Callicarpa bodinieri var giraldii 'Profusion' syn. Callicarpa bodinieri 'Profusion'

💜 #callicarpa #beautyberry #beautyberry-profusion

You knew I'd love this photo - it's totally loaded this year!

Wow. Love those purple berries 💜💜😊

@gjones I always think of you when I see berries 😛 not quite sure why it’s so berry-heavy this year but this and the white one are looking great 💜🤍

@hkyfvr they’re gorgeous aren’t they 💜 now it’s a bigger plant the berries are much more impressive 😍

They are wonderful. Good colour for Halloween 💜💜🎃🎃

@hkyfvr oh yes! Might have to add some fake cobwebs for added effect 😛🕸

I like that idea. It is almost Halloween and no one here is sure whether it is safer just to stay home this year. Hard for the kids. 🤷‍♀️🎃🎃

@hkyfvr Halloween is becoming a big deal over here now so it’s going to be difficult to stop kids trick or treating. Is it as celebrated in Canada as it is in USA?

Yes it seems to have become more of a big thing these last few years. Lots of decorations everywhere. Quite a few families are doing scavenger hunts instead of going out. I am sure lots will still go out. I have enough for 100 or more kids. Don’t want to be left with too much. I will end up eating it. 🤣

@hkyfvr scavenger hunts is a great idea! Minimises the numbers of kids in a group too. Not many places left in England that aren’t in a lockdown so it’ll be very quiet this year. 100??? 😜 half for the kids, half for the house 😉😋

I like the way you think. 🤣😊

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Beautiful, mine is looking a bit better now thank goodness 💜💜💜

Is that in a tub? I had to move mine and it’s not happy. Maybe a tub is the answer! 💜💜

Love it.

You gonna make a jelly/jam?

Love beauty berry

I look forward to mine every #fall. #birdsloveit too.

@aprilll thank you April 😀

@pelly thanks Jane 😃 glad yours has improved 😛 did you move it or it’s just pulled its socks up?

@jendren it is in a big pot and seems to do well, especially since it was moved into a full sun position. Could be worth a try 😋

@yogi2 thanks Kelsey 😄

@cyndi they’re almost as pretty as porcelain berry berries 😍 I wouldn’t mind trying, might be a better use of the berries since the birds avoid them like the plague 😆

#callicarpa #beautyberry #beautyberry-profusion

I've got buds, just waiting for them to pop 💜💜💜

Beauty flowers too 👍💜

@pelly most of mine are at the bud stage still. Just noticed a few have started to open 💜

@jeatacake I like that 😛 they are adorable little things 💜

#callicarpa #beautyberry #beautyberry-profusion

Wow, so many! 💜

@jeatacake it’s done great this winter! Just wish the birds would eat them but they’ve not bothered at all 😐

They may not like the taste. I think they tend to leave their least favourite food sources till last, when there's not much else around. Bonus for you though!

@jeatacake I don’t get the feeling they’d taste too good 😂 but you’re right, I get to enjoy the colour for longer 💜

Ooh! Look at all those berries 💜

@awomanonabike they’re the most amazing colour aren’t they 💜

Fabulous. It’s one of my favourites. So eye catching!

@awomanonabike even when it’s flowering it’s gorgeous. I think that gets overlooked because of these magnificent berries 😍

They're so pretty. Kerry do you think they'd grow from seed?🤔 You know why I'm asking😂😂

@gjones I just looked and it’s apparently easy to grow from the berries. I’ll make sure to pack you a handful 😉😉 https://homeguides.sfgate.com/collect-seeds-purple-beautyberry-98636.html

Kerry am I becoming a pest? I hope not and really would like to try a few if you don't mind. Thanks so much😚😚

@gjones you’re never a pest! I’m happy to send whatever I can, and if you can grow them from seed them may be a little more adjusted to your climate too 😁 you’re more than welcome 😘

I just read the link, sounds like they should be quite easy to grow from seed.😊

@gjones I thought they’d be hard work but I’m going to give it a go too after reading that website 😁 everyone will be getting beautyberry plants next Christmas 🤣

Thanks so much Kerry.😊😚

That would be a great gift!

I love those purple berries!😍😍

@gjones they don’t look real do they 😜 such a brilliant colour 💜

I planted one this year but I think it died during our summer drought. I left it be just incase the roots are still alive.

When I look at this it doesn't look real but I know it is 😍

Such lovely purple pearls...💜😘

@gjones oh no 😦 I hope it hasn’t died 🙏🏻

@alan1111 they look like painted berries don’t they 😛 I just looked back at a photo from last year and there’s sooo many more berries this year 💜

@wagsmomthompsonbtinternetcom thanks Elaine 😀 they look like little jewels 💜

And next year you'll have so much more. Definitely something to look forward to

@alan1111 I do hope so 😁

Me too!

Mine hasn't got many berries on it this time. Think I need to move it to a sunnier spot. Is yours in full sun? 💜💜💜

Beautiful 💜💗💜

So metallic looking

Tesco has them in at the moment for £10 if anyone is looking for one 💜

Very aptly named 💜

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I love these💜💜💜💜

Is it really a year since I last saw these on GT! 😱 love the berries though! 💜

They look pretty, but can you eat these? I've never seen them before.

@scaryskates they’re great looking things aren’t they 😛 I look forward to seeing what is in store for yours 😉😂🤣

@lovemygarden65 thank you Marilyn 😀

@alan1111 they don’t look real do they 😜💜

@jeatacake isn’t it just 😍

Love these! I planted a little seedling but have no idea if it'll survive winter!

I'll have to check on mine, hope it's not died 💜🙄

I’m always gonna get one of these and never do.....

@gjones I hope it does 🤞🏻 thought they’d only be interesting for the berries but the flowers were so adorable 💜

@anges I hope it hasn’t either 😨 they look so good through the dull winter months 🤩

@wagsmomthompsonbtinternetcom this is the year 😉😉

Love these!

I forgot you had one of these. Looking good 👍

@gjones me too now the berries are turning 💜 covered in them this year 😁

@jeatacake thanks Jeff 😀 its a long wait for the good part to happen though 😜

Worth it though 👍

@jeatacake oh yes 💜💜💜

Berries and scorched leaves 🙈

My poor acer looks like this 😕

@ublaszko from the heat? My acer has no leaves at all since the warm winds crisped it up like bacon 🤣

Too hot for some 😢

Oh no! 😫😭 I hope your acer recovers. Mine got scorched because the soil dried out and I missed it when I was watering the garden. Some of the leaves are ok though.

@columbiariver most definitely was! My new hydrangeas suffered too. But could have been worse 😜

@ublaszko sounds like yours will be ok 😁 hoping for the same 🍁🤞🏻

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That's beautiful Kerry!💖💜💖💞

@gjones I thought the only interest would be the berries but the whole thing is just covered in tiny flowers. It’s adorable 💜

Very very cool!💘😍

@ShelleySnyder thanks Shelley 😁 was a nice surprise since I’d not seen one flowering before

@auricula thanks Elise ☺️ if the flowers are anything to go by then the berries are going to be out in force 😛 I hope yours flowers soon, they’re really lovely and bees feast on them constantly!

@auricula I’m embarrassed to say I didn’t even know they had flowers 😳 but it’s loaded with them. Hoping it means plenty more purple berries this year 😁 and hope yours improves with age ☺️

Absolutely Lovely. Are they edible

They really are beautiful berries!

I love those I saw them the first time on GT!!! I’d do alittle research before popping one in my mouth. It’d b cool if you could dry them somehow to throw in potpourri or something their sooo pretty 🤗😊💕

@gauravsh6 thank you 😀 they are edible but they’re too pretty to eat 😂

@gjones they’re the most gorgeous colour 💜

@terrimclaughlin me too! It was @cyndi that posted photos a while back and fell in love with the colour. Just by chance I saw one at the garden centre today so snapped it up 😛 they’d look gorgeous dried, I wonder if they’d keep the colour 🤔

I would think so maybe hair spray but very lightly. Not for sure or stick a couple in the freezer. Maybe try utube or you could if they stay hard and with color put some on ur Xmas tree or around a candle. Cool plant👍🏻👍🏻😊💕

@terrimclaughlin good suggestions! I’ll take a look online 😊 they’d look gorgeous in a flower arrangement 💜

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I got this earlier in the year, the berries are such an amazing colour 💜💜

That's beautiful 😍

They look so metallic! 💜