How to Grow a Daphne Flower

Dig a hole just deep enough that the top of the Daphne plant's root ball will be nearly level with the ground. Choose a spot in patchy shade that receives light without being in the direct heat of the sun. Inspect the plant's roots to ensure they are white and healthy, but do not separate the roots or disturb them in any way.

Place the plant in the hole and mix some natural manure-based fertilizer with the removed soil before gently back-filling it into the hole, arranging it around the Daphne's roots.

Pat the replaced soil and manure mixture gently with the back of the shovel and sprinkle mulch around the plant's stem and onto the surrounding soil to keep the root system cool and protected so it can be healthy as it grows.

Water the Daphne when the soil is dry and leave it until the soil dries again. Daphne plants are sensitive to overwatering and will show symptoms such as wilting leaves that are very light green. Properly watered, a Daphne may grow to between 4 and 6 feet tall, although the average is 3 feet.

Cut away any dead flowers or leaves each season after the plant blooms its flowers. Carefully pick some of the healthy blooms to display and enjoy them as well, as this will encourage new blooms on the plant.

Mix fertilizer into the soil surrounding the plant each season after it blooms. Use a fertilizer that has plenty of organic components such as manure and peat. Once fertilized, spread new mulch over the soil to keep the roots cool.