Sarcococca hookeriana var. digyna Crinkle leaf
Sweet box Crinkle leaf, Himalayan sweet box Crinkle leaf
Sarcococca Sarcococca
Crinkle leaf _ Crinkle is a compact, suckering, thicket-forming, evergreen shrub with dark purple stems bearing narrowly lance-shaped, wrinkled, mid- to dark green leaves and clusters of small, fragrant, pink-flushed, white flowers in winter followed by blue-black fruit.
Sarcococca hookeriana var. digyna Crinkle leaf is: Evergreen
Flowers are sweetly fragrant.
Suckering
White in Winter
Dark-green in All seasons
Generally pest free.
Generally disease free.
Pruning group 8.
Semi-hardwood cuttings
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Sarcococca hookeriana var. digyna Crinkle leaf (Sweet box Crinkle leaf) will reach a height of 1.5m and a spread of 2m after 5-10 years.
Banks and Slopes, Cottage/Informal, Ground Cover, Low Maintenance, Resistant to pollution, Woodland, Foliage only, Drought Tolerant
Grow in moderately fertile, moist but well drained, humus-rich soil in deep or partial shade. If soil remains moist during summer, it will tolerate a sunny position. Pollution and drought tolerant.
Chalky, Clay, Loamy, Sandy (will tolerate most soil types)
Moist but well-drained, Well-drained
Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
Partial Shade, Full Shade
North, South, East, West
Sheltered
Hardy (H4)
Sarcococca hookeriana var. digyna Crinkle leaf
Sweet box Crinkle leaf, Himalayan sweet box Crinkle leaf
Sarcococca Sarcococca
Crinkle leaf _ Crinkle is a compact, suckering, thicket-forming, evergreen shrub with dark purple stems bearing narrowly lance-shaped, wrinkled, mid- to dark green leaves and clusters of small, fragrant, pink-flushed, white flowers in winter followed by blue-black fruit.
Garden origin
Evergreen
Flowers are sweetly fragrant.
Suckering
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White in Winter
Dark-green in All seasons
Generally pest free.
Generally disease free.
Pruning group 8.
Semi-hardwood cuttings
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Sarcococca hookeriana var. digyna Crinkle leaf (Sweet box Crinkle leaf) will reach a height of 1.5m and a spread of 2m after 5-10 years.
Banks and Slopes, Cottage/Informal, Ground Cover, Low Maintenance, Resistant to pollution, Woodland, Foliage only, Drought Tolerant
Grow in moderately fertile, moist but well drained, humus-rich soil in deep or partial shade. If soil remains moist during summer, it will tolerate a sunny position. Pollution and drought tolerant.
Chalky, Clay, Loamy, Sandy (will tolerate most soil types)
Moist but well-drained, Well-drained
Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
Partial Shade, Full Shade
North, South, East, West
Sheltered
Hardy (H4)
Zone 9, Zone 8, Zone 7, Zone 6
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Light: | Partial Shade, Full Shade | Tell us... |
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