one of the two original seedlings developed when Mr. Burkwood crossed D. caucasica with D. cneorum. Little did he know ho...Read More