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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.
Further Reading....
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Deciduous
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Evergreen
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Medium shrubTypically grow to around 4-6 feet in height
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Tall Shrub
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Additional FeaturesGood to knowMost prolific fruiting occurs in long, hot summers. Plant in groups to ensure good pollination. Wildlife plant - birds. Resistant to honey fungus.Resistant to honey fungusThese plants have little or few problems with honey fungus.
Callicarpa - Growing Guide
Buy Varieties of CALLICARPA
CALLICARPA bodinieri var giraldii 'Profusion'
Beauty berry, French mulberry
lilac flowers followed by violet fruits borne in profusion in autumn
CALLICARPA dichotoma
Beauty berry, French mulberry
compact shrub with pink flowers in summer and dark lilac coloured fruits in autumn
CALLICARPA japonica 'Leucocarpa'
Beauty berry, French mulberry
pale pink flowers and large white fruits
CALLICARPA kwangtungensis
Beauty berry, French mulberry
purple-lilac berries and purple leaf colour in autumn
CALLICARPA x shirasawana
Shirasawa's Beautyberry
lilac purple berries.
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