Callicarpa dichotoma 'Issai'

Also Known As

American Beautyberry
Chinese Beautyberry
Issai Purple Beauty Berry
Issai Purple Beauty Bush

Plant type

shrub

size

H: 3'-4'
W: 4'-6'

planting zones

5a-8b

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Callicarpa dichotoma 'Issai' plant details

Callicarpa dichotoma 'Issai' is a broadleaf deciduous shrub with green foliage. In spring lavender and pink flowers emerge followed by purple fruit. Attracts birds. Grows well with sun - mostly shade and even moisture - occasional water. Adapts to various soil conditions. Does well in well-drained soil.

CHARACTERISTICS OF Callicarpa dichotoma 'Issai'

Plant type: shrub
Plant family: lamiaceae
Foliage: deciduous green
Mature size: 4 FT - 6 FT - wide, 3 FT - 4 FT - tall
Flowers: lavender and pink blooms in spring
Uses: border plant, compact, fall color, mounding

GROWING CONDITIONS for Callicarpa dichotoma 'Issai'

USDA Zones: 5a - 8b
Sun exposure: sun - mostly shade
Watering frequency: even moisture - occasional
Resistant to: deer
Soil needs: well-drained

Nursery contributed plant descriptions

From Japan, this outstanding compact rounded 3-4' selection is gorgeous in spring with its pale-pink flowers growing in bunches up the stems and is especially striking when covered with a showy crop of lilac-violet fruits, even at a young age! (Issai means to fruit at a young age). S-PSh/M

By: Forestfarm

Issai Beautyberry is a small shrub known for its beautiful autumn showing of purple berries against solid green foliage. The berries are enjoyed by birds during the fall and winter months. Issai Beautyberry makes a great border or foundation shrub. Deer resistant and tolerates most soil conditions. Issai Beautyberry can be later than most shrubs to leaf out. This is great for northern regions.

By: Maples N More Nursery

A deciduous shrub growing 3-4' with a graceful arching habit. Obovate 1-3" green leaves turn yellow in fall. Pinkish lavender flower clusters in june , followed by clusters of 1/8" metallic lilac violet berries in september and persist thru winter for birds. Likes sun to pt shade.

By: Accents for Home and Garden

Small pink flowers are followed by clusters of purple berries which encircle the stems from late summer thru winter. A dense mounding habit. Few pests or diseases and easy to grow.

By: Almost Eden

(Chinese Beautyberry) Zone 5 6' tall. An unusual shrub which can be used in a border or as a specimen. Pale lavender pink flowers in early summer turn into a fall display of cluster of small purple berries. An improvement over the species with bigger and more abundant fruit.

By: Hoot Owl Hollow Nursery

The most graceful and refined of the species with its leaves in one plane rather than in whorls. The long slender branches arch to touch the ground at their tips. Use low nitrogen to avoid legginess. Issai is fruitful and showy, even at an early age (our quart plants have berries!) and has a slightly more mounded form and more compact. Overall, a superior form. (Will die back in zone 5 but return in spring)