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Scientific Name:
Callicarpa dichotoma x kwangtungensis
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; flowers in . Winter ID: compact rounded shrub up to 1.2m tall; twigs reddish; lenticels prominent.

Habit:
Dense, Upright
Form:
Round
Texture:
Medium
Mature Height:
0.7 - 1.3m
Mature Spread:
1.0 - 1.5m
Growth Rate:
Moderate
Origin:
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, 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):
Not showy, White
Flower Time at Peak:
May, Jul

Fruit Type:
Drupe
Fruit Colour:
Purple
Fruiting Time:
Aug, Sep
Additional Info:
Persistent

Bark or Stem Colour:
Grey, Brown
Pest Susceptibility:
(Pest resistant, Disease resistant, Deer resistant, Drought tolerant)

Course(s):
  • not used (on campus)
Location(s):
  • (BUG)  BUG garden
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