Eastern Sweetshrub, Carolina Allspice, Sweet Shrub, Strawberry Shrub
Valued for the sweet, fruity fragrance of its flowers, Calycanthus floridus (Carolina Allspice) is a dense, rounded, well-branched deciduous shrub boasting a profusion of dark red flowers, 2 in. wide (5 cm), somewhat resembling magnolia blossoms, from mid-spring to mid-summer. Rich with a wonderful fragrance, a mix of melons, strawberries, pineapples, and bananas, the blossoms are produced in abundance at the ends of short branchlets. They give way to urn-shaped fruits which mature to brown in fall and persist throughout the winter. The shiny foliage of dark green oval leaves, with gracefully and elegantly pointed tips and lighter gray-green underside, consistently turns an attractive golden-yellow in fall. Carolina Allspice is very resistant to disease and insect problems. It has a prolific suckering habit, adapts to many soils, and grows taller in shaded places.
Hardiness |
4 - 9 |
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Heat Zones |
1 - 9 |
Climate Zones | 3, 3A, 3B, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17 |
Plant Type | Shrubs |
Plant Family | Calycanthaceae |
Genus | Calycanthus |
Common names | Sweetshrub, Carolina Allspice |
Exposure | Full Sun, Partial Sun |
Season of Interest | Spring (Mid, Late), Summer (Early, Mid, Late), Fall |
Height | 6' - 10' (180cm - 3m) |
Spread | 6' - 12' (180cm - 3.7m) |
Spacing | 120" - 144" (3m - 3.7m) |
Maintenance | Low |
Water Needs | Average |
Soil Type | Clay, Loam |
Soil pH | Acid, Neutral |
Soil Drainage | Moist but Well-Drained, Well-Drained |
Characteristics | Dried Arrangements, Cut Flowers, Fragrant, Showy |
Native Plants | United States, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Delaware, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Southeast, Northeast, Midwest, Illinois, Ohio, Tennessee, South Carolina, West Virginia, Virginia, Florida, Alabama, Georgia, North Carolina, Mississippi, Louisiana, Kentucky |
Tolerance | Deer, Clay Soil, Wet Soil |
Garden Uses | Beds And Borders |
Garden Styles | Prairie and Meadow, Informal and Cottage |
Hardiness |
4 - 9 |
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Heat Zones |
1 - 9 |
Climate Zones | 3, 3A, 3B, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17 |
Plant Type | Shrubs |
Plant Family | Calycanthaceae |
Genus | Calycanthus |
Common names | Sweetshrub, Carolina Allspice |
Exposure | Full Sun, Partial Sun |
Season of Interest | Spring (Mid, Late), Summer (Early, Mid, Late), Fall |
Height | 6' - 10' (180cm - 3m) |
Spread | 6' - 12' (180cm - 3.7m) |
Spacing | 120" - 144" (3m - 3.7m) |
Maintenance | Low |
Water Needs | Average |
Soil Type | Clay, Loam |
Soil pH | Acid, Neutral |
Soil Drainage | Moist but Well-Drained, Well-Drained |
Characteristics | Dried Arrangements, Cut Flowers, Fragrant, Showy |
Native Plants | United States, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Delaware, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Southeast, Northeast, Midwest, Illinois, Ohio, Tennessee, South Carolina, West Virginia, Virginia, Florida, Alabama, Georgia, North Carolina, Mississippi, Louisiana, Kentucky |
Tolerance | Deer, Clay Soil, Wet Soil |
Garden Uses | Beds And Borders |
Garden Styles | Prairie and Meadow, Informal and Cottage |
How many Calycanthus floridus (Carolina Allspice) do I need for my garden?
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