Native Fragrant Sweet Betsy - Carolina Allspice - Spicebush

[@KatrinaTrys]

WOWWWW, I had forgotten about this plant.. My grandmother would speak of this plant. She told stories about heating with wood & to keep the smell down they would place these on the walls & trunks they kept their clothes in!❤️ Thank you for this!

[@JimPutnam]

That is the kind of stories I hear on this plant.

[@dmichellefriday6300]

I have a Sweet Bubby was gave to me by an awesome lady 3o yrs.ago...R.I.P. NANNIE 6-6-07 GONE BUT ALWAYS REMEMBERED! Taylorsville,NC

[@christinascleaning]

I just happened to notice the beautiful flowers in my Woods I'm in North Georgia and took a photo of it to see what it was and it is this plant it smells so good

[@cliftonologycl]

Thanks jim. I cleared a lot of brush last year and found a bunch of these growing along the woodline. i was surprised by the flowers and that's how I identified it. and The ones cut down are coming back. tough plant.

[@JimPutnam]

Yes, natives are typically pretty tough. Thanks for watching.

[@amykinley]

I heard that the flowers are most fragrant when they first open then the fragrance goes away. I recently planted one in my back yard and looking forward to enjoying the scent.

[@amandasue6500]

I love that bush, I had one in my former yard. They are very hard to find here in PA, I would love to have one in my new yard. The fragrance is amazing and it didn't take long to get tall.

[@JimPutnam]

They really are great. Thanks for watching.

[@MissouriCrookedBarnHomestead]

East Tennessee, we just always called it simply "Bubby" bush. I absolutely LOVE the smell of this bush and wish I could have it where I am now. I will have to look for it. I'm in Wyoming now, though originally from East Tennessee mountains. There is a California version, but I am not sure the smell is the same.

[@nanamarler8282]

I moved from Wy. And am now in E. Tn. I can’t wait to get a spice bush. 😁

[@jacobflippin8880]

Very interesting. I’m always trying to keep an eye out for native growing plants. I’ll definitely keep an eye out for it.

[@JimPutnam]

It's a good one. Thanks for watching.

[@joshward7009]

Love this thing. The one at my house is about 12' high and maybe 10' wide at the top. We've got a 100+ year old house and I bet this thing is at least 40 years old. As far as soil goes, we've got incredibly clay-y soil and it's doing great, so I don't know if it even necessarily needs special considerations in poor soil

[@rrswitch48]

Our old farm had a huge bush at least 100 years old. About 3 feet in diameter.

[@lostangel4373]

I have a start off of my great grandmother's bush. Bubby Rose

[@steffd8822]

Mine aren't even a bit fragrant at all! I've shoved them practically in my nose to see if maybe an inch from my nostrils didn't quite do it...but, nope! Not even a hint of anything. But, I love the beautiful flowers,, so I'm grudgingly leaving it in, even without the scent-bragging quality. I introduce them to my garden visitors as Carolina allspice, after people say, "ooh beautiful magnolia flowers!". One sucker in 10 years & in my garden has only grown up to 4 ft. I plan to dig the sucker out & hope it will reward me with some scent...maybe.

[@cool7654321]

same here i just picked one from the wild and can barely smell anything!

[@reginacolonna4409]

I have 3, only one seems to be suckering which I'm fine with, but mine don't smell very strong at all.

[@steffd8822]

@@reginacolonna4409 Update: my main plant died over the winter, don't know why but there's one sucker right next to it that's coming up, so yay!

[@reginacolonna4409]

Good luck with it, I hope it takes for you! My suckers never have when I transplanted…

[@steffd8822]

@@reginacolonna4409 I had 3 suckers to begin with, 2 didn't survive last winter. One did & it's now about 5 ft tall, hope it survives this winter. I'd like to transplant it, but I read that, too, so nervous. Still not a whiff of anything, though. I think mine's broken. 🙄

[@mloiaco]

thanks as always for the great video, Jim. would be awesome to see you do a video on wax myrtles.

[@JimPutnam]

I will cover them. Interestingly Wax Myrtles in the nurseries were hurt very badly this winter and they are hard to find this spring.

[@mloiaco]

HortTube with Jim Putnam awesome...looking forward to it. i’m not too far from you in cary, n.c., and was surprised that many of the wax myrtles growing in the wild near my house seemed to come-through this winter without too much damage.

[@lblak59]

My Dad has one in his yard 50 plus yrs in SW Ohio. They called it a Bubby bush.

[@JimPutnam]

It is a plant by many names. It really is. Thanks for watching

[@janicemartin5190]

I need to know how to propagate the sweet bubby. My cousin has one that belonged to her mother, my aunt that has passed.

[@QuarterCastle]

I found this plant at the top of my driveway and no one knew what it was except my oldest friend who, like you said, had a story about it. I'm in the process of transplanting the suckers over to my patio (so we can smell it!) but it's not taking very well. Any advice?

[@reginacolonna4409]

My suckers never take when I transplant.

[@arlene5734]

Is there a difference in Sweetshrub and Spicebush?

[@dl4075]

I am trying to decide between sweetshrub and aronia arbutifolia for a good-sized, partially shaded area where I want a "thicket." I hear that aronia are deer candy. Any preference between these two shrubs? thank you

[@marywatkins9448]

I want to start off by saying I love your videos! I’m “green” as far as gardening goes but I am absolutely loving the learning experience(as well as trial and error) I would like to know if you ship your plants? I am in SC (zone 8) and I’d love to add some sweet Betsy’s to my yard. I absolutely love fragrant plants so any other suggestions are much appreciated. I also have a sandy soil.

[@sarahbarker7764]

How long does it take for the seeds to come up? I have several seeds. Want to start going bush.

[@rufinaseme6173]

Looking for info. Did you get it to grow from seed? I have about 20 seed pods to experiment with

[@whitley247]

How much do you sell that size for?

[@suzannegangs5204]

can i grow this plant in texas

[@reginacolonna4409]

zone 4 through 8

[@junejohnson9956]

The one I have smells best in full sunlight. In the evening I hardly smell it at all. Sad to say, It was planted before I move in my house and right beside the front porch. I would loved for it to be out in the yard so I wouldn't have to keep it pruned back.

[@rosylee5683]

Transplant late fall, early spring then see if Jim propagates fragrant and will mail order to place by porch.

[@eliamerican8879]

does it grow in NY?

[@rosylee5683]

Absolutely! I have very old ones in my yard on Long Island

[@eliamerican8879]

​@@rosylee5683 A patch of green plants that looks like stinging nettle grows in my backyard for the last few years. but the back of leaves and stems are smooth and without trichomes. I guess it is not stinging nettle but looks like it.

[@reginacolonna4409]

I have 3 - no fragrance at all, was a bit disappointed…