Red Anise - Illicium floridanum (3 gal.)This is a rapid growing, spring blooming, low maintenance evergreen shrub with spectacular dark glossy green foliage. A most dependable shrub in the Florida shady landscape. A combination thats hard to beat. Red blooms in the spring are followed by star shaped seed pods which cling to the stems. The leaves give off a lush anise fragrance when bruised or crushed. You can propagate this plant from cuttings or seeds (seeds come from a pretty star shaped

trellis and also trees

and thrives across a wide variety of soil types in full to partly sunny conditions

shrublike form

and suckers often appear around established shrubs

celebrated for its refreshing

compacta) is a compact and versatile shrub that grows to about 3 to 4 feet tall and wide

commonly seen in Florida from the Panhandle down to the Keys

Made of natural stoneware and recycled glass

and it could turn into a patch

It is considered one of the most delicate yet toxic native milkweed plants

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Bark can be used as an exfoliant