Property News · December 3, 2016

Plant of the week: beautyberry


OK, it’s nothing special for half of the year – but, oh, those marvellous berriesWhat is it? Outside its peak season, the beautyberry (aka callicarpa) is an unremarkable – OK, boring – hardy deciduous shrub. But in late autumn and winter it puts on a show of what Monty Don has called “the most astonishing berries in the whole of the plant world”. They persist long after the leaves have fallen, shining like clusters of amethysts throughout winter until the birds eat them.Any good varieties? Callicarpa bodinieri var. giraldii ‘Profusion’ is widely available in UK nurseries. If you’re anti-purple, C. japonica ‘Leucocarpa’ sports ivory berries. Both reach roughly 3m x 2.5m. Continue reading…

Source : theguardian.com
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