What is Callicarpa Bodinieri?

Callicarpa Bodinieri is a deciduous shrub known for its attractive berries, which are clearly purple color and last for a long time. The general name for Callicarpa Bodinieri is in fact Bodinier Beautyberry, inspired by the look of the berry. Thanks to its long -term color, it makes it a popular garden plant for decorative purposes and gardeners easily grow it in a slight climate.

The native area of ​​Callicarpa Bodinieri is China, but it is set by gardeners in a slight climate everywhere. Many of them are admired for a clear, permanent color of berries that increase the beauty of the garden in autumn or early winter. It is used in climate with different seasons, tolerates cold cold and does not grow successfully in warmer areas.

Primarily decorative shrub, callicarpa Bodinieri usually grows to a height of approximately 6 to 8 feet (1.8 to 2.4 m) and is often as wide as it is high as soon as it reaches full height. The shrub has many slender branches, many, if they grow, reach awake, which gives the whole plant in V VAnd to the bottom and at the top of the fuller look. Green, large leaves grow directly in pairs, have an oval shape with pointed ends and thanks to heavy veins have a slightly textured look.

At the end of summer, Callicarpa Bodinieri produces nice clusters of small pink or lavender flowers. In autumn, small berries grow in large, densely wrapped clusters, with a shiny surface and a bright purple or purple color. The berries remain on the branches just after the leaves fall, and provide winter in the garden until they are finally eaten by birds or other animals.

Callicarpa Bodinieri in the garden is a simple process because it is a relatively low maintenance. It will grow well with a wide range of soil types and properties if we are good drainage. It needs a full sun to a partial shadow, but produces the best berries when it is placed in full sun, and it's a long summer. Needs an average MNOWater lighter, but if they occur, the conditions of drought survive. To support the production of numerous colored berries, it is recommended that it is fertilized monthly during the summer.

Callicarpa Bodinieri is mainly used in the garden for borders and occasionally in beds or birds. It is known to attract birds and butterflies, although the berries have a bitter taste and often birds do not eat until other food sources are used. In China, it is used as a medicinal herb and her American cousin Callicarpa American is known to repel ticks and mosquitoes.