Scientific name: Sarcococca confusa

Common name:  confused sweet box

Family name: Buxaceae

Useful cultivars and selections:

USDA hardiness zone: 6

Mature height and spread: 1.5-2.5m tall and 1-1.5m wide

Form: bushy, fountain

Water use: moderate

Soil requirements: Well-drained

Leaf arrangement: simple. Alternate.

Fall colour: none

Flower/cone/fruit description: white flowers; spiky in clusters along stem. Drupe.

Limitations: looks bad when pruned. Needs room to grow.

Suitable uses: shrub border. Good smelling.

Quick ID: Evergreen. Shrub. Simple. Alternate. Ovate. Arching stems. Undulated margins. Fruits red and turn black with age.