Beauty Berry
Callicarpa giraldii
Grown for the clustered violet berries, which need a second plant nearby before they set properly.
Light Happy in full sun or light shade.
Water Drought-tolerant once it has settled in.
Height 2 m
Spread 5 ft 11 in
Spacing 180 cm
Spacing & sowing
- Plant spacing
- 5 ft 11 in
- In-row spacing
- 5 ft 11 in
- Between rows
- 7 ft 5 in
- Square-foot density
- Not suited to SFG
Growing
- Type
- Shrub · Perennial
- Botanical family
- Mixed / other
- Sunlight
- Happy in full sun or light shade.
- Watering
- Drought-tolerant once it has settled in.
- Feeding
- A balanced fertilizer in spring.
- Frost tolerant
- Yes
- Flowering
- July
- Pruning
- Cut it hard back to 15-30 cm every April.
- Overwintering
- Hardy enough to leave in the ground through a normal winter.
Through the year
- Apr–May Bud Break
- May–Jul Spring Growth
- Jul–Oct Flowering
- Oct–Nov Growing
- Nov–Dec Leaf Fall
- Jan–Apr Leaf Fall
Pests & problems
- Leaf spot Leaf spot through a wet summer
- Frost damage Late frost damage to the shoots as they break
- A poor set of berries when there is nothing nearby to cross-pollinate it
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