Da biste provjerili prisutnost ovog nepoželjnog gosta, možete provjeriti postoje li bijele mrlje na donjoj strani lišća. Sweet box is another good candidate for this treatment as it will thrive in any soil and in the densest shade. For these reasons, it is ideal for use as a building's foot warmer, easing the awkward visual transition from the vertical of a buildingto horizontal earth. The first choice for a difficult cornerin the garden, it is also one of the best forms for hedging, along with Sarcococca confusa as both are easily controlled by pruning hard after flowering.

As a ground cover, S. ruscifolia is especially useful, since it is untroubled by dry shade, or by soil that might otherwise be considered too acidic or too chalky. What it doesn’t appreciate are waterlogged conditions or sharp winds. Sarcococca ruscifolia var. chinensis ‘Dragon Gate’ Above: A more recent introduction, Sarcococca ruscifolia var. chinensis ‘Dragon Gate’, is considered a dwarf shrub at a height of roughly two feet. S. wallichii–a taller plant, up to 2m (6½ft), but only hardy in mild areas, where temperatures stay reliably above-5°C(23°F) Slugs and snails dislike Sarcococca so they are very happy grown against an old wall where other plants might well be devoured. Purple stems on the eponymous cultivar are more noticeable (arguably) than those on the plain-old S. hookeriana var. digyna. At any rate, the flushed stems and leaf midribs fade with maturity. Sarcococca ruscifolia var. chinensis Above: Red berries of Sarcococca ruscifolia var . chinensis.

Whole Plant Traits: Plant Type: Ground Cover Shrub Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics: Broadleaf Evergreen Habit/Form: Dense Rounded Spreading Growth Rate: Slow Maintenance: Medium Texture: Medium Tlo mora biti dobro drenirano kako bi se izbjeglo korijen proklinje. Dobro je što je vapnenastog ili blago alkalnog tipa, mekan i bogat humusom. Navodnjavanje Sada smo došli do Sarcococca Humilis , čije je puno ime zapravo sorta Sarcococca hookeriana Humilis. Dolazi iz planina Kine, pa je biljka naviknuta na hladne temperature. A lovely evergreen shrub with dark green leaves (also known as the Sweet Box). This plant produces delicate flowers between December and February that have a powerful honey-like fragrance. The heady perfume carries some distance so it is very welcoming in the drab days of winter. The White Christmas Box are easy to grow due to a number of factors; they are somewhat drought tolerant, fairly low growing at 60cm and they even make good shrubs for patio pots where the fragrance can be enjoyed. They are also superb as specimen plants, ground cover or low hedges when established (they can be pruned).

Sweet Box does best in organically rich, acidic, moist, well-drained soils in part shade to full shade with consistent moisture. Established plants have some drought tolerance and are cold hardy to about -10 F. You can prune the shrub in spring after flowering to maintain an attractive shape and desired height. Flowers: Flower Color: Pink White Flower Inflorescence: Insignificant Flower Value To Gardener: Fragrant Showy Flower Bloom Time: Winter Flower Shape: Tubular Flower Size: < 1 inch Flower Description: Pink-tinged white flowers are inconspicuous but sweetly scented, and blossom along the branches in midwinter, their scent is most noticeable during mild spells. Znate li sarkokoku ? Krenimo do otkrića svih dostupnih sorti i pobliže ga upoznajmo. Pogledajmo kada ga uzgajati i kako se brinuti o njemu uz naš praktični vodič.Kada sve biljke pređu u fazu mirovanja, ova biljka počinje opijati cijeli vrt slatkim mirisom svojih cvjetova. Upravo iz tog razloga, često ga nalazimo glavnim junakom ukrasnih živih ograda i granica. S. saligna–hardy in an average winter,but shorter at 1m (3¼ft), with arching stems, willow-like leaves and unscented white flowers Sweet Box is a shade-loving, evergreen, low shrub that matures to about 5 feet high and 6 feet wide. The plant spreads slowly by rhizomes to form a colony and does best in shady areas of the landscape. The dark green evergreen leaves provide an attractive winter interest with small, fragrant white flowers that bloom in the spring. Sweet box is drought tolerant, but leaves can lose their luster and become yellowish if grown in sun. It is particularly resistant to damage by deer. The genus name comes from the Greek words sarkos meaning flesh and kokkos meaning a berry in reference to the fleshy fruits. The species name honors Sir Joseph Hooker (1817-1911), a British botanist and explorer who was a director of Kew Gardens

Ova biljka zahtijeva često i redovito zalijevanje i u proljeće i u ljeto, osim kišnog razdoblja. Prije vrućine bilo bi poželjno malčirati . Na taj se način biljci može zajamčiti prava razina vlage. oplodnjaMože se koristiti i kao biljka pokrivača tla. Listovi su zeleni i kopljasti, bijeli cvjetovi teže ružičastom i cjevastom obliku. Plodovi su svijetli i sjajno crni. Prekrasno malo cvijeće Sarcococca Humilis