Callicarpa bodinieri ‘Profusion’

A rounded, deciduous shrub that typically grows 6-10’ tall with upright slender branching. It is native to Sichuan, Hubei and Shaanxi provinces in central and western China. Lilac flowers in dense sprays (cymes to 1.5” diameter) bloom in the leaf axils along the stems in summer (June-August) on new growth of the season. Flowers are followed by glossy violet-purple fruits (1/8” to 1/6” diameter) which ripen in September, but put on their best fruit display through October. Grow in sun to part shade. Crown is reliably Zone 5 hardy. Tops will usually die back north of Zone 6, but blooms on new wood so often grown as an herbaceous perennial (much like buddleia).