Calycanthus floridus

Virginia to Florida

Dense, bushy, rounded or broad rounded shrub, often straggly or unkempt in the wild, usually found under tree canopy in the forest

Prefers a deep, moist loamy soil, sun or shade but grows better in shaded areas.

Shrub border. Calycanthus floridus is another extremely versatile shrub that's realtively easy to grow.

Medium green in summer, dull yellow in fall

Buds are superposed in a single bud-like aggregate, sessile, round or oblong, brown hairy. buds concealed by base of the petiole

Brown

Flowers in axil, dark reddish brown, 2 inches across with very fruity fragrance, usually blooming in May through July

Urn-shaped, leathery, wrinkled, brown receptacle, 2 to 3 inch long, persists through winter

Seeds, softwood cuttings.