This bush's leaves were traditionally used by farmers to repel ticks, and now there's scientific evidence to back it — plus, it's beautiful and easy to grow.

American beautyberry (Callicarpa americana) produces white or light pink flowers in the summer that make quite a statement in the garden, but this shrub gets its name from a gorgeous display of bright ...

The natural world isn’t beholden to our lines of logic. As the question (and popular meme) “If not friend, why friend-shaped?” reminds us, plants and animals don’t always act—or taste, for that matter ...

Q. We planted a beautyberry bush on the southwest corner of our house several years ago. Now about 6 feet high and 5 feet wide, it blooms profusely but has yet to produce berries. It does not appear ...

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Steve Nix is a member of the Society of American Foresters and a former forest resources analyst for the state of Alabama. American beautyberry has colorful berries that last long into winter and are ...

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (TENNESSEE VALLEY LIVING) - It’s the last Flower Friday of the summer and there is no better way to ring in the fall season than by learning about a plant that thrives in it!

Not just pretty: chemical compounds in Beautyberry leaves are natural insect repellents. Warm weather brings out the big three of biting bugs: mosquitoes that transmit West Nile virus, deer ticks that ...

Fall is the time to pick Florida's native beautyberries (Callicarpa Americana) now growing on shrubs in clusters along roadsides, in pineland and hammock forests, or in parks. Beautyberries are ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Colorful birds perch in snow covered tree. - Jamesbrey/Getty Images With the nip of fall in the air, gardeners may be wondering ...

Beautyberry bushes certainly live up to their name, thanks to their striking clusters of purple or white berries throughout fall and winter. The shrubs are low maintenance, though regular pruning will ...