Flowers: Flower Color: White Flower Inflorescence: Raceme Flower Value To Gardener: Fragrant Showy Flower Bloom Time: Spring Winter Flower Shape: Tubular Flower Description: Fragrant milky white flowers blossom in late winter through early spring. Unisexual, apetalous (without petals) flowers in tassel-like axillary racemes (females with 3 stigmas located below males with 4-6 stamens). Međutim, dolazi s crvenim cvjetovima koji se pojavljuju već u studenom i puno većim lišćem. Drupe su crne. As a ground cover, S. ruscifolia is especially useful, since it is untroubled by dry shade, or by soil that might otherwise be considered too acidic or too chalky. What it doesn’t appreciate are waterlogged conditions or sharp winds. Sarcococca ruscifolia var. chinensis ‘Dragon Gate’ Above: A more recent introduction, Sarcococca ruscifolia var. chinensis ‘Dragon Gate’, is considered a dwarf shrub at a height of roughly two feet. Add that personal touch with our bespoke gift wrapping service and choose from one of our luxurious but also natural looking wrapping papers. You can choose from 3 different colours: cherry red, pine green or antique gold, including a matching ribbon. We will also enclose a card – suitable for the occasion - with your own personal message. Your gift will of course also include full growing instructions. Varieties of Sarcococca that flower later than the standard S. confusa (which begins flowering in December) include Sarcococca hookeriana var. digyna. Flowers are flushed with plum at the base. It is an upright shrub, typically reaching a height of from four to six feet, flowering from February to April. Above: The foliage of Sarcococca hookeriana var. digyna is longer and more tapered and more matte than the species Sarcococca confusa. Sarcococca hookeriana var. digyna ‘Purple Stem’ Above: Sarcococca hookeriana var. digyna ‘Purple Stem’.

Whole Plant Traits: Plant Type: Shrub Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics: Broadleaf Evergreen Habit/Form: Dense Mounding Spreading Growth Rate: Slow Maintenance: Medium Texture: Medium Attributes: Genus: Sarcococca Species: hookeriana Family: Buxaceae Uses (Ethnobotany): ground cover Life Cycle: Perennial Woody Recommended Propagation Strategy: Division Country Or Region Of Origin: China, Central and Eastern Himalaya to South Eastern Tibet Dimensions: Height: 4 ft. 0 in. - 5 ft. 0 in. Width: 5 ft. 0 in. - 6 ft. 0 in. Sweet box is another good candidate for this treatment as it will thrive in any soil and in the densest shade. For these reasons, it is ideal for use as a building's foot warmer, easing the awkward visual transition from the vertical of a buildingto horizontal earth. Christmas Box does best in part shade in organically rich, acidic, well drained soil. Once established, it required limited watering. It does prefer shade and placement in full sun can lead the leaves to turn yellow. Established plants have some drought tolerance and are cold hardy to about -10 F. You can prune the shrub in spring after flowering to maintain an attractive shape and desired height. Znate li sarkokoku ? Krenimo do otkrića svih dostupnih sorti i pobliže ga upoznajmo. Pogledajmo kada ga uzgajati i kako se brinuti o njemu uz naš praktični vodič.Obično ne prelazi 1 metar visine i zbog toga se često postavlja kao ukrasna biljka za granice i živice. Također dobro živi u mediteranskoj klimi i potrebna mu je odgovarajuća rezidba kako bi se održalo držanje. Purple stems on the eponymous cultivar are more noticeable (arguably) than those on the plain-old S. hookeriana var. digyna. At any rate, the flushed stems and leaf midribs fade with maturity. Sarcococca ruscifolia var. chinensis Above: Red berries of Sarcococca ruscifolia var . chinensis.

JOŠ JEDNA CVIJETNA BILJKA: Jorgovan , uzgoj i njega Na fotografiji nalazimo različite sorte biljke: sortu Sarcococca domeeriana humilis, Sarcococca orientalis, Sarcococca confusa, Sarcococca orientalis, Sarcococca saligna Sweet Box does best in organically rich, acidic, moist, well-drained soils in part shade to full shade with consistent moisture. Established plants have some drought tolerance and are cold hardy to about -10 F. You can prune the shrub in spring after flowering to maintain an attractive shape and desired height. Leaves: Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics: Broadleaf Evergreen Leaf Color: Green Leaf Feel: Glossy Leathery Leaf Value To Gardener: Long-lasting Showy Leaf Type: Simple Leaf Arrangement: Alternate Leaf Shape: Ovate Hairs Present: No Leaf Length: 1-3 inches Leaf Description: Lustrous dark green leaves ovate, sharp-pointed, somewhat leathery, evergreen to 2 1/2 inches long.Most species of Sarcococca are fully frost hardy, S. saligna a little less so, and all are tolerant of neglect and dry shady conditions. If you have trouble thinking of what plants to grow in shaded spots then these plants are from a genus that you should try. Whole Plant Traits: Plant Type: Ground Cover Shrub Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics: Broadleaf Evergreen Habit/Form: Dense Rounded Spreading Growth Rate: Slow Maintenance: Medium Texture: Medium The Pink Christmas Box is a fairly low growing evergreen shrub that will reach a maximum height of 60-80cm making it a perfect addition to your patio pots. The flowers have a strong honey-like fragrance which carries some distance making it brighten up the drab days of Winter. Between December and February, it produces masses of delicate white or pink tinged flowers and its blue fruits are showy from November. Flowers: Flower Color: Pink White Flower Inflorescence: Insignificant Flower Value To Gardener: Fragrant Showy Flower Bloom Time: Winter Flower Shape: Tubular Flower Size: < 1 inch Flower Description: Pink-tinged white flowers are inconspicuous but sweetly scented, and blossom along the branches in midwinter, their scent is most noticeable during mild spells.