Florida Anise - Illicium floridanum |
|
|
Illiciaceae Illicium Floridanum None |
|
| Price |
|
| Availability and Options |
Temporarily Out Of Stock This product is temporarily out of stock. Restocks typically occur at the beginning of each week. Check back soon and sorry for the inconvenience! |
| Shipping Information | |
| Grows In | Zone 7A · 0° to 5° F through Zone 10B · 35° to 40° F |
| Sun Exposure | Full / Mostly Shade, Morning Sun / Evening Shade, Dappled Light / Filtered Sun |
| Soil Drainage | Moderately Drained, Poorly Drained |
| Resistent To | Deer Resistant, Insect, Disease, Heat |
| Blooms | Summer Blooms |
| Average Height | 8' to 10' |
| Average Width | 6' to 8' |
| Attracts | Songbirds / Birds |
| Fragrances | Fragrant Foliage, Fragrant Flowers |
More about Florida Anise...Noteworthy Characteristics
Florida Anise is one of the most dependable broad-leaved evergreen shrubs for the shade garden. Glossy but leathery dark green leaves 2 to 6 inches long and 1 to 2 inches wide adorn the tree year-round. A wiff of the leaves reveals a pleasant anise scent that tempts the passerby to tear a leaf in order to enjoy the spicy aroma. In spring, dark red/maroon, 2-inch diameter flowers with many straplike petals bloom. Do not cut the blossoms for the flowers give way to star-shaped, papery folicles that hold the BB-like seeds. When mature, the seeds burst and send the seeds in all directions. These seeds germinate readily and provide an easy means of propagation. New plants can also be obtained from mature or hardwood cuttings that root easily. Expect Florida anise to grow from 10 to 15 feet tall and about 6 to 10 feet wide.
Uses
Florida Anise is useful in the landscape as a large shrub or small tree form specimen, in groups, or as a natural evergreen hedge. It is also useful in flowering shrub borders, or as a small tree or corner plant in shady home foundation plantings.
Culture
Grow Florida Anise in a lightly acid, organic-rich soil that stays somewhat moist. This plant is best located in shade to partial shade. Morning sun until noon is okay. Maintenance is minimal except for a snipping here or there of a stray branch.
 |
 |
 |
 |
Part Shade / 5-6'H x 4-5'W / One of the finest award winning Sasanqua camellias! Compact size / USDA ...Read more
Mostly Sun or Shade / 2-3'H x 4-6'W / Massive Clumps of Sun Tolerant Golden Chartreuse Foliage! / US ...Read more
Pure white iridescent flowers in spring to fall! / 3'H x 3'W / Full Sun to Part Shade / USDA Zones 7 ...Read more
Beautiful orange-bronze new growth on this evergreen fern. 2'H x 2'W / Shade to Morning or Filtered ...Read more
Pink Green Leaf Winter Daphne - Daphne Odora
Shade or Part Shade / 3-4'H x 3-4'W / Intoxicating scented pink flowers in winter! / USDA Zones: 7a- ...Read more
I ordered two Anise plants to replace two older plants which were hit really hard by 20 degree temperatures this winter. One night and done! We were tired of picking up leaves so we wanted something "evergreen" and a must for us is colorful flowers. Our yard was honored Fall 2014 with the Gold level FL Friendly Landscape award so natives are definitely on our list. This was actually listed in their manual. These plants arrived in excellent condition with a few flowers. The packaging is so terrific, nothing could damage them during delivery unless a 747 landed on it. They were planted immediately with lots of TLC and watered daily for 2 weeks. They are doing great and growing new leaves with a few more flowers. Definitely would recommend purchasing this plant from Gardener Direct.
Hi Charlene - Thanks so much for taking the time to provide us and visitors to Gardener Direct with your review. We are happy to hear that you were pleased with the quality of the Florida Anise and with our packaging method. Glad to hear the plants are already putting on new growth! We planted them as a natural screen/hedge in a mostly shady, damp spot about 3 years ago and they are now about 6 feet tall and 4 feet wide and steadily growing. Great evergreen for shade! Let us know if there's ever anything we can help you with. We're at your service!
Huge quantities of bright white flowers on compact plants / 2.5' H x 3'W / Full Sun or Part Shade / ...Read more
One of the most brilliant of all Encore Azaleas, Autumn Bonfire will set your landscape on fire with ...Read more
Sun or Part Shade / 3-5'H x 2-3'W / Perfect for accentuating entryways or in containers / USDA Zones ...Read more
Evergreen shrub with a dense, rounded habit tolerates full sun with no noticeable burn.
Beautiful tassel like ivory white flowers in spring with bronze new foliage in spring and summer. 3- ...Read more
This low maintenance upright evergreen features brilliant, dark maroon to copper new growth.
Sun or Part Shade / 15'-20'H x 4'-5'W / Lilac-purple flowers in spring and summer on this vine or tr ...Read more
This petite beauty displays dark purple foliage year-round and bursts with lovely pink string cluste ...Read more
Fjellheim Dwarf Coral Bark Japanese Maple
Sun or Part Shade / 6-8'H x 4-6'W / A dwarf form of the Coral Bark Maple with red branches in winter ...Read more
Mikawa yatsubusa Japanese Maple
The geren leaves of the multi-branched, compact Acer palmatum Mikawa yatsubusa grow closely together ...Read more
New Lil' Anne's Jewel is a stunning lace leaf Japanese Maple that is sometimes known as Lileanne's J ...Read more
Sun or Part Shade / 8-10'H x 4-6'W / Lustrous, colorful red, bronze, and burgundy foliage! / USDA Zo ...Read more
Distinctive oak-shaped leaves and golden variegated foliage set this versatile evergreen holly apart ...Read more
Part Shade / 4'-5'H x 4'-5'W / Heat tolerant with large ruffled deep pink to pink blooms / USDA Zone ...Read more
Southgate Radiance Rhododendron
Part Shade / 4'-5'H x 4'-5'W / Heat tolerant with large ruffled bright lavender blooms / USDA Zones ...Read more
Sign up for the latest deals, exclusive plants and gardening tips from the Gardener Direct experts!
Gardener Direct accepts all major credit cards and PayPal. Gift cards are available upon request.
GardenerDirect.com is an affiliate of ToGoGarden, Inc. This site does not provide medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Information entered by Gardener Direct members is not endorsed by GardenerDirect.com. Never use any informaiton from this site to diagnose or treat any medical problem.
