Illicium floridanum 'Aztec Fire' ~ Aztec Fire Anise xeriscape Dark red flower buds open

Dark red flower buds open to large flat clusters of creamy white flowers with a spicy fragrance that bloom in spring and give way to bright red berries that mature to black in fall

use cactus fertilizer in spring

The blossoms last for about one to two weeks

It has a rounded

Clusters of double flowers that open white and flushes to soft pink bloom from late winter throughout spring

Illicium floridanum 'Aztec Fire' ~ Aztec Fire Anise xeriscape Dark red flower buds openAztec Fire Anise is a pyramidal evergreen shrub with aromatic glossy dark green foliage. Fragrant quarter sized burgundy red flowers bloom from mid spring into fall. Grows best in part sun and moist soils. Type: Shrub Origins: Southeast N. America Height: 6' 8' Spread: 4' 6' Spacing: 5' USDA Hardiness Zone: 7 9 Culture: Full Sun, Part Shade Bloom Color: Red Season of Interest: Spring, Summer, Fall, Year Round MAINTENANCE NEEDS: Low Maintenance. Water