Shrub to 4 m tall, straggling, fragrant. Leaves ovate, oblong or lanceolate, to 12 cm long, only slightly hairy below. Flowers red-brown to maroon, 4-6 cm wide; summer. Floral tube not narrowed at the mouth.

W North America (California)

VIC: Ballarat (Ballarat Botanical Gardens); Parkville (University of Melbourne System Garden & Medical School).

Source: Spencer, R. (1997). Calycanthaceae. In: Spencer, R.. Horticultural Flora of South-eastern Australia. Volume 2. Flowering plants. Dicotyledons. Part 1. The identification of garden and cultivated plants. University of New South Wales Press.