Sweet Box Sarcococca Confusa

Sarcococca confusa is a wonderful plant.

Sweet box sarcococca confusa. Carry on browsing if you re happy with this or find out how to manage cookies. Christmas box sweet smelling flowers are enough to make us love a plant forever but sarcococca keeps on giving. Blooms are followed by bright red ornamental fruit. In warmer area protection from. I started new plants from cuttings and seed from their berries. It s dark glossy evergreen leaves bird attracting berries comfort in shady gardens even in dry shade and pest free nature clinch the deal. Fragrant sweet box sarcococca ruscifolia.

Suitable for hedges up to 75cm it is an excellent substitute for box especially if box blight is a problem. A humus rich soil in filtered to part shade or full sun. 8 99 delivery by crocus we use cookies to provide you with a better service and experience. 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. Sarcococca confusa landscaping uses. This species a member of the buxaceae family is thought to be native to western china. Confusa is a bushy evergreen shrub to 2m with glossy deep green wavy ovate leaves 3 5cm in length and.

A beautiful shrub for shady areas. 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. A low growing evergreen shrub reaching around 1 5 2m this is an excellent plant for growing in dry. 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. The least amount of sun it gets the better is does. In late winter into early spring it produces highly fragrant small white flowers.

It has glossy deep green foliage. Forms natural espalier against a wall. It got no sunshine no rain. Planted one on the north side of our house near the front door. An outstanding choice for dry shade gardens where other plants won t grow. Sweet box sarcococca confusa also known as christmas box is a much undervalued exquisitely scented small evergreen. Christmas box sarcococca confusa is a dense winter flowering evergreen shrub bearing sweetly scented pure white blooms in contrast with dark green leaves.

White spring flowers are small but very fragrant. Sarcococca confusa other common names sweet box family buxaceae genus sarcococca are compact sometimes suckering evergreen shrubs with simple leathery leaves and tiny fragrant.