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Calycanthus chinensis |
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| Synonym(s) |
Sinocalycanthus chinensis |
| Common name |
Chinese sweetshrub |
| Family |
calycanthaceae |
| Life cycle |
deciduous shrub (Z6-8) |
| Flowers |
white (summer) |
| Size |
5-10' |
| Light |
part shade |
| Cultural notes |
ordinary garden soil, not too dry |
From seed  |
germinate at room temperature, 2-6 weeks
detailed seed-starting info below
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Deciduous shrub with glossy mid-green leaves, and camellia-like flowers up to 4" diameter. We grew ours from seed in 2004; in June of 2008 we were finally treated to our first blooms - although they're nowhere near four inches - probably more like two inches diameter.
As youngsters, our shrubs were eaten down to the ground by rabbits one winter. They were undoubtedly set back a bit, but survived. The next few winters, I protected them with wire cages. By now, I think they're large enough to fend for themselves.
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| | Developing fruit: early July |
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In our garden, this plant grows in the following area: back yard One or more images of this plant are included in my stock photo catalog About my plant portraits
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Visitors to this page have left the following comments| Joanne Lenden | Oct 04, 2006 | I wonder if this plant is currently Sinocalycanthus chinensis ...that was the name I got when BBG gave us some seeds from their three...then it was Calycalycanths and then I heard it was back to Sinocalycnthus. Please advise.
Sure enough, GRIN says it's Calycanthus chinensis, so I swapped the "botanical name" and "synonym" fields. Thanks for the note. |
- Seed from '03 trade. Pot 65F (67%G, 12-40d)
Fast-growing seedlings.
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July 10, 2008
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