George Hudson spots witch-hazel in bloom
(Picture: George Hudson)A January walk through London might be punctuated by an unexpected sweet floral scent. This likely comes from a rather inconspicuous evergreen plant called sweet box, or Sarcococca.
Native to India and China, where it grows in the shadows of larger trees, it also grows very well under the deep shade of London’s plane trees and is dotted throughout the parks and gardens of the capital.
