Common Name: Venus' Sweetshrub
This moderately-growing deciduous shrub is known as "Calycanthus Sweetshrub" that grows in loam soil with sun to partial shade environment. It is a stunning specie with erect habit, round in shape which features lovely, showy, fragrant, numerous-spirally arranged, narrow, dark red flowers that are produced in early summer after the leaves, 4-7 cm broad. Its leaves are in dark green in color that grows opposite in 5-15 cm long and 2-6 cm broad. This 6-9 ft tall and 6-10 ft wide plant is deer resistant.
Plant Type: | Deciduous Shrub |
Width: | 6-10' |
Height: | 6-9' |
Fragrant: | Yes |
Growth Rate | Moderate |
Zone: | 4 - 9 |
Deer Resistant: | Yes |
Salt Tolerant: | No |
Drought Tolerant: | No |
Shape: | Rounded |
Leaf Color: | Dark Green |
Fall Color: | Yellow |