Japanese Beautyberry

This is 'Murasakishikibu' or Japanese beautyberry. The other Japanese names are 'Mimurasaki' or 'Komegome'. The botanical name is Callicarpa japonica.



Murasakishikibu is a Japanese writer who lived in Heian-period, about 1200 years ago. She is famous for the story called 'Genji-Monogatari'.

I wrote about 'Komurasaki' and 'Shiroshikibu' on the end of last October. At that time I also tried to find out this 'Murasakishikibu', but failed. However, suddenly I found it! The leaves are died, but this must be 'Murasakishiibu' due to the plate on the plant.


The Japanese version of this article is here!

Japanese character(s) (kanji)
* Murasakishikibu : 紫式部
* Mimurasaki : 実紫
* Komegome : コメゴメ