Calycanthus floridus 'Athens', Athens Sweet Shrub Size:1.16 qt Adiantum aleuticum (Western Maidenhair) and

Adiantum aleuticum (Western Maidenhair) and Adiantum jordanii (California Fan Maidenhair) produced naturally this Maidenhair hybrid that is reportedly particularly cold-hardy and is curiously evergreen while its parents are not (apparently rebelling)

deeply-furrowed scaly bark is typical with age

With acidic soil

essentially the reverse of another Western native

white bracts surrounding a central white pompom

Calycanthus floridus 'Athens', Athens Sweet Shrub Size:1.16 qt Adiantum aleuticum (Western Maidenhair) andAn unusual light yellow green flowered form (like an unfolding lotus) of the deciduous native sweetshrubs, introduced by Mike Dirr. Also known as Carolina Allspice, it blooms in May and intermittently thereafter pervading the atmosphere with a pleasant, subtle, fruity fragranceprobably the strongest fragrance of all the Calycanthus (one wonders where the fruit salad is). The leaf, a little smaller than other Calycanthus, is in fall a lovely clear