Florida Sunshine small anise tree
Illicium parviflorum 'Florida Sunshine'
USDA zones6 to 9
SunHandles partial sun or full shade
WaterHandles dry to wet soil
Size4 to 8 feet tall2 to 3 feet wide
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Habit
- Dense
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer, autumn, winter
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
- Soil pH
- Acid, neutral
Garden uses
Notes
'Florida Sunshine' small anise tree (Illicium parviflorum 'Florida Sunshine') is a shrub for hedges, privacy screens, foundation plantings, and shade gardens. It is hardy to USDA zone 6, or down to -10°F (-23°C). This plant likes part sun to full shade and dry to wet, sandy, loamy, or clay soil. It is a dense, fragrant evergreen. Deer tend to pass it by. It grows at a moderate pace and reaches 47 to 94 inches tall.
Pairs well with Lady fern, Solomon's seal, White bigleaf hydrangea, and River birch.