Calycanthus raulstonii Hartlage Wine Disporopsis evergreen leaves

evergreen leaves

The flat evergreen rosettes to 6" wide have unusually crinkled leaves

The 3' tall flower spikes top the clump

essentially a non-burning miniature H

This cross from the late Cecil Houdyshel is a tetraploid version of C

Calycanthus raulstonii Hartlage Wine Disporopsis evergreen leavesWe are pleased to offer one of the most special plants we grow a selection of the Raulston allspice. The late JC Raulston had the idea of crossing the Asian Calycanthus sinensis with the native Calycanthus floridus. The result was an amazing plant whose fast growing, 8' tall branches are covered with large, glossy, green leaves as well as hundreds of 2", liver red flowers from mid April to May. Unlike some sweet Betsy plants, the hybrid did not retain