Callicarpa americana
beautyberry
Lamiaceae (Labiatae)
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Plant Specifics
Form: shrub
Life Span: long-lived perennial
Size: Height: 4-8 ft Width: 3-6 ft
Flower Color:
white,pink
white,pinkFruit Color:
white,purple
white,purplePhenology: deciduous
Noted for: Showy flowers, showy fruits
Landscaping
Recommended Uses: Specimen plant, mass planting, casual shrub screen
Propagation: Seed.
Availability: Quality nurseries, Native nurseries, FNPS plant sales, Seed
Light:
Moisture Tolerance: 
Salt Tolerance: Highly salt tolerant
Soil or other substrate: Sand, loam
Ecology
Wildlife:
Attracts various pollinators. Many bird species consume the showy fruit.
Native Habitats: Dry mesic hardwoods, xeric hammock, scrubby flatwoods, flatwoods, disturbed dry-moist woods.
Other
Ethnobotany: Sometimes used to make jelly which is noted for its color.
Decoction of roots and branches used in sweatbath for rheumatism and malarial fever by the Creeks and other southeastern native American tribes.
Other Comments: Fruits are magenta. There is a white-fruited/white-flowered variety that is sold occasionally.
Natural Range
Zones:
Suitable to grow in: 8A,8B,9A,9B,10A,10B
