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The variety Sarcococca hookeriana var. digyna is more slender with narrower leaves. The cultivar ‘Purple Stem’ has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit. [5] [6] It is fully hardy down to −15 °C (5 °F), but requires a sheltered position in full or partial shade. [5]
Sarcococca (sweet box or Christmas box) [1] [2] is a genus of 11 species of flowering plants in the box family Buxaceae, native to eastern and southeastern Asia and the Himalayas. They are slow-growing, monoecious , evergreen shrubs 1–2 m (3–7 ft) tall.
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Many species of Cotoneaster, such as C. apiculatus, are prostrate ornamentals, [7] as are the closely related Pyracanthas, and the humilis variant of sweetbox, Sarcococca hookeriana var. humilis. Heaths (Erica carnea and related species) and heathers (Calluna vulgaris) are prostrate shrubs often featured prominently in rock gardens. [8]
Iris hookeriana is a plant species in the genus Iris, it is also in the subgenus Iris and in the section Pseudoregelia. It is a rhizomatous perennial, from the Himalayan mountains of India and Pakistan. It has long pale green or yellow green leaves, long slender stem and fragrant blue, purple or lilac flowers, that are mottled with a darker colour.
There are number (at least 30) of plants with specific name hookeri and hookeriana Many of them are named in honour of Joseph Dalton Hooker. Including; Banksia hookeriana, Grevillea hookeriana, Iris hookeriana, Polygonatum hookeri, Tainia hookeriana, orchid species in Southern Taiwan.and Sarcococca hookeriana. [64] [65]
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Seringia hookeriana is a species of flowering plant in the mallow family and is endemic to Queenland. It is a compact suckering shrub with rusty-hairy new growth, oblong leaves and deep purple flowers arranged in groups of 2 to 4.