23+ Sarcococca Ruscifolia Berries

There s nothing particularly showy about its graceful arching stems deep green leaves or the tiny white flowers that hang from its branches in winter. Sarcococca ruscifolia commonly called fragrant sweetbox or fragrant sarcococca is a dense low growing sometimes suckering broadleaf evergreen shrub with a compact habit that typically grows to 3 4 tall and as wide.

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Sarcococca ruscifolia berries

These berries are shown in the last photo below in november. This neat compact shrub has highly fragrant white flowers during winter followed by crismon red berries. Genus sarcococca are compact sometimes suckering evergreen shrubs with simple leathery leaves and tiny fragrant creamy white flowers in winter or spring followed by red purple or black berries which may persist into the following winter.

Sarcococca confusa s berries start red and turn black. Evergreen foliage is also ideal for covering up footings vents utilities and other unsightly spots around foundation planting. Fragrant sweet box sarcococca ruscifolia this unassuming little shade shrub is one that people often don t notice at first.

Sweet smelling flowers are enough to make us love a plant forever but sarcococca keeps on giving. Fragrant white flowers in winter followed by dark red berries in summer. Blooms are followed by slowly developing drupes.

The groundcover forms bear black berries. Sarcococca hookeriana humilis. Tiny white flowers hidden amongst its glossy dark green foliage open to release a delightful perfume of sweet vanilla.

Other common names fragrant sweet box. Sarcococca ruscifolia s berries stay red another difference between the two shrubs. Excellent plant for use in drier shady areas.

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