Sarcococca ruscifolia: Country Or Region Of Origin
China
Plant Profile: Sarcococca ruscifolia
Names
Fragrant Sarcococca
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
Attributes
Fruit
Round red fruit, persists into winter
Red/Burgundy
Flowers
Leaves
Lustrous dark green leaves
Green
Simple
Alternate
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
Piedmont
7b
8b
8a
9a
9b
Stem
Landscape
Sarcococca ruscifolia Image Gallery
Sarcococca ruscifolia Attributes
Sarcococca ruscifolia Fruit
Sarcococca ruscifolia: Fruit Description
Round red fruit, persists into winter
Sarcococca ruscifolia: Fruit Color
Red/Burgundy
Sarcococca ruscifolia Flowers
Sarcococca ruscifolia: Flower Description
Fragrant milky white flowers
Sarcococca ruscifolia: Flower Color
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
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
7b
8a
8b
9a
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
