Purple Stem sweet box
Sarcococca hookeriana 'Purple Stem'
RHS AGM 2012
USDA zones6 to 8
SunHandles partial sun or full shade
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
- Growth rate
- Slow
- Habit
- Dense
- Bloom season
- Spring
Garden uses
Notes
'Purple Stem' sweet box (Sarcococca hookeriana 'Purple Stem') is a shrub for borders, hedges, and shade gardens. It is hardy to USDA zone 6, or down to -10°F (-23°C). This plant likes part sun to full shade and average to moist soil. Deer tend to browse other plants first. It is evergreen and drought tolerant, and it grows slowly into a dense shape. It blooms in early to late spring.
Pairs well with Lenten rose, Lady fern, and First Frost hosta.