Eastern Sweetshrub 'Hartlage Wine'
Family: Calycanthaceae
(Spicebush Family)
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Height: 4 feet
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Spread: 4 feet
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Bloom Time: late spring to
early summer
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Bloom: 3 inch wide maroon to wine
colored with a light fragrance
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Light: full sun to
part shade
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Soil: average
well-drained
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Moisture: medium
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Use: borders,
foundation and patio areas
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Care: easy, prune
immediately after flowering; plants spread by suckering so remove suckers as they
emerge if need to control spread
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Concerns: tends to
sucker, remove if naturalization not desired
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Native to: Southeastern
United States
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Notes: grow larger and
more upright than most sweet shrubs; deer resistant; leaves are relatively
large and turn golden-yellow before falling in autumn
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Supplier: Beaver Creek
Nursery
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Teaching Garden Location & Code: Sidewalk Garden G060
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