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Fragrant sweet box sarcococca ruscifolia.

Sarcococca hook. Description sarcococca hookeriana winter gem is a recent introduction with a powerful sweet fragrance that will stop you in your tracks. It is a low growing evergreen shrub or groundcover usually between 12 and 24 inches high. Plant sarcococca in a place where you can enjoy it. Fragrant valley pp19942 sweetbox. Family buxaceae genus sarcococca are compact sometimes suckering evergreen shrubs with simple leathery leaves and tiny fragrant creamy white flowers in winter or spring followed by red purple or black berries which may persist into the following winter. Himalayan sweet box dwarf sweetbox. The glossy dark green foliage is larger than most varieties and makes a handsome contrast to the spidery white blooms which are followed by shiny red berries that ripen to black.

Sarcococca hookeriana the himalayan sweet box is a species of flowering plant in the box family buxaceae native to china afghanistan north east india bhutan and nepal. Its fragrant white flowers appear in spring over dark green shiny leaves and its disease resistant and deer resistant qualities make it ideal for. The flowers are followed by long lasting blue black berries. However its best claim to fame are its tiny winter blooming flowers that provide an incredible thick delightful vanilla like fragrance. A compact shrub with dark green glossy elliptic foliage. Blooms are followed by bright red ornamental fruit. Lustrous lanceolate leathery dark green leaves to 3 1 2 long and to 3 4 wide are evergreen.

Department of agriculture plant hardiness zones 7 to. It bears fragrant white flowers in winter followed by blue black berries. This plant has a suckering growth habit. It lives happily in u s. White spring flowers are small but very fragrant. An outstanding choice for dry shade gardens where other plants won t grow. A beautiful shrub for shady areas.

Sweet box sarcococca also known by many as sweet box is a wonderful smaller evergreen shrub with glossy green attractive foliage. Tiny apetalous unisexual tubular fragrant white flowers 1 2 long bloom in the leaf. Sarcococca hookeriana humilis commonly known as sweet box is an evergreen that originates in the himalaya mountains. Sarcococca hookeriana commonly called sweetbox is a low growing broadleaf evergreen shrub to 5 tall that spreads albeit slowly by stolons to 6 wide or more over time in shady areas of the landscape. A spreading evergreen shrub with highly scented white flowers in winter and slightly aromatic lance shaped dark green leaves. Can be used in an informal garden or in borders and beds. Forms natural espalier against a wall.