Plant Details
Calycanthus occidentalis
Western Sweetshrub
Exposure:
Part Shade
Plant Category:
Deciduous Shrubs & Broadleaf Evergreens
Height:
Minimum 8 feet , Maximum 10 feet
Width: Maximum 8 inches
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Width: Maximum 8 inches
Deciduous shrub, 8-10', native to the mountains of central and northern California. "Fancy” red/maroon flowers appear late spring to late summer Lovely and slightly aromatic though the leaves and twigs are the truly spicey element. Prefers sun; accepts part shade. Likes well-drained soil and moisture. Somewhat deer resistant. Frost hardy to the single digits F.
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3 Nurseries Carry This Plant:
| Name | City/State | Phone | Prod Type | Availability | |
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| Beaverlake Nursery | Beavercreek, OR | Email now | 503-632-4787 | Bare Root: X Container: 3 Cut: X Liner: X Seedling: X | |
| Dinsdale Nursery | Sherwood, OR | Email now | 503-925-9292 | Container: 1 |
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| Sevenoaks Native Nursery LLC | Albany, OR | Email now | 541-757-6520 | Container: 1 |
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Comments
Submitted by Ref: Plantlust.com on 11/8/2012 4:23 PM
This handsome medium-large shrub (4-12') with dense habit, spicily-aromatic leaves and unusual maroon-red flowers has long been a garden favorite, like its sister the eastern sweetshrub. Sun-PSh/Med
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Submitted by Ref: Plantlust.com on 11/8/2012 4:23 PM
Deciduous shrub 8' tall and wide with reddish brown flowers in summer.
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