21+ Sarcococca Humilis Sweet Box

Growing himalayan sweet box sarcococca hookeriana var humilis growing to about 18 inches tall and spreading to around 8 feet our sweet box has thrived in dry shade conditions and has barely required any maintenance other than a trim along the walkway and drive.

Sarcococca humilis sweet box. Humilis sku 7050 a great groundcover for the shade garden. Himalayan sweet box sarcococca hookeriana var. Quite similar to the species sarcococca ruscifolia and generally sold as such. One of the first flowers of the year is sweet box sarcococca. On sunny winter days yes we do have some of those in portland the sweet fragrance they are named for fills the air. The flowers may go unnoticed as they are rather small and hidden amongst dark glossy leaves but their scent will grab you. Sarcococca also known by many as sweet box is a wonderful smaller evergreen shrub with glossy green attractive foliage.

Other common names dwarf sweet box. Genus sarcococca are compact sometimes suckering evergreen shrubs with simple leathery leaves and tiny fragrant creamy white flowers in winter or spring followed by red purple or black berries which may persist into the following winter. This rhizomatous species is known mainly for the following two outstanding variants both of which bear glossy blue black fruit.