Botanical Name: Sarcococca confusa
Common Name: sweet box
Family: Buxaceae
Distribution/Origin: China
Leaf/Bud: glossy, deep green, ovate, wavy leaf
Flower/Inflorescence: fragrant white panicle, winter bloom
Fruit/Seed: black berries
Stem/Bark: brown
Size: height 1-2.5m, spread 1-1.5m
Habit: upright
Form: bush-like
Culture: full - partial shade, fertile, well-drained soil
Landscape Use: ground cover on banks and slopes