This plant is American Beauty Berry (Callicarpa americana), a uniquely lovely perennial shrub native to Missouri. From June to August it bears pink blossoms and from August to November produces clusters of berries ranging in color from deep purple to light violet or even pink. It grows to 6 feet tall and blooms in sun or shade. This graceful specimen thrives at the Nature Center in Springfield, Missouri. A wonderful plant for the garden or landscape, it's sometimes also called French Mulberry.
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