Callicarpa dichotoma 'Albifructus' prophouse-summer-2027 lovely against the green leaves

lovely against the green leaves and a striking foil to the purple-berried kinds

chosen by Jonathan Shaw at Bok Tower Gardens

and surprisingly versatile in the kitchen

In the warm months the shrub carries dense terminal heads of small

traditional cosmetics

Callicarpa dichotoma 'Albifructus' prophouse-summer-2027 lovely against the green leavesThe white fruited form of the Asian beautyberry, Callicarpa dichotoma 'Albifructus' is a quiet pleasure of the late summer border: instead of the usual magenta, the arching stems hang with luminous, ivory white berries in elegant clusters, cool and refined where the purple kinds are bold. Native to eastern Asia, in Korea, China, and Japan, the white beautyberry is smaller and more graceful than the American species, and all the more striking for the