Callicarpa\u00a0americana<\/em>)\u00a0is a loose open growing shrub valued for its spectacular fruits in the fall (USDA hardiness zones 6-10). The growth rate of this native shrub is rapid, eventually reaching 4-7 feet in height and 4-6 feet in spread within 5 years after planting.<\/p>\nBeautyberry thrives in a moist, humus-rich, mildly acidic, well-drained soil and in a mostly sunny\u00a0spot in\u00a0the garden. It\u00a0will grow well in partial sun, although fruits are not as showy in shady areas.\u00a0Group several plants together for better fruit numbers.<\/p>\n
Small clusters of pink flowers are born in the axils of the leaves\u00a0from late June thru August and\u00a0mostly go unnoticed. Flowers lead to a showy display of brightly colored fruit clusters that will catch your eye and those of friends and neighbors. The magenta to violet berries are 1\/5\u201d in diameter. Leaves may turn faint pink or yellowish in fall before dropping.<\/p>\n
Beautyberry requires little annual care (other than pruning) after its first year in\u00a0your garden. Feed annually with 10-10-10 granular fertilizer (or equivalent). Lay down a fresh 2-3″ layer of mulch as a weed preventative and to conserve soil moisture.\u00a0It\u00a0is not troubled by any significant disease or insect problems.\u00a0Beautyberry is propagate by vegetative cuttings or from seed.<\/p>\n
Every 2-3 years, in late winter or early spring, this vigorous growing shrub\u00a0should be pruned to control its size and shape. A multi-year unpruned shrub\u00a0may also\u00a0be severely cut back to within 6 inches from the ground. It should flower and bear lots of fruits by\u00a0fall.<\/p>\n
No question that\u00a0beautyberry is most valued for its spectacular fruits. Berries are important food source for many species of birds and other wildlife.\u00a0 Summer flowers attract butterflies.<\/p>\n
Native beautyberries are not frequently found at garden centers that prefer selling the Asian cultivars.<\/p>\n
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American Beautyberry\u00a0(Callicarpa\u00a0americana)\u00a0is a loose open growing shrub valued for its spectacular fruits in the fall (USDA hardiness zones 6-10). The growth rate of this native shrub is rapid, eventually reaching 4-7 feet in height and 4-6 feet in spread within 5 years after planting. Beautyberry thrives in a moist, humus-rich, mildly acidic, well-drained soil […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[444,657,1218,803,1319,749,1037,645,806,1384,665,853,551,627,791,843,1060,1059,601,729,933,777,1210,630,706,646,7,113,819,455],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10109"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10109"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10109\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10112,"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10109\/revisions\/10112"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10109"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10109"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10109"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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