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Callicarpa dichotoma 'Issai'

 
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Family: Verbenaceae (ver-be-NAY-see-ee) (Info)
Genus: Callicarpa (kal-ee-KAR-puh) (Info)
Species: dichotoma (dy-KAW-toh-muh) (Info)
Cultivar: Issai

5 vendors have this plant for sale.

6 members have or want this plant for trade.

Category:
Shrubs

Height:
36-48 in. (90-120 cm)

Spacing:
36-48 in. (90-120 cm)

Hardiness:
USDA Zone 5a: to -28.8 °C (-20 °F)
USDA Zone 5b: to -26.1 °C (-15 °F)
USDA Zone 6a: to -23.3 °C (-10 °F)
USDA Zone 6b: to -20.5 °C (-5 °F)
USDA Zone 7a: to -17.7 °C (0 °F)
USDA Zone 7b: to -14.9 °C (5 °F)
USDA Zone 8a: to -12.2 °C (10 °F)
USDA Zone 8b: to -9.4 °C (15 °F)

Sun Exposure:
Sun to Partial Shade

Danger:
Unknown - Tell us

Bloom Color:
Pale Pink

Bloom Time:
Mid Summer

Foliage:
Grown for foliage
Deciduous

Other details:
This plant is attractive to bees, butterflies and/or birds
Average Water Needs; Water regularly; do not overwater

Soil pH requirements:
5.6 to 6.0 (acidic)
6.1 to 6.5 (mildly acidic)
6.6 to 7.5 (neutral)

Patent Information:
Unknown - Tell us

Propagation Methods:
From softwood cuttings
From semi-hardwood cuttings
From hardwood cuttings

Seed Collecting:
Unknown - Tell us

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Profile:

1 positive
2 neutrals
No negatives

Gardeners' Notes:

RatingAuthorComment
Positive janecarol2 On Oct 23, 2008, janecarol2 from Fort Jennings, OH wrote:

Great plant! Love those berries. Here in my Z5a Ohio garden callicarpa sometimes suffers winter die back depending on the severity of the winter. I prune the dead branches to the ground and it grows to about full size the same season.

Neutral berrygirl On Mar 16, 2007, berrygirl from Braselton, GA
(Zone 7b) wrote:

Callicarpa dichotoma 'Issai' KOREAN BEAUTYBERRY Dec (z5) (Cut,B&W,Bon)
New from Japan, this outstanding compact rounded 3-4'selection is especially striking when covered with a showy crop of lilac-violet fruits, even at a young age ('Issai'means "fruiting at a young age"). S-PSh/Med

Neutral smiln32 On Nov 11, 2004, smiln32 from Oklahoma City, OK
(Zone 7a) wrote:

One difference I notice between this cultivar and the original "Callicarpa dichotoma" is that the leaves are much more elongated and elliptical. The fruits look very similar in placement and color.

Regional...

This plant has been said to grow in the following regions:

Saint Charles, Illinois
Dearborn Heights, Michigan
Pennsauken, New Jersey
Fuquay Varina, North Carolina
Fort Jennings, Ohio
Edmond, Oklahoma
Salina, Oklahoma
Hummelstown, Pennsylvania
San Antonio, Texas
Lexington, Virginia
Roanoke, Virginia



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