Sweetshrub

Calycanthus floridus

easy outdoor ✓ Pet safe

💧 Watering

Every 1–2 weeks, keep soil moist

☀️ Light

Partial shade to full sun

💦 Humidity

Average

🌡️ Temperature

25–85°F (-4–29°C)

🪏 Soil

Rich, moist, well-draining soil

✨ Fertilizing

Once in spring

🪴 Repotting

N/A — grown in landscape

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About Sweetshrub

Native shrub with unique burgundy-red flowers that smell like strawberries and bananas. Wonderful fragrance.

Care tips

  • Flowers have an incredible fruity fragrance
  • Very shade tolerant for a flowering shrub
  • Native plant with excellent wildlife value

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