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Callicarpa bodinieri var. giraldii 'Profusion'

 
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Family: Verbenaceae (ver-be-NAY-see-ee) (Info)
Genus: Callicarpa (kal-ee-KAR-puh) (Info)
Species: bodinieri var. giraldii
Cultivar: Profusion

Synonym:Callicarpa giraldiana

6 vendors have this plant for sale.

3 members have or want this plant for trade.

Category:
Shrubs

Height:
6-8 ft. (1.8-2.4 m)

Spacing:
8-10 ft. (2.4-3 m)

Hardiness:
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)
USDA Zone 9a: to -6.6 °C (20 °F)
USDA Zone 9b: to -3.8 °C (25 °F)

Sun Exposure:
Full Sun

Danger:
Unknown - Tell us

Bloom Color:
Violet/Lavender

Bloom Time:
Mid Summer

Foliage:
Deciduous
Velvet/Fuzzy-Textured
Good Fall Color

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

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

Callicarpa bodinieri 'Profusion' BEAUTYBERRY Dec (z6) (Cut,B&W,Bon)
Neat med-sized shrub noted for the deep rose-purple fall color of its long leaves & its clusters of lilac-purple fruits. Sun-PSh/Med

Positive isom On Sep 3, 2006, isom from Mission BC
Canada (Zone 8b) wrote:

I'm rooting some cuttings from this shrub for my own garden. It grows at a friend's place in a group of 4. I think it's quite beautiful - not overly showy like some shrubs. But I like the subdued look that really shines when one gets close enough to take a better look.

The smaller leaves fill out nicely, providing a dense but still somewhat airy appearance. The individual flowers are tiny (even smaller than pink spirea) & the clusters of flowers aren't that large either so if you like big showy shrubs, this wouldn't be for you. Still, it's charming even as it is but when the berries turn a lovely lavender colour in the fall & practically shine once the leaves fall, it comes into its own & outdoes any other shrub at this time of year.

It looks so much nicer than rhodos or camellias that look sickly as the weather gets hot & dry. They look fresh & healthy at all times & when the frost comes, the leaves turn red & orange.

The cuttings are coming along well so they seem to root easily. It will probably be a few years before mine are big enough to make a show but I can say with pride, when they do, I raised them from mere sticks!

Neutral wallaby1 On Nov 26, 2005, wallaby1 from Lincoln
United Kingdom (Zone 8a) wrote:

This is supposed to have clusters of bright purple berries in the autumn. Plant bought as a plug from Mair & Thompson circa 1999. Quite quick to grow, can grow to a small tree if not pruned, I let this grow and then moved it to a sunnier spot, pruned it back to make it a little bushier. Also grew 2 new plants from it, easy to do from semi-ripe to ripe stems, as I have not yet had above a few small (not like you see in the garden centre) berries. I have read that these plants need a group of 3 in order to produce good berries, maybe I will get them when the other plants, growing with it, get a little more mature. This variety is supposedly meant to make berries on its own, still waiting.

I would like to come back and give it a positive! The flowers are a little different, leaves turn a light bronze in autumn but not long before they fall.

Regional...

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

Silver Spring, Maryland
West Friendship, Maryland
Huntington Station, New York
Hendersonville, North Carolina
Raleigh, North Carolina
Grants Pass, Oregon
Sherwood, Oregon
Barto, Pennsylvania
Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania
Virginia Beach, Virginia
Bellingham, Washington
Olympia, Washington
Seattle, Washington



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