ZONE: 7 - 9
LIGHT: Filtered light
HEIGHT: 4 – 8 ft.
SPREAD: 4 – 8 ft.
SOIL: moist, well-drained
FLOWER: Small white flowers late spring
LANDSCAPE VALUES:
Illicium 'Florida Sunshine' is a 2007 Plant Delights/JLBG introduction, The original specimen has become a medium-sized shrub to 8' tall x 8' wide of anise-fragranced, chartreuse gold foliage during the spring and summer. As the weather cools in fall, the leaf color brightens to screaming yellow, then becomes a near parchment color by midwinter. During the same time, the upper stems take on a brilliant red cast, contrasting vividly with the leaves. In sun, the winter foliage will scorch, so we recommend this be grown in light shade...a stunning beacon in the winter garden.
