Does anyone know the proper name for a plant commonly known as "shrub"?

Hello,

I was wondering if any one is familiar with a bush called "shrub" ?    My mother grew it and called it by that name, and I know that it actually is called that by some because I used to be able to google the word shrub and then find the botanical name.    Google seems to have degraded over the years and now it just finds just what you would think that would be found googling the word shrub.

The plant that I speak of  has a growth pattern "somewhat" like rose of sharon (maybe) and grow approx. 6 feet and have a distinctive very dark red flower that might not actually be the flower at all.   It seems to send up multiple shoots and forms a fairly dense clump.

Would anyone know any alternative names or the botanical  name so that I could find the best way to propagate it?

Sorry that I have no pictures...I'm not able to get to the plant at this time.

Thanks in advance for any replies!
Regards,
Tim

Calycanthus is called sweetshrub and it has red flowers.. Could that be it?

I hope you find the plant you are looking for.

Maybe a little more about it might help someone figure this out.

I have had a lot of plants I called shrubs because I had no idea what the plant name was.

The house where we lived when my kids were born we lived there 15 years before moving to our homestead.

I had these shrubs in front of my house.  I am not sure what they were.

Saana Jalimauchi wrote:Calycanthus is called sweetshrub and it has red flowers.. Could that be it?

We have a winner!

Yes.  That's exactly it.  


Thank you.

Everyone at permies is awesome.
I really appreciate your reply.

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Thank you again!
Tim

Anne Miller wrote:I hope you find the plant you are looking for.

Maybe a little more about it might help someone figure this out.

I have had a lot of plants I called shrubs because I had no idea what the plant name was.

The house where we lived when my kids were born we lived there 15 years before moving to our homestead.

I had these shrubs in front of my house.  I am not sure what they were.

I did, and thank you!  Sanna identified it as sweetshrub   - Calycanthus.  Wouldn't it be cool if you had the same thing?
Thank you again.

Tim Mackson wrote:

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Yay! Happy I could help. That is a beautiful plant! If you find some seeds or a plant, please update us here.

I’m thinking that I would like to find a purple leafed maple for our property. In my childhood home, we had two of them in our yard. Plants can be sooooo much more than just plants or food or medicine. They can be beautiful memories and reminders.

i have a lot of calycantha at my place and around it. with a reminder i could save seed in the autumn. with stratification it’s a real easy germination.