Re: ID Shrub in Northern Calif
- Subject: Re: ID Shrub in Northern Calif
- From: C* N*
- Date: 9 Jul 2002 18:23:13 -0000
From: Nicholas Turland <Nicholas.Turland@mobot.org>
Date: Tue, 9 Jul 2002 12:30:30 -0500
Could it possibly be Calycanthus occidentalis?
Pic at http://www.giardinaggio.it/maggio2000/cdmgiardmaggio2000.htm
Yes, that very well might be it. I remembered the flower petals as more
twisted than that picture, but that could be a variation or my bad memory
(I took a cutting but the flower is too dried up to tell).
Looking it up in the Sunset Western Garden book..."seeds can produce
convulsions." That can't be good. It is indeed a native plant.
C. occidentalis is called "Spice Bush." And it does have the aroma
described.
I am glad to see that it takes "regular" water because that means I can
have a much wider range of plants to choose from if I live there for the
parts of my garden I do not want to provide supplemental water to.
Thanks for your help!
Cyndi
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