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Calycanthaceae
Japanese Allspice
Chimonanthus praecox
Winter resilience and inner strength.
- Family
- Calycanthaceae
- Genus
- Chimonanthus
- Native to
- China, Japan, Korea
- Bloom season
- Winter
- Type
- deciduous shrub
- Height
- 200-400 cm
- Sunlight
- full sun to partial shade
- Soil
- well-drained, fertile
- Water
- moderate
- Hardiness
- 7-9
- Lifespan
- perennial
Did you know
- Japanese allspice blooms in the dead of winter on bare branches, filling the cold air with an intensely sweet fragrance.
- The genus name Chimonanthus means 'winter flower' in Greek, perfectly describing its unusual blooming habit.
- The waxy, translucent petals look as if they are carved from pale yellow wax or amber.
- In Chinese culture, it is one of the 'Four Gentlemen' plants symbolizing the four seasons.
- The flowers produce fragrance even in temperatures near freezing, attracting the few pollinators active in winter.
Color meanings
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perseverance
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inner beauty
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resilience