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Calycathus floridus
Eastern Sweetshrub is sometimes called Carolina Allspice or Strawberry Shrub.
Usually only 5 or 6 feet tall, Sweetshrub can grow up to 10 feet.
The flowers have a fruity aroma.
To me they smell like apples.
Native to the Eastern United States, they seem to enjoy the dappled shade under my pine trees.
Their cousins, Calycathus occidentalis, can be found in California and Oregon.
Calycathus oil, distilled from the flowers, is used to make perfume.
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Thanks for expanding my nature horizons. I haven't seen Sweetshrub before. The blooms look so thick and velvety.
ReplyDeleteFascinating flower - I love the colour. Thanks for introducing me to it.
ReplyDeleteI love that shrub -- they're not here on the prairie! And what a pretty flower. Aren't flowering shrubs the best!
ReplyDeleteNothing I enjoy more than pretty flowers or plants. Loved seeing yours.
ReplyDeleteThat is so elegant and beautiful. The color is awesome for a flower, i wonder how it smells like.
ReplyDeleteI almost bought a sweetshrub (in bloom) at the Botanic Gardens plant sale last weekend, but I already had a cartload. After your description, I'm sure I want it!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful flower with a gorgeous color, that's a lovely shrub.
ReplyDeleteSweetshrub is one of my favorite natives. I've heard that women used to put them in their bras as perfume, which accounts for one of their common names "sweet bubby." :)
ReplyDeleteWow..that flower is so beautiful and the color is outstanding! Love it!
ReplyDeleteI've never seen sweet shrub before but it does have such an unusual and pretty flower, too. That's what I love about garden blogs...so many different plants to learn about! Thank you for sharing this one!
ReplyDeleteWhat a pretty flowering shrub and I like the name Carolina allspice.
ReplyDeleteThank you for the beautiful pictures and interesting information. I love learning about flowers/nature from other places.
ReplyDeleteI have Calycanthus x raulstonii 'Hartlage Wine'growing in my garden and I love it. I think the flower is similar, but the leaves are a little larger. It is a wonderfull plant.
ReplyDeleteI've been considering this plant, thanks for the photos. Does it bloom for very long?
ReplyDeleteI haven't noticed exactly how long the blooms last, but I think they do stay for awhile.
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Lea
Lea's Menagerie
What a pretty color to the bloom. And must be ever so scented to be used in perfume! I do not recall ever seeing this one in the wild. Thanks for sharing it today...
ReplyDeleteWhat a sweet bloom! I don't think I've seen that before.
ReplyDeleteI have never seen a Eastern Sweetshrub before. The flowers are unique in color-like a cross between chocolate and burgundy. Very pretty!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful blooms. Love the colour. Love all the photos.
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