Sweet Box Sarcococca Confusa
An outstanding choice for dry shade gardens where other plants won t grow.
Sweet box sarcococca confusa. Carry on browsing if you re happy with this or find out how to manage cookies. Sarcococca confusa is a wonderful plant. Christmas box sarcococca confusa is a dense winter flowering evergreen shrub bearing sweetly scented pure white blooms in contrast with dark green leaves. 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.
Fragrant sweet box sarcococca ruscifolia. 8 99 delivery by crocus we use cookies to provide you with a better service and experience. Blooms are followed by bright red ornamental fruit. I grew them at our place near lynnwood wa.
In warmer area protection from. Confusa is a bushy evergreen shrub to 2m with glossy deep green wavy ovate leaves 3 5cm in length and. 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.
It got no sunshine no rain. I started new plants from cuttings and seed from their berries. In late winter into early spring it produces highly fragrant small white flowers. It s dark glossy evergreen leaves bird attracting berries comfort in shady gardens even in dry shade and pest free nature clinch the deal.
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. Buy sweet box sarcococca confusa sweetly scented pure white flowers december to march. Sweetly scented sarcococca confusa sweet box is a terrific winter flowering evergreen shrub rich of many qualities.
Sarcococca confusa landscaping uses. Planted one on the north side of our house near the front door. A low growing evergreen shrub reaching around 1 5 2m this is an excellent plant for growing in dry. Sweet box sarcococca confusa care sarcococca confusa is a compact evergreen shrub.
This species a member of the buxaceae family is thought to be native to western china. Sarcococca confusa other common names sweet box family buxaceae genus sarcococca are compact sometimes suckering evergreen shrubs with simple leathery leaves and tiny fragrant. It has glossy deep green foliage. White spring flowers are small but very fragrant.
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. Forms natural espalier against a wall.