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.

Further Reading....
  • Deciduous
  • Evergreen
  • Medium shrub
    Typically grow to around 4-6 feet in height
  • Tall Shrub
  • Additional Features
    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.

Buy Varieties of CALLICARPA

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CALLICARPA bodinieri var giraldii 'Profusion'

CALLICARPA bodinieri var giraldii 'Profusion'

Beauty berry, French mulberry

lilac flowers followed by violet fruits borne in profusion in autumn

 
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£17.50 each 
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CALLICARPA dichotoma

CALLICARPA dichotoma

Beauty berry, French mulberry

compact shrub with pink flowers in summer and dark lilac coloured fruits in autumn

 
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CALLICARPA japonica 'Leucocarpa'

CALLICARPA japonica 'Leucocarpa'

Beauty berry, French mulberry

pale pink flowers and large white fruits

 
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CALLICARPA kwangtungensis

CALLICARPA kwangtungensis

Beauty berry, French mulberry

purple-lilac berries and purple leaf colour in autumn

 
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CALLICARPA x shirasawana

CALLICARPA x shirasawana

Shirasawa's Beautyberry

lilac purple berries.

 
£17.50  

Useful extras...

Fertilisers & Feeds - Vitax
Q4 Pelleted Fertiliser
A useful fertiliser suitable for use on a wide variety of plants. Q4 provides all the nutrients and trace elements essential for vigorous growth, abundant flowering and ripening of fruit.
3 options from £6.00

Fertilisers & Feeds - Empathy
Afterplant - Grow Your Own
AFTER PLANT GROW YOUR OWN seaweed is ready to use liquid concentrate that was specially formulated be used on all edible plants.
Only £8.00

Fertilisers & Feeds - Empathy
Afterplant - Tomatoes
AFTER PLANT TOMATO FEED Liquid Concentrate with Bio stimulant is a high potash liquid concentrate containing seaweed extract, plant derived amino acids and other nutrients specifically formulated to benefit tomatoes and greenhouse plants.
Only £8.00

Fertilisers & Feeds - Empathy
Rootgrow mycorrhizal fungi
Recommended by the RHS. Contains Rootgrow™ mycorrhizal fungi. Suitable for all trees and shrubs (except rhododendrons, azaleas, heathers, cranberries and blueberries)
3 options from £3.00

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.
Only £7.50

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™.
Only £7.50