Japanese Barberry
- Botanical Name
- Berberis thunbergii
- Min Zone
- 4
- Max Zone
- 8
- Height
- 3 to 6 feet
- Width
- 4 to 7 feet
- Flowers
- Spring: yellow, not showy
- Fruit
- Bright red, elliptical berry
- Fall Color
- Orange, scarlet, reddish-purple
- Light
- Full sun
- Soil
- Tolerant of a wide range of soils, except wet
- Planting & Care
- Transplants easily
- Drought and urban tolerant
- Best leaf color in full sun
- Problems
- Bacterial leaf spot, anthracnose, wilt, invasive in some parts of the country
- Varieties
- Berberis thunbergii var. atropurpurea - red-purple leaves, good red fall color (seedling variability), flowers are tinged with purple
- Berberis thunbergii var. atropurpurea 'Crimson Pigmy' - red-purple foliage, short internodes 18 to 24 inches wide, 32 to 36 inches tall
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