Monday, 4 January 2016

Sarcococca hookeriana


  • Common Name - sweet box
  • Botanical Name - Sarcococca hookeriana
  • Family - Buxaceae
  • Bud - opposite
  • Leaf -simple,lanceolate shape, cuneate base ,acuminate apex, entire margin, leathery texture
  • Flower -floriferous, flowers clustered, February - March  
  • Fruit - drupe, black, September - December
  • Habit - upright
  • Form - mounded
  • Size - 0.4 - 0.7m
  • Culture - shade, alkaline/well drained soil
  • Use -bedding plant, fragrant, shrub border, mass planting

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