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Commonly known as Sweet Box. This compact, bushy shrub is perfect for shady corners, underplanting, or container planting. Its glossy green leaves provide a lush backdrop, while small, highly fragrant white flowers in winter fill the garden with a delightful scent, followed by shiny black berries in spring that add seasonal interest.
Key Features:
- Evergreen shrub with glossy green foliage.
- Highly fragrant winter flowers attract attention when most other plants are dormant.
- Compact, bushy habit – ideal for shady spots and containers.
- Produces shiny black berries in spring.
Care Tips:
- Position: Thrives in shade to partial shade; perfect for north-facing borders or under trees.
- Soil: Prefers moist, well-drained soil; tolerates a range of soil types.
- Watering: Keep soil evenly moist, especially during dry spells, but avoid waterlogging.
- Feeding: Apply a balanced fertiliser in spring to support healthy growth.
- Pruning: Minimal pruning required; lightly trim after flowering to maintain shape.
Sarcococca confusa is a low-maintenance, shade-loving shrub that adds structure, fragrance, and year-round appeal to Irish gardens.
Plant Details
| Mature Height | 1.0–1.5m |
|---|---|
| Mature Spread | 1.0–1.5m |
| Hardiness | RHS H5 (−15°C to −10°C). |
Growing & care
- Plant type
- shrub
- Position & light
- Partial shade
- Watering
- moderate
- Soil & drainage
- Well drained· Moist
- Mature size
- 1.5m high· 1.5m wide
- Flowering
- White
- Foliage
- evergreen
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