Purple Berry Bush Identification. This weed can grow to 10 feet tall. In the fall gather seeds from very ripe berries.
Eat a small quantity. Plant identification is a project by Frau-Doktor. Look for a 9 to 12 ft 27 to 37 m tall shrub.
It bears clusters of small lilac flowers along the stems in summer.
You dont have to limit yourself just to purple either the butterfly bush can be found in multiple hues. Just because you see dark berries or pretty flower sprays does NOT mean youve found an elderberry bush. They often start at a small base in the ground and then billow outwards. Giraldii Profusion Beautyberry is a medium-sized deciduous shrub primarily grown for its eye-catching display of purple berries dotting every arching branch like beads on a string.