gardengene wrote:

Hi all - finally decided to "delurk" Glad to find so many of you
with the same interests!

Has anyone had experience with this evergreen shrub? I'm intrigued by
it because of the wonderful fragrance it's supposed to give.
Apparently it can be used as either a hedge-type groundcover or shrub.
I'm interested in using it as a shrub, don't want it to "spread".

Anybody have any of these?

TIA, gardengene

I grow several species of Sarcococca, including this one. They all have a
wonderful and rather powerful fragance, made all the more appealing
because they bloom in late winter, typically December to February in my
area. S.humilis will only work as a groundcover - it is difficult to curb
its suckering nature. Other species may be more suitable to grow as a
single shrub - they all sucker but the dwarf sarcococca suckers more
readily and spreads further then other species.

pam - gardengal