Light Needs
Mature Height
Mature Spread
Growing Zones
The Early Amethyst Beautyberry is an arresting shrub that puts on a beautiful display. The long, elliptic foliage is a bronze hue in the spring and later settles into a bright green. Delicate flowers are a soft pink shade and bloom in clusters during late spring. The flowers are replaced with tiny glossy purple berries by summer’s end. Callicarpa dichotoma is a deciduous shrub, and the berries stay in place, providing attractive color after the leaves fall.
This shrub has a dense, rounded form and upright growth habit. Mix this Beautyberry in a mixed bed or create a hedge or foundation planting. Multiple seasons of color make this shrub a natural focal point. Pollinators will visit the flowers in the spring, while birds will enjoy the berries during the fall and winter. Grow in a container for flexible placement options. Early Amethyst Beautyberry is a perennial in USDA zones 5 through 8.
Early Amethyst Beautyberry Care
Grow in partial shade or full sun, but expect more flowers and berries when grown in higher light levels. Fertile soil with good drainage and an acidic to neutral pH is ideal. Consistently water this plant, especially during the first growing season. This shrub will be more drought-tolerant once it has settled in.
Beautyberry is not a heavy feeder, but a dose of balanced fertilizer in the spring will get this shrub off to a good start. Cut this plant back in late winter or early spring to promote new growth and maintain a more compact and bushy look.
Early Amethyst Beautyberry Spacing
At 5 to 6 feet tall and 6 to 7 feet wide, the Early Amethyst Beautyberry is a large perennial shrub. Space shrubs 7 to 8 feet apart to create a full planting or feature one plant in a 12-inch container.
Early Amethyst Beautyberry Plant Facts
Growing Conditions
- Hardiness ZonesGrowing Zones
- USDA Zones 5 to 8 (perennial); grown as an annual elsewhere (outdoors year-round); grown indoors elsewhere (outdoors year-round); grown in containers elsewhere (grown as a seasonal crop)
- Sun Exposure
- Part Sun to Full Sun (5+ Hours Direct Sun)
- Mature Height
- 5-6 Feet
- Mature Spread
- 6-7 Feet
- Growth Habit
- , Upright
- Water Needs
- Average
Flowers & Foliage
- Flower Colors
- , Pink
- Flower Description
- Pink
- Bloom Time
- Summer
- Blooms On
-
New Wood
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"Blooms on" tells you which stems produce flowers, which decides when it's safe to prune.
- New Wood: Flowers form on stems that grow this season. Prune in late winter or early spring without losing blooms.
- Old Wood: Flower buds form on last year's stems. Prune right after flowering. Pruning in fall or early spring removes next year's blooms.
- Both New and Old Wood: Blooms on last year's stems and again on new growth, so it flowers even after a hard winter or a mistimed pruning. Prune lightly after the first flush of blooms.
- When to Prune
- Late winter to early spring, before new growth starts
- Foliage Color
- , Green
- Foliage Description
- Green
- Foliage Type
- , Deciduous
- Seasonal Interest
- , Summer Flowering
Garden Benefits
Plant Overview
- Common Name
- Early Amethyst Beautyberry
- Botanical Name
- CALLICARPA DICH. 'EARLY AMETHYST'
- Plant Type
- Shrub
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Please Note: The pictures below are to give a general representation of the different container sizes. The actual size/ages of plants are estimates and will vary based on type of plant, time of year, last pruning & many other factors.
Also Known As:
Quart
Plant Age:
~ 6 months - 1 year
Plant Size:
~ 4"-8"
Pot Size:
~ 4.75"H x 4.5"W
Volume:
1.50 quarts
Also Known As:
2.5 Quart Pot
Plant Age:
~ 1 - 2 years old
Plant Size:
~ 8"-12"
Pot Size:
~ 6.5"H x 6.5"W
Volume:
2.20-2.30 quarts
Also Known As:
#1 Container
1 Gallon
Plant Age:
~ 1 - 2 years old
Plant Size:
~ 10"-14"
Pot Size:
~ 7"H x 7.75"W
Volume:
2.26-3.73 quarts
Also Known As:
#2 Container
2 Gallon
Plant Age:
~ 1.5 - 3 years old
Plant Size:
~ 12"-18"
Pot Size:
~ 9.5"H x 9.5"W
Volume:
1.19-1.76 gallons
Also Known As:
#3 Container
3 Gallon
Plant Age:
~ 2 - 4 years old
Plant Size:
~ 12"-30"
Pot Size:
~9.5"H x 11"W
Volume:
2.32-2.76 gallons
Also Known As:
#5 Container
5 Gallon
Plant Age:
~3-4 years old
Plant Size:
~ 20" - 60"
Pot Size:
~11" H x 10 1/2” W
Volume:
3.5 - 4 gallons
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