{"id":1263,"date":"2011-12-20T07:05:37","date_gmt":"2011-12-20T14:05:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/?p=1263"},"modified":"2012-04-27T09:54:32","modified_gmt":"2012-04-27T16:54:32","slug":"decorative-callicarpa-berries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/articles\/trees-and-shrubs\/decorative-callicarpa-berries\/","title":{"rendered":"Decorative Callicarpa Berries"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_1264\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1264\" style=\"width: 267px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1264\" title=\"new-picture-8\" src=\"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/12\/new-picture-8.jpg\" alt=\"Callicarpa bodinieri\" width=\"267\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/12\/new-picture-8.jpg 267w, https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/12\/new-picture-8-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 267px) 100vw, 267px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1264\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Callicarpa bodinieri<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3>Callicarpa Beautiful Berries<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>The violet-purple beads formed in clusters make these Callicarpa berries look exotic.<\/li>\n<li>Every branch is strung with these bead like berries through autumn and early winter and lasts for a month once cut for indoor decoration.<\/li>\n<li>This deciduous\u00c2\u00a0 shrubs can grow to 10 feet tall and may be lightly tidied up with a bit of trimming or pruning when the buds begin to swell in spring.<\/li>\n<li>Plant in a sheltered position and avoid any excessive conditions. Put several plants together for good pollination.<\/li>\n<li>The variety Callicarpa bodinieri &#8216;Profusion&#8217; is freely available and flowers pink in July and has attractive young and old leaves.<\/li>\n<li>Callicarpa dichotoma is commonly called the Beauty Berry.<\/li>\n<li>The seeds are attractive to birds.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/hortoris\/4347248466\/\" title=\"Callicarpa by brianpettinger, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm3.staticflickr.com\/2794\/4347248466_1d86f5a852.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"411\" alt=\"Callicarpa\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Callicarpa Varieties<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Callicarpa bodinieri or Bodinier&#8217;s Beautyberry  is an ornamental shrub. It is grown in gardens for its decorative purple light-berries.<\/li>\n<li>Callicarpa dichotoma is also called Purple Beautyberry or Early Amethyst.<\/li>\n<li>Callicarpa japonica is related to Verbenas<\/li>\n<li>While the Callicarpa berries are not poisonous to humans they are very bitter. You never see blue fruit (or do you know better?)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/brewbooks\/6623859197\/\" title=\"Callicarpa (Beautyberry) at Streissguth Garden in Winter by brewbooks, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm8.staticflickr.com\/7164\/6623859197_b9ce3dbc26.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"383\" alt=\"Callicarpa (Beautyberry) at Streissguth Garden in Winter\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Credits<br \/>\nCallicarpa (Beautyberry) at Streissguth Garden in Winter by brewbooks CC BY-SA 2.0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Callicarpa Beautiful Berries The violet-purple beads formed in clusters make these Callicarpa berries look exotic. Every branch is strung with these bead like berries through autumn and early winter and lasts for a month once cut for indoor decoration. This deciduous\u00c2\u00a0 shrubs can grow to 10 feet tall and may be lightly tidied up with a bit of trimming or pruning when the buds begin to swell in spring. Plant in a sheltered position and avoid any excessive conditions. 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