Is Common Sweetshrub deer resistant?
Calycanthus floridus
Plant typeShrubHardinessZones 4–9LightPart shade
Mature height72–144 in
BloomSpringMaintenanceLow, mostly leave it alone
Native range21 US states
About Common Sweetshrub
Strap-petalled maroon flowers smelling of ripe fruit, though scent varies enormously between plants. Buy it in flower and smell it first, because a poor clone has no scent at all.
Soil and care
- Soil pH
- 5.5 to 7
- Drainage
- Consistently moist
- Water
- Moderate
- Spacing
- 71 to 118 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Maintenance
- Low
Similar to Common Sweetshrub
Other shrubs with the same deer rating.
- Antelope BitterbrushPurshia tridentataSeldom damaged
- Anthony Waterer SpireaSpiraea x bumaldaZones 3–8Seldom damaged
- Apache PlumeFallugia paradoxaZones 6–10Seldom damaged
- Armstrong JuniperJuniperus chinensis 'Armstrongii'Zones 4–9Seldom damaged
- Autumn OliveElaeagnus umbellataZones 4–9Seldom damaged
- Autumn SageSalvia greggiiZones 6–9Seldom damaged
Where Common Sweetshrub grows
Hardy across most of these 51 states on zone range alone. Mountain and coastal areas sit outside the ranges used here, so check your own zone before ordering.
- Pennsylvanianative
- New Jersey
- New Yorknative
- Connecticutnative
- Massachusettsnative
- Virginianative
- Marylandnative
- Michigan
- Wisconsin
- Ohionative
- Indiana
- Illinoisnative
- Minnesota
- Missourinative
- North Carolinanative
- Tennesseenative
- Georgianative
- Texas
- Colorado
- California
- Oregon
- Washington
- New Hampshire
- Vermont
- Maine
- Rhode Island
- Delawarenative
- West Virginianative
- Kentuckynative
- South Carolinanative
- Floridanative
- Alabamanative
- Mississippinative
- Louisiananative
- Arkansas
- Oklahoma
- Kansas
- Nebraska
- Iowa
- North Dakota
- South Dakota
- Montana
- Wyoming
- Idaho
- Utah
- Nevada
- Arizona
- New Mexico
- Alaska
- District of Columbianative
- Hawaii
Highlighted states are within its native range according to the USDA PLANTS database, where it is native to 21 US states in total.
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Common questions about Common Sweetshrub
- Is Common Sweetshrub deer resistant?
- Common Sweetshrub (Calycanthus floridus) is rated Seldom Severely Damaged on the Rutgers NJAES four-tier scale. Light browsing at worst; rarely ruined.
- What hardiness zones does Common Sweetshrub grow in?
- Common Sweetshrub is hardy in USDA zones 4 to 9. Outside that range it will either not survive winter or will struggle with summer heat.
- Does Common Sweetshrub grow in shade?
- Yes. Common Sweetshrub tolerates part shade, which makes it one of the options for a shaded bed where deer also browse.
- How big does Common Sweetshrub get?
- Mature height is roughly 72–144 in. Growth rate is moderate.