Lawrence Crocker Daphne                    DAF-ne

• Broadleaf evergreen shrub, small, slow growing to about 2 ft (0.6 m) high and with a similar width, upright, dense, rounded form.  Leaves simple, alternate, glossy, oblanceolate, about 5 cm long.   Flowers deep pink, very fragrant, spring flowering, sporadic bloom all summer.
• Sun to partial shade.  Needs good drainage.  
• Hardy to USDA Zone (5)6       Apparently a spontaneous hybrid of D. arbuscula × D. collina from the garden of Lawrence Crocker, a legendary plantsman and one of the founders of the Siskiyou Rare Plant Nursery in Medford, Oregon.  Daphne × susannae is the name given to the D. arbuscula × D. collina cross, hence D. × susannae 'Lawrence Crocker'.   The authenticity of D. ×medfordensis 'Lawrence Crocker' is unknown.
• Oregon State Univ. campus: east side of Finley dorm.