Scientific Name: Calycanthus x raulstonii
Common Name: hybrid allspice
Family Name: Calycanthaceae
Origin: Garden origin
Hardiness Zone: Zone 6: (-23 to -18 °C)
Plant Type: Shrub - deciduous
Mature Size: 2 - 3m x 2 - 3m (height x width)
Habit: Dense, Upright
Form: Oval - horizontal, Round
Texture: Medium - coarse
Landscape Uses: Accent plant, Fragrance, Mixed shrub border, Specimen plant, Spring interest, Woodland margin
Exposure: Part sun/part shade, Sheltered
Soil or Media: Acidic, Well-drained
Leaves: Simple, Opposite, Pinnate venation, Glabrous, Lustrous, Elliptic, Ovate, Entire
Flowers: Flowers solitary, Red, Dark-red, Jun-Jul
Fruit: Aggregate fruit, Green, Brown, Sep-Oct
Key ID Features:
Leaves opposite, ovate-elliptic, 10-18cm long x 6-10cm wide, glossy, petiole ~1cm long; flowers 7-15cm wide, multiple pistils, tepals 7-20 with waxy appearance; fruit capsule-like, urn-shaped, aggregate with many achenes.