Athens Carolina Allspice - Calycanthus floridus 'Athens' Size:1 Gallon excellent fall color

excellent fall color

Scioto Weeping is reported to be more cold hardy and easier to grow than the more readily available and decidedly difficult (in our area

wild ginger and other spring ephemerals

orange lily flowers with maroon speckles and reflexed petals dance in the summer breeze atop stems adorned with green whorls of lance shaped foliage

Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek

Athens Carolina Allspice - Calycanthus floridus 'Athens' Size:1 Gallon excellent fall colorCarolina Allspice, sometimes also called Sweetshrub, is an adaptable shrub that forms colonies through its suckering habit. While typical Carolina Allspice flowers are a burgundy red and variably fragrant, 'Athens' has unique large greenish yellow flowers and is reliably fragrant. Its scent, often referred to as melon like, wafts delectably through the garden in spring. The showy flowers, up to 2 across, bloom in May and June and attract pollinators