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A Star for All Seasons

Beautyberry takes center stage in autumn, but a strong supporting cast can carry it throughout the whole year.

Someone once said, “Gardening is the slowest of the performing arts.” They very well may have been thinking of beautyberry.

For most of the year, beautyberry is a bit of a wallflower (wall shrub?). But when otherworldly violet-purple berries appear along the plant’s twiggy branches the plant becomes a Diva hitting all the high notes, vibrating with energy in the autumn garden. 

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GROW in The Seattle Times