Calycanthus floridus, (Sweet-shrub) ‘Athens’ flowers in April. Photo © Elaine Mills
Calycanthus floridus, (Sweet-shrub) flower detail in April. Photo © Elaine Mills
Calycanthus floridus, (Sweet-shrub) flowers on branch in April. Photo © Elaine Mills
Calycanthus floridus, (Sweet-shrub) cultivar flower close-up in April. Photo © Elaine Mills
Calycanthus floridus, (Sweet-shrub) ‘Athens’ in May. Photo © Elaine Mills
Calycanthus floridus, (Sweet-shrub) fruit in July. Photo © Elaine Mills
Calycanthus floridus, (Sweet-shrub) fruit in September. Photo © Elaine Mills
Calycanthus floridus, (Sweet-shrub) branch detail in April. Photo © Elaine Mills
2020 Tried and True Native Plant Selections for the Mid-Atlantic
While primarily native to several southeastern states,* this trouble-free shrub, also known as Carolina Allspice, does well in Northern Virginia. It delights the senses with showy and fragrant flowers when planted as a specimen or a screening hedge near a front door or patio.
*In the Mid-Atlantic Region, it grows in isolated counties from PA to VA. It is not native to NoVA.
