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Lilac Daphne

Daphne genkwa

Thymelaeaceae · broadleaf deciduous shrub · introduced

Last updated March 9, 2026

Data Coverage 2 of 6 dimensions
Site Data
Threats
Cultivars
Phenology
GDD Thresholds
Puget Sound

Quick Facts

Height
3–4 ft
Spread
5 ft
Light
Sun to Part Shade
Soil
Moist
Water
Moderate
Hardiness
Zone Zones 4–5
Origin
China, Taiwan and Korea

Diseases (12)

Pseudomonas syringae pv. syringae Bacterial Blight Botrytis cinerea Gray Mold abiotic (drought, heat stress) or bacterial (Xylella fast... Leaf Scorch Symptom category — not a single disease Leaf Spot Lilac ring Lilac Ring Mottle Phytophthora spp. (P Phytophthora Canker and Shoot Blight Podosphaera aphanis var. aphanis Powdery Mildew Symptom category — not a single disease Root Rot Thielaviopsis basicola Black Root Rot Rhododendron and Cutting Rots Diaporthe vaccinii Twig Blight Raspberry bushy dwarf virus and related viruses Virus

Pests (7)

Ash borer Podosesia syringae Lilac borer Caloptilia syringella Lilac leafminer Lepidosaphes ulmi Oystershell scale Otiorhynchus spp. Root weevil Aphidoidea Aphid Parthenolecanium spp. Lecanium scale

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