Eastern Sweetshrub

Calycanthus floridus L.

Strawberry-shrub family

Plant Type
Shrub
Life Cycle
Perennial
Mature Height
12.0 feet
Flower Color
Red
Bloom Time
Mid Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer

Growing Conditions

Light

Shade Tolerance Intermediate

Ecosystem & Wildlife

Pollinators Native Bees; Beetles, Wasps, Flies; Larval Host (Moth)
Larval Host Zale confusa

Native Range

  • USA:  Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia

Regional Native Status: L48 (N)

State-level native status is based on data available through Plants of the World Online. Regional Native Status comes from the USDA Plants Database. For more detailed native status information, please refer to BONAP.

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