Description
Calycanthus floridus is a deciduous shrub with glossy, aromatic foliage that can grow to about 3-4 m high, and the same or more in width. Remarkable when in flower; it has fragrant, red-wine coloured, and many petaled flowers that look a bit like Magnolia flowers; very attractive for pollinators too.
This Calycanthus species is not very often seen in cultivation after the market has been inundated with hybrids. It is a very adaptable shrub that can grow from sun to shade, in almost any type of soil, and is very resistant to pests. A really trouble-free shrub for any garden; on my list of ‘do it for myself’… and DONE!
Germination: the seed coat becomes very hard by the time the fruit gets dark brown: soak the seeds in water for one day, gently nick the seeds and germination will follow in about 2 weeks at room temperature. A very easy and rewarding shrub to grow from seeds!
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