Daphne x burkwoodii 'Briggs Moonlight' has proven to be as fussy as it is beautiful in my garden. This is my third attempt to grow this shrub in my garden and this time I unceremoniously dumped it into a hole in the root filled compacted soil of a bed with no amendments. Wouldn't you know, this is the longest that one of these has lived in my garden.
I did this during the heat of summer because that's when I found it at a produce store sitting in full sun, its leaves beginning to scorch. Wouldn't you know, this is the longest one of these has lived for me.
There are even some buds being set for the fragrant spring show.
Although the flowers are very nice, it's for the foliage that this shrub is especially prized.
It absolutely glows in the shady spots in which it prefers to grow.
Val Easton wrote in the Seattle Times, "If any of you have successfully grown the seriously variegated and nearly irresistible (meaning I can only resist it now after I've killed it several times) Daphne x burkwoodii 'Briggs Moonlight,' please send instructions."
I'm pleased as punch that this one seems like it will live. Of course, daphnes are notorious for growing beautifully for years and then suddenly dying so I'm not counting my chickens before they hatch!
For more about this gorgeous plant check out Plant Lust and Rainy Side Gardens.
