Sweetshrub, Carolina Allspice

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The Sweetshrub or Carolina Allspice is a native to the eastern United States. The brownish red 1-2” flowers open in April and have a fruity fragrance that is a mix of melons, strawberries, pineapples, and bananas. Leaves are large at 4-6 inches long and 2-3 inches wide. In the summer, they are a shiny dark green on top with an underside of gray green before they turn to a golden yellow in fall. Brown urn shaped seed pods form in the fall and continue into winter.

Calycanthus floridus

The Sweetshrub or Carolina Allspice is a native to the eastern United States. The brownish red 1-2” flowers open in April and have a fruity fragrance that is a mix of melons, strawberries, pineapples, and bananas. Leaves are large at 4-6 inches long and 2-3 inches wide. In the summer, they are a shiny dark green on top with an underside of gray green before they turn to a golden yellow in fall. Brown urn shaped seed pods form in the fall and continue into winter.

 

  • Insect and disease resistant
  • Spreads by growing new shoots (suckers)
  • Plant where you can enjoy the flowery fragrance
Weight 7 lbs
Dimensions 6 × 6 × 38 in
Size

2' Lt. Br.

Botanical Name

Calycanthus floridus

Shape

Rounded

Growth Rate

Slow to Moderate

Mature Height

6’-10’

Mature Width

6’-12’

Sunlight

Partial Shade to Full Sun

Soil

Moist, Well-drained

Hardiness Zones

4-9

Quantity

Single, 5 Pack

Does Not Ship To

AZ, CA, ID, OR, UT