20+ American Beautyberry Landscape

In the wild it can occur in a wide variety of sites from dry to moist. It is useful as a screen in swampy or wooded locations or under shade trees in a garden setting.

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American beautyberry landscape

The relatively insignificant flowers develop into prolific bright violet to magenta berry like drupes which encircle the stem. Depending where you live and plant it it may take full sun though it will need lots of water. The shrub is considered a pioneer species and is characteristic of the mid stages of plant succession.

It can grow wild. Japanese beautyberry callicarpa japonica and chinese beautyberry c. Beautyberry also called american mulberry is native to flatwoods and hammocks but thanks to birds it has spread near and far.

It s in the vervain family verbenaceae. American beautyberry is a wonderful large understory shrub with a naturally loose and graceful arching form. Other types of beautyberries include the asian species.

In the fall and early winter the branches are laden with magenta purple sometimes white berry clusters that look spectacular as the leaves drop in autumn. The deciduous perennial comes alive in april with toothed green foliage. 4 to 8 feet wide that works well in borders or as a specimen plant.

Callicarpa americana is native to the southeastern united states. It is adapted to moist loam sandy or shallow upland sites and a wide ph range. You ll see it growing in shaded forest understory around cedar elm yaupon holly and turk s cap.

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