Callicarpa acuminata Canopy Trees the kind of saturated violet

the kind of saturated violet that catches autumn light beautifully

grass-like clump of narrow dark green blades

a glossy broadleaf evergreen that thrives in the dry

Wilson Bros in three-gallon

Callicarpa acuminata Canopy Trees the kind of saturated violetCallicarpa acuminata, the black beautyberry, is the Mexican cousin of the familiar American beautyberry, a deciduous shrub of arching branches that, in fall, lines the stems with clusters of small, shiny berries in glossy black rather than the usual purple. The dark fruit is a quiet, sophisticated turn on the beautyberry idea, set off by the green leaves and lingering into the cool months. Collected in Mexico by the late, great Texas plantsman Lynn