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White spring flowers are small but very fragrant.

Sarcococca confusa sweet box plant. Sweet box sarcococca confusa also known as christmas box is a much undervalued exquisitely scented small evergreen. Suitable for hedges up to 75cm it is an excellent substitute for box especially if box blight is a problem. The major attraction of sarcococca is the sweetly fragrant flowers in winter when little else is flowering. Sarcococca sweetbox shrubs have dwarf sized appeal perennial foliage and surprisingly sweet smelling tiny flowers. We produce over a thousand of these each year by collecting and sowing the seed. Sweet box flowers in late winter early spring. Sarcococca is a genus of 20 small slow growing shrubby species from southeast asia and the himalayas that are closely related to boxwood.

It got no sunshine no rain. Announcing their presence with their incredible sweet vanilla fragrance tiny ivory white flowers appear in late winter to early spring somewhat hidden among the dense foliage of glossy slightly rippled dark green leaves. This species a member of the buxaceae family is thought to be native to western china. Planted one on the north side of our house near the front door. Sweetly scented sarcococca confusa sweet box is a terrific winter flowering evergreen shrub rich of many qualities. I grew them at our place near lynnwood wa. How to propagate sweet box.

Monrovia s fragrant sweet box details and information. It s extremely tolerant of shade and is therefore perfect for growing in a woodland border or shady corner where you can enjoy its heady fragrance throughout winter. Sarcococca confusa is a wonderful plant. Learn more about monrovia plants and best practices for best possible plant performance. A beautiful shrub for shady areas. Confusa is a bushy evergreen shrub to 2m with glossy deep green wavy ovate leaves 3 5cm in length and in winter inconspicuous very sweetly scented creamy white flowers followed by glossy black berries. The least amount of sun it gets the better is does.

Christmas box sarcococca confusa is a dense winter flowering evergreen shrub bearing sweetly scented pure white blooms in contrast with dark green leaves. Harvest sow the berries. This is a quick step by step guide on how we propagate sweet box sarcococca confusa. Blooms are followed by bright red ornamental fruit. It s dark glossy evergreen leaves bird attracting berries comfort in shady gardens even in dry shade and pest free nature clinch the deal. Christmas box sweet smelling flowers are enough to make us love a plant forever but sarcococca keeps on giving.