BEAUTYBERRY -- The American beautyberry is a native plant with three seasons of interest. Small flowers appear with the leaves in the spring, summer foliage is a rich green, and fall brings clusters ...

Steve Nix is a member of the Society of American Foresters and a former forest resources analyst for the state of Alabama. American beautyberry has colorful berries that last long into winter and are ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: Getty Images/bauhaus1000 Beautyberry bushes certainly live up to their name, thanks to ...

I’m always looking for new foods to forage, so I was delighted last week when a reader emailed me about making beautyberry jelly. Ron Stried has two beautyberry bushes in his yard, and when the ...

SOMEONE ONCE SAID, “Gardening is the slowest of the performing arts.” They very well might have been thinking of beautyberry. For most of the year, beautyberry is a bit of a wallflower (wall shrub?).

Not just pretty: chemical compounds in Beautyberry leaves are natural insect repellents. Warm weather brings out the big three of biting bugs: mosquitoes that transmit West Nile virus, deer ticks that ...

Few, if any, plants can match the exotic look on the flowers blooming now on perennial hibiscus. These flowers are big; ranging anywhere from 7 to 12 inches wide. The blossoms are heavily textured and ...

This year marks the 10th anniversary of the Louisiana Super Plants program, an educational and marketing campaign that highlights tough and beautiful plants that perform well in Bayou State landscapes ...

If you are looking for a shrub that will perk up the fall season, check out beautyberry. Although beautyberry (Callicarpa spp.) blooms in early summer, the tiny whitish-pink flowers are not ...

Beautyberry earns its name in autumn. As a small deciduous shrub, Callicarpa americana is a blaze of brightness in an October woods. The fruit is the plant’s most striking feature. Clusters of tiny ...

Q. Mosquitoes love me, but I dislike using chemical repellants. I’ve planted several plants reputed to keep the mosquitoes away and recently heard that a shrub called beauty bush is a natural ...

Beautyberry bushes certainly live up to their name, thanks to their striking clusters of purple or white berries throughout fall and winter. The shrubs are low maintenance, though regular pruning will ...