Sweetbox Plant Info Tips For Growing Sweetbox Shrubs

Choose a full shade location where soil drains freely. They will even thrive under trees where lighting can be minimal. Soil should percolate well and yet be rich in organic matter and kept moist. If soil is properly nutrient rich, you rarely have to fertilize this plant.

How do you care for a Sarcococca plant?
When should you fertilize Sarcococca?
Why are the leaves on my Sarcococca turning yellow?
How do you care for Sarcococca Ruscifolia?
Does box grow in shade?
Where does Sarcococca Confusa grow?
Is Sweet box Hardy?
How do you prune a sweet box?
Is Sweet Box Evergreen?
What soil does Sarcococca like?
Is Sarcococca Ericaceous?
Can you divide Sarcococca?

How do you care for a Sarcococca plant?

Winter box prefers a position in shade, and can even tolerate positions in deep shade. They can tolerate sites in full sun, providing the soil is kept damp. They prefer a humus-rich, moderately fertile, moist, but well-drained soil that doesn't dry out in summer.

When should you fertilize Sarcococca?

Humus rich, fertile, moist, well-drained soil. Feeding: Side dress with compost or manure. Fertilize in spring with a complete organic fertilizer.

Why are the leaves on my Sarcococca turning yellow?

Sweet box tends to suffer from water deficit within a short span of time, and you'll notice that its leaves turn yellow and brittle. In case of heat, remember to water regularly without, however, drowning its roots.

How do you care for Sarcococca Ruscifolia?

Sweet box grows best in open to deep shade in locations protected from hot afternoon sun. It prefers a rich moist to well-drained soil, but will tolerate sandy locations and clay if the drainage is adequate. Once established it is drought tolerant, but appreciates occasional watering during long, dry spells.

Does box grow in shade?

Box, or Buxus sempervirens, is another plant that grows naturally in woodland, so it will grow happily in the shady corner of your garden as an informal ground cover or clipped into shapes to contrast with other textures, as seen here where the neatly clipped box balls contrast beautifully with the tree fern Dicksonia ...

Where does Sarcococca Confusa grow?

It's extremely tolerant of shade and is therefore perfect for growing in a woodland border or shady corner, where you can enjoy its heady fragrance throughout winter. Grow Sarcococca confusa in moist but well-drained soil in sun or shade, ideally near a path or in your front garden, where you can appreciate its scent.

Is Sweet box Hardy?

Incredible perfume, hardy evergreen leaves and ease of care are all characteristics of Sarcococca sweetbox shrubs. ... Growing sweetbox shrubs is effortless and they can be elegant little standards, gently sweeping low hedges and provide some winter interest in the dormant perennial garden.

How do you prune a sweet box?

Garden care: In late winter or early spring lightly trim or prune back shoots that spoil the plant's symmetry. After pruning apply a generous 5-7cm (2-3in) mulch of well-rotted compost around the base of the plant.

Is Sweet Box Evergreen?

Sweetly scented, pure white flowers from December to March and lustrous, dark green leaves. This wonderful, winter-flowering, dense, evergreen shrub is perfect for a shady border or woodland garden.

What soil does Sarcococca like?

Sarcococca are best planted in moist, well-drained soil of chalk, clay, sand or loam within an acidic, alkaline or neutral PH balance.

Is Sarcococca Ericaceous?

This plant needs acid soil, so in a pot use Vitax ericaceous compost. ... Plants that bloom in winter are a welcome addition to any garden, especially when they are fragrant. Sarcococca confusa is a great little shrub with upright stems and glossy green leaves.

Can you divide Sarcococca?

Propagating Sarcococca

Seed can be sown outdoors in spring and autumn. ... Sarcococca suckers freely, so the easiest way to propagate is to pot-on the rooted suckers or divide up an established plant in early spring.