Sarcococca hookeriana var. digyna 'Purple Stem'
Sweet box 'Purple Stem', Himalayan sweet box 'Purple Stem'
Sarcococca Sarcococca
'Purple Stem' _ 'Purple Stem' has dark green slender pointed leaves and off-white flower tufts which sometimes set as black berries. The scent from the fairly insignificant flowers is sweet and strong.
Sarcococca hookeriana var. digyna 'Purple Stem' is: Evergreen
Flowers are sweetly fragrant.
Bushy
RHS AGM (Award of Garden Merit)
White, Insignificant or absent 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 'Purple Stem' (Sweet box 'Purple Stem') will reach a height of 1.5m and a spread of 2.5m 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 'Purple Stem'
Sweet box 'Purple Stem', Himalayan sweet box 'Purple Stem'
Sarcococca Sarcococca
'Purple Stem' _ 'Purple Stem' has dark green slender pointed leaves and off-white flower tufts which sometimes set as black berries. The scent from the fairly insignificant flowers is sweet and strong.
Garden origin
Evergreen
Flowers are sweetly fragrant.
Bushy
RHS AGM (Award of Garden Merit)
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White, Insignificant or absent 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 'Purple Stem' (Sweet box 'Purple Stem') will reach a height of 1.5m and a spread of 2.5m 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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