Sarcococca humilis

continental : These plants prefer partially shady places, where they can be exposed to direct solar rays only in the evening or early morning hours.
The Sarcococca humilis Is pretty rustic, therefore it can be grown in the garden during the whole year; it can even bear short freezings.

alpine : Let's choose a partially shaded place for our plant, where it can be exposed to direct sunrays for a few hours a day.
The Sarcococca humilis is quite rustic, therefore during the hot months it is grown in the garden without needing protections.

mediterranean : Locate this plant in a partially shady place, where it can receive solar rays during the coolest hours of the day.
The Sarcococca humilis can stand the cold, therefore it can be planted in the garden.

continental : Watering during this period of the year must be frequent and regular; let’s irrigate at least every 1-2 weeks with 1-2 buckets of water, watering more often during the hottest days of the year.

alpine : During the summer these plants need regular and abundant watering, to be done every 2-3 weeks, waiting for the ground to dry between an irrigation and another. The recommended doses are 0-1 buckets of water.

mediterranean : Let’s irrigate the the Sarcococca humilis every 0-1 weeks, always waiting for the soil to be dry before wetting it again with 2-3 buckets of water.

Fertilization Sarcococca humilis : During the summer period usually it isn’t necessary to fertilize shrubs; when planting newly, let’s remember to add a slow release granular fertilizer, or mature manure to the ground. Let’s also check for symptoms of nutritional lacking, to correct with specific fertilizations.