Chilly, rainy and windy at the Arboretum today, but even so, there was beauty to be found. Many white berries adorn the branches of Callicarpa japonica cv. Leucocarpa (White fruited Beautyberry) on a shrub in the upper parking lot. The many bright red berries on Ilex verticillata ‘Red Sprite” (Winterberry Holly cultivar) are certainly a welcome sight on a cloudy, dreary day. And the purple berries of Callicarpa dichotoma “Issai” (Purple Beautyberry cultivar) are an unexpected and welcome sight.
Picture credits: Margery Ennist.
Ilex Verticillata 'Red Sprite'
Ilex Verticillata 'Red Sprite'
Callicarpa Japonica cv Leucocarpa
Callicarpa Japonica cv Leucocarpa
Callicarpa Dichotoma 'Issai'
Callicarpa Dichotoma 'Issai'