Description
USDA HARDINESS ZONE:6-11.GROW:Soak the beautyberry seeds in clean, cool water for 24 hours.Sow the seeds in small pots or seedling trays filled with seed starter potting mix at a depth of 1/16-inch and pack down the soil.Place the pots in sunny windowsill.Keep the soil lightly moist until the seedlings germinate..CARE:The shrub prefers full sun and is intolerant of deep shade. It will grow in all types of soil provided there is good drainage. Allow 3 to 6 feet of space for planting unless regular pruning is done..USE:Native American used root and leaf tea in sweat baths for rheumatism, fevers, and malaria. Root tea used for dysentery, stomach aches. Root and berry tea used for colic..TALL:American beauty-berry most often grows 3-5 ft. tall and usually just as wide, It can reach 9 ft.
