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My Favorite Fall Shrub
Category: Presenting "The Curious Gardener"
If I had to choose a favorite fall shrub it would be callicarpa dichotoma, also known as beautyberry. Its arching branches with opposite leaves (meaning the leaves are symmetrically placed on the branch instead of placed in alternate sequence like most plants) are graceful, elegant. Add to that elegance a compact cluster of berries that appears on the branches in summer and becomes purple in early fall, and you have a standout plant. Callicarpa is…
If I had to choose a favorite fall shrub it would be callicarpa dichotoma, also known as beautyberry. Its arching branches with opposite leaves (meaning the leaves are symmetrically placed on the branch instead of placed in alternate sequence like most plants) are graceful, elegant. Add to that elegance a compact cluster of berries that appears…
