Beautyberry and the Beast
If you aren't familiar with beautyberry -- a.k.a., Callicarpa -- you'd be forgiven for thinking this photo was a fake. But these purple fruits are the real thing and available in a number of delicious flavors, including that downhome Southeast native, Callicarpa americana.
Oh, it's the spider that lured you to Talking Plants? Excellent. Perhaps you'd care to tell us what kind of spider it is?
Congrats to Talking Plants Flickr Pix winner Judie Dunn for her stunning close-up of these Callicarpa berries featured with this handsome stranger. Can you introduce us?
photo credit: Judie Dunn
1:24 AM ET | 09-20-2007 | permalink

