Sweetshrub, Bare Root
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Sweetshrub, Bare Root
Eastern Sweetshrub (Calycanthus floridus)
Eastern Sweetshrub is a fragrant, native deciduous shrub that produces maroon-red flowers with a spicy, fruity scent in late spring. It thrives in part shade and moist soils and is prized for its lush foliage, unusual blooms, and adaptability. A wonderful addition to native gardens, rain gardens, and understory layers.
Key Characteristics
- Fragrant, dark red flowers – Unusual blooms smell like strawberries, bananas, or cloves depending on the plant — a conversation piece!
- Deer resistant and resilient – Rarely browsed, and tolerates clay soils, wet sites, and drought once established.
- Supports native insects – Flowers attract beetles and other early pollinators.
- Great for rain gardens or shade borders – Thrives in part shade and moist conditions; adds volume to layered designs.
- Multi-season ornamental appeal – Glossy green leaves turn golden in fall; seedpods persist into winter.
Product Details
- Native Range: Southeastern U.S.
- Plant Life Cycle: Deciduous shrub
- Sun Requirements: Part sun to part shade
- Soil Requirements: Medium to moist
- Mature Height: 6–9 ft
- Bloom Time: May–June
- Bloom Color: Maroon-red
- USDA Hardiness Zones: 4–9
Eastern Sweetshrub brings fragrance, beauty, and habitat to shaded gardens and native landscapes — a true sensory delight.
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Sun RequirementsFull Sun, Part Sun/Shade
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Soil RequirementsMedium, Medium-Wet
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Bloom ColorBrown
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Bloom TimeApril, May, June
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USDA Hardiness ZonesZone 5, Zone 6, Zone 7, Zone 8, Zone 9+
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Native StatesNorth Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Tennessee, Virginia
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