Sarcococca ruscifolia
Description:
Sarcococca ruscifolia is a tall and elegant occasionally suckering sweet box with dark green, leathery, shiny, somewhat twisted, evergreen leaves atop arching stems to 3-4 ft. tall. In late winter and early spring small, white, feathery, extremely fragrant flowers are produced along the stems followed later by dark red to black berries. Use as in informal hedge or for evergreen accents in their garden where you can enjoy the winter fragrance.
Common Name: Fragrant Sweet Box
Family: Buxaceae (The Boxwood Family)
Zone Hardiness: 7-9
Light: Full Shade, Part Shade, Part Sun
Height: 2-4'
Width: 2-3'
Primary Bloom Colour: White/Cream
Secondary Bloom Colour:
Class: Evergreen
Type: Shrub
Bloom Time: Late Winter - Early Spring
Soil Moisture: Average, Moist
Stem Colour:
Fragrance: Yes
Berries:
Benefits:
Deer Resistant: Unknown
BC Native: No
Native Habitat:
Award:
Geogrpahical Origin: Asia and the Pacific - Asia - China and Japan
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