Calycanthus floridus, or Eastern Sweetshrub is blooming now at the park.  These native shrubs are deciduous, and bloom from April into October.  They are called Sweet shrub because they are aromatic, the leaves and the flowers.  They are in the same family as Magnolia.  You can kinda see that in the flowers.  And the aroma is similar.  You know I had to smell it.

 

Look for sweetshrubs in your woodland walks.  They are so distinctive with their maroon-colored blossoms.

 

HAPPY SPRING!!!