Sweet box plants (Sarcococca)
Sweet box plants are a small group of bushy evergreen shrubs with glossy, wavy foliage, pale on the underside. They produce dainty, sweetly scented, creamy white flowers in winter followed by glossy red, purple or black berries, perfect for adding colour and interest in the colder months of the year. Sweet box has a bushy growth habit reaching around 2 metres tall by 1-1.5 metres wide. Native to China, it is well suited to informal cottage-style gardens, banks and slopes, ground cover and in low maintenance borders. Grows best in a sheltered spot in full sun or partial shade and will succeed in any moist yet well drained soil.