Native: Callicarpa americana; American beautyberry

Scientific Name Callicarpa americana Common Name American beautyberry	Native Trees, Vines, and Shrubs Plant Fact Sheets Consumer Hort

	Hardiness Zones: 7 10
	Habit: Deciduous
	Exposure: Sun to partial shade; dry to moist soil
	Height: 4 to 6'
	Flower/Fruit: Small white to pink flowers in summer; clusters of glossy pink-purple to red-violet berries in fall
	Comments: Berries attracts birds; yellow green fall foliage; cut back severely each year for best berry production (flowers on new growth); loose, open habit
	Cultivars: C. america var. lectea: white berries

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