Eastern Sweetshrub

Calycanthus floridus L. - Strawberry-shrub family

Size

Mature Height: Up to around 12.0 feet

Plant Type: Shrub

Features

Flower Color: Red

Bloom Time: Mid Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer

Conditions

Shade Tolerance: Intermediate

Ecosystem Interactions

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

Larval Species depending on Eastern Sweetshrub: 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.