beautyberry
Callicarpa bodinieri
RHS Plants for Pollinators; MBG Plant of Merit 2008
USDA zones6 to 8
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
Size6 to 10 feet tall6 to 10 feet wide
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Habit
- Erect
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer
- Bloom color
- Lilac
- Foliage color
- Gold/yellow, green, purple/lavender
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
Beautyberry (Callicarpa bodinieri) is a shrub for borders, cottage gardens, and pollinator gardens. It is hardy to USDA zone 6, or down to -10°F (-23°C). This plant likes full or part sun and average to moist, sandy, loamy, or clay soil. It grows 72 to 120 inches tall and wide with an erect habit. Lilac flowers appear in summer and draw butterflies, bees, and birds. Deer tend to browse other plants first.
Pairs well with Smoketree, Christmas fern, and Grape hyacinth.
Native range
Central and western China.