Calycanthus 'Venus' syn. Sinocalycanthus 'Venus', x Sinocalycalycanthus 'Venus'
Sweetshrub 'Venus'
Calycanthus are deciduous shrubs native to North America and eastern China. They have simple, aromatic dark green leaves, and fragrant, waterlily-like flowers in Summer. They are pollinated by beetles. 'Venus' bears glossy green leaves that turn yellow-brown in Autumn, and in Summer has large fragrant creamy-white flowers with delicate purple markings inside the flowers.
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Full sun to partial shade
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Occasional watering
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Full Frost Hardy: 5F (-15°C)
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Free draining and fertile
Common name
Sweetshrub 'Venus'
Latin name
Calycanthus 'Venus' syn. Sinocalycanthus 'Venus', x Sinocalycalycanthus 'Venus'
type
Deciduous Shrub
family
Calycanthaceae
ph
5.5 - 8.5 Acid - Neutral
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Light
Full sun to partial shade
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Frost
Full Frost Hardy: 5F (-15°C)
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Soil
Free draining and fertile
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Water
Occasional watering
Plant & bloom calendar
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Best time to plant
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When the plant will bloom
full grown dimensions
3.00 M
3.00 M
Calycanthus 'Venus' syn. Sinocalycanthus 'Venus', x Sinocalycalycanthus 'Venus'
Calycanthus are deciduous shrubs native to North America and eastern China. They have simple, aromatic dark green leaves, and fragrant, waterlily-like flowers in Summer. They are pollinated by beetles. 'Venus' bears glossy green leaves that turn yellow-brown in Autumn, and in Summer has large fragrant creamy-white flowers with delicate purple markings inside the flowers.
Flowering
From Early Summer TO Late Summer
The flowers, which are like small waterlily flowers, appear in Summer, and are fragrant.
Propagating by cuttings
From Late Spring TO Early Summer
Take softwood cuttings from new growth early in the day in Spring or early Summer. Cut, neatly, a 4" approx. piece of a non-flowering shoot, pinch out the tip, and cut off the bottom leaves. Dip the bottom of the cutting in hormone rooting powder, and carefully place in a pot of cutting compost with the leaves just above the level of the compost. Water, label, cover with a polythene bag, and place in a warm, bright place, out of direct sunlight. Take the polythene bag off periodically for a while for ventilation (at least twice a week)
Planting
From Early Spring TO Late Spring
Plant in a sunny site in moist but free-draining fertile soil, sheltered from the wind.
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