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Daphne x ‘Rotkäppchen’  breeder Dirk M. Jockel         (Rotkäppchen transl. - Little Red Riding Hood - fairy tale)

Hybrid parents: Daphne bholua x Daphne wolongensis  

the first hybrid with Daphne wolongensis / upright growth / ca. 0,6 m high / semi-evergreen to evergreen / broad, leathery leaves / hardiness not tested / slightly scented / special characteristics are the red calyx tube and the wonderful red-purplish margins of the upper lobe surface, sometimes the colour fades into the middle of the lobe /

The plant on the following pictures shall have the selection name Daphne x ‘Rotkäppchen’.

Several plants of the reverse cross (Daphne wolongensis x bholua) are also existing, but until now with a less intensive colouring. Astonishingly show the plants of the reverse cross the stronger growth.

Above left:

Daphne x ‘Rotkäppchen’ flowers close-up

Above right:

inflorescences of Daphne x ‘Rotkäppchen’

Left:

red calyx tubes of Daphne x ‘Rotkäppchen’

Below:

inflorescences close-up of Daphne x ‘Rotkäppchen’