Callicarpa dichotoma 'Early Amethyst' - Beautyberry
Callicarpa dichotoma 'Early Amethyst' - Beautyberry

Beautyberry

Callicarpa dichotoma 'Early Amethyst'

  • Clusters of lavender-pink flowers
  • Violet-purple fruit in the fall persists until just after leaf drop
  • Green leaves emerge bronze in the spring, turning to purple in the fall
  • Bloom Time: June to August

ZONE:
5

COLOUR:
Lavender

HEIGHT:
100-125 cm

SPREAD:
100-125 cm

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Growing and Maintenance Tips:


Grows best in a well-drained soil in full sun to partial shade. Also performs well 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.  Best flowering and fruiting occurs in full sun.

Additional Notes about Beautyberry:


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.

Characteristics & Attributes


GROWTH RATE:
Medium
FLOWERING TIME:
Summer
HABIT:
Rounded
FOLIAGE COLOR:
Green
LANDSCAPE USES:
Specimen
Hedge