Sarcococca confusa - Sweet Box, Plant in 2 L Pot

A delightful evergreen very hardy shrub that has been granted the RHS Award of Garden Merit. Its origins are not clear but is believed to have been introduced from China at the beginning of the 20th century. A medium growing, fairly dense upright plant with small ovate leaves tapered at the end, it produces masses of tiny white flowers clustered around the leaf axils in late winter which are followed by glossy black berries. Out of interest, the male flowers are the visible ones the female flowers are in the same clusters but tiny. Sarcococca confusa is one of the taller varieties and has pure green leaves and stems and very fragrant flowers, almost certainly the most fragrant of all. An attractive evergreen that is primarily grown for its powerful, heady fragrance which can often be detected meters from an established bush. Is often used for winter flower arrangements. Easy to grow in semi or full shade and almost any soil. For those of you with chalky soil, Sarcoccoca is a must! This plant can be used in a mixed planting or as a stand alone specimen in the garden or a container. If planting in a pot or other container. Use a good quality John Innes compost as this plant will be there a long time and peaty types of compost eventually degrade and become too packed and choke the roots. Ensure you feed regularly as a hungry plant is a poor performer. We recommend Osmoscote pro 12-14 month applied in the early spring. One application gives all the nutrients the plant requires for the whole year. John Innes is a soils based compost.