Carolina Allspice
Calycanthus floridus 'Michael Lindsay'
Calycanthaceae
Other names
Pineapple Shrub, Strawberry Shrub, Common Sweetshrub
Growth habit
Shrub
Perennation
Perennial
Location
Source of plant
Roslyn Nursery, Broken Arrow Nursery
Description
Flowers dark reddish brown, 2" across, with very fruity fragrance, borne in May and sporadically into July; flowers on both old and new wood. Plants 6'tall; leaves lustrous dark green. All parts, and particularly the wood when dry exude a camphor-like fragrance.
USDA Hardiness Zone
4
Special characteristics
fragrance