Callicarpa Pearl Glam PP 28312 Artemisia but the flowers are the

but the flowers are the icing on the proverbial cake

Looking superficially like Salvia microphylla

or in an outdoor bog garden

ending in narrow spires of white

Callicarpa Pearl Glam PP 28312 Artemisia but the flowers are theCallicarpa 'Pearl Glam' is a garden designer favorite, developed by NC State plant breeder, Tom Ranney. This unusual beautyberry, a cross of Callicarpa dichotoma x kwangtungensis, is prized for its purple foliage. The 5' tall, deciduous stalks are first adorned with small white flowers, which are followed by clusters of small violet pink berries in the fall. There are still far too few purple foliage garden shrubs. Unlike the horribly weedy, native