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American Beautyberry
Callicarpa americana
Other Names: Purple Beautyberry Bush
Plant Details
USDA Plant Hardiness Zones: 6a-10b Find Your Zone >
Plant Type: Deciduous Flowering Shrub
Height at Maturity: 5-6′
Width at Maturity: 5-6′
Spacing: 4-5′ for solid hedge; 8’+ for space between plants
Growth Habit / Form: Arching Stems, Broad, Rounded, Upright
Growth Rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Pink-lavender
Flower Size: Tiny flowers in clusters
Flowering Period: Spring
Flower Type: Single
Fragrant Flowers: No
Foliage Color: Green
Fragrant Foliage: No
Berries: Yes
Berry Color: Bright Violet
Sun Needs: Full Sun or Mostly Sun, Morning Sun with Dappled or Afternoon Shade, All Day Filtered Sun, Morning Shade with Evening Sun
Water Needs: Average
Soil Type: Clay, Loam, Sand, Silt
Soil Moisture / Drainage: Well Drained Moist
Soil pH: 5.0 – 7.0 (Acid to Neutral)
Maintenance / Care: Very Low
Attracts: Birds, Visual Attention
Resistances: Deer, Disease, Heat, Insect
Description
American Beautyberry is a fast-growing North American native shrub with fragrant, fuzzy green foliage but is more prized for the abundant clusters of colorful, pearl-like berries it produces. In mid-summer, each leaf axil is surrounded by loads of small, soft pink to blue flowers followed by clumps of powerfully bright purple berries that are shaped like small pearls. The leaves turn yellow in the fall and the berries persist through winter or until the birds get them all.
The USDA says beautyberry has insecticidal properties that repel mosquitoes, ants, ticks and other pesky critters. We’ve tried it with success. So you can plant this beauty of a shrub near outdoor living spaces to help keep the bugs away and also to make your own insect repellent!
How To Make Mosquito Repellent From The Leaves & Stems Of Beautyberry Plants
Did you know that the berries from Callicarpa (Beautyberry) can be used to make a tasty jelly and the leaves and stems to make an effective mosquito repellent?
How To make Jelly From The Berries Of Beautyberry Plants
Landscape & Garden Uses
Growing in a mound 5-6 feet tall and wide, American Beautyberry is ideal for use as an accent shrub, in groupings, or as a natural hedge in sunny to partially shaded landscape or woodland borders. It is a must for bird gardens and the branches with berries are a great addition to floral arrangements. A fine addition to bird gardens, native plant gardens, cottage gardens, sunny woodland gardens, and purple theme color gardens.
Spacing: 4-5′ for solid hedge; 8’+ for space between plants
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Note: For our customers who live and garden north of USDA Plant Hardiness Zone 6a, where this Beautyberry is not reliably winter hardy, you’ll be happy to know it can be grown in containers that can be brought indoors during winter and placed back outside when temperatures warm up in spring.
Growing Preferences
Beautyberry is exceptionally easy to grow and care for with no serious insect or disease problems. Deer and other critters don’t like it either. It is highly tolerant of urban pollution, thriving well even in inner city environments. Choose a sunny to partially shaded site for planting. In warmer climates (Zones 7-8), some shade or filtered sun during the hottest part of summer afternoons is appreciated. Beautyberry is not particular as to soil type or pH. It prefers average to moist conditions however will tolerate periods of dry weather when established.
Helpful Articles
Click on the link below to get helpful advice from our experts on how to plant and care for Beautyberry bushes.
How To Plant & Care For Beautyberry >
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