Description
Shade Loving Evergreen Likes to Spread Out
Also known as Sarcococca hookeriana, Fragrant Sweet Box is a deer resistant evergreen with winter flowers that have an amazing sweet scent. This shade loving shrub doesn’t put on a big show, the flowers are pretty small, but they more than make up for it with a pleasant winter aroma surprise.
| Botanical Name: | Sarcococca ruscifolia |
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| Average Height:: | 1.5 to 2 feet |
| Average Width: | 4 to 6 feet |
| Classification: | Broad Leaved evergreen flowering shrub, Early Spring Flowering |
| Sunlight: | Full to Part Shade |
| Growth Habit: | Dwarf Spreading |
| Flower Color: | Fragrant White Flowers |
| FOLIAGE: | Dark Green, Evergreen |
| Soil Condition: | Any well drained soil |
| Grow Zones | 7 to 9 |
USDA Hardiness Zones 7 to 9
Is Fragrant Sweet Box deer resistant?
It is considered both deer & rabbit resistant. They are also drought tolerant & used as shade tolerant ground covers.
When does this bloom?
Fragrant Sweet Box flowers bloom in winter. The blooms smell like hyacinths.
Wisconsin
