WHY PLANT IT: All sarcococca, also known as sweet box, are noted for their superb winter fragrance, which floats on the breeze in January and February. This intoxicating sweet vanilla perfume comes ...

Sarcococca: among the most beautiful and useful of plants in cultivation SARCOCOCCAS should be better-known. Also called Christmas or sweet box, even these inviting names have failed to make them ...

It can be quite a challenge to find interesting flowering plants to include in the winter garden. I think one of the most overlooked is the Sarcococca. This plant has three distinct attributes: It not ...

What: Few shrubs reach their peak in the middle of winter, but that is precisely when Sarcococca ruscifolia, commonly called fragrant sweetbox, begins to shine. Tiny white flowers hidden amongst its ...

On warm days, it is best to follow your nose in the garden. Although sarcococca doesn't produce outwardly showy blooms, they are worth planting for their powerful fragrance. Look out for two of the ...