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Author Garden: Beautyberry (Callicarpa bodinieri) Bill The Garden Helper Member # 1 posted                       Beautyberry (Callicarpa bodinieri) is a deciduous shrub which is hardy in USDA zones 6-8. Beautyberry grows to a height of 6-8 feet with a 4-6 foot spread. The foliage is a beautiful bronze color as it emerges in spring, but soon turns to a bright green. Small lavender flowers will appear on new growth by mid-summer which produce clusters of berries which ripen to intensely purple color by early fall. The berries will remain on the plant after the foliage drops providing a beautifully contrasting effect in the garden during the winter months. Callicarpa bodinieri should be planted in full sun for maximum fruit production. Water regularly and feed lightly with a balanced, liquid fertilizer monthly during the growing season. Beautyberry should be pruned in early Spring if it becomes leggy or mis-shapen. Beautyberry (Callicarpa bodinieri) These are Cedar Hill flowers! [ July 09, 2011, 05:46 AM: Message edited by: Bill ] * * * * Plants: 11227 | From: Cedar Hill Washington | Registered: Aug 2002  |  Seeded: 4.243.52.99 weezie13 Compost Queen! Member # 772 posted                       Bill, Renee had those too!!!! Weezie * * * * Weezie Don't forget to be kind to strangers. For some who have done this have entertained angels without realizing it. - Bible - Hebrews 13:2 http://photobucket.com/albums/y250/weezie13/ Plants: 29299 | From: N.Y. | Registered: Apr 2003  |  Seeded: 24.49.111.133 gardenmom32210 guest posted                 They grow all over the place down here! I've got a couple myself G-Mom Seeded: 68.154.220.201 weezie13 Compost Queen! Member # 772 posted                       That purple is AWESOME!!!!! * * * * Weezie Don't forget to be kind to strangers. For some who have done this have entertained angels without realizing it. - Bible - Hebrews 13:2 http://photobucket.com/albums/y250/weezie13/ Plants: 29299 | From: N.Y. | Registered: Apr 2003  |  Seeded: 24.49.111.133 ServantsHeart2003 Dream Gardener Member # 3812 posted                       I take it that as tempting as those berries look you best keep them out of any people mouths?? Bet the birds tear them UP!! hehehe * * * * My Site http://www.freewebs.com/froglver/ Plants: 268 | From: South Carolina--zone 7/8a | Registered: Oct 2004  |  Seeded: 24.197.120.223 afgreyparrot Official Problem Child Member # 1991 posted                       That was my question, too. Can you eat them??? I would have to try one to see how it tasted. Cindy * * * * Buckle up! It makes it harder for the aliens to suck you out of your car! Plants: 43285 | Registered: Mar 2004  |  Seeded: 69.170.162.6 gardenmom32210 guest posted                 They're poisonous! G-Mom Seeded: 68.154.198.220 Bill The Garden Helper Member # 1 posted                       I thought that I had read that they weren't poisonous so I did some checking and according to the US Army's "Guide to Toxic plants", Beauty Berries aren't toxic. I tested a couple... they taste really, really yucky! The birds (Cedar Waxwings) like them though. * * * * Plants: 11227 | From: Cedar Hill Washington | Registered: Aug 2002  |  Seeded: 165.121.24.154 afgreyparrot Official Problem Child Member # 1991 posted                       Beautyberry Wine! * * * * Buckle up! It makes it harder for the aliens to suck you out of your car! Plants: 43285 | Registered: Mar 2004  |  Seeded: 69.170.162.6 gardenmom32210 guest posted                 quote: They're poisonous! Oooops...sorry G-Mom Seeded: 68.218.213.31 <Forager1> guest posted                 They are NOT poisonous... I've been eating them in sweet potato pancakes for breakfast since I was a young boy when my dad would take me hunting, fishing, or just out camping here in Florida. They grow in every county in the state. Most folks gripe about the hardness of their seeds when raw but the seeds soften during cooking in the pancake. TRY IT! Seeded: 4.8.112.157

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