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Beautyberry

Callicarpa mollis

Beautyberry
Photo: Alpsdake, CC BY-SA 3.0

Callicarpa mollis is a deciduous shrub from Korea and Japan, grown for its clusters of small purple berries and ornamental form. Give it full sun or light shade and reasonably fertile, well-drained soil.

Family
Lamiaceae (Mint family)
Grows as
Shrub
Light
Full sun, Part shade
Water
Water regularly while establishing, then keep soil evenly moist during dry spells.
Soil
Fertile, well-drained loam.
Temperature
Hardy to about -15 °C; protect young plants from severe frost.
How easy
Easy
Native range
S. Korea, C. & S. Japan
Climate
temperate

About

Callicarpa mollis is a species of beautyberry that is cultivated and grown in gardens and parks as ornamental plant. It has purple flowers. It is found in Korea and Japan.

Other Callicarpa plants

Callicarpa acuminata · American beautyberry · Bodinier's beautyberry · White Berried Malayan Lilac · Beautyberry

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Callicarpa mollis by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.

The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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