Lilac Daphne
Daphne genkwa
Thymelaeaceae · broadleaf deciduous shrub · introduced
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Quick Facts
Height
3–4 ft
Spread
5 ft
Growth Rate
Slow
Light
Sun to Part Shade
Soil
Moist
Water
Moderate
Hardiness
Zone Zones 4–5
Fall Color
Yellow
Origin
China, Taiwan and Korea
Watch for this season
Bacterial BlightHigh
Spring Infection Period
Twig BlightHigh
Spring Spore Release
Oystershell scaleHigh
Crawler Emergence
Powdery MildewModerate
Spring Emergence / Primary Infection
+ 3 more — see full disease and pest lists below
Diseases: Regionally Documented (9)
Pseudomonas syringae pv. syringae Bacterial Blight Gray Mold Lilac ring mottle virus Lilac Ring Mottle Phytophthora Canker and Shoot Blight Multiple obligate biotrophic fungi (Erysiphales: Erysipha... Powdery Mildew Thielaviopsis basicola Black Root Rot Multiple soilborne and waterborne pathogens cause cutting... Cutting Rots Multiple fungal species cause twig blight on different ho... Twig Blight Raspberry bushy dwarf virus and related viruses Virus
Pests: Regionally Documented (6)
Data Maturity Structured Multiple sources. Expert review underway.