'Razzlequat' Cold-Hardy Citrus Lynn Lowrey Illicium verum

Illicium verum

puts on one of the great shows in the winter garden

and hummingbirds working the spikes become part of the show

Standing water is no obstacle

according to Dr

'Razzlequat' Cold-Hardy Citrus Lynn Lowrey Illicium verumWoodlanders has long been a leader in offering citrus and citrus hybrids hardy well beyond the usual citrus belt, and the 'Razzlequat' is one of the odder and hardier of the lot. The plant is a cross between the Australian desert lime, Eremocitrus glauca, a tough, drought and cold tolerant native of the arid Australian interior, and, most likely, the familiar 'Meyer' lemon. From the desert lime parent come thorny, wiry branches, small narrow gray