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Calycanthus floridus
Common Sweetshrub, Carolina Allspice, Strawberry Shrub
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Calycanthus floridus (Carolina allspice, Strawberry shrub, Common sweetshrub)
Photo/Illustration: Steve Aitken
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Calycanthus floridus is native to North America.

Calycanthus floridus
also known as Calycanthus sterilis - Carolina allspice, Strawberry shrub
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Calycanthaceae / Strawberry-shrub Carolina Allspice or Eastern Sweetshrub (Calycanthus floridus)
Plant Type: This is a shrub which can reach a height of 3 Meters (10 feet ) . Aromatic.
Leaves: The leaf arrangement is opposite.

Calycanthus floridus
COMMON: Common Sweetshrub
LEAVES: Opposite, simple, 2 to 5" long, dark green, yellowish fall color, not great
SIZE: 6 to 9' tall, 6 to 12' wide
HARDINESS: Zone 4 to 9
HABIT: Dense, round, shrub ...

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Carolina allspice
I'm a pushover for fragrance. So one whiff of Carolina allspice (Calycanthus floridus) will tell you why it's my favourite 
compact shrub. Hailing from the southeastern U.S.

Calycanthus floridus : Common Sweetshrub - Whole Plant
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Calycanthus floridus is a protected shrub, meaning you can't dig it up in the wild and bring it home. It grows easily from seedlings, so plant it with confidence. You'll enjoy a beautiful shrub in no time at all.

Calycanthus floridus--Sweetshrub, Strawberry Bush
CALYCANTHUS DISEASES
Camassia quamash (esculenta) - Quamash, Camass ...

Sweetshrub (Calycanthus floridus) has many common names, including Carolina allspice, strawberry-bush, sweet bubby, sweet Betsy and spicebush. As these names indicate, it is valued for the sweet, often fruity fragrance of its flowers.

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Calycanthus floridus (Sweetshrub, Carolina allspice, Strawberry shrub, Pineapple shrub, Family: Calycanthaceae)
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Calycanthus floridus
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While common sweetshrub (Calycanthus floridus) may not be on the tip of everyone's tongue, it certainly should catch the attention of most gardeners as an excellent deciduous shrub.

the Carolina allspice (Calycanthus floridus), a cultivated ornamental, and the wild allspice, or spicebush (Lindera benzoin), of the family Lauraceae (laurel family).

See also: Calycanthus, Green, Hydrangea, Apple, Strawberry