American Beautyberry (Callicarpa americana)
Height, Spread: 3-8 ft, 3-6 ft
Water/Soil: Moist-Occasionally dry, well-drained, clay, loam, sand, high organic matter
Light: Full Sun- Part Shade
Bloom: Spring-Summer, flowers blue, pink, purple, or white
Native Range: Central & Southeastern USA, Bermuda, Cuba
Qualities: Wildlife resource, attractive to pollinators, NC Native
Notes: Deciduous shrub commonly found in forests, meadows, thickets, or riparian areas. Berries provide a great food resource for many songbirds and mammals. Deer browse on leaves. Easy, low-maintenance landscaping plant, great for mass plantings and borders.
