Tuesday, September 20, 2011

'Callicarpa bodinieri'

(AKA 'Bodinier's Beautyberry' Variety: 'Giraldii' 'Profusion')
Deciduous | Height: 3m | Width: 2.5m |  

POINTS OF INTEREST:
{Foliage: Green} {Summer: Flowers} {Autumn/Winter: Berries} 
{I like this plant because of its amazing purple berries which last most of the winter...}
{Established row}
{Young}
{Foliage & berries}
{Summer flowers}

{Autumn foliage}
{Winter berries}


APPLICATIONS:
{In a Japanese garden}
{I like that this plant sits well in a Japanese style garden...}

{In a group planting}

{Apparently these produce more berries if there is more than one so they could work well in group plantings...}

Image sources:
  •  http://www.growsonyou.com/rbtkew/blog/6567-mist-and-berries-at-kew
  • http://www.stakehillnurseries.co.uk/shrubs/155-callicarpa-bodinieri-profusion.html 
  • http://www.gardenersworld.com/plant-detail/PL00000954/130/beauty-berry
  • http://www.gardensandplants.com/uk/plant.aspx?plant_id=616
  • http://eol.org/data_objects/5825338
  • http://www.groen.net/botanica.asp?id=1196
  • http://www.growsonyou.com/rbtkew/blog/7216-an-old-gingko-at-kew
  • http://www.mymodremod.com/?tag=plants&paged=2

1 comment:

  1. Hello, just found your blog by searching about callicarpa. Thanks for the info and nice pictures. Also appreciated info about cotinus coggygria. Not much visitors ? I was happy to 'land' in Australia. Best regards from a Swiss grand'ma gardener...

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