Yellow Anise
Illicium parviflorum
Yellow Anise is a shrub for structure, suited to shade and partial shade and clay, loam or acid soil, flowering May, Jun.
| Type | Shrub |
|---|---|
| Mature height | 450 cm |
| Spread | 300 cm |
| Aspect | shade and partial shade |
| Foliage | Evergreen |
| Hardiness | USDA 7a-10b |
| Pollinator-friendly | No |
| Pet-safe | No |
Where to use it in a border
At around 450 cm, it sits best toward the back of a border, or on its own as a focal point with room around it. Give it about 300 cm of room to spread. It is hardy across USDA zones 7a to 10b, so check it suits your area before planting.
It appears in our lists of shade, clay soil, acid soil, evergreen plants.
Border Builder uses Yellow Anise's height, spread, soil, bloom months and companions to place it in a full border plan for your own conditions, on iPhone and iPad.
Flowering through the year
Worth knowing
- Evergreen, so it keeps the border furnished through winter.
- It tolerates acid soil but dislikes shallow chalk.
- It tolerates a shaded, north-facing spot.
- Not recorded as pet-safe; site it away from pets that graze if that matters to you.
Good companions
Plants that share its conditions and style, chosen to complement its place in the border:
- Creeping Phlox 'Sherwood Purple'to edge in front
- Florida Leucothoeto edge in front
- Northern Sea Oatsto edge in front
- Summersweet 'Hummingbird'to edge in front
- Summersweet 'Ruby Spice'to edge in front
- Virginia Sweetspire 'Henry's Garnet'to edge in front
Garden styles
Foundation planting Native Shade cottage Wildlife garden Woodland