Callicarpa japonica

• Attributes:

  Genus:

  Callicarpa

  Species:

  japonica

  Wildlife Value:

  Berries attract birds and plant is seldom damaged by deer.

  Play Value:

  Wildlife Enhancement

  Particularly Resistant To (Insects/Diseases/Other Problems):

  drought and deer.

  Dimensions:

  Height: 4 ft. 0 in. - 6 ft. 0 in.

  Width: 4 ft. 0 in. - 6 ft. 0 in.

• Whole Plant Traits:

  Plant Type:

  Shrub

  Leaf Characteristics:

  Deciduous

  Habit/Form:

  Arching

  Rounded

  Texture:

  Medium

• Cultural Conditions:

  Light:

  Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)

  Partial Shade (Direct sunlight only part of the day, 2-6 hours)

  Soil Drainage:

  Good Drainage

  Available Space To Plant:

  3 feet-6 feet

  Usda Plant Hardiness Zone:

  5a, 5b, 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b

• Fruit:

  Fruit Color:

  Purple/Lavender

  Display/Harvest Time:

  Fall

  Fruit Type:

  Drupe

  Fruit Length:

  1-3 inches

  Fruit Description:

  1-1.5 in. loose, open clusters of shiny, violet to metallic purple berries in fall. Best fruit production in full sun and moist soil

• Flowers:

  Flower Color:

  Pink

  White

  Flower Inflorescence:

  Insignificant

  Flower Bloom Time:

  Summer

  Flower Size:

  1-3 inches

  Flower Description:

  1-1.5 in. cluster of non-showy pink or white flowers in midsummer on new growth

• Leaves:

  Leaf Characteristics:

  Deciduous

  Leaf Color:

  Blue

  Gold/Yellow

  Green

  Pink

  Purple/Lavender

  Deciduous Leaf Fall Color:

  Gold/Yellow

  Pink

  Purple/Lavender

  Leaf Type:

  Simple

  Leaf Arrangement:

  Opposite

  Hairs Present:

  No

  Leaf Description:

  Opposite, simple, medium blue-green leaves; 1-5 in. long; pale yellow-green to pinkish lavender fall color

• Stem:

  Stem Is Aromatic:

  No

• Landscape:

  Landscape Theme:

  Children's Garden

  Attracts:

  Songbirds