Scientific Name
Calycanthus floridus

Common Name
Sweet shrub; Sweet Betsy, Carolina allspice

Hardiness Zones: 4-9
Habit: Deciduous
Exposure: Sun to partial shade; range of soil types
Height: 6 to 9'
Flower/Fruit: Maroon to dark rusty brown flowers with a variable fragrance (strong to none)
Comments: Yellow fall foliage; stems and leaves are fragrant; can colonize to form a clump; care free plant
Cultivars: Athens (yellow green flowers); Katherine (yellow flowers); Edith Wilder (fragrant)
 

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