Callicarpa dichotoma 'Albifructus'
Common name: 
White Fruited Beautyberry
Pronunciation: 
kal-i-KAR-pa di-KOT-o-ma
Family: 
Lamiaceae
Genus: 
Callicarpa
Synonyms: 
Callicapra dichotoma f. albifructus
Type: 
Broadleaf
Native to (or naturalized in) Oregon: 
No
  • Essentially identical to the speices, as described here, but with white flowers and fruit.  (Broadleaf deciduous shrub, grows to 3 ft, sometimes to 6 ft, high (0.9-1.8 m), with a similar spread, long slender branches, graceful.  Leaves opposite, simple, 3-7.5 cm long, about half as wide, acuminate, coarsely serrate except at apex and base, bright medium green.  Flowers small, pinkish, white, displayed in clusters above the foliage.  Fruit spherical, lilac-violet, white, 3-4 mm wide.)

  • Full sun for best heavy fruiting

  • Hardy to USDA Zone 5     Native to eastern and central China and Japa
  • Orgon State Univ. campus: SW corner of Crop Science (CrpS)

 

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  • plant habit, fruiting

    plant habit, fruiting

  • ripening fruit clusters

    ripening fruit clusters

  • fruit clusters

    fruit clusters

  • fruit cluster

    fruit cluster