Sweet & Lo™ Sweet Box (Sarcococca)

SHRUB - Proven Winners® ColorChoice®

Glossy, Dark Foliage,
Very Early to Flower,
Evergreen

$21.99

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Size: PWCC - Quart Pot PWCC - Quart Pot PWCC - 8" Pot

Can Not Ship To: PA, TN

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Description

(Sweet Box) It is always exciting when we can say we have another shrub introduction for the shade. Sarcococca SWEET & LO™ is an early blooming shrub that starts the growing season off with its jasmine-smelling blooms. This evergreen shrub has dark green, glossy foliage and white with a red tip, and petalless flowers. A perfect addition to the landscape for the early pollinators that come to visit. Hardy in zones 5-9, SWEET & LO™ Sweet Box likes to be planted in part to full shade locations with cool, moist, acid soil. Standing 2-3 feet tall and wide, this evergreen shrub forms a nice mounding habit. Compact in size, this deer-resistant shrub offers flower interest before many plants even really start to think about blooming. SWEET & LO™ does sucker a bit, but this can be controlled by pruning or removal of the suckers. Blooming on the previous season's growth if trimming is needed, we recommend waiting until it is done flowering. SWEET & LO™ Sweet Box is a perfect addition to woodland gardens. Plant in mass, as a specimen, or in containers for years of spring enjoyment. SWEET & LO™ Sweet Box is a PROVEN WINNERS® COLORCHOICE® Flowering Shrub.

More Details

Name: Sarcococca hookeriana 'Purplerij1' Sweet & Lo™
Common Name: Sweet Box
Sunlight: Full Shade (0-4 hrs.), Part Shade (4-6 hrs.)
Attracts Wings: Butterflies, Hummingbirds
Critter Resistance: Deer
Bloom Time: Early Spring
Flower Color: Pink Shades, White Shades
Max Height: 1 - 3 Feet
Max Spread: 2 - 3 Feet
Water Requirements: Average Water Needs
USDA Hardiness Zone: 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
Attributes: Compact Shrub, Evergreen, Fragrant
Design Use: Border, Container, Ground Cover, Specimen
Blooms On: Last Year's Growth
Growth Habit: Mounding

Gardener Tips

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Reviews

Hosta arrived timely and packaged very well. The packaging was excellent. Hosta went from the box to the garden. I’ve purchased from many gardens but Garden Crossings is my go to from now an. Very impressed by the care they took& the plant is top notch!!

This is a phenomenal shrub that is underused in the landscape! It has a compact habit but somehow still appears to have an elegant shape with uniform leaves. Can we talk about the FRAGRANCE on those tiny blooms in the late winter! Literally perfumes the air and does not have any burn on the leaves from wind/snow. LOVE THIS PLANT AND HIGHLY recommend!

I've had Sarcococca hookeriana var. humilis for many, many years It is a well behaved, good looking, fragrant ground cover which requires no maintenance. It blooms in the winter ie Jan., Feb. so you have to make a point of visiting it to enjoy the fragrance. I've gardened in Fairfield, CT for many years. More recently I've expanded to Falmouth, MA as well and taken some Sarcococca with me. It is just as happy in Falmouth as in Fairfield !