Sarcococca Christmas Box Plant

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Sarcococca christmas box plant. It s dark glossy evergreen leaves bird attracting berries comfort in shady gardens even in dry shade and pest free nature clinch the deal. One of the best shade tolerant shrubs for planting under trees and in similar situations. This species a member of the buxaceae family is thought to be native to western china. The flowers of sarcococca confusa might be inconspicuous and hide beneath the leathery foliage but you won t miss their powerful honey like fragrance. Blooms are followed by bright red ornamental fruit. Sarcococca confusa plants from thompson morgan. Christmas box botanical name sarcococcaconfusa common name christmas box family buxaceae plant type shrub evergreen.

Hookeriana digyna for sale in nurseries and garden centres. 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 sweet box sarcococca ruscifolia. A beautiful shrub for shady areas. The plant s botanical name is sarcococca and you will find sarcococca humilis s. They differ from one another in. Christmas box sweet smelling flowers are enough to make us love a plant forever but sarcococca keeps on giving.

Sweet box sarcococca confusa also known as christmas box is a much undervalued exquisitely scented small evergreen. Christmas box is a versatile evergreen. Sweetly scented sarcococca confusa sweet box is a terrific winter flowering evergreen shrub rich of many qualities. 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. The flowers are followed by black berries which stay on the plant for a long time. Incredible perfume hardy evergreen leaves and ease of care are all characteristics of sarcococca sweetbox shrubs. Sarcococca species originate in china and the himalayas and are related to the common box buxus.