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).