Fragrant Sweet Box

stiff but arching stems with fragrant white blossoms and glossy dark green leaves.

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Sarcococca ruscifolia
aka Fragrant sarcococca
  • evergreen shrub
  • compact, clump-forming, suckering,
  • ovate glossy, dark green leaves
  • small, fragrant, creamy-white flowers
  • winter flowering
  • spherical, red fruit

H 1m
W 1 m

part shade to shade

well-drained dry tolerant

Notes: Another sarcococca cutting from London garden. Late spring 2022 planted alongside other 2 Sarcococca varieties to provide a screened hedge of winter foliage and flower at entrance to the Japanesque garden

Sarcococcas: Out of the box