American Beauty Berry Seeds (1 tsp, approx 200-300 seeds)

American Beautyberry (Callicarpa americana)

The American Beautyberry is a native deciduous shrub of the southeastern United States known for its stunning, vibrant fruit display in the fall and winter.
Appearance: It is a multi-stemmed shrub typically growing 3 to 8 feet tall with a loose, graceful, and arching habit. The leaves are opposite, coarsely toothed, and often described as having a coarse or fuzzy texture.
Flowers and Fruit: It produces small, inconspicuous pink to lavender flowers clustered in the leaf axils during the summer. These are followed by its most notable feature: dense, rounded clusters of brilliant, iridescent magenta-purple (sometimes white), berry-like fruits (drupes) that tightly encircle the woody stems in late summer through fall. The fruit often persists after the leaves drop, providing exceptional winter interest.
Habitat and Use: It thrives in full sun to partial shade and is adaptable to a variety of well-drained soils, often found in open woods, thickets, and along swamp edges. It is a popular ornamental shrub, and its berries are an important food source for birds and wildlife in the fall and winter.
The foliage is also known to contain compounds that act as an effective natural insect repellent against mosquitoes, ticks, and fire ants.