Name: Callicarpa Early Amethyst
Brand: GoBuyPlants
SKU: 629103
Price: 61.75 USD
Availability: OutOfStock

Enjoy an earlier display of brilliant purple berries on a compact shrub that brings color to late summer and fall. Early Amethyst Beautyberry produces small lavender-pink flowers along arching stems, followed by abundant magenta-purple fruit that ripens earlier than many other beautyberries. Its open habit and manageable size fit naturally into borders, wildlife gardens, and woodland edges.

Growing Guide

Sun Exposure: Full Sun to Part Sun
USDA Hardiness Zones: 5 - 8
Mature Height: 3'–4'
Mature Width: 3'–5'
Spacing: 4'
Soil: Average, well-drained soil
Water Needs: Moderate
Growth Rate: Moderate

Plant Details

Botanical Name: Callicarpa dichotoma 'Early Amethyst'
Common Name: Early Amethyst Beautyberry
Plant Type: Deciduous Shrub
Bloom Color: Pink
Season of Interest: Summer , Fall
Foliage: Deciduous
Growth Habit: Loose, Open, and Arching
Pollinator Friendly: Yes

Key Features

Early-ripening purple berries
Lavender-pink summer flowers
Attracts bees and butterflies
Compact beautyberry selection
Excellent fall interest

Landscape Uses

Wildlife gardens
Mixed borders
Woodland gardens
Naturalized areas
Containers

Planting & Care Tips

Plant in full sun to part sun for good flowering and fruit production.
Water regularly during establishment.
Prune in late winter or early spring to encourage fresh flowering stems.
Planting more than one beautyberry may improve fruit production.

Companion Plants

Clethra Ruby Spice
Hydrangea quercifolia
Panicum Shenandoah
Baptisia American Goldfinch
Liriope Big Blue

Please Note: Our photos represent the variety you will receive. Because plants are living products, size and fullness may vary naturally with the season and stage of growth, while remaining true to the variety shown.

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Size

3 GALLON

Plant Size at Shipment: (20" x 20")

Quantity

Georgia Grown

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