
How to grow carolina allspice
Calycanthus floridus
When to plant carolina allspice
Plant this deciduous shrub while dormant, in fall or early spring. Extension guidance rates fall (early enough for roots to establish before the ground freezes) as the best time and spring, just before growth begins, as the next best.
Carolina Allspice is timed by season rather than your frost dates, so the planting calendar does not generate ZIP-specific dates for it. Check the cited sources below to fine-tune for your area.
Growing conditions
- Lifecycle
- Perennial
- Spacing
- 72 to 144 in apart
- Sun
- Full sun
- Soil pH
- 5 to 8.5
Common problems
- poisonous seeds
Sources
- North Carolina Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox (NC State Extension): Calycanthus floridus (Carolina Allspice / Sweetshrub)
- Clemson Cooperative Extension, Home & Garden Information Center: Planting Shrubs Correctly (HGIC 1052)
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