Porcelain Berries are too pretty to eat
Porcelain Berry (Ampelopsis brevipedunculata) was no doubt brought into this country from Asia as an ornamental plant, with little consideration for the ultimate consequences. I can understand people wanting to plant them, as the berries are quite spectacular, resembling speckled porcelain droplets of green, turquoise, purple, pink and white, with many tones in between. A large cluster of berries may not have any two berries of the same color or shade. These glistening orbs are set against a background of dark green leaves. They can be truly exquisite.
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