23+ American Beautyberry Seedling

You may be able to find american beautyberry seeds at local garden centers or you can order them online. If you have a plant or if your neighbor has a plant you can hand pick the mature fruit in the fall to source seeds.

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American beautyberry seedling

Moist to dry open to shady. It is somewhat fire tolerant and increases in abundance after burns. The fall foliage is an attractive yellow or chartreuse color.

Here in texas it s often used as an understory shrub with dappled shade. Depending where you live and plant it it may take full sun though it will need lots of water. American beautyberry callicarpa americana a fast growing perennial that can be pruned way back even to the ground by deer or shears and rebound in no time.

American beautyberry is found in woods particularly on moist areas under open pine canopies thickets right of ways and fence rows. American beautyberry has fragrant fuzzy green foliage that is considered moderate in its preference to deer. A favorite place for the american beautyberry is under open stands of pines.

It is adapted to moist loam sandy or shallow upland sites and a wide ph range. It is a pioneer and grows in newly disturbed forests along forest margins and along fencerows. American beautyberry shrubs callicarpa americana usda zones 7 through 11 bloom in late summer and although the flowers aren t much to look at the jewel like purple or white berries are dazzling.

Beautyberry commonly occurs on a wide variety of sites. The shrub is considered a pioneer species and is characteristic of the mid stages of plant succession. American beautyberry likes rich organic soil but it will tolerate less delicious soils as long as they are well draining.

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