Fragrant purple flowers are produced in late spring to early summer in clusters of 5 to 15.

Fertilized flowers produce fleshy fruits, orange-red to orange-brown in colour.

[4] They are more compact than forms from other parts of the species' range, but otherwise similar.

[2] Daphne sericea is found in southern Italy, Sicily, Crete, Syria and the Caucasus.

It typically grows on rocky slopes and in open pinewoods, at elevations up to 1800 m.[2] Three subspecies are recognized:[3]