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 |
|---|---|
| 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 | Carolina Allspice, Sweetshrub |
| 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, Connecticut, Delaware, Massachusetts, Maryland, Northeast, Midwest, Southeast, Illinois, Ohio, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia, Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky |
| Tolerance | Deer, Clay Soil, Wet Soil |
| Garden Uses | Beds And Borders |
| Garden Styles | Informal and Cottage, Prairie and Meadow |
| Hardiness |
4 - 9 |
|---|---|
| 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 | Carolina Allspice, Sweetshrub |
| 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, Connecticut, Delaware, Massachusetts, Maryland, Northeast, Midwest, Southeast, Illinois, Ohio, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia, Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky |
| Tolerance | Deer, Clay Soil, Wet Soil |
| Garden Uses | Beds And Borders |
| Garden Styles | Informal and Cottage, Prairie and Meadow |
How many Calycanthus floridus (Carolina Allspice) do I need for my garden?
| Plant | Quantity | |
|---|---|---|
| Calycanthus floridus (Carolina Allspice) | N/A | Buy Plants |
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