Daphne bholua 'Jacqueline Postill'

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Daphne bholua 'Jacqueline Postill'. Dr Henry Oakeley. Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0). Source: Wellcome Collection.

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Daphne bholua Buch.-Ham. ex D.Don Thymelaeaceae Nepalese paper plant. Daphne was the nymph turned into a laurel to avoid being chased by Apollo. Bholua probably from the Nepalese name 'baruwa'. This cultivar has the RHS Award of Garden Merit as it is floriferous and hardier than others. 'Jacqueline Postill' Distribution: Nepal to Southern China. Bark used to make paper. Photographed in the Medicinal Garden of the Royal College of Physicians, London.

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