Sorry I meant members name Dovefromabove. Doves plant is Sarcococca confusa. How is that for confusing As opposed to the one we grow with the narrower leaf which is Sarcococca hookeriana. Apologies.
I am so rubbish at gardening tbh but I did watch a you tube video on how to prepare soil to make it free draining . I too have Sarroccas confusa rare dragons gate Xmas box and one starting with r don’t remember name they in pots still from last year but they in bloom. They need no sun and they thrive I bought shade sheets to provide this as they woodland shrubs or they burn. I preped my soul by tilling over grass then laid gypsum manure soil added 1 kg of worms and left frost snow last winter and worms to dig in in spring I added gritty sand perlite soil.and coveted with bark. I have heavy clay soil thst is now easy to dig and joy to plant in it WAS hard work slow and costly but now I enjoy benefits as I know my expensive plant investment won’t have wet feet as grit will drain it away. Hope this helps
It is incomplete but there is still a lot of information. The introduction page does a lot to help identify what to look for in identification. Bery colour etc. Hope it helps a bit if you have time to look through.
Nice Daphnes hotchocolatelover..
@Lizzie27 . Ours are, one in deep shade, a couple in partial shade, including two in pots that get moved around and repotted (overdue again!). All in flower, sorry no idea why yours would not.
I do not think you would do a beginners mistake and chop all the flowering shoots off. The whole things flower from one end to the other. But, just a thought, very old stems tend not to be productive. Maybe check up on pruning? Good Luck
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Doves plant is Sarcococca confusa.
How is that for confusing
As opposed to the one we grow with the narrower leaf which is Sarcococca hookeriana.
Apologies.
It is the National Collection of Sarcococca.
https://www.sarcococca.org.uk/introduction/
It is incomplete but there is still a lot of information. The introduction page does a lot to help identify what to look for in identification. Bery colour etc.
Hope it helps a bit if you have time to look through.
Nice Daphnes hotchocolatelover..
@Lizzie27 . Ours are, one in deep shade, a couple in partial shade, including two in pots that get moved around and repotted (overdue again!).
All in flower, sorry no idea why yours would not.
I do not think you would do a beginners mistake and chop all the flowering shoots off.
The whole things flower from one end to the other.
But, just a thought, very old stems tend not to be productive. Maybe check up on pruning?
Good Luck
i now want to get more....