60 Sarcococca Hook

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Sarcococca hook. Fragrant sweet box sarcococca ruscifolia. A beautiful shrub for shady areas. 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. Fragrant valley sarsid1 sweetbox is also a very uniform selection from canada but its compact thick habit is much lower growing and makes a wonderful low evergreen groundcover. White spring flowers are small but very fragrant. Tiny apetalous unisexual tubular fragrant white flowers 1 2 long bloom in the leaf. Sweet box sarcococca also known by many as sweet box is a wonderful smaller evergreen shrub with glossy green attractive foliage.

Sarcococca hookeriana humilis commonly known as sweet box is an evergreen that originates in the himalaya mountains. A spreading evergreen shrub with highly scented white flowers in winter and slightly aromatic lance shaped dark green leaves. 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. Lustrous lanceolate leathery dark green leaves to 3 1 2 long and to 3 4 wide are evergreen. This plant has a suckering growth habit. It bears fragrant white flowers in winter followed by blue black berries. This tough shade tolerant shrub provides much needed structure scent and colour and is ideal for a shady shrub or mixed border.

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. 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. A compact shrub with dark green glossy elliptic foliage. Description sarcococca hookeriana winter gem is a recent introduction with a powerful sweet fragrance that will stop you in your tracks. Himalayan sweet box dwarf sweetbox. Department of agriculture plant hardiness zones 7 to.

Forms natural espalier against a wall. However its best claim to fame are its tiny winter blooming flowers that provide an incredible thick delightful vanilla like fragrance. Can be used in an informal garden or in borders and beds. The flowers are followed by long lasting blue black berries. Fragrant valley pp19942 sweetbox. Blooms are followed by bright red ornamental fruit. It lives happily in u s.