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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 shrub - Typically grow to around 4-6 feet in height - opposite, simple leaves, dense clusters of white, pink, red or purple tiny flowers along the stems followed by highly decorative bead-like fruit.
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Tall Shrub
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Full sun -
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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. -
Pests & Diseases - none -
Place of origin - tropical and sub tropical climates -
Resistant to honey fungus - These plants have little or few problems with honey fungus.
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Soil Conditions - Fertile moist well-drained soil -
Callicarpa - Growing Guide
Buy Varieties of CALLICARPA
CALLICARPA bodinieri var giraldii 'Profusion' >
Commonly known as: Beauty berry, French mulberry.
Lilac flowers followed by violet fruits borne in profusion in autumn
CALLICARPA dichotoma >
Commonly known as: Beauty berry, French mulberry.
Compact shrub with pink flowers in summer and dark lilac coloured fruits in autumn
CALLICARPA japonica 'Leucocarpa' >
Commonly known as: Beauty berry, French mulberry.
Pale pink flowers and large white fruits
CALLICARPA kwangtungensis >
Commonly known as: Beauty berry, French mulberry.
Purple-lilac berries and purple leaf colour in autumn
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
Rootgrow mycorrhizal fungi
Recommended by the RHS. Contains Rootgrow™ mycorrhizal fungi. Suitable for all trees and shrubs (except rhododendrons, azaleas, heathers, cranberries and blueberries)
2 options from £6.00
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
