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''Daphne odora'' (winter daphne) is a species of flowering plant in the family Thymelaeaceae, native to China, Japan and Korea. It is an evergreen shrub, grown for its very fragrant, fleshy, pale-pink, tubular flowers, each with 4 spreading lobes, and for its glossy foliage. It rarely fruits, producing red berries after flowering. The Latin specific epithet ''odora'' means "fragrant". It grows best in fertile, slightly acid, peaty, well-drained soils. It grows in full sun or partial shade, and is hardy to , possibly lower. In Korea, the plant is also poetically called "churihyang" - a thousand mile scent - referring to the fragrance of the foliage. In Japan, the plant is more commonly known as "jinchoge". Plants are not long lived, senescing within 8 to 10 years.〔Flora, The Gardener's Bible, ABC Publishing, Sydney, 2005〕 ''Daphne'' generally do not react well to root disturbance, and may transplant badly. ''D. odora'' is also susceptible to virus infection, which causes leaf mottling.〔The Reader's Digest Gardeners' Encyclopaedia of Plants & Flowers, Sydney, 1998〕 All parts of the plant are poisonous to humans and a range of domestic animals〔http://www.anbg.gov.au/poison-plants/D-poison.html〕 and some people experience dermatitis from contact with the sap.〔(Royal Horticultural Society entry for Daphne odora )〕 ''Daphne odora'' is propagated by semi-ripe cuttings in summer. ==Cultivars== *''D. odora'' f. ''Rosacea'' has white and pink flowers. *''D. odora'' f. ''Rubra'' has dark red-pink flowers with reduced fragrance. *''D. odora'' 'Aureomarginata' has yellow edged leaves, and is hardier and more suitable to cultivation than the plain-leaved forms.〔 This cultivar has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://apps.rhs.org.uk/plantselector/plant?plantid=2470 )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Daphne odora」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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