{"product_id":"sarcococca-hookeriana-purple-stem","title":"Sarcococca hookeriana 'Purple Stem'","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSarcococca hookeriana 'Purple Stem'\u003c\/strong\u003e is a handsome, characterful Sweet Box grown for its purple-flushed young stems and pink-tinged, richly scented white flowers. From December to March the perfume is exceptional, and the dark upright stems give it a distinctive look among the winter-flowering shrubs.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEvergreen, fully hardy and quietly suckering, it slowly forms a dense colony that makes wonderful low \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/plants-for-shade\"\u003eshade\u003c\/a\u003e planting. It sits within our \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/hardy-exotics\"\u003ehardy exotics\u003c\/a\u003e range; the \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/hardy-exotics-what-to-expect\"\u003ewhat to expect\u003c\/a\u003e guide explains how it develops through the seasons.\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.\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 gently 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\u003eUse its spreading habit to knit together a shady bank or a low evergreen \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/screening-plants\"\u003escreen\u003c\/a\u003e, or contain it in a shaded \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/plants-for-pots\"\u003epot\u003c\/a\u003e to enjoy the scent by a door. The winter flowers are precious to \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/plants-for-pollinators\"\u003ebees and early pollinators\u003c\/a\u003e. For a black-berried, green-stemmed alternative, see \u003ca href=\"\/products\/sarcococca-hookeriana-digyna\"\u003eSarcococca hookeriana var. digyna\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":58142565892479,"sku":"SARCPURSTEM17","price":21.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0361\/9645\/0348\/files\/purplestem.jpg?v=1786718741","url":"https:\/\/growtropicals.com\/products\/sarcococca-hookeriana-purple-stem","provider":"GrowTropicals","version":"1.0","type":"link"}