If you want the plant to spread out, prune to outward facing buds, and for a denser, taller structure, prune to inward ones. Propagation: A common way to propagate daphne is to gather its berries ...

Daphne shrubs are not hard to propagate from semi-green cuttings taken from July to September. However, the very slow growth rate means that most people prefer to buy larger nursery-grown plants ...

I took some cuttings of Daphne laureola from Chris ... The easiest form of propagation, but you have to have a good sized plant to do this. Herbaceous peonies have the reputation of taking years ...