How to grow Carolina Allspice

Calycanthus floridus

Full Sun
OR
Partial Sun

A regular watering schedule should be followed until established. In spring you can fertilize with a general purpose fertilizer.¹

How long does Carolina allspice take to grow?

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Carolina allspice Folklore & Trivia

This plant was grown as a cash crop for its spicy seeds, in Louisiana- areas near New Orleans, during wartime blockade (Civil War).

Other names for Carolina allspice

American Native Allspice, Louisiana Allspice, Florida Allspice, Eastern sweetshrub, Bubby Rose, Spicebush, Spice Rose, Spice shrub, sweet Betsy

Calycanthus floridus L.

Footnotes

¹ https://www.monrovia.com/plant-catalog/plants/420/carolina-allspice/