
Beautyberry
- Botanical Name
- Callicarpa dichotoma
- Min Zone
- 5
- Max Zone
- 8
- Height
- 3 to 4 feet
- Width
- 3 to 4 feet
- Flowers
- Summer: small flowers clustered in leaf axils along stem, pink to white
- Fruit
- Striking, metalic purple berries along stem in September thru October
- Fall Color
- Yellow
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Soil
- Moist, well-drained
- Planting & Care
- Site in a protected location out of harsh winter winds
- In colder climates plants may die back to the ground in winter
- Prune in early spring to remove dead wood and any crossing or damaged branches
- Problems
- None serious
- Varieties
- Duet - variegated foliage, white flowers, white berries
- Early Amethyst - 3 to 4 feet tall by 4 to 5 feet wide, small purple berries
- Issai - abundant violet-blue berries, hardier selection
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