Ocala Yellow Anise
Illicium parviflorum
Plant Details
USDA Plant Hardiness Zones:Â 7a-11 Â Find Your ZoneÂ
Plant Type:Â Evergreen Shrub
Height at Maturity:Â 10-15′
Width at Maturity:Â 6-10′
Spacing:Â Â 5-6′ for solid hedge; 12’+ for space between plants
Growth Habit / Form:Â Upright, Bushy, Tall
Growth Rate:Â Moderate
Flower Color: Â Yellow, Light Green, Chartuese
Flower Size:Â Small – Â 1″
Flowering Period:Â Â Spring
Flower Type:Â Single
Fragrant Flowers:Â Yes
Foliage Color:Â Light Green to Medium Green
Berries/Pods:Â Yes
Pod Color:Â Reddish Brown
Fragrant Foliage:Â Yes
Sun Needs:Â Full Sun, Morning Sun with Dappled or Afternoon Shade, Morning Shade with Evening Sun, All Day Filtered Sun, Shade or Mostly Shade
Water Needs:Â Â Average
Soil Type:Â Â Clay, Loam, Sandy, Silt
Soil Moisture / Drainage:Â Well Drained Moist, Moderately Drained
Soil pH:Â 4.5 – 6.5
Maintenance / Care:Â Low
Attracts:Â Visual Attention
Resistances: Deer – more info, Disease, Heat, Insect
Description
Ocala Yellow Anise is a very attractive large evergreen shrub or small tree with attractive light green leaves that release a pleasant fragrance reminiscent of root beer with a touch of licorice. In sun, the elliptical 5-inch long leaves will be lighter green and darker green in shade. Here in north-central Georgia, we’ve had better success growing this Anise in locations that provide some afternoon shade.
Landscape & Garden Uses
Growing upright to 10-15 feet tall and 6-10 feet wide, Ocala Yellow Anise is useful in the landscape as a specimen shrub or small tree, in groupings, or as a natural hedge in sunny or shady areas of the garden. Also ideal for use in home foundation plantings to frame corners or as espalier (trained to grow flat against a wall) between widely-spaced windows or on windowless walls.Â
Suggested Spacing:Â 6′ for solid hedges;Â 12′ or more for space between plants
Growing Preferences
Ocala Yellow Anise is very easy to grow in organically rich, moist but well-drained soils in full sun to part shade. For best appearance and performance we recommend some shade in the afternoon. Maintenance is minimal except for a snipping here or there of a stray branch. That said, plants can be clipped to control height or to maintain as a hedge.
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