What is the best time of year to plant sweet shrub in middle Georgia?

I live in middle Georgia and I would like to know when is the best time of year to plant a little sweet shrub tree. They have such a pleasant fragrance.

What is the best time of year to plant sweet shrub in middle Georgia?
In mid March.
Reply:EARLY SPRING, LATE FALL
Reply:Kate, I live in eastern North Carolina. Our USDA Zone is similar to yours. If you have a sweet shrub plant that is already rooted, you can plant it now. If you are digging up a plant that has come up around a larger plant, I'd do it as soon as possible. If it gets too hot and dry, you may have a problem getting a transplant to live. We sell sweet shrubs. Some of the older people call them sweet Betsy bushes. My Father says when he was young, they used to take the little red bracts and put them in their shirt pockets. They smelled sweet when they were activated by body heat. I hope you have good luck with yours - they are a living part of the past.
Reply:You can plant sweet shrub (Calycanthus floridus) whenever you want, so long as you can work the soil. The sooner you plant it the sooner you can enjoy it. It is an easy to grow plant - that is quite drought tolerant once established. And as you know the flowers are very fragrant.





Just be aware that if you plant it in late spring or summer you will have to be certain to water it regularly during the first year. The worst time would be the summer, just before you go on vacation.





Horticulturally - the ideal time in you area would be in late summer or early fall. This give the plant time to establish a root system before the heat of summer.





But if you're like me, I would plant it as soon as possible so I could enjoy it.