Hoover suggests starting with a simpler strategy: Growing plants that deer don’t enjoy eating. “Try to choose plants that ...

Culinary or star anise is harvested from a different species of Illicium (Illicium verum) — so just enjoy Florida Sunshine for the fragrance. You won’t notice the yellow blooms on this plant ...

Ocala Anise (Illicium parvifloru). This is native to Central Florida. Its upright, pyramidal form will grow to a height of 10 feet with an eight-foot spread.

Asia also boasts anise shrubs, including star anise (Illicium verum), with edible reddish-brown fruit, and Japanese star anise (I. anisatum), which bears toxic fruit.

Precautions: Star anise products should not be given to infants or children. Don’t confuse star anise (Illicium verum) with Japanese star anise (I. anisatum), which is toxic to the nervous and ...

Illicium, also known as anise shrub, is a genus of flowering shrubs with 38 known species. Of those, two are most commonly found in our North Carolina landscapes: ...

Florida Sunshine anise has no major pest or disease issues and is cold hardy — meaning it can survive the winter — in all of Louisiana. With its medium to fast growth rate, this shrub will ...

Illicium floridanum - Florida Anise . is another native plant to the SE US. It is an evergreen shade plant which can grow up to 10 feet tall and about 6-8 feet wide.

Star anise is the seed pod from an evergreen tree, Illicium verum, that grows in China. It’s unrelated to regular anise, though they share a similar flavor.