Calycanthus floridus ~ Sweetshrub, Carolina Allspice amendment Schizachyrium scoparium is a native

Schizachyrium scoparium is a native host plant for 6 different skippers:  the Ottoe

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The seedpods have the same star shape as the culinary Anise

Susceptible to fireblight

Calycanthus floridus ~ Sweetshrub, Carolina Allspice amendment Schizachyrium scoparium is a nativeSweetshrub is dense rounded deciduous shrub with aromatic luscious dark green leaves that turn gold in fall. Highly fragrant dark red magnolia like flowers bloom in late spring into summer which give way to fruits that persist into winter. Grows best in full sun and moist, well drained acidic soils. Calycanthus is pollinated by beetles, its flowers do not attract other pollinators as much. However, its seeds are sometimes eaten by small mammals and