Botanical Name: Calycanthus floridus
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Common Name: Carolina Allspice  
Plant photo of: Calycanthus floridus
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Water Saving Tip:

Apply as little fertilizer as possible.

If you use fertilizer make sure it stays on the landscape, and carefully water it in so there is NO runoff.

  • Anatomy

  • Culture

  • Design

Plant Type

Shrub

 

Height Range

6-12'

 

Flower Color

Red

 

Flower Season

Spring

 

Leaf Color

Dark Green

 

Bark Color

Brown, Grey

 

Fruit Color

Brown

 

Fruit Season

Summer, Fall, Persistent

Information by: Stephanie Duer
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  • Description

  • Notes

Carolina allspice is a dense, rounded deciduous shrub with a suckering habit which grows 6 to 9 feet tall with an equal or slightly greater spread. Very fragrant, brown to reddish-brown flowers (2" across) bloom at the ends of short branchlets in May. Flowers give way to brownish, urn-shaped fruits (seed capsules) which mature in fall and persist throughout the winter. Lustrous leaves are dark green above, paler beneath, oval to elliptic, and turn golden yellow in fall. Leaves are aromatic when bruised. Best to purchase this plant when in flower because the quality and intensity of the fragrance can vary widely from plant to plant.