Smells good while doing this.
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Pouring beautyberry jelly into jars
Very tasty later as jelly.
American Beautyberry, Callicarpa americana.
This is the same plant whose leaves repel mosquitos, yellowflies, and other insects.
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You can eat beautyberries now, but they will be riper in a few weeks.
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Beautyberries, Callicarpa americana
They’re no longer mealy, and they have some flavor. They’re ripe enough to be made into jelly.
But in a few weeks they’ll be in full flavor. Even better then for eating or wine-making.
Callicarpa americana is native to the U.S. southeast, from Maryland to east Texas, plus Mexico and parts of the Carribean.
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Update 2024-06-10: Yellow Dog’s rosemallow, three years later 2024-06-09
On our daily walk to the field, Yellow Dog encountered the first Swamp Rosemallow of the year, and perhaps the last Treat’s Rain Lily, while the Beautyberry remains in bloom.
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Halberd-leaf rosemallow, Yellow Dog
Cleanly, those porch dogs are. After a walk, Honeybun stuck her head under the bathwater and paddled furiously. Nervous Nellie seemed more inclined to get a drink.
Yes, that’s beautyberry, Callicarpa americana, around the dog beauty bath.
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Honeybun and Nervous Nellie in the beautyberry bathtub
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Around Okra Paradise Farms this morning.
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Beautyberry with boats, bananas, and wood fire
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Callicarpa americana.
Juniperus virginiana, Callicarpa americana:
Picture by John S. Quarterman for Okra Paradise Farms, Lowndes County, Georgia, 16 May 2013.
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Beautyberry (Callicarpa americana) growing next to corn (Zea mays): two very tasty plants!
This corn was planted by Terry Davis from seed kept in his family for 100 years.
Continue reading![[Beautyberry (Callicarpa americana)]](http://www.okraparadisefarms.com/pictures/2022-05-29--maypop-cherry-blueberry-fig-beautyberry/20220529_191222.jpg)
