Meet the Breeder
Tim Wood
Grand Haven, MI, USA
SIMPLY SCENTSATIONAL®
Sweetshrub, Carolina allspice, Sweet Betsy
Calycanthus floridus
'SMNCAF'
USPPAF; CBRAF
- Amazing fragrance
- Native
- Long blooming
As soon as you come near Simply Scentsational calycanthus, your nose knows: this is something special. It is the calycanthus that actually lives up to - maybe even exceeds - the oft-described (but seldom smelt!) hints of pineapple and bubblegum in the fragrance. Selected and refined over an 18 year period by Spring Meadow's Tim Wood, the blooms of this North American native are an intriguing deep maroon and appear in abundance through late spring and summer. The blooms are powerfully fragrant, even when they are wilted - you've really just got to smell it for yourself.
USDA Zone 4 - 9 (-30°F/-34.4°C)
Exposure Full sun, Part sun
Height 6'
Width 4 - 5'
Finish Time 1 season
Type Deciduous
Bloom Time Spring - summer
Flower Color Red
Foliage Color Green
Liner Sizes 2 1/4", 4", Quick Turn
General Care
Soil Adapts to most soils; moist soils with organic matter are preferred.
Pruning Prune to shape after flowering.
Uses Mixed borders; perennial beds; hedges; foundation plantings; screening and privacy.
Growing Tips Grow in well-drained, acidic media. Flowers on old wood, so late-season trimming the season before sale should be avoided. Large foliage necessitates larger containers for best results. Benefits from a protected site and/or heavy mulch in colder end of its hardiness range.
Features: Clay soil, Cut flower, Deer resistant, Fragrant, Heat tolerant, Native, New, Reblooming
Filters: Botanical genus: Calycanthus, Common name: Sweetshrub, Carolina allspice, Sweet Betsy, Retail program: Proven Winners® ColorChoice®, USDA Zone 4, USDA Zone 5, USDA Zone 6, USDA Zone 7, USDA Zone 8, USDA Zone 9, Exposure: Full sun, Exposure: Part sun, Bloom time: Spring, Bloom time: Summer, Red flowers, Green foliage
Features: Clay soil, Cut flower, Deer resistant, Fragrant, Heat tolerant, Native, New, Reblooming
Filters: Botanical genus: Calycanthus, Common name: Sweetshrub, Carolina allspice, Sweet Betsy, Retail program: Proven Winners® ColorChoice®, USDA Zone 4, USDA Zone 5, USDA Zone 6, USDA Zone 7, USDA Zone 8, USDA Zone 9, Exposure: Full sun, Exposure: Part sun, Bloom time: Spring, Bloom time: Summer, Red flowers, Green foliage