#sarcococca

[i-scavenger]

Dino chomper found in a sarcococca.

[flowerishness]

Sarcococca ruscifolia x S. confusa (Sweet Box)

The Winter Garden

To many people who visit this blog, the term ‘Winter Garden’ must seem like a contradiction in terms. The entire Northern hemisphere is in the grip of winter and, except for Vancouver, the rest of Canada is a land of ice and snow. That being said, Vancouver is having one of the warmest, snow-free winters on record and I’ve been busy documenting every winter-flowering plant I can find.

Sweet Box is so named because of it’s lovely, vanilla-like scent. Some varieties of Sarcococca are short and used as a ground cover but this variety is taller (up to 2 m.) and more hedge-like. Sweet Box is native to the forested mountainsides of Northern China. Landscape gardeners often plant Sweet Box on the shady side of a building and in rainy places, like Vancouver, it requires very little care. As an added bonus; in the summer, it produces attractive black berries. 

[gardendesigner01]

Sarcococca confusa flowers smelling gorgeous in my garden this morning #sarcococca #sarcococcaconfusa #wintergarden #plantphotography #mygarden #instagarden #winterplants #gardening https://www.instagram.com/p/BsfP5aQFSLV/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=15yaytiznqri

[farmer-v]

Sarcococca is a slow growing evergreen shrub that makes an awesome winter-flowering shade plant. Its modest flowers have a pleasant fragrance February-April when there aren't many other blooms around. The monoecious plants (has both male and female reproductive parts) produce small, fleshy blue fruits that each carry 1-3 seeds. Though this plant spreads mostly via stolons, we recently gathered some of its fruit to gather and clean seed for propagation. I will report back with results!

[angolodonne]

Sarcococca: l’arbusto sempreverde che profuma i giardini d’ombra con eleganza naturale https://www.edendeifiori.it/9008/sarcococca.php?utm_medium=tumblr

[spotjardin]

Le Sarcocoque

PRÉSENTATION Le Sarcocoque est un très joli arbuste qui prendra un malin plaisir de décorer votre jardin d’agrément si vous avez un emplacement bien ombragé. En fait, il se développera là où peu de végétaux poussent et surtout fleurissent. On l’appelle également boîte de noël ou bien encore Sarcococca qui est son nom scientifique. Sa culture sera très facile ainsi que son entretien. Son besoin en…

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[ericosyard]

Sarcococcas are not happy with the changes. Too much sun I think. Looking pale and dropping leaves.

[ericosyard]

Jason brought me a low growing sarcocca which I planted below the new wall.