In the Garden now: Beauty Berry Shrub

Beauty Berry shrub

In The Garden Now …. Beauty Berry Shrub

Text and photo by Victoria Gilleland

These purple metallic berries look for all the world like someone spray painted them. But this is just another example of Mother Nature’s skillful use of color in the fall landscape. Look around and you’ll see this wonderful berried shrub in neighborhood gardens.

The purple berries, which typically last well into winter, follow small pink summer flowers. In fall the green leaves of summer often take on a purplish cast as well.

Beauty Berry is an easy to grow vase shaped deciduous shrub that grows to about 6 feet high and wide. It grows happily in full sun to part shade. The plant will stay more compact and you’ll have more berries in the sun.

Think about adding a dash of purple to your fall garden with a stunning Beauty Berry Bush.

Botanical Name: Callicarpa bodinieri ‘Profusion’

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Victoria Gilleland is the owner of Cottage Garden Designs, a Garden Design company specializing in Redesign of Residential Gardens, Garden Consultation and Coaching. She has been designing gardens in the northwest for over 20 years.