Callicarpa is a deciduous, well-branched shrub in the Lamiaceae grown for its clusters of small flowers and persistent berries. It flowers from August to October, producing white to pink or light purple blooms. The fruit form highly conspicuous clusters that remain on bare stems into winter. It suits full sun to partial shade and prefers well-drained chalk, clay, loam or sand in sheltered positions.

Callicarpa (beautyberry) flowers August to October with white to pink or light purple blooms and produces berries that persist into winter.

Callicarpa (beautyberry) Commonly known as beautyberry, is a genus of shrubs and small trees in the family Lamiaceae. They are native to east and southeast Asia, Australia, Madagascar, south-eastern North America and South America.

Callicarpa

Beautyberry (Callicarpa) | Autumn berries

Callicarpa kwangtungensis is a bushy, deciduous shrub belonging to the genus Callicarpa, which includes both evergreen and deciduous shrubs with simple, opposite leaves. It produces small flowers in shades of white, pink, or purple that cluster in the axils, followed by brightly coloured fruits. This cultivar thrives in full sun or partial shade and prefers fertile, well-drained soil types such as chalk, clay, loam, or sand with a range of pH levels. It is hardy to UK zone H6 and is suitable for cottage gardens, flower borders, and informal planting schemes.

Callicarpa kwangtungensis is a hardy deciduous shrub with white, pink, or purple flowers in spring and summer, ideal for cottage gardens and cut flowers.

Callicarpa kwangtungensis

Callicarpa membranacea is a bushy, deciduous shrub belonging to the genus Callicarpa, known for its simple, opposite leaves and clusters of small flowers in shades of white, pink, or purple. It thrives in full sun or partial shade and prefers sheltered positions with fertile, well-drained soil, including chalk, clay, loam, or sand, across a range of pH levels. Hardy to UK zone H6, it is suitable for cottage and informal gardens, flower borders, and cut flower use. The plant is best propagated by seed or cuttings and is of interest during spring and summer.

Callicarpa membranacea is a hardy, deciduous shrub with white to purple flowers in spring and summer, ideal for cottage gardens and low-maintenance borders.

Callicarpa membranacea

Callicarpa pedunculata, commonly known as beautyberry or velvet-leaf, is a species of plant in the mint and sage family Lamiaceae. It is native to tropical areas from northeast India and southeast China, through the Philippines and New Guinea to eastern Australia. It was first described by Scottish botanist Robert Brown in 1810. In the garden it prefers full sun and partial shade and most soil types. In UK gardens it is very hardy across most of the UK (RHS H6). Suggested uses include cottage and informal garden, low maintenance, cut flowers and flower borders and beds. It tolerates soil of any pH, well-drained conditions and east-facing, south-facing and west-facing aspects.

Callicarpa pedunculata, or beautyberry, is a hardy H6 shrub ideal for cottage gardens with spring and summer interest and low maintenance.