Callicarpa bodinieri Profusion

In autumn there are few berries as eye-catching as those of Callicarpa, which give it its common name of 'beauty berry'.
In mid-summer it has masses of tiny star shaped lilac flowers. When pollinated, these start to form berries. These violet berries look almost metallic in the sun and are produced in clusters as the plant starts to lose its leaves. Once all the leaves have fallen the berries become very visible.