Devilwood and illicium are under utilized in zone 6

[@RoccosVideos]

Beautiful plants. Useful information. ❤️🌿

[@jonathanpruitt7393]

I would also suggest longstalk holly as another great, underutilized broadleaf evergreen.

[@dwiexotic]

Thanks for sharing 🙏 terimakasih 🙏 new support 🌹

[@cincytropics]

Thanks for watching!

[@sandorspalms]

Both great plants and definitely hardier then people think.

[@cincytropics]

I think so too!

[@nativeandunusualplants3582]

Amazing! We both grow all kinds of plants we're not suppose to be able to grow! Even though Illicium naturally grows in moist conditions they can be pretty drought resistant too. I ordered 3 1 gallon Illicium bareroot (soil removed) last year from a guy in North Carolina and the Canadian border people held it for 2 months! 2 months in a box with 0 water. I was actually able to nurse 1 back to life and now it's growing great! Tough tough plants! Thanks for sharing!

[@cincytropics]

Whoa! That's pretty amazing! Thanks for watching!

[@jonathanpruitt7393]

Great video. I have a devilwood tree but its leaves are much more narrow than yours. Is that Florida Sunshine bush shaded from winter sun scald?

[@cincytropics]

Thanks for watching! It's sort of shaded but still gets morning sun

[@firehawk46064]

I'm in Indiana zone 6 and am very interested in finding what pushes the envelope of my grow zone :) I'd love to try these

[@cincytropics]

They're super neat plants! I just wish they were more available. Thanks for watching!

[@ryanstauffer6785]

Can I ask where you bought these? Illicium cultivars seem reasonably available via mail order, but I haven't seen a good source for devilwood anywhere (maybe partially because the internet doesn't seem to agree on its proper latin name?).

[@cincytropics]

I got the devilwood from mailordernatives.com. The illicium came from a garden center here in Cincinnati

[@ryanstauffer6785]

@@cincytropics Thanks!