What: Few shrubs reach their peak in the middle of winter, but that is precisely when Sarcococca ruscifolia, commonly called fragrant sweetbox, begins to shine. Tiny white flowers hidden amongst its ...

What: Although the flowers of Sarcococca hookeriana var. digyna “Purple Stem” are not conspicuous, they have an impressively sweet scent in wintertime. The dark green, semi-glossy evergreen foliage is ...

Sweet box is a low-growing shrub that is especially welcome near the house in winter. It provides evergreen color and lovely white blooms with a sweet scent in late January and early February. (Marci ...

Boy, was I in a bad mood walking to work today. Technology is so mean to me. In a past life, I must have been a computer tech who answered the phone for frustrated customers and made them 100 times ...

Q: On one of your shows you talked about the sweetbox. I planted one about two years ago and I loved it because it smelled so good. It was in bloom when I bought it and it has not bloomed since. What ...

Sarcococca: among the most beautiful and useful of plants in cultivation SARCOCOCCAS should be better-known. Also called Christmas or sweet box, even these inviting names have failed to make them ...

Underrated winter flowers are often elbowed aside by their more obviously attractive and on-trend counterparts. But what a shame! These overlooked plants are perfect candidates for your winter garden ...