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Calycanthus floridus

Carolina allspice, sweetshrub
  • Photo by: Rick Cantrell, Magnolia Chapter FNPS

Nomenclatura

Nombre común:

Carolina allspice, sweetshrub

Sinónimo(s):

Calycanthus floridus var. glaucus

Especie del género:

Calycanthus floridus

Familia:

Calycanthaceae

Especificaciones de la planta

Forma:

shrub

Tamaño:

6-9 ft tall by 6-12 ft wide

Esperanza de vida:

Long-lived perennial

Color de la flor:

dark red

Color de la fruta:

brown

Fenología:

Deciduous. Flowers in spring. Has yellow fall color.

Destacado por:

Showy Flowers, Aroma/Showy Fruitsagrance, Fall Color

Paisajismo

Usos recomendados:

Informal settings where it can be a low hedge plant or specimen. Plant forms small clusters by suckering, so give it room.

Consideraciones:

In the right conditions, the suckering will be aggressive.

Disponibilidad:

FNPS Plant Sales, Seed

Propagación:

Transplant suckers, layer, seed.

Luz:

Part Sun, Shade

Tolerancia a la humedad:

Siempre inundado---------------------------------Extremadamente seco

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Stays wet -a- Not wet but not extremely dry

Tolerancia a inundaciones por agua salada:

Unknown

Tolerancia a la niebla salina/suelo salado:

Low/no tolerance of salty wind or direct salt spray

Suelo u otro sustrato:

Sand, Loam

pH del suelo:

Slightly acidic to neutral

Apto para cultivo en:

8A,8B,9A,9B,10A,10B

Las zonas del USDA se basan en la temperatura mínima extrema invernal anual promedio.

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Distribution
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Map coded by Melissa Fernandez-de Cespedes (Paynes Prairie Chapter)

Ecología

Fauna:

Pollinators

Mostly pollinated by sap beetles. The beetles are drawn by the scent of fermentation, and they work their way into the shade of the overlapping tepals to find food. The flowers are easy to enter but difficult to depart. Once trapped inside, the beetle picks up pollen. After the flower is pollinated, the inner parts of the flower fold back to release the beetle. By that point, the stigmas will have withered, and the beetle will move on to another flower in search of more food, ensuring cross-pollination ( Arnold Arboretum )

Hábitats nativos:

Mesic-wet mesic sites. Slope forests, bluffs, riverine floodplain, upland hardwood forest, slope forest, bottomland forest. Found on stream banks.

Área de distribución natural en Florida:

Comentarios:

Etnobotánica:

Comentarios generales:

FNPS Plant Print

Citas:

Haehle, Robert G. and Joan Brookwell. (1999). Native Florida Plants. Gulf Publishing Company. Houston, TX.


Nelson, Gil. (2003). Florida's Best Landscape Plants: 200 Readily Available Species for Homeowners and Professionals. University Press of Florida, Gainesville.


Osorio, Rufino. (2001). A Gardener's Guide to Florida's Native Plants. University Press of Florida, Gainesville.


University of Tennessee Extension Service. (2010). Desired pH Range and salt tolerance of common nursery plants. ( https://plantsciences.tennessee.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/25/2021/10/Desired-pH-Range-List.pdf ). Accessed 2025. University of Tennessee Extension, Knoxville.


Walker, H. and J. Gagliardi. (2018). Shrubs and the Pollinators who Love Them. ( https://arboretum.harvard.edu/arnoldia-stories/shrubs-and-the-pollinators-who-love-them/ ). Accessed 2026. Arnold Arboretum, Harvard University, Boston, MA.


Wunderlin, R. P., B. F. Hansen, A. R. Franck, and F. B. Essig. (1999+). Atlas of Florida Plants. ( https://florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/ ). [S. M. Landry and K. N. Campbell (application development), USF Water Institute.] Institute for Systematic Botany, University of South Florida, Tampa.

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