TECHNICAL GROWING GUIDE FOR Illicium ‘Florida Sunshine’

KEY FEATURES Exposure Part shade Mature Size 5’ H x 3’ W USDA Zones Hardy in USDA zones 7–9

» Non-edible fruits with licorice scent beginning late spring

» Glossy chartreuse yellow foliage with red stems

» Delightful accent tree for lightly shaded spaces

Illicium parviflorum ‘Florida Sunshine’

HOW TO GROW FROM A LINER Type Regular ornamental soil mix Type 60% new screened bark plus Top dress with slow release fertilizer Soil / Bark 40% old screened bark. App Rate Pulverized dolomitic, 5 Medium Lime Harrell’s 18–5–13 or Osmocote lbs per cubic yard FERTILIZER

MEDIA Brands 15–9–11 or Nutricote 18–8–8 Talstar 3.5 lbs per cubic yard

pH 5.5 – 6.0 Light Part shade EC 1.0 – 1.5 Growth Rate Medium/Fast Water Medium CARE Late winter early spring, 1 Gal Plant liner in spring, finish that fall. Trimming before flush. Plant liner in spring, finish that 2 Gal fall and following spring. PROPAGATION Plant liner in late summer or early Timing June FINISHING TIME FINISHING 3 Gal fall. Will finish the following fall. Type Semi-hardwood cuttings Hormone KIBA 4000 Shift 1 gallon in fall / winter. Root Rate Medium 1 ì 2 Gal Finish next spring with flush.

PESTS & None Shift 1 gallon in fall / DISEASE SHIFTING UP 1 ì 3 Gal winter. Finish next fall.

Questions? [email protected], Jerry Pittman, Plant Development Services

Limitation of Warranty: The information provided was obtained from trials conducted at Flowerwood Nursery in Southern Alabama and is provided only as a reference. PDSI does not warrant the exact results to be achieved as this can vary depending upon your location and cultural practices. Additional Note: All Southern Living® Plant Collection varieties are subject to patent protection; Unauthorized propagation prohibited. Grown Under License from: Plant Development Services, Inc., Loxley, AL 36551.

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