Callicarpa Beautyberry

$17.99 / 1G


Item # 06504


Botanical: Callicarpa
Common: Beautyberry
Extended Features: Native: large growing color shrub. 5' tall by 5' wide. Easy to grow. Full sun to part shade. Good for screening and borders or in Butterfly garden.
How To Maintain: Cut entire plant back to 2' every March and feed with Flowertone. Dead-head remove spent blossoms every 2 weeks during summer. Deep soak with Miracle-gro every 2 weeks of summer. Re-mulch in June and January. Spray with Dormant Oil in March for insect control.
Usage: Attractive accent, border, or container plant
Plant In: Full sun, well drained soil
Interest: Bright purple berries in the fall/winter. Birds love it
Pruning: Prune late winter or early spring; spring flowering shrubs after bloom
Flower: Light pink in July
Full Size: 6' x 6'
Spacing: 3-5'
Habit: Bushy, rounded, deciduous shrub
Growth: Fast
Exposure: Full to Partial Sun
Hardiness: -20 to -10 deg. F
Water Use: Water regularly as needed
Leaf: Foliage medium green above, yellow beneath
Fruit Info: Violet to metallic colored berries in fall
Seasonal: Yellow to purplish foliage in fall