Purple Berry In Florida. American Beautyberry is a Florida native that produces bright purple berries in the fall. The stems become woody and corky-looking with age.
We live in North Central Florida and these grow wild. My uncle in Florida has some shrubby flowering plants with small purple flowers that become orange berries. American beautyberry grows at a moderate pace in full sun to partial shade.
Berries on the other hand contain numerous seeds that are not enclosed in a hard endocarp.
The cultivar Leucocarpa has white fruit. That beautiful sight is the Beautyberry or Callicarpa americanaThis native is found throughout Florida and the southern United States west. Floridas ecosystems are plagued by hundreds of invasive plant species that can cause serious problems for native plants and wildlife. It is also a great plant for the shade as well as full sun.
