Sarcococca orientalis Rock Garden Plants 9-17 leaflet leaf off to

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

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

Athyrium filix-femina is an easy-to-grow

Sarcococca orientalis Rock Garden Plants 9-17 leaflet leaf off toIf 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