sweet or Christmas box
Sarcococca confusa
Name
| Botanical name: | Sarcococca confusa |
| Colloquial name: | sweet or Christmas box |
Growth
| Growth form: | bushy shrub |
| Mature height: | 1,5 Meter |
Leaf
| Foliage: | glossy pointed foliage |
| Leaves: | Evergreen |
| Leaf color: | deep green |
Blossom / fruit
| Blossom: | tiny, fragrant flowers |
| Flowering period: | December to March |
| Flower color: | creamy-white |
| Fruit: | red, purple or black berries, not for consumption |
Miscellaneous
| Soil type: | Moist but well-drained |
| Location: | shade or semi shade |
| Flowering period: | all year round |
| Requirement: | 5 -7 plants per linear meter |
| Use for: | hedge plant, mass planting |
| Ships as: | as pot plant |
| Hardiness: | yes |
