Mazhar Botanic Garden

Callicarpa americana L.

American beautyberries

Sample code: EGY-MBG-001146
English name: American beautyberries
Native: Southern United States
Country: Central america

Perennial shrub  grow to 15- 2 m tall, branching drooping leaves elliptic to ovate shaped, toothed margins, wooly like hairs underside fruit purple berries

Ornamental shrubs. Medicinal plants. edible fruit.

 

Callicarpa viburnifolia Salisb

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Texture: Adaptable Clay Loam Sandy
Fertility: High
Drainage: Moderately well drained
Salinity: Low
Water Sources: Moderate Water
Propagation: Seeds- root cuttings - tip cuttings
Flowering time:
Zone: 6 : 11
pH range: 4.8 -7.0
Status: Least concern
Life span: Perennial
Habits: Perennial shrub
Sample Type: Introduced - cultivated
Collecting Sources: Seed company
Plant Uses: Edible Medicinal Ornamental
Plant Populations density: Cultivated
Vegetation types: Semi deciduous
pH: Mild acid Neutral

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