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Please note once despatched, your delivery may take 1-3 days due to the high volume with the couriers. Your plants will be fine during this time.
Full plant information & availability is shown online.
The nursery is now open to the public between 10am and 4pm. Please follow instructions on site, card payments only, no cash. Click and collect is also available.
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Last updated 14/05/20 10:00.
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CALLICARPA bodinieri var giraldii 'Profusion'
Commonly known as Beauty berry, French mulberry
Lilac flowers followed by violet fruits borne in profusion in autumn
Further Reading....
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Deciduous - elliptic, tapered dark-green leaves, bronze when young, to 18cm (7in) long.
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Purple - Shades of purple/mauve/lilac/violet - lilac -
Height - 3m (10ft) -
Spread - 2.5m (8ft)
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Tall Shrub - bushy, upright shrub. Produces small flowers in cymes to 3.5cm (1½in) across from the leaf axils.
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Hardy - cold winter - Hardy in most places throughout the UK even in severe winters. May not withstand open/exposed sites or central/northern locations. Plant can withstand temperatures down to -15°C (5°F) -
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Additional Features - Berries - These plants have berries.
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Good to know - wildlife plant - nectar and pollen for insects. -
Pests & Diseases - none. -
Place of origin - western and central China. -
Resistant to honey fungus - These plants have little or few problems with honey fungus.
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Hardiness - Fully hardy -
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Seasonal Interest - Autumn -
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Soil Conditions - Fertile moist well-drained soil -
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Wildlife - Bee friendly - -
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Callicarpa - Growing Guide
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