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Excellent for use as a an evergreen privacy screen in shade or as a large specimen shrub or small tree, Florida Anise is one of the most dependable broad-leaved evergreen shrubs for the shade garden and sites with consistently moist soil.
Florida Sunshine Anise is a brilliant beacon in the shade garden - guaranteed to brighten the shady to partially shaded areas of your garden with its bright yellow foliage that turns to screaming yellow during fall and winter. Get all the details below!
Florida Sunshine Anise. Glossy evergreen foliage smells like licorice when crushed; makes a fine hedge or can be limbed up as a small accent tree; great for foundations, mixed borders, and containers; prefers partial shade with adequate moisture.
Illicium floridanum Miss Scarlett® (Florida Anise) is a compact evergreen shrub of upright habit, with elliptic, dark green leaves. In spring, brilliant star-shaped crimson flowers, 2 in. across (5 cm), packed with up to 20-30 strap-shaped petals, are on display for 4-6 weeks.
The Florida Sunshine Anise Shrub (llicium parviflorum 'Florida Sunshine') is a gorgeous broadleaf evergreen that brightens your shade gardens and perfumes the air. Your Florida Sunshine Anise is just as the name implies - a ray of bright sunshine for your yard!
Reaching a mature height of 6' feet slowly, Florida Sunshine Anise with its bright lime foliage contrasts well when planted behind smaller evergreens. When broken, leaves smell strongly of anise. Can be used as a vibrant hedge or single specimen. Deer Resistant.
New Arrivals at Gardener Direct. 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.
