Sarcococca humilis 'Fragrant Valley' (Fragrant Sweetbox)
Sweetbox is beloved for its sweet fragrance in late winter and very early spring, and its capacity to thrive in the deepest shade.
This recent "Fragrant Valley" introduction is a very uniform cultivar from Canada, featuring a compact and thick habit that is very low-growing, making it a wonderful evergreen ground cover when mass planted. Each plant is only 18 in. high, but spreads out up to 3 ft. wide!
The lovely white flowers of "Fragrant Valley" appear in late winter, contrasting with the shiny dark-green narrow foliage. Small black fruits follow the blooms, developing in early summer.
Best in deep to partial shade, and completely drought tolerant, disease resistant, and not typically munched by deer or bunnies.
Sweetbox is beloved for its sweet fragrance in late winter and very early spring, and its capacity to thrive in the deepest shade.
This recent "Fragrant Valley" introduction is a very uniform cultivar from Canada, featuring a compact and thick habit that is very low-growing, making it a wonderful evergreen ground cover when mass planted. Each plant is only 18 in. high, but spreads out up to 3 ft. wide!
The lovely white flowers of "Fragrant Valley" appear in late winter, contrasting with the shiny dark-green narrow foliage. Small black fruits follow the blooms, developing in early summer.
Best in deep to partial shade, and completely drought tolerant, disease resistant, and not typically munched by deer or bunnies.
Sweetbox is beloved for its sweet fragrance in late winter and very early spring, and its capacity to thrive in the deepest shade.
This recent "Fragrant Valley" introduction is a very uniform cultivar from Canada, featuring a compact and thick habit that is very low-growing, making it a wonderful evergreen ground cover when mass planted. Each plant is only 18 in. high, but spreads out up to 3 ft. wide!
The lovely white flowers of "Fragrant Valley" appear in late winter, contrasting with the shiny dark-green narrow foliage. Small black fruits follow the blooms, developing in early summer.
Best in deep to partial shade, and completely drought tolerant, disease resistant, and not typically munched by deer or bunnies.