Sarcococca orientalis: Fruit Description
Shiny
Plant Profile: Sarcococca orientalis
Names
Oriental Sarcococca
Phonetic Spelling:sar-koh-KOH-kah or-ee-en-TAY-liss
Genus:Sarcococca
Species:orientalis
Family:Buxaceae
This plant is drought-resistant and can produce suckers that create a colony. It has a growth rate that ranges from slow to moderate and is notably resilient against deer damage.
Sarcococca orientalis Feature Summary
Sarcococca orientalis Image Gallery
Tags
#evergreen
#deer resistant
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Sarcococca orientalis Feature Summary
Fruit
Shiny
Black
Flowers
Leaves
Lustrous dark green leaves
Green
Simple
Alternate
1-3 inches
Leathery
Whole Plant Traits
Cultural Conditions
Partial Shade (Direct sunlight only part of the day, 2-6 hours)
Deep shade (Less than 2 hours to no direct sunlight)
Good Drainage
Coastal
Mountains
Piedmont
6a
6b
7a
7b
8b
8a
Stem
Landscape
Sarcococca orientalis Image Gallery
Sarcococca orientalis Fruit
Sarcococca orientalis: Fruit Color
Black
Sarcococca orientalis Flowers
Sarcococca orientalis: Flower Description
Fragrant
Sarcococca orientalis: Flower Color
White
Sarcococca orientalis: Flower Bloom Time
Winter
Spring
Summer
Fall
Sarcococca orientalis: Flower Size
1-3 inches
3-6 inches
< 1 inch
> 6 inches
Sarcococca orientalis Leaves
Sarcococca orientalis: Leaf Description
Lustrous dark green leaves
Sarcococca orientalis: Leaf Color
Green
Sarcococca orientalis: Leaf Type
Compound (Pinnately , Bipinnately, Palmately)
Fronds
Needles
Sheath
Simple
Sarcococca orientalis: Leaf Arrangement
Alternate
Opposite
Other/more complex
Rosulate
Whorled
Sarcococca orientalis: Hairs Present
No
Yes
Sarcococca orientalis: Leaf Length
< 1 inch
1-3 inches
3-6 inches
> 6 inches
Sarcococca orientalis: Leaf Feel
Fleshy
Glossy
Leathery
Papery
Prickly
Rough
Rubbery
Slippery
Smooth
Soft
Velvety
Waxy
Sarcococca orientalis Whole Plant Traits
Sarcococca orientalis: Plant Type
Annual
Bulb
Carnivorous
Edible
Epiphyte
Fern
Ground Cover
Herb
Herbaceous Perennial
Houseplant
Mushroom
Native Plant
Ornamental Grasses and Sedges
Perennial
Poisonous
Rose
Shrub
Succulent
Tree
Turfgrass
Vegetable
Vine
Water Plant
Weed
Wildflower
Sarcococca orientalis: Habit/Form
Arching
Ascending
Broad
Cascading
Climbing
Clumping
Columnar
Conical
Creeping
Dense
Erect
Horizontal
Irregular
Mounding
Multi-stemmed
Multi-trunked
Open
Oval
Prostrate
Pyramidal
Rounded
Spreading
Vase
Weeping
Sarcococca orientalis: Texture
Fine
Medium
Coarse
Sarcococca orientalis Cultural Conditions
Sarcococca orientalis: Light
Dappled Sunlight (Shade through upper canopy all day)
Deep shade (Less than 2 hours to no direct sunlight)
Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
Partial Shade (Direct sunlight only part of the day, 2-6 hours)
Sarcococca orientalis: Soil Drainage
Frequent Standing Water
Good Drainage
Moist
Occasional Flooding
Occasionally Dry
Occasionally Wet
Very Dry
Sarcococca orientalis: NC Region
Coastal
Mountains
Piedmont
Sarcococca orientalis: USDA Plant Hardiness Zone
6a
6b
7a
7b
8a
8b
Sarcococca orientalis Stem
Sarcococca orientalis: Stem Is Aromatic
No
Yes
Sarcococca orientalis Landscape
Sarcococca orientalis: Resistance To Challenges
Black Walnut
Compaction
Deer
Diseases
Drought
Dry Soil
Erosion
Fire
Foot Traffic
Heat
Heavy Shade
Humidity
Insect Pests
Pollution
Poor Soil
Rabbits
Salt
Slugs
Squirrels
Storm damage
Urban Conditions
Voles
Wet Soil
Wind
