Callicarpa Bodinieri Snowqueen® 1 x Plant

Deciduous shrub Soft pink flowers in summer Decorative clusters of white autumn berries Good for flower arrangers Attractive to birds Callicarpa bodinieri, commonly called the beauty berry, is a deciduous shrub encrusted with clusters of berries in autumn, loved by birds and flower arrangers alike. Its fresh green spring foliage becomes golden in early autumn, the berries becoming the dominant feature on bare stems once the leaves have fallen. Callicarpa bodinieri has been found to produce more fruits when planted in groups of three or more. It prefers an open sunny position. Callicarpa bodinieri 'Snowqueen'®is easy to look after; it just needs pruning in late winter after the show of berries. Grow it in a cutting garden or a mixed border. For more berry drama, plant Callicarpa bodinieri 'Snowqueen'® alongside the purple-berried Callicarpa bodinieri 'Profusion'.