{"product_id":"sarcococca-ruscifolia","title":"Sarcococca ruscifolia (Fragrant Sweet Box)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSarcococca ruscifolia\u003c\/strong\u003e, the Fragrant Sweet Box, is the classic winter-scented shrub, prized for glossy, tapering evergreen leaves and clusters of tiny white flowers that fill the coldest months with an extraordinary honeyed perfume. Deep red berries follow, ripening to near-black.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is one of the great evergreen shrubs for shade, dense and glossy all year and covered in fragrant bloom from December to March when almost nothing else is in flower. Like every plant in our \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/hardy-exotics\"\u003ehardy exotics\u003c\/a\u003e range it works hard through the seasons; our \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/hardy-exotics-what-to-expect\"\u003ewhat to expect\u003c\/a\u003e guide shows how.\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, superb for north and east-facing borders and among the best \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 a bushy 1 to 2m in height and spread in time.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHardiness:\u003c\/strong\u003e fully hardy, roughly H5.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003ePlant it near a door, path or seat so the winter scent carries, use it as a low evergreen \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/screening-plants\"\u003escreen\u003c\/a\u003e, or grow it in a shaded \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/plants-for-pots\"\u003epot\u003c\/a\u003e. The flowers are a rare winter feast for \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/plants-for-pollinators\"\u003ebees and pollinators\u003c\/a\u003e. For narrower, wavier foliage try the compact selection \u003ca href=\"\/products\/sarcococca-ruscifolia-dragon-gate\"\u003eSarcococca 'Dragon Gate'\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGrown to nursery standard and dispatched as strong, well-rooted plants ready for the garden.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"GROW TROPICALS","offers":[{"title":"17cm \/ 2L","offer_id":58142564581759,"sku":"SARCRUSCI17","price":19.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0361\/9645\/0348\/files\/ruscifolia.jpg?v=1786718824","url":"https:\/\/growtropicals.com\/products\/sarcococca-ruscifolia","provider":"GrowTropicals","version":"1.0","type":"link"}