COLOUR:
Magenta
HEIGHT:
3-5 ft
SPREAD:
3-5 ft
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COLOUR:
Magenta
HEIGHT:
3-5 ft
SPREAD:
3-5 ft
Thrives in swampy or wooded locations or under shade trees in a garden setting. It can be cut to 12" above the base each winter to encourage more compact growth, flowers and fruit. It can also be left to mature naturally into a tall woody shrub. The shrub may temporarily defoliate and lose developing fruit during periods of prolonged summer drought.
Callicarpenal, a natural terpenoid isolated from beautyberry, has shown significant repellent activities against mosquitoes, ticks and imported fire ants. Used by First Nations peoples in root and leaf teas to treat numerous conditions.
