(Kostenlos) Sarcococca Ruscifolia Fragrant Sweet Box

Fragrant sweet box will grow to be about 5 feet tall at maturity with a spread of 5 feet.

Sarcococca ruscifolia fragrant sweet box. Sweet box has amazing fragrant. Tolerant of dry shade and urban conditions thriving with little care. This shrub does best in partial shade to shade. Monrovia s fragrant sweet box details and information. 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. These very useful plants are perfect for ground cover they spread well and they prefer shade or semi shade and will tolerate being underplanted beneath trees and shrubs and in these conditions they will adapt to dry soil. Fragrant sweet box sarcococca ruscifolia july 14 2010 by genevieve 21 comments.

Sarcococca ruscifolia is also known as christmas box or sweet box they are fragrant low growing evergreen shrubs native to china and the himalayas. Fragrant white flowers are followed by blue black fruit. Full to partial shade. It has a low canopy and is suitable for planting under power lines. On sunny winter days yes we do have some of those in portland the sweet fragrance they are named for fills the air. Once established water occasionally. Ruscifolia is a small slow growing evergreen shrub with glossy oval leaves and small.

Fragrant sweet box sarcococca ruscifolia. One of the first flowers of the year is sweet box sarcococca. Sweetly scented sarcococca confusa sweet box is a terrific winter flowering evergreen shrub rich of many qualities. The flowers may go unnoticed as they are rather small and hidden amongst dark glossy leaves but their scent will grab you. Learn more about monrovia plants and best practices for best possible plant performance. Forms natural espalier against a wall. Sweet box is a shade loving evergreen shrub that works well in a woodland garden or as a foundation plant.

Fragrant sweet box other common names fragrant sweet box family buxaceae genus sarcococca are compact sometimes suckering evergreen shrubs with simple leathery leaves and tiny fragrant. An outstanding choice for dry shade. Sarcococca ruscifolia grows very easily in the pacific nw and is a great shade plant for our cool moist climate. This video is a detailed description of fragrant sweet box. Blooms are followed by bright red ornamental fruit. In jan feb it produces tiny flowers which would go unnoticed except for their magnificent sweet penetrating fragrance. The red berries soon turn to black and the shrub creates a gentle show for months on end.

A great groundcover for the shade garden.