Carolina allspice (Calycanthus floridus) is a native shrub prized for its unusual maroon, strap-petaled spring flowers with a fruity, spicy fragrance often compared to banana or strawberry. It has attractive glossy foliage that turns yellow in fall and tolerates part shade well, making it a good understory or foundation planting. It blooms in mid-to-late spring and grows best in full sun to part shade with moist, well-drained soil.
Carolina allspice (Calycanthus floridus) is a native shrub prized for its unusual maroon, strap-petaled spring flowers with a fruity, spicy fragrance often compared to banana or strawberry. It has attractive glossy foliage that turns yellow in fall and tolerates part shade well, making it a good understory or foundation planting. It blooms in mid-to-late spring and grows best in full sun to part shade with moist, well-drained soil.
