Daphne × burkwoodii 'Carol Mackie'                Thymelaeaceae

Carol Mackie Burkwood Daphne               DAF-ne berk-WOOD-e-i

• Semi-evergreen shrub, 2-3 ft (0.6-0.9 m), erect, compact habit.  Leaves are variegated, having narrow, cream-edged margins.  Flowers 13 mm across, white to light pink, in dense 5 cm terminal cultures.
• Zone (4) 5       Sun to part shade.   Useful in shrub boarders and foundation plantings.
• Daphne × burkwoodii is from a cross between D. cneorum and D. caucasica. Mrs. Carolyn Brett (formerly Carol Mackie) discovered the "Carol Mackie mutation" of the hybrid in her New Jersey garden.