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    CALLICARPA
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    CALLICARPA

    Commonly known as Beauty berry, French mulberry

    Attractive bushes of violet or white beads, particularly when planted in groups. One of the last shrubs visited by birds after berries.

    The most common species was collected in China by Émile-Marie Bodinier, a French missionary and botanist of the 19th century.

    Genus of about 140 species of evergreen and deciduous shrubs and trees from woodland in mainly tropical and subtropical regions.

    Full Plant Details - Sun/Soil & other attributes - Click to close
    • Good to know
      Most prolific fruiting occurs in long, hot summers. Plant in groups to ensure good pollination. Wildlife plant - birds. Resistant to honey fungus.
    • Resistant to honey fungus
      These plants have little or few problems with honey fungus.
    • Deciduous
    • Evergreen
    • Medium shrub
      Typically grow to around 4-6 feet in height
    • Tall Shrub
    View Planting Tips and Care Advice

    Varieties
    CALLICARPA bodinieri var giraldii 'Profusion'
    Lilac flowers followed by violet fruits borne in profusion in autumn
     
    2 to 3 Litre
    £17.50
    CALLICARPA dichotoma
    Compact shrub with pink flowers in summer and dark lilac coloured fruits in autumn
     
    2 to 3 Litre
    £17.50
    CALLICARPA japonica 'Leucocarpa'
    Pale pink flowers and large white fruits
     
    2 to 3 Litre
    £17.50
    CALLICARPA kwangtungensis
    Purple-lilac berries and purple leaf colour in autumn
     
    2 to 3 Litre
    £17.50
    CALLICARPA x shirasawana
    Shirasawa's Beautyberry
    Lilac purple berries.
     
    2 to 3 Litre
    £17.50

    Useful extras...

    Garden Goodies
    Slate Plant Labels
    These wonderfully tactile natural slate plant labels are hand made in Cornwall and come with a chalk pen. Just stick them in your pot or border. Pack of 6.
    Stick in slate labels
    £10.00
    Fertilisers & Feeds - Empathy
    Rootgrow Ericoid mycorrhizal fungi
    This specially adapted Rootgrow™ mycorrhizal fungi will boost the growth of acid-loving plants like rhododendrons, azaleas, heathers and blueberries. It contains ericoid and arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi, which are found in poor acidic soils where ericaceous plants naturally grow.
    200g sachet
    £8.50
    Fertilisers & Feeds - Empathy
    All-purpose Seaweed Stimulant
    All-purpose organic concentrated seaweed feed that is a ready to use, derived from sustainable harvested kelp, that can be used on all outdoor and indoor plants, except acid loving plants. Perfect used in conjunction with Rootgrow™.
    1 ltr
    £8.50
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