Carolina Allspice or Sweetshrub

Carolina Allspice or Sweetshrub – Calycanthus florida – is a deciduous, rounded shrub reaching a height of 6 to 9 feet and a drip width of the same. The leaves are simple, opposite, 2 to 6 inches long and turn a bright yellow in the late autumn and winter. In mid tolerate spring, it produces a red to purple, fragrant flower.