Daphniphyllum humile

• BOTANICAL NAME: Daphniphyllum humile
• PRONUNCIATION: daff-ne-FI-lum (daff-ne-FILL-um) hu-MILL
• COMMON NAME: Daphniphyllum
• FAMILY: Daphniphyllaceae
• NATIVITY: Korea, Japan under deciduous forest trees.
• GROWTH HABIT: Low sprawling shrub.
• SIZE: Probably 2 - 4' tall. Listed as 1 1/2 - 2' tall in Krussmann and as 6 - 7' in Bean.
• HARDINESS: Zone 7 - 9.
• CULTURE: Some sun to shade, in moist well drained soils.
• LANDSCAPE USE: Potentially a good shrub for shady sites in the garden. Could be used in drifts in wooded areas.
• FOLIAGE: Alternate, oval to elliptic, entire, glaucous 2 - 5" long by 3/4 - 2" wide.
• BUDS:
• BARK:
• FLOWERS: Small and inconspicuous. Same as described for Daphniphyllum macropodum.
• FRUIT: Bluish black drupe.
• PROPAGATION: Seed.
• PESTS: None serious.