Florida Sunshine Illicium

Florida Sunshine Illicium offers chartreuse-gold fragrant foliage with red-tinted young stems. Its compact, upright oval with relaxed branch tips habit makes it a useful choice for shade accent, foundation, hedge, woodland border. Plant it in part shade to shade. Water needs: even moisture; rich soil. Typical mature size is 5 ft tall by 3 ft wide, although growth varies with climate, soil, pruning and care. Available for local pickup from Towns Edge Nursery.

Plant details

• Botanical name: Illicium parviflorum 'Florida Sunshine'
• Light: Part shade to shade
• USDA zones: 7–9
• Mature height: 5 ft
• Mature width: 3 ft
• Foliage: Evergreen
• Bloom / feature color: Chartreuse to golden yellow foliage
• Bloom / interest season: Year-round; brightest fall and winter
• Water: Even moisture; rich soil
• Growth habit: Compact, upright oval with relaxed branch tips
• Landscape uses: Shade accent, foundation, hedge, woodland border
• Deer tolerance: Generally deer resistant

Plant size and performance vary with climate, soil, pruning and care.