Michigan State University Extension
Ornamental Plants plus Version 2.0 - 00000250
01/01/98

Callicarpa dichotoma--Purple Beautyberry

Hardiness Zones: 5 to 8                                     
Height: 4 ft   Spread: 4 ft  Form: rounded                  
Type: deciduous shrub                                       
Annual Growth Rate: more than 18 inches                     
Flowers: lavender                                           
Fruit: purple                                               

Comments: Purple Beautyberry is an arching shrub that       
often dies to the ground where winters are cold.  The       
lavender flowers are followed by the main ornamental        
feature, the purple fruit.                                  

Cultivars:                                                  
   'Issai' - Reported to have improved habit and profuse    
     fruiting beginning when the plant is young.            

References for Cultivars: Spring Meadow Nursery 1997,       
Studebaker Nurseries 1998.                                  

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