Sarcococca orientalis Rock Garden Plants and other North American asters

and other North American asters to be distant cousins instead of brothers and sisters

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

9-17 leaflet leaf off to the side

The 5' wide clump is topped with near-white flowers on 36" tall scapes in late spring

3' long x 1" wide

Sarcococca orientalis Rock Garden Plants and other North American astersIf 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