Illicium floridanum
Florida anise
Illiciaceae
Plant Specifics
Form:
shrub
Size:
15 ft tall by 8 ft wide
Life Span:
long-lived perennial
Flower Color:
red
Fruit Color:
brown
Phenology:
Evergreen. Blooms in spring. Fruits ripen in fall.
Noted For:
Showy Flowers, Interesting Foliage
Landscaping
Recommended Uses:
Screen or specimen plant in shady wet settings.
Considerations:
Light:
Shade
Moisture Tolerance:
Usually moist, occasional inundation ---- to ---- Not wet but not extremely dry
Salt Water Flooding Tolerance:
Unknown
Salt Spray/Salty Soil Tolerance:
Low/no tolerance of salty wind or direct salt spray
Soil or Other Substrate:
Sand, Loam
Suitable to Grow In:
8A,8B,9A,9B
Ecology
Wildlife:
Pollinators
Pollinated by a variety of insects, especially native flies and beetles.
Native Habitats:
Slope forest, floodplain forest, hydric hammocks, seep stream (banks), steepheads.
