About
This plant features arching stems adorned with resilient, glossy dark green foliage. In spring, it produces small, urn-shaped flowers that hang gracefully in clusters from the tips of the branches.
About the genus
Chamaedaphne consists of evergreen shrubs characterized by their small, tough, dark green foliage and waxy, urn-shaped white blooms.
Growing conditions
- Sunlight
- Full sun, Partial shade
- Soil type
- Loam
- Soil pH
- Acid
- Soil moisture
- Moist but well-drained, Poorly-drained
- Aspect
- South-facing, North-facing, West-facing, East-facing
- Exposure
- Exposed, Sheltered
- UK hardiness
- H6
Plant details
- Plant type
- Shrubs
- Habit
- Bushy
- Foliage
- Evergreen
- Height
- 0.5-1 metres
- Spread
- 0.5-1 metres
- Time to full height
- 2-5 years
- Suggested uses
- Cottage and informal garden
- Native to
- N temperate regions
Care notes
- Cultivation
- Needs a moist, naturally peaty, acidic soil in sun or dappled shade
- Pruning
- Pruning group 8
- Propagation
- Propagate by semi-ripe cuttings in summer
- Pest resistance
- Generally pest-free
- Disease resistance
- Generally disease-free