Callicarpa bodinieri | Beauty Berry Libby Walden She earned an M

She earned an M

The rust forms a protective barrier and inhibits further rusting while giving the steel a rich and natural colour

it is not overly cold hardy

Dancing With Butterflies captures that time when the simple reproduction of colour was a thing of wonder

often we find ours is semi-deciduous

Callicarpa bodinieri | Beauty Berry Libby Walden She earned an MGrown for its clusters of spectacular berries that grace this lovely plant from autumn into winter, Beautyberry as it is also known is a deciduous shrub with cuttable upright stems that bear clusters of small inconspicuous flowers in violet pinky shades which are loved by bees and butterflies that are followed by clusters of bright glossy magenta coloured berries a favourite of florists for arrangements. These showy berries are also loved by birds and