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Sweet Box
Sarcococca hookeriana
Sweet Box is a slow-growing perennial, hardy in USDA zones 6-8, that matures to about 4-5 ft × 5-6 ft. It does best in part shade and full shade with medium water needs in well-drained and moist soil. Expect white blooms in spring. It stands up well to deer.
- USDA zones
- 6-8
- Sun
- Part shade, Full shade
- Water
- Medium
- Mature size
- 4-5 ft × 5-6 ft
- Growth rate
- Slow
- Maintenance
- Medium
- Soil
- Well-drained, Moist
- Bloom color
- White
- Bloom season
- Spring
- Tough against
- Deer
- Native to
- Southeastern Tibet to eastern Himalayas
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