UC Botanical Garden at Berkeley
Illicium floridanum
Regular price
$15.00
Common name: Purple Anise
Special Notes: The Purple Anise is a very attractive evergreen shrub with shiny, leathery leaves that are fragrant when crushed, and striking dark red flowers with multiple petals. Prefers dappled to deep shade.
Family: Schisandraceae
Native to: Mexico, SE United States
Form: Multi-stemmed evergreen shrub
Size: 6 to 10 feet
Blooms: Spring
Attracts: Bees
Flowers: Dark red
Light: Dappled to deep shade
Water: Regular
Hardiness: Protect from hard frosts
Soil: Any soil
Special Notes: The Purple Anise is a very attractive evergreen shrub with shiny, leathery leaves that are fragrant when crushed, and striking dark red flowers with multiple petals. Prefers dappled to deep shade.
Family: Schisandraceae
Native to: Mexico, SE United States
Form: Multi-stemmed evergreen shrub
Size: 6 to 10 feet
Blooms: Spring
Attracts: Bees
Flowers: Dark red
Light: Dappled to deep shade
Water: Regular
Hardiness: Protect from hard frosts
Soil: Any soil