PlantsShrubs & Vines
Beautyberry
Callicarpa dichotoma
Zone 6a garden plant. Hardy through a Chicago winter unless the note says to pot it.
Purple fruit along the stems in fall
EasyShrubs & Vines
- Light
- Full sun–part shade
- Moisture
- Medium
- Mature size
- 3–4 ft
- Spacing
- 4 ft
- Bloom or harvest
- Flowers summer; fruit Sep–Oct
- How it spreads
- Shrub
- What to buy
- Container plants.
- When to plant
- Plant April or September.
In the design
The flowers are small. The fruit is why you plant it. Cut it back in early spring. American beautyberry is less reliable in a cold Chicago winter than this one.
Handle with care
The berries are not a snack.
