Genus: Callicarpa

Juicy makes me thirst!

Fantastic colour! Really eye popping. Does this stand the cold well?

Isn't the colour fabulous.....the first time I saw these I thought it was sprayed like some of the heathers for sale.

Nice...unusual colour

I like the colour of these. When I moved all the cuttings I took of mine failed. I'll have to get another one.

You may be able to. These were planted in a formal garden, so they probably bought them. I have seen the purple ones growing wild in the woods, but this was the first time I have seen the white.

Although this callicarpa is self fertile, it always does better when there is more than one around. If you want more berries, either you need to plant another or persuade a neighbour to plant one

Hi Frances,
It was too cold for the pollen to set in the spring.

Yes, most likely. They are often planted in pairs to ensure plenty of berries

Wow this is very nice.I have the purple variety but didn't know you could get a white version.I will have to Google and see if you can buy them over here...

Hi Bulldoglady. Apparently to get the beautiful berries in any number you have to grow several plants together. As each individual plant can grow to about 8 feet (2.5 metres) across by about 10 feet high, there could be problems. The exception is the cultivar 'Profusion' which will fruit grown as a solo plant but still grows to this size.

I always say that you can grow any plant in a pot as long as the pot is big enough and correct feeding is followed but this one would (as you can see) require a pot at least the size of a galvanized dustbin. That being said, growing it in a smaller pot would probably limit its size but whether you would then get it to fruit I just don't know. Somebody else may be able to tell you but I doubt if any one here has actually tried it.

My initial answer would be 'Can you grow it in a pot?' - 'Yes.' 'Can you grow it to its full potential in a pot?' - 'Doubtful.' And I am well known as an optimist.

John.

Well named, its is a beauty

I believe that the birds do like these.

Do the birds like these?

Thats a lovely one Gardengem , much bigger clusters of berries than my one , it is a beauty !

Thanks Gardengem I will look at your pic. I would look into wether you could eat any part of it before I would try it .

My shrub is about 4ft. high , I think it need a good pruning it,s getting a bit straggely ( is there such a word ) I will have to be brave and tackle it !

Hi Amy, I just put up a pic of a different variety of these, I think.... M. I looked them up the other day and found that they are related to verbena, and that some people consider this plant edible. But I would recommend doing some research before trying them. I'm not sure if they consider the berries edible or the leaves, and I'm not planning on trying them soon... They do live up to their name, very pretty plant.

I had one in my previous garden but the cuttings I took when I moved didn't grow.

Beautiful colour

beautiful colour

It certainly lives up to its name.

Very pretty in pink

Love those berries, pretty colour, bet you they are highly toxic too.

Nice color..

This looks stunning!

Oh so gorgeous Flcrazy! Really nice photo!

Hurrah! and the list goes on....

beautiful

Lori, you are in luck ! This one is hardy to zone 5a. I checked and the white berried one, Callicarpa japonica 'Leucocarpa' is too.

Oh my....would that stand up to our winters, do you think, Flcrazy? or one of the varieties perhaps?

Thank you all ! This one is the japanese variety, there is also an american native shrub. This one has a more compact shape and the berries form on each side of the stem. The american one has a more open habit and the berries form all the way around the stem. There are several cultivars with varying shades of purple, and there is also a white berried one on the market.

Have to add this one to my plant list, fantastic berry colour.

This is beautiful. I had one in my old garden and when I moved I took cuttings of it . However none of them caught so I'll have to get another one .
There are lots of berries on this one Flcrazy. It's beautiful.

The lighting is great for these berries.

Absolutely beautiful berries, I have 2 of those, they are quite small, no berries yet!

I think they will only take Zone 6

What a beautiful "bush"?. Absolutely love the colors. I live in Michigan, USA, Zone 5....Good or bad?

Wow what a PINK : )

As it's not a native plant, I don't think our birds recognise the berries as being edible. They go for red ones first (as they are ripe), then orange and if things get really tough, yellow ones
You might have to hunt around for a supplier of Callicarpa dichotoma - mine came mail order from Burncoose Nursery in Cornwall several years ago (www.burncoose.co.uk)

I much prefer your shrub to the variety where the berries grow directly from the stems (bodinieri). It just looks unnatural, somehow. I wonder why the birds won't eat purple berries....

How long the leaves stay on is entirely due to the weather but they usually come off some time in November. The birds don't seem to touch the berries so they are around till February (I think they have rotted by then but it doesn't self sow)

It does look beautiful. How long do the leaves stay on? It's windy down here today and there are leaves flying about. I'm never sure if I like purple berries or not. Do birds like them?