Good to know Bob. I live in Leicestershire and we're on clay and I have three Callicarpa 'Profusion' on order so I'll plant them in full sun and hope for the best.
I grew one of these in a sunny but very windy border and it was miserable so I dug it up and put it in a more sheltered spot. A friend told me they do best with another to help with pollination so I put in another (still a tiny baby) and it has performed wonderfully! To be sure, it is NOT covered in huge berries but it has many modest ones and looks a picture.
Should we constrict the roots of callicarpa to increase berrying?
why? well... I have one gifted to us from another garden, it remained quite abused in a pot for anything upto two years. it's final winter in a pot, it gave us the most amazing berries, choc full of them, stunning metallic....and we then realised it was a keeper, better do something with it.
It was later put in the ground (sunny/heavy soil) for a year but failed to yield any berries at all...none. I'm wondering....would it be better to constrict the roots, thus forcing berrying? much like a Fig requires?
I'm going to give it another year and provide some 'food' but obviously a bit disappointing in my winter bed....where also a previously berrying Holly also failed to berry, despite having about three other HOlly partners ( one of which i hope is male, can't be sure of course!)
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They do well in full sun here (Leicestershire), growing in clay soil.
Gorgeous photos and encouraging comments.
Maybe...if I can find a sunny, well drained bit in my clay soil, which is also in easy winter view... just maybe....
Good to know Bob. I live in Leicestershire and we're on clay and I have three Callicarpa 'Profusion' on order so I'll plant them in full sun and hope for the best.
I grew one of these in a sunny but very windy border and it was miserable so I dug it up and put it in a more sheltered spot. A friend told me they do best with another to help with pollination so I put in another (still a tiny baby) and it has performed wonderfully! To be sure, it is NOT covered in huge berries but it has many modest ones and looks a picture.
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Should we constrict the roots of callicarpa to increase berrying?
why? well... I have one gifted to us from another garden, it remained quite abused in a pot for anything upto two years. it's final winter in a pot, it gave us the most amazing berries, choc full of them, stunning metallic....and we then realised it was a keeper, better do something with it.
It was later put in the ground (sunny/heavy soil) for a year but failed to yield any berries at all...none. I'm wondering....would it be better to constrict the roots, thus forcing berrying? much like a Fig requires?
I'm going to give it another year and provide some 'food' but obviously a bit disappointing in my winter bed....where also a previously berrying Holly also failed to berry, despite having about three other HOlly partners ( one of which i hope is male, can't be sure of course!)