Calycanthus floridus
- Product number: 651250
- Origin: North America
- Latin: Calycanthus floridus
Sometimes you wonder why a plant isn't much more well-known! Take this wonderful, hardy shrub: its leaves are glossy green, like the cherry laurel, and from June into autumn it produces exotic blooms: reddish-brown, shaped like a magnolia or protea... The scent of the flowers is fantastic: sweet like cinnamon or melons, a fragrance also released when cutting young twigs. The older branches can be peeled for a very good cinnamon substitute. The shrub grows slowly and blooms most profusely in a sunny spot. Its final height is over 2 m, but pruning is possible. Give it rich, moisture-retaining soil: a true asset! This unique shrub, originating from North America, has been cultivated in Europe since 1726.
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Latin: Calycanthus floridus
Dutch: Specerijstruik
Also: Meloenboompje
English: Sweet Betsy, Sweetshrub
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- Flower colour: Brown-red in the shape of a magnolia or protea
- Origin: North America
- Average growth height: More than 200 cm
- Annual or perennial: Perennial
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- Winter hardy: Forst hardy
- Ease of cultivation: Moderate
- Latin: Calycanthus floridus
- Dutch: Spicebush
- Also known as: Papaya
- English: Sweet Betsy, Sweetshrub
