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where the creamy leaves lift the whole planting and the autumn berries read like scattered amethyst

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giving the canopy a layered seasonal interest that most broadleaf evergreens never manage

Illicium henryi 26/6 Restock keep the plants free ofThe anise trees, genus Illicium, are aromatic broadleaf evergreens of the star anise family, Schisandraceae, their name from the Latin illicium, an allurement, for the scent of the leaves. Illicium henryi, the Henry anise, is the Chinese member of the group, a handsome, dense, pyramidal to rounded evergreen with waxy flowers in shades of coppery pink to deep carmine red and aromatic, glossy foliage. The plant honors Augustine Henry, the great Irish