Plant Profile: Sarcococca ruscifolia

Names

Fragrant Sarcococca

  • Photo of Sarcococca ruscifolia (Sarcococca ruscifolias)

Phonetic Spelling:sar-koh-KOH-kah rus-kih-FOH-lee-uh

Genus:Sarcococca

Species:ruscifolia

Family:Buxaceae

This plant is drought-resistant and, while it may not withstand cold temperatures as well as certain other sarcococca varieties, it exhibits a slow to moderate growth rate. Additionally, it shows a strong resilience against deer damage.

Sarcococca ruscifolia Feature Summary

Sarcococca ruscifolia Image Gallery

Tags

#evergreen
#deer resistant

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Sarcococca ruscifolia Feature Summary

Fruit
Round red fruit, persists into winter
Red/Burgundy
Flowers
Fragrant milky white flowers
Leaves
Lustrous dark green leaves
Leathery
Whole Plant Traits
Rounded
Irregular
Medium
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
Piedmont

Sarcococca ruscifolia Attributes

Sarcococca ruscifolia: Country Or Region Of Origin

China

Sarcococca ruscifolia Fruit

Sarcococca ruscifolia: Fruit Description

Round red fruit, persists into winter

Sarcococca ruscifolia: Fruit Color

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Red/Burgundy

Sarcococca ruscifolia Flowers

Sarcococca ruscifolia: Flower Description

Fragrant milky white flowers

Sarcococca ruscifolia: Flower Color

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White

Sarcococca ruscifolia: Flower Bloom Time

Winter
Spring
Summer
Fall

Sarcococca ruscifolia Leaves

Sarcococca ruscifolia: Leaf Description

Lustrous dark green leaves

Sarcococca ruscifolia: Leaf Color

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Green

Sarcococca ruscifolia: Leaf Type

Compound (Pinnately , Bipinnately, Palmately)
Fronds
Needles
Sheath
Simple

Sarcococca ruscifolia: Leaf Arrangement

Alternate
Opposite
Other/more complex
Rosulate
Whorled

Sarcococca ruscifolia: Hairs Present

No
Yes

Sarcococca ruscifolia: Leaf Feel

Fleshy
Glossy
Leathery
Papery
Prickly
Rough
Rubbery
Slippery
Smooth
Soft
Velvety
Waxy

Sarcococca ruscifolia Whole Plant Traits

Sarcococca ruscifolia: 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 ruscifolia: 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 ruscifolia: Texture

Fine
Medium
Coarse

Sarcococca ruscifolia Cultural Conditions

Sarcococca ruscifolia: 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 ruscifolia: Soil Drainage

Frequent Standing Water
Good Drainage
Moist
Occasional Flooding
Occasionally Dry
Occasionally Wet
Very Dry

Sarcococca ruscifolia: NC Region

Coastal
Mountains
Piedmont

Sarcococca ruscifolia: USDA Plant Hardiness Zone

thermostat
7b
thermostat
8a
thermostat
8b
thermostat
9a
thermostat
9b

Sarcococca ruscifolia Stem

Sarcococca ruscifolia: Stem Is Aromatic

No
Yes

Sarcococca ruscifolia Landscape

Sarcococca ruscifolia: 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