Callicarpa americana

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Arbor Day Foundation

BOTANICAL NAME:  Callicarpa americana

COMMON NAME: “American Beautyberry”

ATTRACTS:  Butterflies & Birds

RESISTANT:

BLOOM COLOR/ TIME: Pink flowers mid-Summer

LIGHT REQUIREMENTS:  Full to Part sun       

HEIGHT: 4 to 8 feet

WIDTH: 4 to 8 feet

EVERGREEN OR DECIDUOUS: Deciduous

WATER REQUIREMENTS: Low-average

SOIL REQUIREMENTS: All types of soil, provided there is good drainage

GARDEN ATTRIBUTES: Drought tolerant

Native

HARDINESS ZONES: 6-10

American beautyberry is a large-growing, deciduous shrub w/graceful, arching branches and pink flowers mid-Summer. The branches are lined with iridescent, purple berries Sept.-Nov. Native