Calycanthus floridus 'Athens' 26/3 Restock distinguished from the Japanese aucuba

distinguished from the Japanese aucuba chiefly by narrow leaves and fine hairs on the young shoots and flower stalks

proof of a constitution well beyond the usual lemon

and that upbringing shows

closer to melon and pineapple than the strawberry scent of the maroon forms

The leaves are smaller

Calycanthus floridus 'Athens' 26/3 Restock distinguished from the Japanese aucubaCalycanthus floridus 'Athens', also circulated under the name 'Katherine', is a yellow flowered selection of the Eastern sweetshrub, a deciduous native of the Southeastern woodlands long grown for fragrance, adaptability, and strange, many tepaled flowers. Where the wild plant blooms a deep maroon, 'Athens' opens soft, buttery yellow, an unexpected and elegant turn on a familiar shrub. The pale flowers carry a ripe, almost tropical perfume, closer to