Callicarpa (Verbenaceae) NMWJ14508

pilosissima

From a joint seed collection made with the Taiwan Museum of Natural Science, based in Taichung, gathered near Wushe at 1,200 m in 2015. Where it formed an evergreen (in the wild) shrub to 2 m tall, with long slender arching hairy stems bearing long narrowly leaves to 15 x 3cm long with long acuminate tips, covered in stellate hairs. With conspicuously scattered pale purple orbicular fruit born in late summer-autumn, affording an unusual display. Best given a site out of freezing winds in a sunny well drained situation, with other clones for cross pollination.