 | American Beautyberry (Callicarpa americana). Deciduous North American shrubProduces clusters of showy, bright purple berries in the fall, which persist throughout the winterOrigin: Southeastern United StatesThis unusual shrub is native from southwestern Maryland to North Carolina, Arkansas, and south to Mexico. While Jefferson resided in Paris during the 1780s, his close friend Madame de Tesse requested that he arrange for plants to be sent for her estate at Chaville. Jefferson, in turn, wrote his friend... - American Beautyberry (Callicarpa americana). |
