Sarcococca orientalis Rock Garden Plants Just above the foliage

Just above the foliage

pure white

the seed are ground to make coffee

Yucca 'Wilder's Wonderful' (from the late plantsman Bobby Wilder)

Sarcococca orientalis Rock Garden Plants Just above the foliageIf you like the boxwood relative sarcococca, you'll love Sarcococca orientalis. Sarcococca orientalis hails from low elevations (below 3,000') in southeast China, where it can be found along woodland streams. In the garden, Sarcococca orientalis forms a dense evergreen shrub to 5 tall x 7' wide (8 years). The green stems are clothed with 3" long glossy green leaves and adorned with small but insanely fragrant white flowers from January through March