Flora Friday: Beautyberry
What a beauty the Callicarpa Bodinieri is. This shrub always catches my eye in winter as these purple berries pop in the grey winter sky. A great pick for a Decemeber Flora Friday.
Callicarpa bodinieri var: giraldii 'Profusion' Beautyberry
Tags: beautyberry, Flora Friday
December 18 2009 08:38 am | Flowers and Photography
melanie watts on 18 Dec 2009 at 10:06 am #
Beautiful colour.
rebecca on 19 Dec 2009 at 6:12 pm #
so pretty you blog is great it takes the reader right into the garden
GetSoiled on 19 Dec 2009 at 6:16 pm #
Hi there,
Love your blog and your pics!
Did you know that Callicarpa Bodinieri leaves make for an excellent all natural mosquito repellent?
I did learn that during a wild edibles walk I attended a few months ago here in Florida…amazing all the ‘hidden’ properties our native plants have, no? :)
Kat on 21 Dec 2009 at 7:06 am #
I love the color of Beautyberry. Even tried to grow it, but alas, it’s too warm.
Dan on 24 Dec 2009 at 5:58 pm #
What a wonderful shot of the beautyberry! Happy Holidays.
rebecca sweet on 31 Dec 2009 at 8:15 am #
Wow – lucky YOU for being able to grow such an awesome plant! I tried once, but like Kat said above, it’s too warm here. Otherwise my front garden would be packed with these beauties!! Happy New Year!
Mike on 04 Jan 2010 at 4:23 pm #
Yeah that’s a very good picture. I have been thinking about growing beauty berry in my landscape, and now I just might. Besides the vibrant colors this plant provides in winter, its also a good food source for birds.
Frances on 05 Jan 2010 at 4:06 am #
Hi Stevie, those are too wonderful! The color and yes, profusion of berries is so cheering to humans and wildlife alike. May you and yours have the best of years in 2010! :-)
Frances
Bethany on 17 Jun 2010 at 1:53 pm #
Pretty picture, I am thinking about getting Beauty berry in my garden! Not because of how pretty it is but because it attracts birds and I love birds. I have a humming bird feeder I just put outside, I am waiting for the hummingbirds to come! Does anybody know how long it takes hummingbirds to go to your feeder or find it?