Description

As its name implies, this selection produces a large crop of shiny violet-purple berries; pretty pink to white flowers in early summer; has a bushy habit of growth, and can be pruned back in spring, as it blooms on new wood

Landscape Attributes

Heavy Berry Japanese Beautyberry is a multi-stemmed deciduous shrub with a more or less rounded form. Its average texture blends into the landscape, but can be balanced by one or two finer or coarser trees or shrubs for an effective composition.

Heavy Berry Japanese Beautyberry is recommended for the following landscape applications;

Planting & Growing

Heavy Berry Japanese Beautyberry will grow to be about 6 feet tall at maturity, with a spread of 6 feet. It tends to fill out right to the ground and therefore doesn't necessarily require facer plants in front, and is suitable for planting under power lines. It grows at a fast rate, and under ideal conditions can be expected to live for approximately 20 years.

This shrub does best in full sun to partial shade. It is very adaptable to both dry and moist locations, and should do just fine under average home landscape conditions. It is not particular as to soil type or pH. It is highly tolerant of urban pollution and will even thrive in inner city environments. This is a selected variety of a species not originally from North America.