Callicarpa bodinieri ‘Profusion’

“Clean fruit”

This beautiful deciduous shrub draws attention in autumn and winter through the striking wreath shaped clusters with small purple berries. The berries color brown after moderate frost. Also the autumn discoloration of the leaf is interesting and draws attention.

English name of this shrub is ‘clean fruit‘, family of Verbenaceae, the flowering Time is June/July.
The leaf is bright green and the plant can be about 2 meters high.

The Callicarpa bodineri ‘ profusion ‘ can be good against full sun or partial shade and enjoys a moist well drained pitch with calcareous soil.

Pruning the branches that have worn berry should be done in February, this will make sure that the new twigs are going to bear berries again next year.