Scientific Name:
Callicarpa dichotoma
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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:
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, 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