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Sarcococca hookeriana var. digyna
Sweet Box

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DERIVATION
hookeriana - named for Sir William Jackson Hooker, 19th century botany professor
digyna - Two women; referring to two carpels
FAMILY Buxaceae (Boxwood Family)  Other Plants in the Boxwood Family
HABIT Shrub
GROWTH FORM Spreading
RANGE China
LEAF TYPE Evergreen
FLOWERS White
FRUIT Blue (Blue-black)
HARDINESS USDA Zone 5 (Coldest zone where hardy)
SOIL Dry
SUN REQUIREMENTS Partial shade | Shade
COMMON NAME(S) Sweet Box
SYNONYMS Sarcococca hookeriana var. humilis Sarcococca humilis

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