Callicarpa mollis
Sieb. & Zucc.
Scissor Berry
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Fruit
Edible Parts: Fruit Edible Uses: Fruit. No further details are given.
Where to Find It
It is a temperate plant. Brisbane Botanical Gardens.
Asia, Australia, Britain, China, Europe, Japan, Korea,
How to Identify
A shrub. The flowers are purple. The fruit are small purple berries in tight clusters.
How to Grow
Requires a sunny position or light dappled shade. Prefers a highly fertile well-drained loamy soil. Plants are only really hardy in the milder parts of Britain and even then they need the protection of a wall. Requires cross-pollination for good fruit production. Plants in this genus are notably resistant to honey fungus.
Propagation: Seed - sow February in a greenhouse. Only just cover the seed. Germination usually takes place within 1 - 3 months at 18°c. When large enough to handle, prick the seedlings out into individual pots and grow them on in the greenhouse for at least their first winter, planting them out into their permanent positions in late spring or early summer, after the last expected frosts. Cuttings of half-ripe wood 10cm long, July/August in a frame. High percentage. Cuttings of mature wood of the current season's growth with a heel taken in early spring.
Medicinal Uses
None known
Other Uses
None known Special Uses
Wikipedia
Source ↗Callicarpa mollis is a species of beautyberry that is cultivated and grown in gardens and parks as ornamental plant. It has purple flowers. It is found in Korea and Japan.
Notes
There are about 140-150 Callicarpa species. Previously in the Verbenaceae family.
Names & Synonyms
Japanese beautyberry
References (3)
- Abh. Math.-Phys. Cl. Kounigl. Bayer. Akad. Wiss. 4(3):155. 1846
- Plants for a Future database, The Field, Penpol, Lostwithiel, Cornwall, PL22 0NG, UK. http://www.scs.leeds.ac.uk/pfaf/
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