Sarcococca ruscifolia | Fragrant Sarcococca. Originated in … China | Shrub

Sarcococca ruscifolia belongs to the plant family BUXACEÆ and Genus Sarcococca This Shrub prefers Dry soil , a pH which can apply to most normal garden soil conditions, . All plants need light to allow the photosynthesis process of converting carbon dioxide to growth sugars to take place. Some plants need more sun-light than others. For this plant those sunlight conditions are well described as … Full sun to partial shade

We are often asked about plants for humming bird attraction. Unfortunately Sarcococca ruscifolia does not attract these beautiful hummingbird, sunbird or nectar feeding varieties of garden birds

Impressive Autumn foliage display is not shown by Sarcococca ruscifolia so look for an alternative plant for pleasing Fall leaf properties

Sarcococca ruscifolia fragrant sarcococca is not known as a butterfly attracting plant

Sarcococca ruscifolia | Fragrant Sarcococca is a deciduous plant which means it loses its leaves in Autumn or Fall. Deciduous trees should not be planted close to water features or fish ponds.

Almost all plants grown in gardens need to be fed using fertilzer in order to see them at their best. For this plant the suggested fertilizer program would be based upon … Typical mix of: 3 parts Nitrogen (N), 2 parts Phosphorous (P) and 3 parts Potassium (K for Latin name Kalium).

Sarcococca ruscifolia has faint sweet flowers. Fragrant sarcococca can survive cold winter nights that go as low as 0° Fahrenheit. Full sun to partial shade is needed for this plant to do its best. It needs soil that is dry.

Sarcococca ruscifolia will under good growing conditions survive and prosper between 5 and20 years.

Sarcococca ruscifolia is a woody perennial. Fragrant sarcococca is deciduous in nature.

Flowers of the plant Sarcococca ruscifolia have a smell of scented and in terms of a broad classification could be described as … Faintly sweet | Faint

This specimen plant will normally never grow higher than 6' feet will have an overall spread somewhere between ... not specified on this plants page

"The Fragrant Garden.  A book about sweet scented flowers and leaves", Louise Beebe Wilder, Dover Publications, New York, 1974.  Originally published as "The Fragrant Path", Louise Beebe Wilder, 1932, The Macmillan Company.

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