Sarcococca ruscifolia
Ruscifolia Sarcococca
Fragrant sweet box (Sarcococca ruscifolia) is a dense evergreen shrub with small, strongly scented white flowers in late winter. Place it near a shaded path or doorway where the fragrance is easy to notice.
Its structure combines dense branching and an irregular outline. Growth is slow. The foliage supplies a year-round framework.
Choose a partly to fully shaded site. Provide acidic, humus-rich, well-drained soil and maintain even moisture.
Size
• Height: 3-4 ft
• Width: 3-4 ft
Hardiness
• USDA Zones: 7b–9b
Best Uses
• Border
• Foundation
• Hedge
• Woodland Gardens
- Plant type
- Evergreen Shrub, Flowering Shrub, Groundcover
- Height
- 3-4 ft
- Width
- 3-4 ft
- Hardiness zones
- 7b–9b
- Sunlight
- Part shade to full shade
- Growth rate
- Slow
- Bloom time
- Spring, Winter
- Flower color
- White
- Leaf color
- Green
- Fall color
- Dark Green
- Fruit color
- Red
- Attracts
- Songbirds
- Soil
- Acidic, Humus rich, Moist well-drained
- Landscape use
- Border, Foundation, Hedge, Woodland Gardens
- Shape
- Dense, irregular, Rounded
- Fruit
- No
- Fragrant
- Yes
- Deer resistant
- Yes
- Salt tolerant
- No
- Drought tolerant
- No
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