Illicium anisatum Star anise (Illiciaceae) Evergreen shrub

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Illicium anisatum
Star anise
Evergreen shrub
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The Illicium anisatum plant species is found in E. Asia - S. China, Japan, Taiwan. It is a member of the Illiciaceae family. Common gardeners may know the plant as Star anise. Some home gardeners know the variety as I. religiosum. Sieb.&Zucc.

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Latin Name:  Illicium anisatum
Common Name:  Star anise
Family:  Illiciaceae
Author:  L.

Known Hazards:  The fruit is poisonous in quantity[19, 177].

Mature Height:  6   Mature Width:  6

Habitat:  Thickets and woods in foothills, S. and C. Japan[58].

Propagation Notes: Seed - it does not require pre-treatment and can be sown in early spring in a greenhouse[113]. Prick out the seedlings into individual pots when they are large enough to handle and grow them on in the greenhouse for at least their first winter. Plant out in late spring or early summer, after the last expected frosts, and give some protection from the cold over the winter for the first year or two. Layering in early spring. Takes 18 months[78]. Cuttings of half-ripe wood, August in a frame[113]. Pot up the cuttings when they start to root and grow them on in the greenhouse for their first winter, planting out after the last expected frosts.

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