Scientific name: Sarcococca hookeriana var. humilis

Common name:  Christmas box

Family name: Buxaceae

Useful cultivars and selections:

USDA hardiness zone: 6

Mature height and spread: 0.4-0.7m tall and 0.601m wide.

Form: Spreading, mounding

Water use: moderate

Soil requirements: well-drained

Leaf arrangement: simple. Opposite.

Fall colour: none

Flower/cone/fruit description: clustered flowers (not showy). Black drupe.

Limitations: rhizomes, spreading. Flowers smell very sweet.

Suitable uses: pest and disease resistance. Grown for flowers. Shade ground cover.

Quick ID: Evergreen. Shrub. Simple. Opposite. Leathery. Black berries. Pink stems and small flower buds (many).

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