Daphne burkwoodii 'Somerset'

Compact, domed small shrub, 1 m tall and wide, 1.5 m tall in favourable areas, over 2 wide, slow-growing.

Pink-white to silvery white flowers, a garden jewel, balls-shaped flower clusters, end of May, with very far-reaching, vanilla-like, sweet flavour.

Reddish berries, very rare, never in Germany, poisonous.

Summer green to semi-evergreen, ovoid-lanceolate, pale green.

Sunny to slightly shady, needs warmth, moderately frost hardy.

For nutritious, loamy soil, neutral to alkaline, moderately dry to fresh.

Breaks quite easily after some 15 years; thus replant in time; does not take to cutting.

Zone 5b