8 plants with cool-season berries

These shrubs and small trees bejewel the landscape from fall into winter

Harlequin glorybower

Harlequin glorybower (Clerodendrum trichotomum)

Shiny blue or turquoise berries framed by scarlet calyxes form in late summer and hang on after leaves drop.

This deciduous shrub reaches 10 to 15 feet tall and wide. Partial shade. Zones 15-17, 20-24 (find your climate zone); can be grown in zones 5 and 6 but may freeze to the ground.


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