Sarcococca saligna Brookgreen Gardens and ample water

and ample water

each compound leaf composed of seven to thirteen softly pointed leaflets whose netted veining gives the species the name reticulata

and avoid high-pH soils

cut into three to five sharp

Commonly called the African iris or fortnight lily

Sarcococca saligna Brookgreen Gardens and ample waterUpright wide spreading. evergreen shrub with distinctive willow like narrow leaves. Unlike but related to Boxwood. Dark purple to black fruit. This species from the western Himalayas is very little known and seldom available from nurseries in the U. S. Perhaps a bit less cold hardy than some of the other Sarcococca species but a good plant for shady garden areas in the Deep South.