Saturday, 23 January 2016

Sarcococca confusa


  • Common Name - sweet box
  • Botanical Name - Sarcococca confusa
  • Family - Buxaceae
  • Bud - opposite
  • Leaf -simple,l anceolate shape, cuneate base, acuminate apex, undulating margin, leathery texture
  • Flower -floriferous, flowers clustered, February - March  
  • Fruit - drupe, black, September - December
  • Habit - upright
  • Form - mounded
  • Size - 1 - 2 m
  • Culture - full sun, alkaline/well drained soil
  • Use - bedding plant, fragrant, shrub border, mass planting

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