FREE: 20 Beautyberry Bush Seeds

The listing, 20 Beautyberry Bush Seeds has ended.

At least 20 seeds from a wild Beautyberry bush. These seeds were harvested last year. I have found a recipe for Beautyberry jelly online. I didn't know they were edible. I just know they are unusual in that their flowers are on the base of the stems instead of at the tips and so are the berries. I love the color of the purple berries.

"Characteristics of Beautyberry Shrubs:
Beautyberry shrubs grow up to 4 feet tall, with a slightly greater spread. The arching branches bear pinkish to light purple flowers in summer, which mature into their signature light purple berries in autumn (although the albafructus variety produces white berries). The fall foliage of Callicarpa dichotoma is yellow. However, in my zone 5 landscape, I've found that a frost can cause leaf color to pass from green to brownish, skipping the intermediate yellow altogether. The brownish leaves greatly detract from the display of the berries, the more mature of which aren't damaged by frost."

"Planting Zones for Beautyberry Shrubs:
Callicarpa dichotoma is native to the Far East. It can be grown in planting zones 5-8. A beautyberry bush indigenous to North America (southeastern U.S.) is Callicarpa americana."

The jelly recipe can be found here: http://www.eattheweeds.com/beautyberry-jelly-on-a-roll/