Growing American Beautyberry

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Growing American Beautyberry - Native Edible

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Growing American Beautyberry is easy. This native edible plant enjoys a wide range of soil types and is drought tolerant. American Beautyberry or Callicarpa Americana is a great addition to any landscape. It is perfect for those who wish to provide habitat and food for wildlife. It's berries are edible and it's leaves contain a chemical that repels mosquitos. Find out many more wonders of the American Beautyberry as well as ways to propagate it in this informative video.
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@vdoniel 2 жыл бұрын

These are native in Georgia. I have admired these lovely plants all my life. However I was taught they were poison to humans and most people I knew treated them as weeds. Well here I am at 66 years old learning other people admire and grow these "weeds" thanks to the www.

@87elnetta 11 ай бұрын

Just found these in my backyard in my clay dirt! I’m sooo excited!

@Melonhike 10 ай бұрын

I saw these beautiful berries out the corner of my eye in the back yard of our new house. They are lovely and I hope to propagate more all around ❤

@eCoArise 2 жыл бұрын

well done video, thanks for this! I pour hot water over berries and steep them for a nice, aromatic tea. Yum!

@finchcomic 3 жыл бұрын

I've been making wine and mead with my beauty berries.

@PlantLifeYT 3 жыл бұрын

We likely will too as well as jams and muffins :)

@bredrenpauly2710 2 жыл бұрын

I have this bush in shade, full sun, next to a creek... This bush grows in my clay soil well and no fertlizer. Great species

@RealBradMiller 2 жыл бұрын

Love this plant! They pop in the landscape. Great video.

@PlantLifeYT 2 жыл бұрын

Yes they do! Thank you for watching!

@arielsmadhaus1819 Жыл бұрын

I just discovered these in my back yard! I've been looking around for this fruit for a long while. And to my surprise, I look in my back yard and see the beautiful bundles of purple berries! Of course I had to harvest some. I want to start a garden to attract more birds... Unfortunately I don't think my neighbors will approve of this after a while

@PlantLifeYT Жыл бұрын

You can combine different native plants along with habitat providing shrubs and simple water features such as bird baths to give your feathered friends an inviting environment without irritating the neighbors.

@luisatarin1966 Жыл бұрын

Hi and thank you for your valuable info. Just moved to Alabama - Georgia border and have some in my yard. Great job on your video, I would say a short stunning documentary about beautyberries. Blessings always 🙏

@PlantLifeYT Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@heppcat 3 жыл бұрын

Just planted one of these in my yard (thanks to free plants given through Palm Beach County's Native Canopy Educational Program). Can't wait 'til they mature! [Red-bellied woodpecker @1:25? Hope to see some more of them, too!]

@thecastorbean 6 ай бұрын

I’m here because I saw these in my garden center two years ago and have been dreaming of planting them since. I finally have a planting site and I’m determined to plant them with some native oak leaf hydrangeas this year. I want them so bad!

@PlantLifeYT 6 ай бұрын

Wonderful! Sounds like an attractive combination! 💚

@nctrailcam81 10 ай бұрын

I planted 1 bare root in central NC. For about 3 years it did nothing. Now, it is 5 or 6 years old and at least 8 feet tall. It is competing with some other shrubs that got bigger than I expected, which may account for the height. Each fall, it is covered with beautiful berries. They don't seem high up on the list for my wild life (who have lots of options on my property), so I was wondering if I could find ways to eat them.

@mythic_snake 2 жыл бұрын

I walked out my front door today and was surprised by a crop of beauty berries that I did not plant! I hope I have enough berries to make something delicious.

@PlantLifeYT 2 жыл бұрын

That is awesome!

@prettybird2588 Жыл бұрын

What a lovely video

@kathunter8058 2 жыл бұрын

We have these in NJ. I've had one for quite a few years.

@kris-sama666 Жыл бұрын

I bought some of these seeds online from a small business called PottedGem and I'm so excited to plant them for all of their wonderful purposes I can use them for, as well as all of the local wildlife to eat right in my yard! I live next to lots of wooded areas so I'm hoping to spread these wonderful plants far and wide in my area which they're native to. Shockingly I've never seen them before around here! (I live in south Missouri, super close to Arkansas, so it's native)

@PlantLifeYT Жыл бұрын

Sounds great!

@JamesWilliams-sx8dh 3 жыл бұрын

Jelly made from these is very good. Has its own flavor, if that makes sense.

@PlantLifeYT 3 жыл бұрын

Yes! I am looking forward to when I can harvest enough to make jelly.

@majohns7462 2 жыл бұрын

I live in North Alabama , and I have one growing in my front yard that I didn't plant . It is very beautiful this time of the year in October .

@shadmoney6617 2 жыл бұрын

I live in North Alabama as well. I was recently working a job in the woods in Lawrence County and they are everywhere. I heard they are a good mosquito repellent.

@rebeccareed1874 2 жыл бұрын

Any news yet on getting a wine recipe for these? I've made jelly and love it, but they do lose a lot of their beautiful color when they are cooked down into juice. I am hoping that mashing them with sugar to draw out the juice and not introducing heat will help keep the bright magenta. Can't wait for the update!

@PlantLifeYT 2 жыл бұрын

We haven’t tried yet, sorry. Still harvesting!

@rebeccareed1874 2 жыл бұрын

@@PlantLifeYT I started some 9/20 and will report back. So far the color is fantastic (very pink/red, not purple at all) but I’m brand new to wine making so I’m nobody you want to take guidance from. Lol

@Josef_R 2 жыл бұрын

@@rebeccareed1874 how did it go?

@MercifulFamilyFarms Жыл бұрын

Very interesting

@plantsim 2 жыл бұрын

Great info!

@d4akanevertheless321 2 жыл бұрын

Lovely!

@BestyetJourney Жыл бұрын

Thank you xoxo

@silver-phoenix 2 жыл бұрын

A family member has grown a well established beautyberry plant in a large pot, been in there for few years, and gave it to me. When I brought it home...few days later the leaves all turned brown :( It was perfectly fine, beautiful green leaves 🍃 & the bright 💜 purple berries. Any ideas what caused the leaves to turn brown...what can I do to bring it back to life? TIA ☺

@eddavanleemputten9232 3 жыл бұрын

What a gorgeous addition to a garden or food forest! What are the lowest temperatures this plant will be able to survive in during winter?

@PlantLifeYT 3 жыл бұрын

It can be found as far North as Maryland and is listed as both cold and heat tolerant. It is rated for USDA zones 7 - 11. There is another variety that is rated for zone 5.

@eddavanleemputten9232 3 жыл бұрын

@@PlantLifeYT - So it tolerates frost? Yay!

@PlantLifeYT 3 жыл бұрын

Supposedly but we get very little of that here anyway.

@JanitorialMachine 2 жыл бұрын

I spent my entire childhood avoiding these, always though it was toxic.

@jesusoftheapes 3 ай бұрын

How do they last in northern climates? I'm looking for Deer food .

@PlantLifeYT 3 ай бұрын

This plant is distributed throughout the southeastern United States from Texas and Oklahoma east to Maryland. Zones 6-10. So if you are farther North this might not be the best choice.

@tjdeleon13 11 ай бұрын

Hello. I planted from seed last summer and they are just now popping up. They look too small (maybe 1 inch) to plant. Can I keep them alive inside this winter? Or should I plant them and see what happens?

@PlantLifeYT 11 ай бұрын

It depends on your particular area. If you normally get frost then bringing them inside might be the best option.

@LooneyBinAdventures 9 ай бұрын

Is there anything else that looks the same but isn't edible? I'd like to try these but I'm afraid I'm in hot springs arkansas

@PlantLifeYT 9 ай бұрын

There isn’t much that looks like Beautyberry. Make sure the plant you are harvesting from shows all the similarities, not only some of them. This goes with any plant.

@lindaahlgrim1331 Жыл бұрын

Whenever I am outsdide & there are mosquitoes I have always crushed the leaves & rub them on exposed skin & clothing.

@PlantLifeYT Жыл бұрын

I have plants strategically placed throughout my various gardens that I can use for the same purpose. So much more pleasant than commercial sprays!

@perino2154 22 күн бұрын

Vocês enviam para o Brasil?

@PlantLifeYT 22 күн бұрын

I am not a storefront so I can not ship plants, seeds or cuttings anywhere. Sorry!

@perino2154 22 күн бұрын

Obrigado! Vídeo maravilhoso!

@hosta127 Жыл бұрын

Could I plant the seeds without “seed rinsing”? I did that in my blender but I think I chopped up the seeds too. 😮

@PlantLifeYT Жыл бұрын

Chopped seeds don't tend to sprout well as they are damaged. Seed rinsing aids in limiting mold as mold spores can inhibit sprouting as well.

@hosta127 Жыл бұрын

@@PlantLifeYT thank you. My question was, can I just plant the berry with the seed still in it and will the seed sprout?

@PlantLifeYT Жыл бұрын

It is possible. Nature would have a bird or other animal eat that berry and then "deposit" it to grow. This would naturally create an environment that would keep mold at bay and have plenty of material for the seedling to grow in. As mentioned before, using the whole berry does increase the potential for mold.

@hosta127 Жыл бұрын

@@PlantLifeYT Thanks again. I tried seed rinsing again in the blender with better results.

@borimirtheboring 3 жыл бұрын

Now I have the desire to listen to The Grateful Dead album of the same name.

@Joeybagofdonuts76 3 жыл бұрын

Aah, magenta.

@spankynater4242 Жыл бұрын

When they attack the car, save the radio.

@selmawrightson6949 2 жыл бұрын

Will they grow in wet areas

@PlantLifeYT 2 жыл бұрын

It doesn’t mind “wet feet” so depending on how wet the area stays, it should be fine.

@erinhoagland1607 9 ай бұрын

Ya, you didn't include Kentucky on your map. It grows here.

@PlantLifeYT 9 ай бұрын

Good to know! Research is conflicting as to whether it is suitable for that region so thank you for letting us know first hand that it grows well there! 🤓