Other common names fragrant sweet box Family Buxaceae Genus Sarcococca are compact, sometimes suckering evergreen shrubs with simple, leathery leaves and tiny, fragrant creamy-white flowers in winter or spring, followed by red, purple or black berries which may persist into the following winter Details S. ruscifolia is a small, slow-growing, evergreen shrub with glossy, oval leaves andsmall, fragrant, creamy-white flowers inwinter followed by dark red berries Plant range C China |