Sarcococca orientalis Rock Garden Plants and other North American asters

and other North American asters to be distant cousins instead of brothers and sisters

the seed are ground to make coffee

the deer-resistant clump is adorned with dark blue hummingbird feeding flowers

9-17 leaflet leaf off to the side

pure white

Sarcococca orientalis Rock Garden Plants and other North American astersIf you like the boxwood relative sarcococca, you'll love Sarcococca orientalis. Sarcococca orientalis hails from low elevations (below 3,000') in southeast China, where it can be found along woodland streams. In the garden, Sarcococca orientalis forms a dense evergreen shrub to 5 tall x 7' wide (8 years). The green stems are clothed with 3" long glossy green leaves and adorned with small but insanely fragrant white flowers from January through March