Winter daphne
Daphne odora Thunb. [Thymelaeaceae]
Jinchouge (ジンチョウゲ, 沈丁花)
Life form: evergreen shrub
Distribution: Himalaya - central China (used for gardening in Japan)
Only male strains are thought to be imported before mid-Muromach Era
Habitat: sunny sites, being not dry
Poisonous plant: producing daphnin
Varieties
f. alba (Hemsley) Hara (シロバナジンチョウゲ)
f. marginata Makino (フクリンジンチョウゲ)
f. rosacea (Makino) Hara (ウスイロジンチョウゲ)
Daphne odora in a greenhouse
[Left] a patch. [Center] an inflorescence. [Right] a flower. In a greenhosue at Yurigahara Park on March 13 2011.