It’s January, and
winter is in full swing up here in the northern hemisphere. Which means every time
I step out my back door I am greeted, nay assailed by the heady fragrance of my
Sarcoccoa confusa bush. This
evergreen delight is planted near my front door, but the scent wafts completely
around the house on the air currents to perfume my back yard too. Follow this link to my previously published work for its particulars.
As I walk around
my city’s neighborhoods I find it everywhere by following the fragrance as it
ebbs and flows across my path. It is in full bloom now and will soon be
followed by Daphne odora (Winter
Daphne), then after that Skimmia japonica,
all of which will keep you in a sweet-scented state of enchantment through
March.
So here’s a heads
up…if you live in the Pacific Northwest, get to your local nursery now. Sarcoccoa will be blooming and for sale,
ready and waiting to be added to your garden.
Oh, and a BONUS! Hummingbirds sip of it's nectar daily and honey bees take full advantage of its pollen and nectar offerings when the temperatures are mild. I see both on mine.
Oh, and a BONUS! Hummingbirds sip of it's nectar daily and honey bees take full advantage of its pollen and nectar offerings when the temperatures are mild. I see both on mine.
In bloom in my garden today: Cyclamen coum
(spring), Galanthus elwesii (snow drops), crocus, primrose, Sarcococca confusa,
Heath (Erica carnea ‘springwood white’), hellebore
Author’s photo
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