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Calycanthus 'Venus'

Common Sweetshrub

The Calycanthus 'Venus' is a really beautiful shrub. This hybrid has all the best features of his parents. It is a strong grower and produces beautifully large flowers during a long period in the summer, there are also fragrant and have a nice lightly smell. The most impressive flowers are the first ones, these flowers will last for a few weeks, after this it will still grow new flowers throughout the summer until autumn. Plant it in a moist but well-drained soil in full sun.

↕ 150 cm – 200 cm ❄ -20 °C ☀ sun, half shade

Flowering period

jan
feb
Mar
apr
may
jun
jul
aug
sep
oct
nov
dec

Planting period

jan
feb
Mar
apr
may
jun
jul
aug
sep
oct
nov
dec
Ideal (Sep–Jan)
Possible (until May)
Not recommended

Characteristics

Botanical

Genus Calycanthus
Cultivar 'Venus'

Bloei

Flowering period may, june, july
Colour (flower) white
Flowers fragrant, plant with flowers

Blad

Colour (foliage) green
Evergreen no

Groeiwijze

Height 150 cm, 200 cm

Standplaats

Soil type acid, neutral
Winter hardiness -20 °C
Location sun, half shade
Soil moisture moist

Gebruik

Type (use) shrub, solitary, in group