Sarcococca orientalis Rock Garden Plants the deer-resistant clump is adorned

the deer-resistant clump is adorned with dark blue hummingbird feeding flowers

Cut to the ground in spring

Epimedium dewuense was named in 2003 and first introduced to cultivation by Darrell Probst in 2006

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

9-17 leaflet leaf off to the side

Sarcococca orientalis Rock Garden Plants the deer-resistant clump is adornedIf 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