BEAUTY BERRY NATIVE

Beautyberry a native plant Callicarpa americana L. American Beautyberry: Callicarpa americana.

Fast growing: Grows 3-5 feet tall and wide. Can reach 9 feet in favorable soil conditions. Leaves are in pairs or in threes. Margins are coarsely toothed and bottom of leaf is covered in branched hairs. Flowers are small and pink in dense clusters at the bases of the leaves. Seeds and berries are an important food source for forty species of songbirds and particularly the Bob White quail. Leaves are a favorite for deer.

Used: ornamental shrub planting, borders, and container planting. Berries can be used to make jelly- has a light pink color and flavor is similar to strawberry with the tartness of raspberry.

We only ship to the continental USA no shipping to California, Arizona, Alaska, Hawaii and Puerto Rico. Our plants ship bare root or with minimal soil in a bag. No shipment of  5 gallon pots or larger they must be picked up at the nursery ( or call for special shipping arrangements to see if we can ship to you ).

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