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Landscaping
Value:
Grown mainly for their clusters of small but often
highly colorful, spherical, bead-like fruits, they
are ideal for a shrub border. Fruits most
prolifically in long, hot summers and if planted in
groups.
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Other
Cultivars:
Callicarpa americanna
Callicarpa dichotoma
Callicarpa rubella |
Callicarpa japonica
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References: Brickell, Christopher and Zuk,
Judith D, A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, 1997, DK Publising,
Inc., New York |
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at
a glance:
Common Name:
Beautyberry
Location: East side of Yao garden -
outside the fence
Plant type:
Deciduous
shrub
Family:
Verbenaceae
Height/Spread:
To 10 feet, tall, to 8 feet wide.
Leaves:
Elliptic
to obovate, tapered, dark green to 7 in.
Flower: Small
pink flowers in cymes in midsummer, to 1 1/2 in. across, from the
leaf axils, followed by violet fruit in autumn.
Disease/pests: None
Bloom Period:
July to August. Fruit in October/November
Conditions:
Grow
in fertile, well-drained soil in sun or dappled shade.
Water freely during the growing season and apply a balanced
liquid fertilizer monthly; water sparingly in winter.
Natural Range:
China
Hardiness:
USDA zone 6 – 8
Accession Number:
93-045
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