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Calycanthus chinensis

Chinese Sweetshrub

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Seed count: 5-7

Calycanthus chinensis

Native Region: eastern China
Zone Range: 6-9
Preferred Climate: temperate
Harvest Date: Thursday 23 October, 2025
Seed count: 5-7

Description:
This spreading deciduous shrub has broadly oval, glossy green leaves up to 6 inches long. In early summer, cup-shaped pink-flushed white flowers to 3 inches across, marked white and maroon inside are borne singly close to shoot tips. Height and spread - 10-12 feet.

Cultivation:
For maximum freshness, please keep seed refrigerated in its original packaging until it is time to plant. Sow seed in containers in a cold frame in autumn. Grow in moderately-fertile, humusy, moist but well-drained soil in full sun or part shade.

Harvest Date: Thursday 23 October, 2025

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