Calycanthus 'Aphrodite' ~ Aphrodite Sweetshrub Size:2 GALLON IMAGES: Marta Iansen

IMAGES: Marta Iansen

Southern Wood Fern is a semi-evergreen to evergreen native fern with an upright vase-like habit

The stems end with thick dark purple flowerheads with upright purple petals on top resembling butterfly wings all summer

01756 - Cyperus papyrus (Papyrus-Staude)

COMPANION PLANTS: Japanese Maple

Calycanthus 'Aphrodite' ~ Aphrodite Sweetshrub Size:2 GALLON IMAGES: Marta IansenAphrodite Sweetshrub is a dense deciduous shrub with an upright habit. The large glossy bright green leaves turn yellow in fall. Large fragrant dark red magnolia like flowers bloom from midsummer until the first frost. Grows best in full sun and moist, well drained acidic soils. Calycanthus is pollinated by beetles, its flowers do not attract other pollinators as much. However, its seeds are sometimes eaten by small mammals and birds. Type: Shrub