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Scented Winter Flowering Shrub Trio
Common name: Sweet Box, Christmas Box
Fragrantly festive blooms for a winter wonderland
-10 to -15°C
Scented
Good for Pollinators
23/04/2025
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Sarcococca hookeriana ‘Winter Gem’, also known as Sweet Box, is the perfect plant to grow near a door, seat or window where the fragrance can truly be enjoyed. An evergreen, low-growing, compact shrub that will give interest in your garden all year round. In the depths of winter, the dainty white flowers almost cover the glossy foliage and give a veritable perfume factory of fragrance from December through to March. Spherical, glossy, red berries that mature to black follow. Plant them in decorative pots as a doorstep dressing or alongside a walkway to be greeted with their jasmine-like fragrance in the winter air. This plant truly is a little gem. Bred by Peter Moore at Hillier Nurseries, the incredibly glossy foliage almost seems to have been polished by hand and creates a dense, neat shrub which reaches a maximum height and spread of 1m. Sarcococca hookeriana ‘Winter Gem’ is a trouble-free, easy-going beauty that grows well in sun or partial shade with a preference for well-drained soil of any kind. A hardy (H5), evergreen shrub, which can be enjoyed outside all year round.
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Key Information
| Included In this Collection | Sarcococca Winter Gem (Christmas Box) P9 | Coronilla glauca 9cm pot | Lonicera purpusii Winter Beauty 9cm pot |
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| Latin Name | Sarcococca hookeriana 'Winter Gem' P9 | ||
| Common Name | Sweet Box, Christmas Box | ||
| Hardiness | H5 (-10 to -15°C) | ||
| Colour | White | ||
| Type | Shrub | ||
| Format | 9cm Pots | ||
| Position | Full-Shade, Full-Sun, Part-Shade, Part-Sun | ||
| Foliage | Evergreen | ||
| Height in Maturity (m) | 1.00 | ||
| Spread in Maturity (m) | 1.00 | ||
| Soil Conditions | Chalk Clay Loam Sand | ||
| Soil Acidity | Acid Alkaline Neutral | ||
| Aspect | East-facing, North-facing, South-facing, West-facing | ||
| Scented | Yes | ||
| Good for pots | Yes | ||
| Good for wildlife | Yes | ||
| Good for pollinators | Yes | ||
| Good for groundcover | Yes |
What Will I Receive?
Young Plants
Potted Plants
Bare Roots
Bulbs & Corms
