Scientific Name:
Callicarpa dichotoma
x
kwangtungensis
'NCCX2'
Pronunciation:
kal-ih-KAR-puh dy-KOH-toh-mah ex kwang-tung-EN-sis
Common Name:
Pearl Glam™ beautyberry, hybrid callicarpa
Family Name:
Lamiaceae
Plant Type:
Shrub - deciduous
Key ID Features:
Leaves simple, opposite, ovate-lanceolate, most 3-6cm long x 1.5-3cm wide, serrate, pubescent; cymes arising from leaf axils, florets tightly clustered, pink-white; drupes purple, very showy in fall. Winter ID: compact rounded shrub up to 1.2m tall; twigs reddish; lenticels prominent, persistent dried drupes.
Habit:
Dense, Upright
Form:
Round
Texture:
Medium
Mature Height:
0.7 - 1.3m
Mature Spread:
0.6 - 1.0m
Growth Rate:
Moderate
Origin:
Garden origin (C. dichotoma x C. kwangtungensis)
Hardiness Rating:
Zone 5: (-29 to -23 °C)
Exposure:
Full sun, Part sun/part shade
Soil/Growing Medium:
Well-drained
Landscape Uses:
Attract birds, Container planting, Cut flower or foliage, Fall interest, Mixed shrub border, Specimen plant
Additional Info:
Leaf Morphology:
Form:
Simple
Arrangement:
Opposite
Texture/Venation:
Soft flexible, Pinnate venation
Surfaces:
Pubescent, Branching hairs, Glandular hairs
Colour in Summer:
Dark-green, Purple
Colour in Fall:
Yellow
Shapes:
Lanceolate, Ovate
Apices:
Acuminate
Bases:
Cuneate
Margins:
Serrate
Inflorescence Type:
Cyme, Floriferous, Corymb-like
Flower Morphology:
Flowers perfect
Number Of Petals:
4
Corolla Shape:
Funnelform
Ovary Position:
Superior
Colour (petals):
Showy, White, Pink
Flower Time at Peak:
Jul, Aug
Fruit Type:
Drupe
Fruit Colour:
Purple
Fruiting Time:
Aug, Sep
Additional Info:
Persistent
Bark or Stem Colour:
Grey, Brown
Maintenance:
Low
Pest Susceptibility:
(Pest resistant, Disease resistant, Deer resistant, Drought tolerant)
