Illicium henryi 26/6 Restock Tarflower belongs to the fire-shaped

Tarflower belongs to the fire-shaped scrub and sandy pine flatwoods of Florida and the neighboring Deep South

more Japanese woodblock print than Southern border

and part of why a garden-grown plant is worth the search

where the creamy leaves lift the whole planting and the autumn berries read like scattered amethyst

Illicium henryi 26/6 Restock Tarflower belongs to the fire-shapedThe anise trees, genus Illicium, are aromatic broadleaf evergreens of the star anise family, Schisandraceae, their name from the Latin illicium, an allurement, for the scent of the leaves. Illicium henryi, the Henry anise, is the Chinese member of the group, a handsome, dense, pyramidal to rounded evergreen with waxy flowers in shades of coppery pink to deep carmine red and aromatic, glossy foliage. The plant honors Augustine Henry, the great Irish