Illicium floridanum 'Swamp Hobbit' ~ Swamp Hobbit Florida Anise Size:2 GALLON LANDSCAPE USES: Accents or Group

LANDSCAPE USES: Accents or Group Plantings

and purple in the fall

IMAGES: Photos by Matt Lavin

(Leaves) Photo by David J

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Illicium floridanum 'Swamp Hobbit' ~ Swamp Hobbit Florida Anise Size:2 GALLON LANDSCAPE USES: Accents or GroupSwamp Hobbit Florida Anise is a very slow growing dwarf evergreen shrub with a low mounding habit that produces quarter sized bright red flowers in mid spring and again in fall. The flowers are not fragrant; however, the dark green, oblong foliage has an extremely pleasant scent. Grows best with consistently moist well drained soils. Swamp Hobbit is so slow growing that it only reaches 8" in five years! Type: Shrub Origins: Southeast N. America