The Saracococcoa is the perfect answer to the Shady garden or patio. With a combination of glossy foliage, berries and sweet white flowers, the Winter box, provides colour and elegance to any space.
Saracococcoa Confusa 5 Litre 20/40cm: Otherwise known as the Sweet Box or Winter Box. This beautifully elegant evergreen, flowering shrub is perfect for those shady spots in your garden or for forming a hedge in a shady, moist area. The Winter Box has glossy leaves and flowers from December to March with small white sweet scented flowers followed by black berries. This low maintenance, easy to grow shrub will enhance any garden with its wealth of green foliage all year round.
The Sarcococca is very easy to grow and they thrive in shade. They can provide excellent ground cover under trees or in dark corners. They are happy with both lime or acid soils and ideally well drained soil although they will survive in moist ground. In late Spring you can lightly trim or prune back.
