Sarcococca confusa, Christmas box, Sweet box plants for sale, Urban Jungle.

£19.99 Sarcococca confusa - 7.5Ltr Unavailable to non UK mainland customers

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Plant Details

Soil Type: Clay, Fertile/moist/well-drained
Soil PH: Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
Scented?: Strongly-scented
Seasonal Interest: Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter, Multi-seasonal
Evergreen?: Yes
Hardiness

Fully hardy - requires no frost protection.

Picture By Meneerke bloem (Own work) [GFDL or CC-BY-SA-3.0-2.5-2.0-1.0], via Wikimedia Commons

(Christmas box, Sweet box)
(Award of Garden Merit)
Family Buxaceae
Originating from China

A handsome, bushy, rounded shrub with glossy, dark green leaves. Clusters of fragrant white flowers from December to February followed by black fruit. It has a neat habit and rarely needs pruning. Plant near a path so that you can enjoy its fragrance through winter.
Grow in moist but well-drained soil in sun or shade.

Eventual mature plant size :
Height 2m
Spread 1m

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