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Hardiness Zone: 6-8
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Mature Height: 1-2 Feet
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Mature Spread: 2-4 Feet
Buy Himalayan Sweet Box online. Himalayan Sweet Box is a great groundcover for the shade garden! The polished appearance of the dark green leaves create a clean-looking uniform appearance. Fragrant white flowers are followed by blue-black fruit. This plant is tolerant of dry shade and urban conditions that thrive with little care.
Family: Buxaceae
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Common Name: Sweet Box
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HIMALAYAN SWEET BOX Plant Characteristics
Bark Color*
| • | Brown |
Bark Type*
| • | Smooth |
Brand*
| • | Pennsylvania Gold Medal Award Winners |
Cultural Information*
| • | Leaf Scorch – Moderate Resistance |
| • | Leaf Spot – High Resistance |
| • | Powdery Mildew – High Resistance |
| • | Root Rot – Moderate Resistance |
Flower Color*
| • | Creamy White |
| • | White |
Flower Type*
| • | Fragrant |
Fruit Type*
| • | Non-Edible Fruit |
Growth Habit*
| • | Compact Growing |
Leaf Color Fall*
| • | Green |
Leaf Color Spring*
| • | Green |
Leaf Color Summer*
| • | Green |
Leaf Color Winter*
| • | Dark Green |
| • | Green |
Leaf Type*
| • | Evergreen |
Nature Assets*
| • | Attracts Bees |
| • | Attracts Butterflies |
| • | Deer Resistant |
Plant Type*
| • | Shrub |
Preferred Planting Season*
| • | Fall Planting |
| • | Spring Planting |
| • | Summer Planting |
Preferred Soil Conditions*
| • | Average |
| • | Drought Tolerant |
| • | Moist |
| • | Prefers Low pH (Acidic Soils) |
| • | Tolerates High pH (Alkaline Soils) |
| • | Tolerates Low pH (Acidic Soils) |
| • | Well-Drained |
Propagation Methods*
| • | Cuttings or Divisions |
Season of Interest*
| • | Early Spring |
| • | Fall |
| • | Late Spring/Early Summer |
| • | Late Summer/Early Autumn |
| • | Spring |
| • | Summer |
| • | Winter |
| • | Winter Flowering |
| • | Year-Round |
Sun Exposure*
| • | Prefers Dappled Shade in Northern States |
| • | Prefers Dappled Shade in Southern States |
Uses*
| • | Accent Plant |
| • | Border Plant |
| • | Landscape Specimen |
| • | Mass Planting |
| • | Near Water Gardens or Ponds |
| • | Under Power Lines |
| • | Understory Planting |
| • | Flowering |
Exposure (Short)
| • | Full Shade |













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