Beautyberry Plant

Beautyberry PlantLatin name Callicarpa americana Beauty Berry is a small, sprawling shrub native to pine scrub in Florida. Its flowers attract pollinators and has stunning bright purple berries that are a favorite to birds and that can be used to make an edible, floral jelly. The leaves can be used to make insect repellant. This plant is a must have for the birds in the food forest. ___________________________________________________________________________ Size 3 8ft

where it was originally meant to be discarded

This has given it the nickname “miracle mango”

putting on most of its growth in the summer time and dropping all its leaves in winter

Blue turmeric happens to do quite well in South Florida and is considered a medicinal variety

red-skinned fruit with a sweet flavor

‘Lil Gem’ comes from the Zill mango breeding program

They do have a short dormant period in the winter

Latin name - Myrciaria glazioviana

then turning into a weeping form especially when bearing fruit

or other support for its upward growth habit

The young leaves of this plant can be steamed and eaten like spinach

Latin name - Eugenia involucrata