The American Beautyberry is TOTALLY underappreciated! The Beautyberry plant a remarkably beautiful and unusual looking fruiting plant!
It’s heat and drought tolerant, disease/pest-free and deer do NOT eat it! It’s not fussy about the soil. It grows in zones 6-10, in shade or full sun, and grows to 4-8 feet tall. American Beautyberry, Callicarpa americana is native to North America and virtually no one knows about this plant!
Chapter descriptions
00:00 intro
01:20 Introduction to the American Beautyberry, Callicarpa americana
02:42 Coralberry, Symphoricarpos orbiculatus
02:56 American Beautyberry, August through November
04:09 Grow in partial shade (or full shade)
04:48 Types of American Beautyberry (Magenta, Pink & White)
05:42 Growing White Beautyberry (‘Lactea’ or ‘Alba’) and Pink Beautyberry (‘Welch’s Pink’)
06:45 How to Identify Asian Beautyberry
08:00 Deer do NOT eat Beautyberry
How to Grow American Beautyberry: https://heppy.org/beautyberry
Beautyberry Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLiRqd6MeiGbL0uksS0m5m0IBMtpVDAPLr
About HEPPY™: https://heppy.org/
Our collection of 450 fruiting plants: https://heppy.org/plants
Types of American Beautyberry, Callicarpa americana
1. Pink Beautyberry may be sold as ‘Welch’s Pink’
2. White Beautyberry may be sold as ‘Lactea’ or ‘Alba’
3. Otherwise, the standard is the American Beautyberry with magenta colored berries
Types of Asian Beautyberry
1. Bodinier or Profusion Beautyberry (Callicarpa bodinieri)
2. Chinese Beautyberry (Callicarpa cathayana)
3. Japanese Beautyberry (Callicarpa japonica)
4. Early Amethyst or Purple Beautyberry (Callicarpa dichotoma)
Type of Hybrid Beautyberry
1. Pearl Glam Beautyberry (Callicarpa x ‘NCCX2’)
Types of South American Beautyberry
1. Black Beautyberry or Mexican Beautyberry (Callicarpa acuminata)
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