Sarcococca ruscifolia, Sweet Box ground cover dissected carpet of leaves form

dissected carpet of leaves form the backdrop to a skiff of profuse butter-yellow flowers in early spring

Black-purple fruit follows clusters of cream-colored

Mature size: 8 inches tall x 36 inches wide

Dapper red stems

Sarcococca ruscifolia, Sweet Box ground cover dissected carpet of leaves formIn late winter you will follow your nose to this earliest blooming shrub to enjoy the sweet, sweet fragrance from the small white flowers. With lustrous, narrow, dark green leaves on arching branches. Happiest in deep to part shade but adaptable to some sun with sufficient water. Will tolerate drought once established Disease resistant; evergreen. Birds will raid it for its small red berries which darken to black as they age. Plant it near an entrance