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A new color in beautyberry

Callicarpa Plump & Plentiful™ Lilac

Lilac colored fruits cover each branch of this easy care, drought tolerant shrub. Plant is in your mixed border or use it for beautiful early autumn arrangements.

Imagine luscious, plump purple fruits in your garden in September. Not only are these new beautyberries from Kolster B.V. lovely shrubs in the garden all summer with their large, grass green leaves and dark stems, the beautiful thing is they form purple fruits suitable for cutting and jaw-dropping floral arrangements each year.  If you are not into cutting flowers and bringing them inside, they can decorate your mixed borders for months. Another new color in Callicarpa, Lilac’s lightly colored fruits are destined for flower arrangements all over the world! Soft in color, with plentiful berries along every branch, this versatile shrub delivers months of color on a drought tolerant carefree plant.

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Who Am I?

  • Common Name

    Plump & Plentiful Lilac beautyberry
  • Botanical Name

    Callicarpa 'Kolmalila'

Cultural Details

  • Bloom Time

    Spring
  • Size

    5-6' tall by 4' wide
  • Hardiness Zone

    5-9 (in zone 5 and colder parts of zone 6, plants may die back to the ground)
  • Light

    Full sun to partial shade
  • Soil

    Average garden soil
  • Moisture

    Moist, but well-drained
  • Disease & Pests

    None known
  • Landscape Use

    Borders, cutting gardens, mass plantings, specimen, woodland edge
  • Propagation

    Cuttings

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