| Common Name: |
Sweet Shrub |
| Scientific Name: |
Calycanthus floridus |
| Other Name(s): |
Aka Carolina Allspice, Eastern Sweetshrub, Strawberry Shrub, Bubby Bush, Sweet Betsy, Florida Spice Bush, Flori |
| Category: |
Shrub |
| Habit: |
Deciduous |
| Bloom Color: |
Brown to reddish-brown flowers |
| Bloom Size: |
2 in. across; bloom at the ends of short branchlets |
| Bloom Season: |
Spring to summer |
| Fruit Description: |
Flowers give way to brownish, urn-shaped fruits (seed capsules) which mature in fall and persist throughout the winter |
| Fragrance: |
Highly fragrant flowers |
| Foliage Description: |
Lustrous, dark green (pale beneath), ovate to elliptic leaves to 6 in. long turn golden yellow in fall. Leaves are aromatic when bruised |
| Height of Plant: |
6-10 ft. |
| Spread of Plant: |
6-12 ft. |
| Hardiness: |
USDA Zones 4 - 9 |
| Light Requirements: |
Full sun to part shade |
| Water Usage: |
Medium |
| Soil Type: |
Easily grown in average, medium, well-drained soil |
| Native Range: |
Southeastern United States |
| Propagation: |
Stem cuttings, layering, division, stolons and runners |
| Photographer: |
Jon Wooten |
| Location: |
Native Plant Garden |