Daphne Transatlantica Pink Fragrance

Daphne Transatlantica Pink Fragrance or Daphne Pink Fragrance, is a compact, long-flowering shrub that delights with its sweetly scented pink blooms from spring through autumn. Unlike many other Daphne varieties, Pink Fragrance flowers repeatedly across the warmer months, offering lasting seasonal interest.

Daphne Pink Fragrance forms a neat, rounded shrub with small, semi-evergreen leaves that remain fresh-looking throughout the year. Its flowers are a soft pink shade, carried in clusters that release a deliciously sweet scent. Flowering begins in spring, continues into summer, and often repeats into autumn, ensuring colour and fragrance for much longer than most Daphnes. This modern introduction is particularly valued for its compact habit, resilience, and prolonged blooming season.

Height and Width of Daphne Transatlantica Pink Fragrance

Daphne Pink Fragrance usually reaches around 1 metre in height with a spread of 1 metre, making it an excellent choice for smaller gardens.

How hardy is Daphne Transatlantica Pink Fragrance?

This variety is reliably hardy in most of the UK, tolerating a wide range of conditions. It is less fussy than some other Daphne varieties and offers dependable performance when grown in well-drained soil.

Uses in Garden and/or Landscape

Daphne Pink Fragrance is perfect for patios, borders, and courtyards where its repeat flowering can be fully appreciated. Its compact size makes it suitable for pots and container planting, and it also performs beautifully in mixed borders where its fragrance adds an extra dimension.

Care Tips

Plant in fertile, free-draining soil in sun or partial shade. Avoid overwatering and ensure containers have excellent drainage if growing in pots. Like other Daphnes, Pink Fragrance dislikes root disturbance, so it should be left undisturbed once planted. Remove damaged branches lightly after flowering. An annual mulch helps to keep roots cool and maintain soil moisture.

Daphne Variety Distinctions

Daphne Transatlantica varieties, such as ‘Pink Fragrance’, differ notably from the more traditional Daphne odora and Daphne bholua types. While Daphne odora and Daphne bholua are best known for their intense perfume and concentrated flowering in late winter to early spring, Daphne transatlantica is valued for its much longer blooming season, often producing flowers from spring through to autumn in successive flushes. It also tends to be more compact in size, typically reaching around 1 metre, which makes it particularly suitable for smaller gardens and container planting. In terms of hardiness and care, Daphne transatlantica is often regarded as more forgiving and less fussy than odora, tolerating a wider range of conditions, though all daphnes share the need for free-draining soil and dislike root disturbance. Daphne bholua, by contrast, usually forms a taller, upright shrub and can be semi-evergreen, while Daphne odora is valued for its glossy evergreen leaves and richly scented winter flowers. The extended flowering period and reliable garden performance make Daphne transatlantica a versatile choice where long-lasting fragrance and colour are desired.