'Pearl Glam' Beautyberry

FEATURES

Glamour for the landscape!

Don't settle for a beautyberry that only struts its stuff in autumn - demand one that does more. Pearl Glam® callicarpa is showy starting in spring, with dark purple foliage from the get-go. Late summer brings white flowers that yield violet-purple berries by the hundreds. Upright habit makes this a space-saver compared to more conventional beautyberry varieties, too. 

Top three reasons to grow Pearl Glam® beautyberry:
- dark purple foliage from spring to frost
- dozens of orchid-colored berries in fall
- upright, space-saving habit

Produces Berries
Foliage Interest
Fall Interest
Deadheading Not Necessary
Resists: 
Deer

CHARACTERISTICS

Plant Type: 
 Shrub
 
Shrub Type: 
 Deciduous
 
Height Category: 
 Medium
 
Garden Height: 
 48 - 60 Inches
 
Spacing: 
 28 - 40 Inches
 
Spread: 
 36 - 48 Inches
 
Flower Colors: 
 White
 
Foliage Colors: 
 Purple
 
Foliage Shade: 
 Purple
 
Habit: 
 Upright
 
Container Role: 
 Thriller

PLANT NEEDS

Light Requirement: 
 Sun

The optimum amount of sun or shade each plant needs to thrive: Full Sun (6+ hours), Part Sun (4-6 hours), Full Shade (up to 4 hours).

Maintenance Category: 
 Easy
Blooms On: 
 New Wood
Bloom Time: 
 Summer through Fall
Hardiness Zones: 
 5a5b6a6b7a7b8a8b
Water Category: 
 Average
Uses: 
 Border Plant
 
 Good for Screening
 
 Landscape
 
 Mass Planting
 
 Specimen or Focal Point
Maintenance Notes: 
 

Pearl Glam beautyberry does not need a pollinator to set fruit; one plant is sufficient for a good crop. Prune, if desired, in early spring, and remove any dead wood at that point as well. Plant may experience some dieback each year in colder zones, but it will resprout from the ground and still flower and fruit that year.

Fun Facts: 

Callicarpa is believed to repel mosquitoes, and the North American species, C. americana, has been used this way through the South throughout history.

Pearl Glam® Callicarpa x 'NCCX2' USPP 28,312Can PBRAF