Sinocalycanthus sinensis Bob McCartney and the epithet myricoides notes

and the epithet myricoides notes leaves that recall a Myrica

where the plant has been cultivated for well over a thousand years for its fragrance and its dye-giving fruit

upright sprays of bright golden growth that hold their color through the year and warm to a deeper gold in winter cold

the shrub grows into a dense

Sinocalycanthus sinensis Bob McCartney and the epithet myricoides notesThis large deciduous shrub was recently reclassified as a Calycanthus. It is somewhat like our native Calycanthus floridus but with larger 6 10 inch glossy leaves. The cream white blooms in late spring are larger than North American Calycanthus species flowers but not scented. Should be planted in partial to full shade where it blooms in mid to late spring. Prefers consistantly moist soil, but do not over water. A relatively recent introduction from