'Aphrodite' Sweetshrub Calycanthus x

I bought three in April, 2018, quart size - quite small (double checked my PW account and yes, it was offered then in quart sizes!). I had to move two of them a couple of times and the shrubs have all been in their current garden location in the past 4 years. These are fast-growing, TOUGH TOUGH plants! They are on the edge of a woodland, downhill, in heavy clay, enduring fierce water runoff/run-through when rain of any consequence occurs, and are in part sun, diminishing to almost part shade as the trees fully leaf out. All of these sweetshrubs are 7 ft tall and nearly as wide; just amazing... Flowers have heretofore been sparse to non-existent until this year, and still not too many, but that's no doubt largely from the part-sun/part-shade dappled conditions they live under. The foliage and habit of this shrub is beautiful.

We've had this most gorgeous plant for several years. She blooms throughout the warm months like a trooper with the most beautiful flowers one could ask for. My plant gets both the morning and afternoon sun every day. I am very happy with this Aphrodite and so glad I chose to purchase it!

Don’t sleep on this! I planted one 2or 3 seasons ago and it went from maybe an 18-24 inch plant to 6ft+ at its highest point. It’s pretty and blooms all late May to fall (zone 6). It’s nice and full without any pruning. My flowers do not have a smell though. As someone else said I lost a branch or two over the last winter but you can’t even tell. It took off so well I bought another one. It’s doing just as well. While it stands to get very big ( which is what I want) it appears that it can just easily be snipped to the desired height/width.

This shrub is an absolute pleasure! It is in heavy bloom right now here in south Louisiana, Zone 8b. The heat and humidity of our summers are tough on plants, but this shrub quickly grew to over 6 ft tall within 3;years and has bloomed since its 2nd year in the landscape. The blooms look like mini magenta magnolia blooms. Ours is not scented, but it has been such an excellent performer that it doesn’t matter. I definitely recommend this plant!

wonderful plant for an informal garden. Repeat blooming, fragrant and beautiful dark red flowers. Only one drawback, in order to prune it you will have to sacrifice some flower buds since it blooms repeatedly. My plant grows in full sun in a moderately wet area in zone 7. It is so happy, but I have to move it to build a deck. I think it will survive transplant because it is a plant native to my general area (Virginia/Maryland) and they generally are very tough plants.I read that this shrub can be propagated by division; I don't know if that was referring to the straight species. This is a cultivar and may not follow the "rules". If I had the space I would add more.