| Description | A large shrub with unusual flowers. |
|---|---|
| Plant Type | All Plants, Shrubs Deciduous |
| Hardiness Zone | 4-9 |
| Sunlight | full to part sun |
| Moisture | average to moist |
| Soil & Site | average, adaptable |
| Temperature | may freeze back to the ground in the colder end of it's hardiness zone |
| Flowers | perfect flowers, reddish brown to dark maroon, fragrant |
| Leaves | simple, opposite, may be lustrous, green, yellow in fall |
| Stems | aromatic if bruised |
| Dimensions | 6-9 feet tall be equal or greater spread |
| Maintenance | prune after flowering |
| Propagation | stratified seeds |
| Misc Facts | The genus Calycanthus is derrived from Greek "calyco" flower cup, the outer covering of the flower and "antho" flower components with reference to similar color of sepals and petals. The species name from Greek "floridus" means flowering abundantly. (#145) |
| Notes & Reference | #1-Manual of Woody Landscape Plants (Michael Dirr), #145-Plant Lives (Sue Eland) web site |
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