Florida Anise
Illicium floridanum
Evergreen shrub with anise-scented foliage and curious star-shaped maroon flowers. Thrives in wet shade, where it makes a lush, deer-proof screen.
- Family
- Schisandraceae
- Type
- tree
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 6–10 ft
- Spacing
- 4–8 ft apart
- Light
- part shade
- Soil moisture
- moist
- Soil pH
- acidic
- Bloom
- April, May
- Bloom colors
- red, purple
- Wildlife value
- pollinators
- Landscape uses
- border, foundation, naturalizing, rain garden
- Native states
- AL, FL, GA, LA, MS