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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’