22+ American Beautyberry Bush

American beautyberry grows quickly to 5 tall or more and is winter hardy to zone 7. Beautyberry is a deciduous shrub noted for its brightly colored tightly clustered berries that remain on the bush into winter.

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American beautyberry bush

Gardeners love beautyberry s large leaves which are light green and slightly fuzzy. The american beautyberry is an extraordinary shrub. American beauty berry most often grows 3 5 ft.

Other types of beautyberries include the asian species. Japonica chinese purple beautyberry c. Depending where you live and plant it it may take full sun though it will need lots of water.

In height in favorable soil and moisture conditions. It has long arching branches and yellow green fall foliage but its most striking feature is the clusters of glossy iridescent purple fruit sometimes white which hug the branches at leaf axils in the fall and winter. The relatively insignificant flowers develop into prolific bright violet to magenta berry like drupes which encircle the stem.

True to its name american beautyberry is certainly a beauty and a plant once you ve had a sampling you might want more of. American beautyberry likes rich organic soil but it will tolerate less delicious soils as long as they are well draining. Callicarpa americana is native to the southeastern united states where it can occasionally be spotted growing wild.

Tall and usually just as wide it can reach 9 ft. Then in july it produces small white and pink flowers in clusters. The american beautyberry is one such plant that makes quite a showing boasting bright magenta berries that look much like bracelets of amethyst beads glistening in clusters along drooping branches.

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