Sarcococca Plant Profile
Sweet Box (Sarcococca
spp.) is a small evergreen shrub or groundcover that is hardy to USDA
zones 6 to 8. It is native to China and is virtually maintenance-free.
It thrives in shade, even dry shade, and is deer- and
rabbit-resistant.
This easy-to-grow plant can be propagated by semi-hardwood
cuttings in late summer.
Christmas Box (Sarcococca
confusa) has small, white flowers in late winter that send out a sweet,
vanilla-like fragrance that gives this plant its name. The red berries appear
in fall and then turn black. They are enjoyed by birds. It can be pruned to a
low hedge of about 3 feet wide and high.
Himalayan Sweet Box (Sarcococca
hookeriana var. humilis) grows to only about a foot high and spreads by
underground roots to cover an area about 3 feet wide. The flowers are not as
sweet as the Christmas Box and the berries or drupes are black.
Sweet Box (Sarcococca
ruscifolia) is very similar to Christmas Box except that the berries stay
red and the plant is somewhat larger reaching 4 feet high and wide at maturity.
Sarcococca: You Can Grow That!
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