pink tinged, deliciously scented white flowers shiny on deep green foliage

Sarcococca hookeriana var. digyna Purple Stem
aka Himalayan sweet box ‘Purple Stem’
- evergreen shrub
- upright, dense growth
- ovate, glossy, dark green leaves
- tiny, scented pink-tinged white flowers
- late winter into spring,
- black fruit in summer and autumn.
H 0.5 m
W 0.5 m
part shade
moist, well-drained
Notes: A cutting from my London garden. It is the most upright and elegant of the Sarcococca species but 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
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