19+ Calycanthus Floridus Varieties

Sweetshrub calycanthus floridus has many common names including carolina allspice strawberry bush sweet bubby sweet betsy and spicebush. In addition to common sweetshrub common names include carolina allspice strawberry shrub sweet scented shrub bubby blossom sweet bubby sweet bettie and spicebush.

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Calycanthus floridus varieties

They are native to woodlands and streambanks of the u s. Eastern sweetshrub subordinate taxa. Variety floridus is known from ma.

As these names indicate it is valued for the sweet often fruity fragrance of its flowers. Notes on subspecies and varieties in new england. The eastern sweetshrub is a native shrub that reaches 6 to 9 feet in height.

Sweet shrub grows best in average medium well drained soil in full sun to part shade. The plants database includes the following 2 subspecies of calycanthus floridus. Click below on a thumbnail map or name for subspecies profiles.

The highly fragrant twigs leaves and flowers give rise to another common name of carolina allspice. Calycanthus floridus the genus calycanthus is comprised of a few species of deciduous shrubs grown for their fragrant usually red or brown flowers that look like waterlilies or magnolia flowers. Eastern sweetshrub calycanthus floridus l by rhonda stewart.

Information from dichotomous key of flora novae angliae. Variety glaucus is known from ct ma. Native introduced native and introduced.

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