Aphrodite Sweetshrub 1 Live Flowering Shrub, 3 Gallon Pot, 15 Inches – Calycanthus ‘Aphrodite’

Proven Winners® ColorChoice® Aphrodite Sweetshrub (Calycanthus × ‘Aphrodite’) is a deciduous ornamental flowering shrub known for its large, deep red to burgundy blossoms, glossy green foliage, and naturally rounded growth habit. Its distinctive flowers feature numerous strap-like petals arranged in a layered, magnolia-like form, making it an attractive choice for garden borders, specimen plantings, and mixed shrub landscapes.

Aphrodite Sweetshrub typically begins flowering in late spring and may continue producing additional blooms throughout summer under favorable conditions. Its richly colored flowers can have a pleasant fragrance, although scent intensity varies with individual flowers and environmental conditions. Broad, glossy green leaves provide a lush backdrop for the blossoms and contribute to the shrub's ornamental appearance during the growing season.

This hybrid sweetshrub grows best in full sun to partial shade and prefers fertile, moist, well-drained soil. It develops a bushy, rounded habit suitable for foundation plantings, flowering hedges, woodland-edge gardens, and landscape focal points. As a deciduous perennial shrub, it naturally loses its leaves and becomes dormant during winter.

Each order includes 1 live Aphrodite Sweetshrub supplied in a 3-gallon nursery container (G3).

Approx. 15 inches tall at time of shipping.

Shipping Size

• Quantity: 1 Live Aphrodite Sweetshrub Plant

• Container Size: 3 Gallon Nursery Pot (G3)

• Shipping Height: Approx. 15 Inches

• Plant Form: Rooted, Container-Grown Flowering Shrub

• Flower Color: Deep Red to Burgundy

• Flower Form: Large, Layered, Magnolia-Like Blossoms

• Foliage Color: Glossy Green

• Growth Habit: Bushy, Rounded, Upright to Spreading

• Bloom Season: Late Spring Through Summer, With Possible Repeat Flowering

• Seasonal Appearance: Deciduous; May Be Leafless During Winter

• Primary Ornamental Feature: Large, Fragrant Red Flowers

Plant Condition Disclosure:

Live plants may be shipped dormant, leafless, recently pruned, bare root, or partially defoliated depending on season, weather, and shipping requirements.

Natural variation in size, branching, foliage density, color, root structure, and overall appearance should be expected.

Important Note:

You will receive a live starter plant (seedling/young plant). Listing photos show the plant at a mature stage for reference only. The actual plant size, shape, and appearance may vary and will be significantly smaller than the images shown.

• Quantity: 1 Live Aphrodite Sweetshrub Plant

• Container Size: 3 Gallon Nursery Pot (G3)

• Shipping Height: Approx. 15 Inches

• Common Name: Aphrodite Sweetshrub

• Scientific Name: Calycanthus × ‘Aphrodite’

• Cultivar: Aphrodite

• Collection: Proven Winners® ColorChoice®

• Plant Type: Deciduous Ornamental Flowering Shrub

• Life Cycle: Perennial

• Growth Habit: Bushy, Rounded, Upright to Spreading

• Flower Color: Deep Red to Burgundy

• Flower Form: Large, Layered, Magnolia-Like Blossoms

• Flower Fragrance: Pleasantly Fragrant; Intensity May Vary

• Bloom Season: Late Spring Through Summer

• Flowering Habit: May Produce Additional Blooms During Summer

• Foliage Color: Glossy Green

• USDA Hardiness Zones: Generally 5–9

• Sunlight: Full Sun to Partial Shade

• Soil Preference: Fertile, Moist, Well-Drained Soil

• Water Requirements: Moderate; Prefers Consistent Moisture During Establishment

• Landscape Uses: Specimen Plantings, Flowering Borders, Foundation Plantings, Mixed Shrub Beds, and Woodland-Edge Gardens

• Ornamental Interest: Large Red Flowers and Glossy Green Leaves

• Container Suitable: Yes, in a Sufficiently Large Outdoor Container

• Outdoor Plant: Yes

• Seasonal Dormancy: Deciduous; May Become Leafless During Winter

• Primary Feature: Fragrant, Deep Red Ornamental Flowers

Live Aphrodite Sweetshrub (Calycanthus × ‘Aphrodite’), natural root system, nursery growing medium, 3-gallon nursery container.

Supplied Size: 1 live plant, 3-gallon nursery pot, approx. 15 inches tall at time of shipping.