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Callicarpa formosana


Beautyberry




Origin:  China, Japan, Philippines, and Taiwan.
Family
Verbenaceae
Genus
Callicarpa
Species
formosana
Category
Perennials
Type
Shrub (deciduous)
USDA Hardiness Zone
9
Canadian Hardiness Zone
8
RHS Hardiness Zone
H4 - H7
Height
3 m
Photographs
Description and Growing Information
Flowering Period
JanuaryMarch
Landscape
Generals use in parks and gardens, massing in borders.
Growth
Fast
Habitat
Forest margins and grassland.
Leaf Description
Leaves are ovate to elliptical (oval) or oblong-lanceolate (intermediate between elongated with parallel sides to lance-shaped).
Flower Description
Small, purple flowers, 2.5 mm, are arranged in an cyme 3-4 cm wide.
Fruit Description
Purple, berry-like fruits , 2 mm wide, are actually drupes (fleshy fruits that contain hard pits with seeds inside).
Notable Specimens
Bok Tower Gardens, Lake Wales, Florida, United States of America.
Propagation
By cuttings and seed.
Ethnobotanical Uses (Disclaimer)
The roots are used as an antidote for poisonous fish, crabs and toadstools, as a remedy for gonorrhoea, and as an emmenagogue.
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