Wednesday 19 December 2012

Callicarpa bodinieri var. giraldi 'Profusion'



Name: Callicarpa bodinieri var. giraldi  'Profusion'
Common Name:
beauty berry
Family:
 Verbenaceae
    x    Deciduous             Evergreen         x    Shrub            Ground Cover             Annual

        Coniferous             Tree             Climber             Herbaceous             Perennial

Habit
bushy, upright
Hard. Zone
  usda 5
Mature Size
3m tall by 2.5m spread

x

Leaf: simple, elliptic to obovate, tapered, dark green, 18cm long, has bronze young leaves


Fall/Winter Color: dark violet clusters of fruit borne in fall and persist into winter

        Leaf Arr.    x    Opposite         Alternate         Whorled         Spiraled         Clustered         Basal

Flowers:dense, pale pink cymes from leaf axils


Infl.cymes followed by violet fruit

Jan.     Feb.      March.      April.      May.      June.      July.      August.     ( Sept.      Oct.      Nov.      Dec.)  (fruiting period)
Water Use
High     Low

Soil
Rich  x   Lean     Well-drained x

Exposure
Sun   x  Semi-shade     Shade
Landscape uses:
shrub border, fall and winter interest


Limitations: scale, black mildew, dieback, leaf scorch, fungal leaf spots
Other Features:

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