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Barberry-Red Leaf Japanese Facts
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Mature Height
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3-4 feet
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Soil Type
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Widely adaptable
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Mature Spread
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4-5 feet
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Flower Color
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White andl yellow
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Mature Form
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Rounded dwarf
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Foliage Color
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Red to purple
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Growth Rate
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Slow
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Fall Color
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Orange, red and yellow
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Sun Exposure
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Full sun to full shade
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4-8
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Soil Moisture
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Widely adaptable
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About
the Barberry-Red Leaf Japanese :
The Barberry bush or RedLeaf
Japanese bush, Berberis thunbergii,
is a deciduous shrub reaching up to
24" tall and about 30" wide. The
branches are slender, spiny, and
small, and the leaves are roundly
oval in a deep red to purple color.
The small, yellow flowers borne
beneath leaves, from April to May,
are not showy. Bright red berries
can be found along stems from late
fall through winter. Ironically,
this is never really considered a
feature of this plant.
Barberry bushes are best located
in full sun. This plant is tolerant
of many types of soil, but will not
do well in wet to very moist soils.
As name Barberry implies, this makes
an excellent hedge or filler shrub. |
