Leycesteria formosa 39purple rain39 is a showy pheasant berry producing a profusion of pendulous blooms that drip from branch tips from june through to september white flowers emerge from burgundy bracts in a sumptuous display followed by purple berries that are loved by birds with an upright habit and gently arching stem tips 39purple rain39 is a handsome deciduous shrub ideal for wildlife areas woodland edges and cottage gardens it even looks completely at home in more exo