Miss Scarlett Illicium 'Anise' (7 Gallon) Flowering Evergreen Shrub with Crimson-Red Blooms - Part Sun to Shade Live Outdoor Plant - Southern Living Plants

Miss Scarlet Illicium is a new addition to the Southern Living Plant Collection which is guaranteed to draw all eyes to your landscape.

Its brilliant star shaped crimson blooms make a statement against its glossy green foliage.

Miss Scarlet prefers to be planted in part shade to full shade and is excellent as a specimen plant in the landscape.

When planting this Illicium, dig the hole twice as wide as the pot and mix rich garden soil in with your native soil, then leave the top of the root ball 1/2 inch above the ground level when filling the hole with soil.

Use a slow release granular fertilizer in spring.