These are very elegant plants with lacy leaves and umbels of tiny flowers. Once the flowers have gone, small deeply purple ...

reminds us, plants and animals don’t always act ... The American beautyberry (Callicarpa americana) is aptly named. Its purple berry clusters are bright and nearly metallic, and they stand ...

Some bushes had bigger berries than others. Some berries were dark purple, and others were coated with bloom, the same substance that coats blueberries. It protects the berries from bacteria and ...