Callicarpa Plump & Plentiful™ Lilac

A new color in beautyberry

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.

Who Am I?

Common Name:

Plump & Plentiful Lilac beautyberry
Botanical Name:

Callicarpa 'Kolmalila'
Type:

Shrub

Cultural Details

TYPE

Shrub

Light:

Full sun to partial shade
Soil:

Average garden soil
Moisture:

Moist, but well-drained
Hardiness Zone

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

Spring
Bloom Color:

White
Fruit Time

Fall to winter
Fruit Color

Lilac purple
Size:

5-6' tall by 4' wide
Diseases & Pests:

None known

What Makes Me Special?

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.

Landscape Use

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

Pruning

Callicarpa flower in spring and fruit in fall. If your plants needs pruning, be sure to do that in lat winter to ensure maximum fruit produciton.

Propagation

Cuttings

Who Am I?

Common Name:

Plump & Plentiful Lilac beautyberry
Botanical Name:

Callicarpa 'Kolmalila'
Type:

Shrub

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