Illicium Parviflorum

Botanical Name:

Illicium parviflorum

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How to Grow
Sunlight
Partial Shade - Full Sun
~
3-6 hours of sun per day, with protection from intense mid-day sun
Soil
Moist soils.
Characteristics

Bloom Time

Jun, Jul, Aug, Mar, Apr, May

Plant Type

Shrub, Tree

Lifespan

Woody, Perennial

Plant Height

12-36 ft.

Flower

These nodding, imbricate yellow to yellowish-green flowers are 1/2" wide. There are 6-12 petals per flower and flowers have a faint, pleasant scent. They grow solitary at the axils, sometimes in groups of up to 3.

Fruit

A star-shaped fruit no greater than an inch composed of many follicles that split open at maturity. Cannot be used as a spice, unlike its similarly-named counterpart.

Taxonomy

Order

Austrobaileyales

Family

Schisandraceae

Genus

Illicium