Early Amethyst beautyberry
Callicarpa dichotoma 'Early Amethyst'
USDA zones5 to 8
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles dry to moist soil
Size3 to 4 feet tall4 to 5 feet wide
- Growth rate
- Rapid
- Habit
- Dense
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer, autumn
- Bloom color
- Lavender-pink
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
- Soil pH
- Acid, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Early Amethyst' beautyberry (Callicarpa dichotoma 'Early Amethyst') is a shrub for borders, specimen planting, and hedges. It is hardy to USDA zone 5, or down to -20°F (-29°C). This plant likes full or part sun and dry to moist, sandy, loamy, or clay soil. Deer usually look elsewhere for a meal. It grows at a rapid pace into a dense mound and tolerates drought. Bees, butterflies, and birds visit it.
Pairs well with False indigo, Ironweed, and Kentucky bluegrass.