Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Shrub
Tree
Origin
China
Europe
Types
Caliicarpa bodinieri, Callicarpa dichotoma, Caliicarpa japonica
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Number of Varieties
2015
0
40000
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Habitat
Woodland Garden Dappled Shade
Temperate Regions
USDA Hardiness Zone
5-84-7
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
8-3
9-4
Sunset Zone
3a, 3b, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
A3, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Arching/Fountain-shaped
Oval or Rounded
Plant Size
Minimum Height
609.60 cm1,830.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
243.84 cm1,070.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Pink, Lavender
Yellow green
Flower Color Modifier
-
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Purple
Brown
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Light Green
Lime Green, Sea Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Yellow green, Rose
Gold, Copper, Bronze
Leaf Color in Winter
-
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Ovate
Elliptic and Ovate
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Slow
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam
Loam
The pH of Soil
Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Average
Well drained
Bloom Time
Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer
Early Spring, Spring
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
-
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground, Pot
Ground
How to Plant?
Cuttings, Seedlings
Transplanting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water, Needs watering once a week
Average Water Needs
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Clay, Loam
Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
Average
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Prune in early spring, Prune in late winter, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Balanced liquid fertilizer monthly
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Beech tarcrust
Plant Tolerance
-
Drought
Flowers
✔
✘
✔
✘
Flower Petal Number
Single
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Medium
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Birds, Butterflies
Birds
Allergy
Pollen
Mildly Toxic
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
-
Beauty Benefits
Good for skin
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification, Food for animals, Food for birds, Food for insects, Wildlife
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Dysentry, Fever, Malaria, Rheumatism, Stomach pain
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Part of Plant Used
Leaves, Root, Seeds, Stem
Bark, Tree trunks
Other Uses
Cattle Fodder, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for its medicinal properties
Making chairs to parquetry (flooring) and staircases
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Feature Plant, Foundation, Mixed Border, Screening, Wind Break
Feature Plant, Shade Trees
Botanical Name
CALLICARPA bodinieri 'Profusion'
Fagus sylvatica
Common Name
Beautyberry
Copper Beech, European Beech, Purple Beech
In Hindi
Beauty Berry Plant
Copper Beech
In German
Schönheit Berry Pflanze
Copper Beech
In French
Beauté Berry Plante
Hêtre pourpre
In Spanish
Planta de la baya de belleza
Copper Beech
In Greek
Ομορφιά Berry Φυτών
Copper Beech
In Portuguese
Planta Berry beleza
Copper Beech
In Polish
Beauty Berry roślin
Czerwony buk
In Latin
Planta forma Berry
Copper Beech
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Vascular plant
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Lamiales
Fagales
Family
Verbenaceae
Fagaceae
Genus
Callicarpa
Fagus
Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
Amaryllidoideae
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Number of Species
14013
1
27800
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