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Yellow sarcococca

RedSquirrelAbroadRedSquirrelAbroad Posts: 74
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I “rescued” this Sarcococca Confusa from a garden centre and planted it up in this pot, I know it’s supposed to be dark green not yellow in leaf but am hoping a little TLC will do the trick. It’s got plenty of flowers and some berries too. Has anyone had one that went yellow and is this a sign that something is wrong? 


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  • K67K67 Posts: 2,507
    My fatsia  turns yellow with too much sun don't know if that's your problem, they are plants for shade. Also in a pot it will need a bit more tlc than if planted in the border.
  • RedSquirrelAbroadRedSquirrelAbroad Posts: 74
    Thanks @K67 It was in a greenhouse in the garden centre. Possibly it was too bright for it in there. Here, it's in a shady and sheltered spot by my back door. I only bought it a few days ago, so I hope it recovers well.
  • Papi JoPapi Jo Posts: 3,853
    Sarcococcas love the shade and hate the sun. Where did you place yours?


    You are invited to a virtual visit of my garden (in English or in French).
  • LiriodendronLiriodendron Posts: 8,024
    It might benefit from a good feed in the spring...
    Since 2019 I've lived in east Clare, in the west of Ireland.
  • RedSquirrelAbroadRedSquirrelAbroad Posts: 74
    Papi Jo said:
    Sarcococcas love the shade and hate the sun. Where did you place yours?


    Shady back terrace, just gets a bit of morning sun (though none now in winter). My garden is generally quite shady, so if it does well here I may try some other varieties too.
  • RedSquirrelAbroadRedSquirrelAbroad Posts: 74
    Liriodendron said:
    It might benefit from a good feed in the spring...
    Good idea. Will do that.
  • Papi JoPapi Jo Posts: 3,853
    It's a real shrub and would probably fare better planted in the ground rather than in a container. Here are some photos of mine.




    You are invited to a virtual visit of my garden (in English or in French).
  • RedSquirrelAbroadRedSquirrelAbroad Posts: 74
    They look great @Papi Jo and a good combo with the heather. I see you have one with red berries too, a different variety? 

    I will probably plant it out in the spring, the idea was to have it in a pot by the back door to enjoy the scent this winter. 
  • Papi JoPapi Jo Posts: 3,853
    RedSquirrelAbroad said:
    They look great @Papi Jo and a good combo with the heather. I see you have one with red berries too, a different variety? 
    Nope. The berries are green then red and finally black!
    You are invited to a virtual visit of my garden (in English or in French).
  • IamweedyIamweedy Posts: 1,364
    Mine has been in the  garden for about 2 yrs. It has very little perfume .What interested me was a post on about this from 2015 . Many people said they could  not get very much perfume at all and mine is yellowing.



    'You must have some bread with it me duck!'

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