Dear Friends This plant is about a meter tall and is blooming right now (end of February) on Vancouver Island. The flowers are greenish and trumpet shaped. Thank you.
Daphne laureola is invasive in this region. It would be a good idea to dig it out and kill it before it makes berries. There are much better alternatives to this plant for gardens, and when found in the wild it should be removed. http://www.evergreen.ca/en/cg/pdf/invasive/spurgelarel_factSheet.pdf
Luckily many here seem now to develop a yellows condition and decline after a rather short life, although if these are serving as a base for infection and loss of other daphnes in nearby gardens maybe not so lucky.
(Oh... +information: Daphe laureola is a beloved, protected, RARE, mediterranean relict plant in my area... (Hungary) So please send back home this "nasty invasive weed"!!! :)))
It is odd for a Daphne to be invasive isn't it? They are usually considered to be picky and somewhat difficult to grow. I see D. laureola sprouting all around SE BC. They are hard to pull out too. I believe I read that it changes the soil where it grows and that this can have an inhibitory effect on native species. It is quite toxic as well. It does smell nice and has a nice evergreen form, but I would recommend Daphne odora to plant as an alternative--smells even better, not invasive, not hard to grow and easy to find.
Unexpected proliferation and competitiveness not unusual among plants turning into pests in new environments.
