Dragon Gate fragrant sweet box
Sarcococca ruscifolia 'Dragon Gate'
RHS AGM 2012
USDA zones7 to 9
SunHandles full sun or partial sun or full shade
WaterHandles dry to moist soil
Size2 to 4 feet tall2 to 3 feet wide
- Growth rate
- Slow
- Habit
- Dense
- Bloom season
- Spring, winter
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Dragon Gate' fragrant sweet box (Sarcococca ruscifolia 'Dragon Gate') is a shrub for borders, hedges, shade gardens, and foundation plantings. It is hardy to USDA zone 7, or down to 0°F (-18°C). This plant likes full sun to full shade and dry to moist soil. It is dense, evergreen, and slow growing, with fragrant blooms in winter and spring. Birds visit it. It sits low on the menu for deer.
Pairs well with Sasanqua camellia, Mondo grass, and Spurge.