Illicium floridanum 'Swamp Hobbit' ~ Swamp Hobbit Florida Anise tolerates-wet-soil Needs a strong support to

Needs a strong support to climb

PLANT NERD TIPS: If you detect wrinkles on the leaves its an indication it needs more water

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Clusters of large forward facing creamy white flowers with rusty pink backs slowly mature to mahogany and bloom on dark red stems from late winter to mid spring

Creeping Wintergreens is a low-spreading

Illicium floridanum 'Swamp Hobbit' ~ Swamp Hobbit Florida Anise tolerates-wet-soil Needs a strong support toSwamp 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