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Zone:  5

Height:  20-60 cm (8-24 in)

Spread:  90 cm (36 in); shallow rhizomes spread to form colonies

Bloom:  Small off-white late winter/early spring flowers are sweetly fragrant; followed by red berries that turn black and persist

Foliage:  Small, lance shaped dark green glossy leaves make this prostrate shrub a handsome groundcover; evergreen

Light:  Part to full shade

Water:  Moderate; well-drained; can handle dry shade

Soil:  Average to rich; moist with good drainage

Garden site:  Groundcover under planting of shrubs and trees in forest garden setting; foundation planting; or in large pots as "filler" or "spiller"

Sarcococca hookeriana humilis (Himalayan sweetbox)

C$20.00Price
  • Dwarf sweet box; Fragrant Mountain, Sarsid 2; Christmas box

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