Calycanthus occidentalis - 5 gallon plant

Sweet-shrub, Western Spicebush, Spice Bush
Family: Calycanthaceae • Natural distribution: California central & northern mts • Plant type: Shrub • Lifespan: Perennial • Size: 3 to 13 ft. tall, 3 to 12 ft. wide • Flowering season: spring to summer • Attracts pollinators: beetles in the nitidulidae family. • Fragrant: foliage • Flower color: burgundy, red • Foliage appearance: fall color • Prefers: sun or part shade • Water requirements: little to regular • Drought tolerant: no • Hardiness: 10°-15° • Soil: acid • Suitable for: screen, specimen, barrier • Deer resistant • Deciduous
Bark has a strong camphor smell that is released when stems are scraped. Water weekly once established in the summer. Will tolerate pH to 8 and clay or moist soils.