Life Span
Annual
Perennial
Type
Fruit
Shrub
Origin
Africa
China
Types
-
Caliicarpa bodinieri, Callicarpa dichotoma, Caliicarpa japonica
Number of Varieties
120
0
40000
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Habitat
along watercourse, Banks, Barren waste areas
Woodland Garden Dappled Shade
USDA Hardiness Zone
-99995-8
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-4
8-3
Sunset Zone
2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
3a, 3b, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Prostrate/Trailing
Arching/Fountain-shaped
Plant Size
Minimum Height
30.50 cm609.60 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
120.00 cm243.84 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Yellow
Pink, Lavender
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
-
Fruit Color
Green, Yellow green
Purple
Leaf Color in Spring
Green
Green, Light Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green
Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Yellow green
Green, Yellow green, Rose
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Heart-shaped
Ovate
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Summer, Fall
Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Very Fast
Fast
Type of Soil
Loam
Clay, Loam
The pH of Soil
Neutral
Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Average
Bloom Time
Early Summer, Summer, Indeterminate
Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
-
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Cuttings, Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Reduce watering once fruit are growing, Water in the early morning hours
Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water, Needs watering once a week
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Neutral
Neutral
Soil Type
Loam
Clay, Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Average
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Prune in early spring, Prune in late winter, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Balanced liquid fertilizer monthly
Pests and Diseases
Aphids, Cucumber beetles, Fusarium wilt
Red blotch
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
Coarse
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Ants
Birds, Butterflies
Allergy
Dizziness, Mouth itching, Nausea
Pollen
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
Good for skin, Hair Conditioner, Stops hair loss
Good for skin
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification, Food for animals, Food for birds, Food for insects, Wildlife
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Antitussive, Digestive, Diuretic, Emetic, Febrifuge, Stomachic
Dysentry, Fever, Malaria, Rheumatism, Stomach pain
Part of Plant Used
Fruits, Seeds
Leaves, Root, Seeds, Stem
Other Uses
For making oil for cosmetics
Cattle Fodder, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for its medicinal properties
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Edible, Fruit / Fruit Tree, Herb / Vegetable, Vine
Feature Plant, Foundation, Mixed Border, Screening, Wind Break
Botanical Name
CUCUMIS melo 'Burpees Early Hybrid'
CALLICARPA bodinieri 'Profusion'
Common Name
Crenshaw Melon
Beautyberry
In Hindi
खरबूजा
Beauty Berry Plant
In German
Zuckermelone
Schönheit Berry Pflanze
In French
Melon
Beauté Berry Plante
In Spanish
Crenshaw Melon
Planta de la baya de belleza
In Greek
Crenshaw Melon
Ομορφιά Berry Φυτών
In Portuguese
Crenshaw Melon
Planta Berry beleza
In Polish
Crenshaw Melon
Beauty Berry roślin
In Latin
Crenshaw Melon
Planta forma Berry
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Vascular plant
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Cucurbitales
Lamiales
Family
Cucurbitaceae
Verbenaceae
Genus
Cucumis
Callicarpa
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
-
Amaryllidoideae
Number of Species
1140
1
27800
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