{"product_id":"sarcococca-hookeriana-digyna","title":"Sarcococca hookeriana var. digyna","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSarcococca hookeriana var. digyna\u003c\/strong\u003e is the most elegant of the sweet boxes, with slender, tapering leaves, graceful pink-tinged stems and abundant, powerfully fragrant white flowers through the depths of winter, followed by glossy black berries. It has a lighter, more refined look than the broader-leaved forms.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEvergreen, fully hardy and gently suckering, it is a superb winter-scented evergreen shrub for shade. Part of our \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/hardy-exotics\"\u003ehardy exotics\u003c\/a\u003e collection, it gives glossy foliage, December to March fragrance and dark fruit; see the \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/hardy-exotics-what-to-expect\"\u003ewhat to expect\u003c\/a\u003e guide for its year-round habit.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow and where to grow\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePosition:\u003c\/strong\u003e partial or full shade, excellent in north and east-facing borders and among the finest \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/plants-for-shade\"\u003eplants for shade\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSoil:\u003c\/strong\u003e any moist but well-drained soil, on chalk, clay, loam or sand.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e around 1 to 1.5m tall, spreading to 1 to 2m by suckering.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHardiness:\u003c\/strong\u003e fully hardy, roughly H5.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eGrow it beside a path or door for the winter scent, as a low evergreen \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/screening-plants\"\u003escreen\u003c\/a\u003e, or in a shaded \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/plants-for-pots\"\u003epot\u003c\/a\u003e. The flowers are a valuable winter source for \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/plants-for-pollinators\"\u003ebees and pollinators\u003c\/a\u003e. For purple young stems, compare it with \u003ca href=\"\/products\/sarcococca-hookeriana-purple-stem\"\u003eSarcococca hookeriana 'Purple Stem'\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGrown to nursery standard and dispatched as strong, well-rooted plants.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"GROW TROPICALS","offers":[{"title":"17cm \/ 2L","offer_id":58142568350079,"sku":"SARCOHOOKDIG17","price":19.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0361\/9645\/0348\/files\/digniya.jpg?v=1786718623","url":"https:\/\/growtropicals.com\/products\/sarcococca-hookeriana-digyna","provider":"GrowTropicals","version":"1.0","type":"link"}