{"title":"Sarcococca","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSarcococca\u003c\/em\u003e is a genus of 20 small, slow-growing, shrubby species from southeast Asia and the Himalayas that are closely related to boxwood. The major attraction of sarcococca is the sweetly fragrant flowers in winter when little else is flowering. With such a sweet scent, you might expect that the flowers are showy, but they are actually teeny tiny...almost unnoticeable. If you are looking for an evergreen groundcover plant to edge a patio, pathway, or border, then sarcococca is for you.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003ch3\u003eSarcococca (Sweetbox) Growing Conditions\u003c\/h3\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eSweetbox is fairly slow growing but spreads into a low growing, deer-resistant colony. Sarcococca is a shade plant that prefers rich organic soil. Try pairing with \u003ca title=\"See our hosta collection\" href=\"https:\/\/www.plantdelights.sbs\/collections\/hosta-plant-blue-variegated-large-small-miniature-plantain-lily\"\u003ehosta\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca title=\"See our heuchera collection\" href=\"https:\/\/www.plantdelights.sbs\/collections\/coral-bells-heuchera-varieties\"\u003eheuchera\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca title=\"See our ajuga collection\" href=\"https:\/\/www.plantdelights.sbs\/collections\/ajuga\"\u003eajuga\u003c\/a\u003e, or \u003ca title=\"See our hellebores\" href=\"https:\/\/www.plantdelights.sbs\/collections\/helleborus-lenten-rose-christmas-rose\"\u003ehellebores\u003c\/a\u003e for an attractive shade garden bed.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"sarcococca-confusa","title":"Sarcococca confusa","description":"\u003cp\u003eSarcococca x confusa is one of the toughest, most durable, evergreen perennials for adverse woodland garden conditions. This boxwood cousin has even garnered the Royal Horticulture Society's highest award, the Award of Garden Merit. For us, Sarcococca x confusa makes a 3' tall x 5' wide (10 years), slowly suckering, informally mounded hedge-like specimen. A patch of Sarcococca x confusa is composed of upright, arching green stems clothed in small, glossy, wavy, dark green leaves and adorned in midwinter with small, white, deliciously fragrant flowers. The flowers are followed by lovely terminal clusters of attractive blue fruit. Sarcococca x confusa thrives in both acidic and alkaline soils and, although it prefers average soil moisture, it is very tolerant of drought once established. In cool summer climates we have reports of Sarcococca x confusa reaching 6' tall, but not here. Sarcococca x confusa has never been seen in the wild and it is now assumed to be a hybrid of two Chinese species, \u003ca title=\"Sarcococca collection\" href=\"https:\/\/www.plantdelights.sbs\/collections\/sarcococca\"\u003eSarcococca\u003c\/a\u003e hookeriana var. digyna and Sarcococca ruscifolia var. chinensis.\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Plant Delights Nursery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":21024654661,"sku":"2387","price":18.4,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1527\/8799\/files\/Sarcococca-confusa.i-2387.s-63541.r-1.jpg?v=1791398858"},{"product_id":"sarcococca-hookeriana-var-digyna-purple-stem","title":"Sarcococca hookeriana var digyna Purple Stem","description":"\u003cp\u003eSarcococca hookeriana 'Purple Stem' is a wonderfully compact and free-flowering Hilliers Nursey selection of the Himalayan (Southeastern Tibet and nearby China) Sarcococca hookeriana var. digyna. This boxwood family member makes a superb, texturally interesting evergreen groundcover for the woodland garden. The 18\" long, upright stalks are adorned with narrow, glossy green leaves. The dusty purple stems spread slowly via underground stolons, forming a 4' wide patch in 10 years. In late winter\/early spring, the deer-resistant plants are laden with small but very fragrant white flowers. While Sarcococca 'Purple Stem' loves rich organic soils, ours have thrived in less than stellar soils in deep shade.\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Plant Delights Nursery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":21028628933,"sku":"8597","price":18.4,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1527\/8799\/files\/Sarcococca-hookeriana-var-digyna-Purple-Stem.i-8597.s-64731.r-1_d980fe64-e0ec-479a-9736-f0281c9ce67b.jpg?v=1791398887"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1527\/8799\/collections\/Sarcococca-ruscifolia-Emeishan-1900x350_c1337876-660d-41e3-9ef1-5f9145302a2b.jpg?v=1688588507","url":"https:\/\/www.plantdelights.sbs\/collections\/sarcococca.oembed","provider":"Plant Delights Nursery","version":"1.0","type":"link"}