Life … Plants Vascular Plants Dicots Mallows, Rock Roses, and Allies Stringbarks Spurge-laurels Caucasian Daphne species 6 observations Caucasian Daphne Daphne caucasica Field notes Key traits Layer Shrubs Light Part shade Moisture Well drained Moist Soil Sand Loam Clay Soil pH Neutral Drought tolerant Yes Deer resistant Yes Resists Rabbits Habit Dense Mounding Plant type Shrub From NC State Extension. Close