Scientific Name
Illicum flordanum

Common Name
Florida anise tree

Hardiness Zones: 7-9
Habit: Evergreen
Exposure: Partial shade; average to moist soil
Height: 10'
Flower/Fruit: Maroon to red star shaped flowers in late spring
Comments: Fragrant foliage; foliage and fruit are poisonous to livestock; not native to North Carolina
Cultivars: I. floridanum var. alba (white flowers); Hally's Comet
 

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