19+ Sweet Box Shrub

Sweet box recipient of the prestigious award of garden merit of the royal horticultural society. Deer and rabbit resistant it is rarely affected by.

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Sweet box shrub

Icon arrow left an icon we use to indicate a rightwards action. Sweet box is an evergreen shrub that comes alive in winter when everything else is asleep bursting into bloom with fragrant tiny white clusters of flowers. A beautiful shrub for shady areas.

Sweet box is a valuable plant for gardeners not only because. Tall spreading 8 ft. It slowly forms a nice evergreen mat spreading by underground roots.

Forms natural espalier against a wall. Grown for handsome waxy dark green leaves and tiny powerfully fragrant white blossoms that come in late winter or early spring hidden in the foliage. An outstanding choice for dry shade gardens where other plants won t grow.

Design ideasthe perfect high groundcover for shade this evergreen looks wonderful in the woodland garden or near an entryway. Blooms are followed by bright red ornamental fruit. One of the boons of sweet box is that it flowers in february.

Growing sweetbox shrubs is effortless and they can be elegant little standards gently sweeping low hedges and provide some winter interest in the dormant perennial garden. Once the sweet box is planted cover the ground around it with mulch which will protect. White flowers in january are a bit later than and not as fragrant as s.

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