Illicium floridanum 'Swamp Hobbit'
Common Name(s):
- Phonetic Spelling
- il-LISS-ee-um flor-ih-DAY-num
- Description
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Swamp Hobbit is a dwarf variety of the species that reach 6-8 inches in height and a foot or so in breadth in 5 years. Leaves and flowers are of normal size, it just has particularly short internodes. Best with some shade. A native, shade-tolerant, evergreen ground cover with showy flowers and good deer resistance. Few plants can make that claim.
Plant in wet sites as bog gardens, water gardens, along streams and ponds.
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Attributes:
- Genus:
- Illicium
- Species:
- floridanum
- Family:
- Schisandraceae
- Life Cycle:
- Perennial
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Whole Plant Traits:
- Plant Type:
- Shrub
- Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics:
- Broadleaf Evergreen
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Cultural Conditions:
- Light:
- Partial Shade (Direct sunlight only part of the day, 2-6 hours)
- Soil Drainage:
- Moist
- Occasionally Wet
- NC Region:
- Coastal
- Piedmont
- USDA Plant Hardiness Zone:
- 7b, 7a, 8b, 8a, 9b, 9a, 10b, 10a
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Leaves:
- Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics:
- Broadleaf Evergreen
- Leaf Color:
- Green
- Hairs Present:
- No
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Stem:
- Stem Is Aromatic:
- No
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Landscape:
- Resistance To Challenges:
- Wet Soil