trefle.io · Taken Jun 26, 2021 by Nicolas Vandecandelaère (cc-by-sa)
Lamiaceae
American beauty-berry
Callicarpa americana
Also known as French mulberry, Callicarpa viburnifolia, Callicarpa americana var. alba, Burchardia callicarpa
Native Plants · Trees & Shrubs · Beautyberry · Native Shrub · Wildlife · Berries · Callicarpa · Fall Color · Birds · Pollinator · Deciduous · Southeastern Us
American beautyberry is a stunning native shrub prized for its vivid clusters of magenta-purple berries in autumn, which are highly attractive to birds and wildlife. It grows well in partial shade with average watering, tolerating a range of soil types as long as drainage is adequate. Prune heavily in late winter to maintain a compact shape and encourage vigorous fruiting growth each season.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 4 hours
- Watering
- Water deeply but infrequently; allow the top inch of soil to dry between waterings · Every 7-10 days
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 6–7.5
- Temperature
- -20°F to 90°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
- Propagation
- Seed, Division
Hardiness
USDA 4a-9b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 12 in – 3 ft
- Spread
- 2 ft
- Spacing
- 48 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- No
- Foliage
- Medium
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Alabama, Arkansas, Bahamas, Bermuda, Cuba, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies, Birds
Sources: trefle
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