Carolina Allspice

Calycanthus floridus 'KLMY' ROY'S DARK RED™ Calycanthaceae

Other names

Pineapple Shrub, Strawberry Shrub, Common Sweetshrub

Growth habit

Shrub

Perennation

Long-lived perennial

Location

Zucker Shrub Collection

Source of plant

Klehm's Song Sparrow Perennial Farm

Description

A Roy Klehm F2 seedling selection of Sweetshrub that has proved to be an outstanding performer in the upper Midwest. Early summer flowers are an exceptionally deep red with a pleasing fruity fragrance that is most obvious on a warm evening. Healthy dark green foliage can produce an effective yellow display in fall. Easily grown, dense bushy shrub. 6'-8' tall x 8'-10' wide in 10 years.

USDA Hardiness Zone

5

Special characteristics

fragrance, flowering season