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Please Note: Our plants are currently shipping dormant. During dormancy, plants go inactive to conserve energy for the next growing season.
'Aphrodite' Sweetshrub is covered in big, glossy leaves with enormous, cupped flowers that look a bit like a deep red magnolia. They start in early summer and continue through the season. The scent varies based on the age of the bloom, the time of day, and the flower itself. Some people say they smell like pineapple, others apples, others bubblegum, and some get no scent at all.
5-10 feet tall and wide at maturity
Hardy in zones 5-9, be sure to check your USDA zone to ensure success
Plant in part to full sun (4+ hours daily)
Space plants 5-10 feet apart for best results
Produces fragrant cupped red flowers from mid-summer to fall
Maintains green foliage spring to frost
Blooms on old and new wood
Great for landscapes, as a focal point, cut flowers
Resists Deer
Rebloomer
Care: Fertilize with Proven Winners Continuous Release Plant Food in spring and mid-summer. It is adaptable to most moist, well-drained soils. Regular pruning is not required. If you’d like to shape it, you can do so in late winter or early spring.
Shipping Info:
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Size at shipping varies by the season and plant
Quart shrubs are 5-8 in. at the time of shipment
1 Gallon shrubs are 6-24 in. at the time of shipment
Shrubs shipped Nov-Apr will arrive dormant; shrubs shipped Apr-Oct will arrive green or in bloom